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Tag: 08.16.11
Want To Sound Like A Hoity-Toity British Actor? Have We Got The App For You!
“The Victorianator is a game in which players score points for how well they master the techniques of Victorian elocution, from giving words their proper inflection to accenting their delivery with appropriate gesticulation.”
Having Dropped PBS, L.A.’s KCET Strikes $50M Programming Deal
The station “has reached an unusual agreement with Eyetronics Media and Studios, based in Encino, Calif., which will provide up to $50 million in financing for original productions, acquisitions and distribution over five years.”
Can City Living Actually Drive You Crazy?
“The fact is that there is a higher concentration of psychiatric illness in the city than in the country. There is increased risk for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and schizophrenia. Of course, there are lots of possible reasons for this. … But there is also some evidence that living in a city can ‘bring on’ mental disorders.”
Metropolitan Opera Demanded Met Futures Blog Be Taken Down
“Drawing on information in the public domain and tips from sources” – regularly updated and corrected, and with no personal speculations – Brad Wilber had run the online list of future Met repertory and casting since 1996. In May, the Met’s general counsel asked Wilber to close the blog, and last week he did so.
James Levine Will Return To Conducting In September
After two back operations over the summer relieved “the excruciating pain that has plagued him over the last several years because of back problems, Mr. Levine is planning to begin rehearsing at the Met right after Labor Day and has not canceled any performances, said his brother, Tom Levine.”
Infiltrating The Audience: How Actors Blend Into A Crowd
“In all kinds of shows, it’s fascinating to watch how actors convince us they are not actors and, in some cases, how they give themselves away. Sometimes all it takes is a bare-faced lie.”
Judge Approves Louisville Orchestra’s Bankruptcy Plan
“In approving the plan and clearing the way for the orchestra to leave the court’s supervision, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David T. Stosberg turned back objections raised by the musicians’ pension plan. ‘It’s time for this case to be out of bankruptcy court’,” said the judge.
When Did Twyla Tharp Start Making Dance?
“I started dancing when I was a baby. I had my own space by the time I was three. … That was where I began this work.”
Edinburgh Fringe Show Convinces Audiences To Shred Actual Money
“There is only one show at this year’s festival … that invites members of the audience to come on stage and shred their banknotes. And the surprise of it is, people do it.”