“[He] was among the most recognizable faces in Ireland, a result of his years … on the long-running soapy drama Glenroe … Mr. Lally was a theater actor and teacher when he, [Garry] Hynes and the actress Marie Mullen created the Druid in 1975.”
Tag: 09.05.10
Swan Lake in a Sari
When the South Indian dancer Vijayalakshmi decided to adapt one of Western classical ballet’s totems to the Mohiniyattam style – using Tchaikovsky’s score – she raised some eyebrows among admirers of both disciplines.
How the “New Atheists” Misunderstand Religion
“Science too has its share of mysteries (or rather: things that must simply be accepted without further explanation). But one aim of science is to minimize such things … The religious attitude is very different. It does not seek to minimize mystery. Mysteries are accepted as a consequence of what, for the religious, makes the world meaningful.”
Liz Lerman Choreographs the Big Bang (With Dancing Physicists and Tearooms)
“[She] has spent three years piecing together an unlikely alliance of science and art, brain and body, called The Matter of Origins. A meditation on physics and life, the dance-theater work was inspired by Lerman’s visit to the particle-accelerating Large Hadron Collider.”
How Social Media Is Changing The Music Business
“In the past, there were just a few gatekeepers to music, and you had a powerful network of labels, A&R men, radio and TV executives and magazines who decided what you should be listening to. Now, it’s so much easier to find out what your friends are listening to or what other people who like the same music on the other side of the world are recommending.”
Who Buys Books In America? A Profile…
“More than 40 percent of Americans over the age of 13 purchased a book; the average age of the American book buyer is 42.”
Is Mainstream Theatre Politically Engaged Enough?
“Director Max Stafford-Clark and actor/playwright Stephanie Street debate South African writer Athol Fugard’s claim that today’s theatre does not engage properly with political issues.”
Exploring the Inner Life of Glenn Gould
“At times he has seemed like the Howard Hughes of classical music: a pill-popping hypochondriac who wore gloves, a scarf, overcoat and flat cap even at the height of summer.” 25 years after the pianist’s death, a number of his famously close-mouthed intimates have talked about Gould for a new documentary.
OldJewsTellingJokes.com (This Is Not a Joke)
Founders Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman created this website after a video of Hoffman’s mother telling a joke about broccoli went viral. “Just as folklorist Alan Lomax worked to preserve and collect folk music, Hoffman and Spiegelman have worked to preserve and collect Jewish humor.”
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Performs Its First Play By A Woman (It Only Took 411 Years!)
“As the first play penned by a woman opens at Shakespeare’s Globe today – breaking a 411-year tradition – top theatre directors report a surge in prominent female playwrights, with a wave of talented women coming to the fore in Britain’s male-dominated theatres.”