“‘It’s a really exciting time,’ Andrew Veyette, one of six dancers who will perform in Mr. Schumacher’s first work for City Ballet — titled ‘Clearing Dawn’ — said in a telephone interview. ‘They bring out the best version of us. They see us as we really are.'”
Tag: 09.19.14
The Perfect Environment For Creative Success
Make it dark, make it slightly loud, add some wine: “Recent research has shown that messy, dark, noisy, booze-filled environments … can, in fact, help stimulate creativity.”
Can Getty Images Turn Free Photos Into Money?
As Getty Images makes photos free via a new app,”the person who owns the copyright — the contributor, the one whose creativity made the image — is not getting anything from this.”
So What Exactly Is It About Young Adult Literature That Gets Certain Critics So Upset?
“The idea that pleasure should be relegated to adolescence seems a dreary recipe for adulthood indeed, but whose pleasure, exactly, are we discussing here? What of people who have been persecuted solely on the basis of their pleasures, for daring to be joyful in bodies regulated and punished for those pleasures by the apparatus of the state?”
Does ‘Immersive Theatre’ Even Mean Anything Anymore?
“Standing around watching a show in a room that appears to have been designed by an Oxford Street store window dresser doesn’t magically make the audience experience something immersive, no matter how many stuffed animals you incorporate into the set.”
This Artist’s MacArthur Genius Grant Could Have Far-Reaching Implications For Art And Social Practice
‘Project Row Houses’ artist Rick Lowe’s “award, in many ways, helps confer mainstream prestige to the form. But it also highlights the level of commitment that well-produced activist art can demand.”
Nothing Like Having Your Work Finally Recognized, Says 80-Year-Old Artist Who Just Won A Major Art Prize
“I’m very happy about it. It’s very nice to be included. I’ve always liked the idea of being included in major exhibitions and stuff.”
Still Dealing With An Artistic Crisis? More Advice To Help You Move On
“Mindfulness is critical particularly for artists, who are sometimes naturally inclined to behave instinctively, because it keeps resentments and anger from building up.”
Shonda Rhimes Takes Down NYTimes TV Critic For Offensive Article
Shonda Rhimes had little patience on Friday for the way the television critic of the New York Times wrote about her and her shows.
Iran Sentences Dancers To Being Lashed
Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams’ song Happy have been sentenced to up to one year in prison and 91 lashes, their lawyer says.