“Now turned 128, the Cambridge Greek Play has set root in the British stage as a quirky but hardy triennial,” and this year’s staging of Aeschylus sold out. “If you don’t speak the lingo, it’s the soundworld of ancient Greek – awash with strange noises and rhythmic tides – that strikes you.”
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Percy Grainger, Kinkiest of Renaissance Men
“For all of Percy Grainger’s many enthusiasms and talents, one hesitates to call him a renaissance man. Unless, that is, Michelangelo or Leonardo also made their own clothing from beach towels and flogged themselves raw with home-made whips.” And he’s one of the few artists to create and finance a museum about himself.
What Makes Non-Rhyming Poetry Sound Poetic? Meter
“Rhyming at the ends of lines has not always been the historical norm. Far from it. The Odyssey and the Iliad and the Aeneid, the poems of Pindar, Anacreon, Sappho, Horace, and Catullus, and Martial – that is, all of the Classical works that inspired European poets – are metrical. But none use end rhyme.”
Arts – All In A Name
Names are crucial in the delicate art of branding, and sometimes they don’t sound quite right.
LA Opera Wonders: Why Is “Il Postino” Such A Big Hit?
“Il Postino” is the most successful new opera the company has mounted since its founding 25 years ago. And many, inside and out of the company, are now asking why. Nothing really is new. The opera is based on a popular film. So was “The Fly” two seasons ago; that was a flop.
Online Movie-Watching Is Up – But We Prefer Renting To Buying
“In the last couple of years, however, a proliferation of new consumer-friendly devices like Apple TV, PlayStation 3 and Web-enabled televisions have finally started to push online viewing of movies into the mainstream. But although more people are turning to the Internet to watch movies, they have little interest in buying them.”
Online Funding Websites Help Artists Raise Cash
“For many artists, Kickstarter simplifies the otherwise complicated process of fundraising. A lot of artists who are profoundly talented don’t have it in them to take care of business. Kickstarter… is less daunting.”
Is The Internet Changing Our Definitions Of Smart?
“I think we are at a really interesting point in society and in education especially, where many would agree that the definition of ‘smart’ goes beyond what we currently test on IQ tests or subject matter standardized tests.”
New World Record For “Flight Of The Bumble Bee”
Oliver Lewis managed to play the piece in one minute and 3.356 seconds.
Elton John: TV Talent Shows Have Become “Arse-Paralysingly Brain Crippling
“Elton John has described today’s songwriters as ‘pretty awful’ and says he is ‘not a fan’ of TV talent shows. The singer told the Radio Times he refused to be a judge on American Idol ‘because I won’t slag anyone off’ and also found TV boring.”