“‘People said, ‘Yeah, yeah, you want to give them crayons. You’ve got acting classes?’ recalls Robbins of the launch of the Actors Gang Prison Project. ‘We’re like, ‘No, we don’t want anyone to be an actor. There’s too much unemployment in that. It’s about changing behavior.'”
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The Grandfather Of The Information Age (He Died 300 Years Ago This Week)
Before Alan Turing, before Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, there was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who developed the binary number system and the first mechanical calculators – and who envisioned artificial intelligence and even data overload.
If You Let Someone Hypnotize You, Do You Give Up Control Of Yourself? No – Rather The Opposite
Science writer Erik Vance gives a brief history of hypnotism (back to Dr. Mesmer and before), explains the neuroscience if hypnosis and what it can and can’t do, and recounts his own attempts to hypnotize a friend.
1,900-Year-Old Mosaics Unearthed In Turkey
The works were found by arhcaeologists excavating a series of 80 rock-hewn tombs in the city of Şanlıurfa. They appear to date from the first or second century CE, when the area was part of the kingdom of Edessa, the seat of Syriac culture.
‘Shuffle Along’ Producers Sue Lloyd’s Of London, Saying Accident Insurance Should Cover Audra McDonald’s Pregnancy
It’s fairly standard for Broadway producers to take out insurance covering any illness or accident that causes the main box-office draw to drop out. But does McDonald’s surprise pregnancy (she’s 45) qualify as accident or illness?
ESPN Figures Out That The Performers In ‘The Lion King’ Really Do Qualify As Athletes – Because Science Says So
The network’s Sports Science shown went backstage with high-tech monitoring equipment and finds out just how much physical strength, aerobic capacity, stamina, and balance these champions actually have. (video)
What The Canada Council Has Decided To Do With The Doubling Of Its Funding
The Justin Trudeau government announced that the Council’s government allocation would double. But instead of just giving the country’s major arts groups more money, the Council will diversify. The council has been talking for at least a decade about doing more to reflect the changing nature of art-making in an increasingly diverse Canada.”
Is International Touring Worth It?
According to a new study in the UK, it is – both artistically and financially. “Research into the international activity of arts and cultural organisations, commissioned by Arts Council England, found that 243 of England’s National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) generated £34m through international activities in 2014/15.”
The Promise Of Augmented Reality In Theatre
The technology presents reality and and a technological overlay that alters that reality. “Altering the visual ‘reality’ of theatrical settings by forcing them to accommodate simulated imagery, AR complicates ontological distinctions between real and virtual environments, presenting both with equanimity.”
The Earliest Films Directed By Women, Some More Than 100 Years Old, Are Being Collected And Released
Between 1910 and 1929, the height of the silent film era, numerous women had developed enough skill and clout to helm their own movies. But most of their work had been set aside and forgotten, and one distributor has launched a project to put it back together.