“Coast to coast, theaters are experimenting with how to use ‘tweet seats’ effectively. The arts are evolving right now, they are participatory. … Social media is a tool we rely on, and we have been unafraid to experiment with it.”
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Louisville Actors Theatre’s New Director
“Since Actors Theatre of Louisville was formed 47 years ago, it has had only three artistic directors: Richard Block in the early years; Jon Jory, who built the theater’s international reputation over 30 years; and Marc Masterson, who held the position from 2000 until leaving in May to become artistic director of South Coast Repertory in California.”
Miami Art Museum Gets $35M Gift – And New Name
“Miami developer Jorge Pérez has agreed to donate $35 million in cash and art from his collection to the Miami Art Museum in a deal that will see the museum renamed the Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County.”
Sculptures Made From Shredded Books Haunt Edinburgh
“As symbols of love for libraries go, cutting up books wouldn’t be most readers’ first thought. But the delicate paper sculptures that have been left anonymously in recent months around Edinburgh’s cultural institutions have been enchanting.”
Christa Wolf, One Of East Germany’s Top Authors, Dead At 82
“[She] was, with Günter Grass, Germany’s best known contemporary author. Before the end of communism she was revered on both sides of the Iron Curtain as a literary figure and a moral icon; afterwards, however, her reputation suffered a dramatic reverse.”
The Nutcracker-Industrial Complex Churns Out Ever More (And Odder) Variations
“There’s a burlesque version in Seattle, a sports-themed twist in Salt Lake City (a Brigham Young University-University of Utah football game replaces the toy-soldier war) and a puppet adaptation in Glen Echo, Md. A dog version in the Chicago suburbs last year was an instant sell-out.”
YouTube, With New Site Design And Content, Could Begin Replacing TV
“Google rolled out an ambitious new look for YouTube on Thursday … But the ultimate goal is much more ambitious than just making the video-sharing site look less cluttered: Google wants YouTube to be so wonderful that people will use it the way they use TV – surfing channels when they’re bored and want to be entertained rather than when they’re looking for something specific.”
When We Store Data In ‘The Cloud,’ Whose Laws Protect Us (Or Don’t)?
“[A] message sent between a computer in Hamburg to one in Dusseldorf could wind up on a server in California, while its response might end up in Mumbai. This is why the cloud confounds the issue of data sovereignty – it’s hard to say which nation or jurisdiction rules over data at any one time.”
Wikileaks, The Play
“A play about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will have its European premiere in London next year. First seen … in Sydney last summer, when it was originally titled Stainless Steel Rat, Ron Elisha’s play will open … in January. Renamed Man in the Middle, the play has been reworked over the past three months to guarantee its topicality in light of recent events.”
RUGs Unraveled: Cunningham’s Apprentice Group Dissolves
As the Merce Cunningham Dance Company enters its final month of existence, its Repertory Understudy Group has given its last performances. “Known as the RUGs, its four dancers were never quite a second company. The group, formalized in 1990, served as an apprentice program for the Cunningham company, with whose members its four dancers shared studios and took class.”