Dance as a basis for problem-solving is a growing field within psychology research. It underlies some of the theories behind dancing as therapy for people with Parkinson’s Disease, for example, but it has also been used to encourage creative thinking among school children. And it seems to work for STEM From Dance. Their programs’ participants reported feeling more confident about STEM courses, and some could even see themselves considering a career in the field. – Forbes
Tag: 02.15.20
Independent Cinemas In Canada Say They’re Being Shut Out By Cineplex
How’s this for a near monopoly? Cineplex owns 75 percent of movie screens across Canada – and indie theatres say the behemoth is shutting them out of Oscar winners and nominees like Parasite and Little Women. “Industry insiders say the practice of exclusive runs at certain cinemas isn’t new. But independent theatres say that exclusivity has become excessive and keeps them from showing award-winning movies for longer than ever.” One wrote a petition saying this practice is “crushing indie theatres across Canada.” – CBC
More Eyes On South Korea’s Class Divisions After ‘Parasite’ Hits Big On The World Stage
The semi-basement that the Kim family lives in is a reality for about 2 percent of South Koreans living in Seoul – one of the most expensive cities in Asia. One of them, who shares a name with the daughter in the film, says it’s very similar. “Kim, who moved into her $211-a-month banjiha apartment after leaving her job to take care of her mother, is no fan of her current accommodations, which flood during the rainy season.” – The Washington Post (AP)
Nedda Casei, Mezzo-Soprano Who Became A Labor Leader, Has Died At 87
Casei “in the 1960s and ’70s could be reliably heard as Suzuki, Maddalena, Lola and other bread-and-butter mezzo-soprano characters at the Metropolitan Opera before transforming herself into a pathbreaking labor leader.” She performed at the Met for 20 years, starting with Maddalena in Rigoletto and ending as Larina in Eugene Onegin. Then she became president of the American Guild of Musical Artists – and she was a transformational labor leader for the performers’ union. – The New York Times
A.E. Hotchner, Writer And Co-Founder Of Newman’s Own, Has Died At 102
Hotchner was “a novelist, playwright, biographer, literary bon vivant and philanthropist whose life was shaped and colored by close friendships with two extraordinarily gifted and well-known men, Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman.” – The New York Times
Saturday’s Matinee Of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Evacuated After A Pepper Spray Incident
It’s not clear who sprayed the irritant, or what it was, exactly. “Two people were treated at the scene for breathing difficulties following the 4:15 p.m. incident at the Broadhurst Theater in Midtown, which has 1,156 seats.” – New York Daily News
Lynn Cohen, Magda Of ‘Sex And The City’ Fame, Has Died At 86
Cohen was a veteran stage and screen actor who found extra fame late in life as Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon)’s housekeeper and nanny on Sex and the City (and both movies). “On Broadway, she appeared in Orpheus Descending and Ivanov, and received Lucille Lortel and Drama League award nominations, as well as the New Dramatists’ Bowden award, the Fox Foundation’s Lilly award and the Richard Seff award from Actor’s Equity Association.” – Variety
New Banksy In Bristol Vandalized Almost As Soon As It Appears
Yikes: “A picture shared on social media showed ‘BCC wankers’ scrawled across the artwork, which shows a young girl firing a slingshot filled with flowers.” – The Guardian (UK)
Barbara Remington, Illustrator Of Classic Lord Of The Rings Covers, Has Died At 90
Remington famously hadn’t read the books when she created the covers, leading to missteps including lions on the original cover. “While working as a freelance illustrator, she also did whatever else she could to make ends meet. She designed costumes for the theater, did holiday store window displays for Tiffany, ushered at Carnegie Hall and, she told Andwerve, ‘worked on a yacht to go on free trips to Martha’s Vineyard. … It was,’ she added, ‘a great deal of fun.'” – The New York Times