According to a study in the Academy of Management Journal, “at least in the business world, … taking others’ needs into account, and seeing things from their point of view, seems to be a catalyst to creativity.”
Tag: 02.17.10
‘Kings Of The Dance’: Men In Tights Perform Spectacular Feats
The program “gave seven monster technicians permission – and an outlet – to leave the ladies in tutus behind and let loose their spectacular ballet chops. … The rapid-fire barrage of soaring leaps and whirring vertical air turns, some with scissoring directional changes while hanging in space, reduced the Ahmanson Theatre audience to blithering disbelief.”
Germany Grapples With How To Commemorate Dresden Firebombing
“Every year since 1946, at 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 13, the city churches ring out an echo of the air-raid sirens that first announced the [Allied] planes. It’s an eerie thing to witness. … In Germany you almost never see public expressions of grief over something that happened to Germans in World War II.” Yet the general public is finally working out how to reclaim this issue from the neo-Nazi movement.
Got What It Takes To Be A Theatre Critic?
Michael Billington goes over the qualities one needs to do the job properly. “First, the ability to write. It sounds banal, but it’s no use having a knowledge of drama from Aeschylus to Zuckmayer unless you can string a sentence together and propel the reader forwards. I’d even hazard that readability matters more than reliability.” (There’s more, of course.)
Faber & Faber’s Writing School To Open Toronto Outpost
“The Faber Academy Toronto, slated to open in October, will offer a selection of long and short fiction and poetry courses and employ notable Canadian writers as instructors. … [A] successful offshoot of Faber’s core publishing business, [the school] was launched 18 months ago in Paris” and has since expanded to other European cities.
Parsing The NY Phil And LA Phil’s Upcoming Seasons
“[B]oth orchestras are moving on parallel tracks in what appears to be an attempt to put their money where their mouths are in terms of bringing each organization into a more active role in the life of its city — and into the 20th century. It’s fair to say that the New York Philharmonic has farther to travel to attain this goal.”
Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking Producer Battle Over Rights
“The feud, which could end up in court, is over control of the rights to Fisher’s autobiographical one-woman show, which recently ended a critically acclaimed run at Studio 54. Because it was a hit in New York, ‘Wishful Drinking’ is in demand around the world, potentially bringing in a few million dollars.”
Boston Public Library May Close Neighborhood Branches
If closures occur, they will result from “what city officials say is a potential $3.6 million budget shortfall, which stems in large part from a proposed 73 percent cut in state funding. … Other potential cost savings include dramatically reducing hours at all 27 locations and streamlining behind-the-scenes administrative operations.”
Iranian Filmmaker Trades Art For Politics
“[S]ince the fraudulent election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June, [Mohsen Makhmalbaf has] set aside filmmaking to become spokesman for reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and, by extension, the democratic green movement. He’s written op-eds, given countless interviews and lobbied behind the scenes.” Too bad he hates politics.
That’d Be A Great Name For A Band. Oh, Wait, It Already Is.
“In the past, identically named acts often carved out livings in separate regions, oblivious or indifferent to one another. Now, it takes only moments for a musician to create an online profile and upload songs, which can potentially reach listeners around the world. … The Internet has become a battlefield for acts squaring off over the same name.”