The online ticket seller London Theatre Direct “has said it hopes the money it saves by using this type of payment can be passed onto customers, resulting in cheaper ticket prices.”
Tag: 02.27.14
Racial Categories Aren’t Hardwired in Our Minds
“Our race radar isn’t fixed. People subconsciously identify others more strongly by how they work together than by their skin colour.”
Who Else Wants a Guggenheim Now?
Boris Johnson, that’s who. After all, he’s got to do something with London’s Olympics park.
Mothers, Sons, AIDS, Terrence McNally, and What a Difference 25 Years Make
McNally’s 1988 play Andre’s Mother is a cry of rage and pain by a man who just buried his lover at his lover’s ever-disapproving mother. His new Broadway outing, Mothers and Sons, “dramatize[s] the head-spinning changes in gay America since that earlier play, affecting not only same-sex couples but also people like [that still-disapproving mother].”
Paul Gauguin May Have Escaped Syphilis By the Skin of His Teeth
“Four human teeth found buried outside Paul Gauguin’s hut in the Marquesas Islands are almost certainly those of the artist … But the discovery throws into question an almost universally held belief among art historians – that the French painter suffered from syphilis.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.27.14
Scorning the Great American Novel, and Assessing Beck
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-02-28
Fundraising Tactic Worked!
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-02-27
Corcoran Confusion: Bungled Rollout of Its “Wonderful News”
AJBlog: CultureGrrl | Published 2014-02-27
Minimum Viable Product
AJBlog: The Artful Manager | Published 2014-02-27
Droit de suite
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth | Published 2014-02-27
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Ten Ways Theatre Has Changed (And How To Adapt)
“A venue has four walls, but that doesn’t mean that your whole audience has to fit inside them.”
Revitalizing Alvin Ailey (How Do You Make It Work?)
“Here was a company of astonishing dancers who continually circled the globe. But their repertoire did not always live up to their talent and range. The quandary? How do you maintain the Ailey’s identity, yet at the same time grow with the art form? How do you balance both the racial and “post-racial” nature of the world in dance terms?”
Analyzing Movies By The Numbers To See How They Work
“One disquieting finding from my research is that this year’s lead actors average 85 minutes on screen, but lead actresses average only 57 minutes.”
England’s Cathedral Choirs Endangered As Church Budgets Tighten
“Many of the 48 cathedrals in England and Wales are suffering as low interest rates hit investments and the cost of maintaining and repairing historic buildings rises.”