“Lubetkin wanted buildings to empower people. ‘Architecture can be a potent weapon,’ he wrote, ‘a committed driving force on the side of enlightenment, aiming however indirectly at the transformation of our present make-believe society, where images outstrip reality and rewards outpace achievement.'”
Tag: 03.25.16
Theatre Collective In Minneapolis To Disband After A Decade, Saying Mission Is Fulfilled
“Since 2006, the Collective has given emerging Minneapolis-based playwrights the opportunity to have complete creative control over their productions.”
Ellen Seligman, The Beloved Editor Of Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen And Many More Canadians, Has Died
“Books she edited won a staggering 23 Governor-General’s Literary Awards, four Man Booker Prizes, and six Scotiabank Giller Prizes, more than any other editor in Canadian history. She guided the careers of countless young writers, as well, and brought the work of many heralded international writers to Canada.”
The Frick’s Garden Is Safe, But The Museum Needs A Qualified Architect
“The museum returns with a new plan — with some old goals still intact. The Frick family rooms previously off-limits to visitors will be opened to the public for the first time. There will be a renovation of underground space and a revised layout for visitor circulation, to create seamless movement from the museum to its reference library.”
Australia’s Eerieness Feeds A Wave Of 21st Century Horror
“Australia broadcasts this laid-back easiness but it is really a very conservative country. … Art takes off in those periods when you’re being stifled and oppressed. There is a sort of darkness that lurks [here] somewhere.”
The Sheep Steal The Opera
“Simply getting hold of so many stage-ready sheep was an exceptionally difficult bit of opera casting, even in an era in which great Verdi singers are rare and true Wagnerian heldentenors are almost nonexistent. You cannot simply call the usual power-agents in New York or London.”
What Will Happen To Georgia’s Film Industry If The Governor Signs An Anti-LGBT Law?
It won’t be good: “Disney, Netflix, The Weinstein Company have all threatened to boycott Georgia if the bill is signed and Viacom, Time Warner, Fox, Sony, MGM, CBS, Comcast/NBC Universal and many other studios have spoken out against the bill.”
How Scarlatti Was Influenced By World Music – And Influenced A Modern Choreographer
“Scarlatti felt overshadowed by his composer father Alessandro and so left Italy to accept a position in what at that time must have seemed the far-flung and distant country of Portugal.”
What Broadway Theatres Are Doing About Security
“There are no metal detectors or security wands on Broadway. Instead, the most visible signs of safety come in the security guards who check all theatergoers’ bags manually. In recent months, bomb-sniffing dogs have occasionally joined them. But compared to the kind of measures in place at stadium music events (think Madison Square Garden) or even some Manhattan multiplexes on a crowded Saturday night, these measures can come off as relaxed.”
JK Rowling Posts Her Rejection Letters As “Inspiration” For Others
“When she pitched under the name Galbraith without revealing her true identity, she faced many more snubs. Since then, Galbraith has published three successful novels but the first was rejected by several publishers, and Rowling was even advised to take a writing course.”