She was “an actor and director who with her husband, Julian Beck, founded the Living Theater, a troupe of activists and provocateurs who advanced the idea of political theater in America, catalyzed fierce debate over their methods and intentions, and in the name of art ran afoul of civic authorities on three continents.”
Tag: 04.10.15
Disney Is Making A New Live-Action Film Of ‘Mulan,’ But Will A White Woman Play The Lead?
“Campaigners are calling for the title role, based on the Chinese fable of female soldier Fa Mulan who dressed as a man in order to take up arms against Genghis Khan, to be played by an actor of Asian extraction.”
Do We Need ‘Hot Takes’ On Issues? Slate Says Yes
“We’ve experienced ‘take’ creep. The definition has expanded. What first meant a moronic gloss of opinion, slapped carelessly on cheap news aggregation to make it more shareable came to mean any opinion writing, argument, or analysis, or really, any piece of journalism I don’t like.”
How Did A Movie That Was Supposed To Be Oscar Bait End Up Airing On The Lifetime Channel Over Memorial Day Weekend?
“If it seems like we’ve been discussing this $35 million boondoggle for forever, it’s because, well, we have.”
The New Yorker Who Helped LACMA Break Out
“Barron’s influence goes well beyond the temporary exhibition program. She has helped shape the permanent collection and found innovative ways of presenting it in the museum’s galleries.”
When A Famous Choreographer Takes Himself To Broadway
“The show opens with a big dance number, closes with a 14-minute ballet and, with ballet dancers in the leading roles, it relies on dancing all the way through to propel the plot. It perfectly encapsulates the artistic character of the boyish-looking, 42-year-old Wheeldon: a sophisticated balletmaker who is a hopeless fan of razzle-dazzle.”
Deal With It: Los Angeles Is The New Capital Of The Art World
“The Broad Museum is about to open its doors this September, and by doing so it’s going to explode a U.S. military style daisy cutter on the Los Angeles art scene. Then comes Hauser Wirth and Schimmel (HWS) a few blocks away in LA’s undeniably burgeoning Arts District. … Its palatial grounds, amidst the growing number of galleries, will cement LA as the new capital of the art world, what I simply call ArtWorldInc.”
Film Schools Lining Up For The YouTube Generation
“The rapidly shifting film school landscape has led to what a business professor might refer to as marketplace confusion. Never have the film school options been so many, and never has there been greater bewilderment about where to go — or whether to go at all.”
Yale Art Dean Robert Storr Rips Critics For What They’ve Become
“Critics have gotten confused about the issue of what their role is…. this is about instant response. It’s about the number of likes you get on your Facebook page. It’s all about the ego popularity presence of the critic. And frankly, none of these people, are interesting enough to really merit being a presence overall… I can’t imagine most of this stuff will people read 10 years from now.”
Why The Toronto Symphony’s PR Disaster Spun Out Of Control
Peter Himler, a P.R. strategist who advises clients on crisis management, agrees that the TSO didn’t get out ahead of the story. “There is not one Tweet from them bringing up this issue,” he said. “I think they should be up front and continually communicating their point of view. That’s one of the rules of thumb in crisis communication.”