Final Draft, a widely used software for screenwriters, now has a free add-on to help writers measure everything from gender and race to age, ability, and more The software can even analyze whether the film would pass the Bechdel Test. – The New York Times
Tag: 04.26.19
Even Choreographers Need Editors
Or call them “dramaturges” after the research supporters of the theatre world – or, heck, call them collaborators: “Some choreographers have turned to a more collaborative process, using dance dramaturges to help work through the creation and staging of a dance.” – The Washington Post
How To Write A Book In Ten Days
First, don’t think too much about writing a book. Second, cheat. – LitHub
Suggestion: Canadian Theatre Needs A New Funding Narrative
Jesse Lavercombe: “I think Canada needs a new narrative for itself that isn’t so much about buttressing a fortress or perfectly defining our national identity, but participating in a larger conversation. I’m not advocating for changes in CanCon regulations, and I’m certainly not advocating for less public funding (because it pays my rent, which in Toronto ain’t cheap), but those efforts shouldn’t come from a place of insecurity. Our public funding should be dedicated to raising the bar of our work and showing off that work to the world, not protecting us from the threat of our big brother to the south.” – Howlround
How Mavis Staines Started A Ballet Revolution
Today, many of the Staines’ radical ideas — student-led teaching, community outreach, globally relevant ideologies and an emphasis on physical and mental health — are commonplace. And many of Staines’s students, whether they have continued in dance or not, have gone on to preach and evolve her doctrine. – The Globe & Mail
In Rome, Tourists And Locals Alike Rebel Against City Government That Can’t Provide Services
“[The Italian capital is] a city in a perennial state of disrepair, from its rubbish-strewn streets, potholes, scrappy parks and medieval buildings marred by graffiti to closed metro stations and buses that either never come or occasionally combust.” Yet taxes are high, and the per-night levy on tourists is the highest in Europe. Now people are demanding that the city government start giving them their money’s worth. – The Guardian
When What We Think Will Make Things Better Makes Them Catastrophically Worse
“Our very attempts to stave off disaster by introducing safety systems ultimately increases the overall complexity of the systems, ensuring that some unpredictable outcome will rear its ugly head no matter what. Complicated human-machine systems might surprise us with outcomes more favorable than we have any reason to expect. They also might shock us with catastrophe.” – The Atlantic
Beyond The Met’s Live In HD: Opera Companies All Over Bring Their Performances To Cinemas And The Web
“Since the Metropolitan Opera began broadcasting live to movie theaters, in 2006, companies from the Bolshoi to the Komische Oper Berlin have seen digital distribution as crucial to positioning themselves internationally. Only a handful of players have the standing and resources to create for cinema, and many organizations in Europe turn to free web streaming, but never before have opera houses had such freedom to produce their own content.” – The New York Times
Repair And Reopen Notre-Dame In Five Years? Impossible, Say Experts
“Heritage experts warn that restoring Notre-Dame de Paris after the devastating fire of 15 April will be so complex that it could take a decade or more, despite President Emmanuel Macron’s vow to ‘rebuild the cathedral more beautiful than ever’ within five years.” – The Art Newspaper