“The Seattle theater scene is a well-oiled machine fueled by a commitment to community-building, a home where performers are inspired to work together, pursue their passions, and try new things. More so than in larger metropolitan cities, theater companies dedicate themselves to enabling Seattle-based artists to choose their own adventure.”
Tag: 06.06.14
Louvre’s Poussin is A Poussin After All
“A painting downgraded to the work of a follower a century ago is reattributed to the 17th-century master – just in time for an anniversary exhibition next year.”
What Was Beckett Waiting For As He Doodled?
“Some of the doodles have sparked academic guesswork. Why, for instance, does the third notebook contain doodles of golfers teeing off?”
Entire Board Of Toronto’s Sony Center Performing Arts Center Resigns Amid Management Questions
“All eight citizen directors of Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts have resigned, the latest upheaval at the city-owned theatre, which is facing questions about oversight and cost overruns for a renovation that has yet to be finished.”
The Battle Between Artists And Landlords In Queens
“I thought: Here’s my community. We’ll see each other every day. We’ll chat. We’ll have shows together.”
U.K.’s New Culture Secretary Offers Government Support, But Calls For Rich People To Donate To The Arts Too
“One of the reasons such people choose to live here is our world-beating cultural scene and there’s no reason why they can’t do more to support it.”
The Acoustics – And Joy – Of Eavesdropping
“The delight in these places comes from hearing a voice carry an unexpected distance, and this effect is more dramatic if the sound is a quiet whisper to begin with.”
When A Successful Leader Leaves, How Does The New One Get Established?
“The early period is crucial: the future is being constructed, and internal loyalties must be tested and negotiated, particularly if staff have worked with the same director for years and are used to doing their jobs a particular way.”
Our Culture Controls Us More Than We Ever Know (Witness The Go-Cup)
“We rarely feel constrained by these because we forget that it could be another way. This is the power of culture to make alternative ways of life invisible and, as a result, gain massive public conformity to arbitrary norms and laws.”
When Dogs Auditioned For The Baltimore Symphony
“The ideal ‘dream dog’ — a companion to the man in the moon, one of the characters in ‘Midsummer’s’ play-within-the-play, ‘Pyramus and Thisbe,’ would be calm, a little sleepy looking and tolerant of loud music.”