“A group of theater artists visiting St. Louis for [the Theatre Communications Group] conference … booed in unison during an excerpt from the musical The King and I. … Demonstrators objected to the portrayal of a character from Burma (now called Myanmar) by a white actress. They also decried other parts of the show as displaying inappropriate cultural appropriation.”
Tag: 06.16.18
Inside The Latest Expansion At Gibney, New York’s Dance Hub
“It’s a performance venue, a dance company, a rehearsal space, an internship possibility — a Rubik’s Cube of resources bundled into two sites at 280 and 890 Broadway. And in March of this year, Gibney (having officially dropped ‘Dance’ from its name) announced a major expansion of its space and programming; it now operates a total of 52,000 square feet, 23 studios and five performance spaces across the two locations.”
This Virtual Reality Is So Good That Disney Should Just Buy The Whole Company
‘Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire,’ a new virtual-reality attraction at Walt Disney World created by a company called The Void, blew this reporter away. And not just him: “Not one person [I talked to] exited without an ear-to-ear smile; most said it was by far the coolest thing they had done during their vacation. Even when I asked about the price — a 20-minute run through the attraction will cost you over $35 — not one person said they thought that was too much, and many said the company was undercharging. You don’t hear that often when visiting theme parks in 2018.” He calls The Void “the inevitable future of park-going experiences.”
It’s Official: Los Angeles Times And San Diego Union-Tribune Have A New Owner
“Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong … is spending $500 million to acquire the news organizations, along with Spanish-language Hoy and a handful of community newspapers, from Chicago-based Tronc.” Reporter Meg James gives background on both the new owner, a South Africa-born surgeon, and the newspapers’ troubles over the past few years.
Arts Council England Made A Map Of Arts Engagement. Want To See Where They’ll Be Funding?
It will be used by Arts Council England (ACE) to guide investment via is Creative People and Places programme, which supports arts activity in areas with historically low levels of cultural engagement. ACE Chair Sir Nicholas Serota today announced £37m will be invested in a new round of the scheme between 2018-2022. Of this, £24m will be invested in projects in new areas for the first time since 2014.
Why A Hospital In Seattle Is Incorporating Art Classes In Its Training Of Doctors
“Medicine is often about hierarchy, where a first-year [resident] might feel intimidated by a second- or third-year resident, and attending physicians might not talk on a personal level to interns or residents. Suddenly, when you’re side by side, appreciating someone’s art skills, you’re appreciating a different dimension of them.”
After Abuse Allegations, AMC Yanks A Comedian’s Talk Show
Actress Chloe Dykstra posted a personal essay to Medium on Thursday in which, without naming comedian and Nerdist founder Chris Harwick, she said that “she had been in a three-year relationship with a man who repeatedly sexually assaulted her and enforced restrictive rules.”
Should Artists – And Their Estates – Keep A Percentage Share In Every Work They Sell?
When a Kerry James Marshall piece sells at auction for almost $19 million, but the artist sees none of that money, the stark reality sets in: Artists have no direct stake in secondary sales of their works. And artists are getting poorer – they earn an average of $10,000 in the U.S. How can this be fixed?
Warner Bros To Harry Potter Fans In The U.S.: Stop With Your Unlicensed Fun!
Has the corporation turned into Dementors? Or something: “‘They are acting like the Dursleys,’ said [Sarah McIntyre,] a 34-year-old yoga teacher and bookkeeper. She said the company should be encouraging communities to bring Harry Potter to life. ‘Creating interest in the franchise would increase revenue.'”
After An Initial Rejection, Melbourne Woolworths Allows An Artist His Mass Nude Photo Shoot
Spencer Tunick specializes in mass nude photography, but the supermarket giant in inner Melbourne wasn’t, at first, keen on letting the artist do his proposed shoot, which already had more than 10,000 people signed up. The company said it would disrupt weekend shoppers. So, “the organisers proposed to reschedule the shoot for a Monday morning and Woolworths agreed. The shoot will now … be completed in one hour and participants will be urged to take public transport to ensure that some carparks would be available for customers.”