“Two London venues – the Royal Court and the National Theatre – have, though, recently gone further and tried to keep quiet the entire content of a play until audiences were able to see it … [The principals] seem to have felt, in common with many other creative professionals, that the intensive multimedia publicity business is increasingly disabling two of the most powerful tactics of narrative art: surprise and suspense.”
Tag: 06.26.12
Looking At Henry Moore Sculptures Indoors
“We are used to seeing his pieces in the context of nature,” says the director of Gagosian’s London gallery. “I thought it would be interesting to show them in a clean well-lit space. There is a sense of their hugeness, which you get less of outside, and a tension, because you get the feeling they can almost break down the building.”
The Salman Rushdie Fatwa Is Now A Video Game (Developed In Iran, Of Course)
“The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of His Verdict is the title of the game being developed by the Islamic Association of Students, a government-sponsored organisation which announced this week it had completed initial phases of production.”
About My Book (And Other Bad Ideas)
“This was the first significant thing I’ve done professionally that flat-out failed. There have been other undertakings that didn’t go as well as I hoped, but with time and distance I can make them sound like less than the fiascoes they were. There’s no massaging this one.”
Opera House Pit Too Small So Orchestra Plays In Nearby Studio
“The sound of the 86 musicians plus chorus will be piped into the theatre via 97 speakers. The cast will sing without amplification on stage, but will wear microphones so that the conductor, Christian Badea, can hear them.”
So How Are Those New YouTube Content Channels Doing?
“YouTube’s top five corporate channels – which include music video distributor Vevo, video game network Machinima, and a new media company named Maker Studios – gathered a total of 1.5 billion views in May. This is good news for YouTube, which has struggled to find audiences and ad dollars for its premium channels.”
Amazon Crowdsources Ideas For Animation, Films
“Largely an effort at crowdsourcing new film projects, Amazon Studios launched in late 2010 and has solicited more than 7,000 scripts, in addition to having a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. Any user can upload an original script, get community feedback, solicit revisions and watch trailers and test films.”
Accused Of Piracy In The UK? Now You Have To Pay A Fee To Defend Yourself
“Suspected internet pirates will have 20 working days to appeal against allegations of copyright infringement and must pay £20 to do so, according to revised plans to enforce the UK’s Digital Economy Act.”
International Uproar Develops Over Policy Changes At Romanian Cultural Institute
“Over the past five years or so, the Romanian Cultural Institute has become an important force in global cultural exchanges, promoting writers, artists and especially the critically acclaimed cinema movement known as the Romanian New Wave.” But a new government has moved to tighten political control of the RCI, changing its focus to servicing the Romanian diaspora.
Benjamin Millepied’s New LA Dance Company Announces Its First Gig
“Choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s LA Dance Project will make a sneak-peak debut in July with a performance in the galleries of the Museum of Contemporary Art. Millepied is creating a 30-minute, site-specific duet, Framework, to a narrated soundtrack by Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford.”