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Tag: 06.26.14
Why Do People Think Free Theatre Has To Be Bad Theatre? (They’re Wrong)
“I suspect that lack of critical coverage is one reason why free is treated with suspicion. Free seldom gets reviewed.”
Canada Eliminates Big Visa Fee On Foreign Musicians Touring In Canada
“The removal of a work permit requirement for foreign musical acts, part of the government’s overhaul of the controversial temporary foreign worker program, went largely unnoticed amid a spate of other measures announced last week.”
Worst Ten Hollywood Versions Of Broadway Musicals
“Hollywood has a long record of crimes committed against Broadway shows.”
A Connection Between Worry And Creativity
The study finds that, when the pressure is on, worry appears to be a motivating force for neurotic people. “Higher levels of intrinsic motivation in turn predict greater flexibility in idea generation,” the researchers add in the journal Emotion.
A Serious New Art Generation In Scotland
Scotland is obviously an enjoyable place to be an artist. You can play in three bands, teach at Glasgow School of Art and show your prints in a pub. Maybe that is, to quote the tattoo Ross Sinclair showed me on his back, “Real Life”. But real art happens when the pubs have closed and someone with the serious mind of a Christine Borland or a Douglas Gordon looks into the bottom of a glass stained with terrible thoughts.
Are Writers Running Out Of Book Titles?
Could authors and publishers be starting to run out of titles? It can look that way…
Successful Designers Today Have To Design For Things They Don’t Even Know About Yet
“Today’s innovations demand that we design with the unknown, the conjectural and the hypothetical in mind. Think about it: even the more complex interactions and interfaces made possible by mobile in recent years focus largely on real-time moments; one frame in the movie of someone’s life. But as personalization and predictive analytics work to anticipate what’s next, the emerging ecosystem will extend into the user’s future.”
British Regional Theatres May Begin Cinemacasting
“Regional theatres are being targeted by a new live broadcasting scheme that will transmit shows from outside London to cinemas across the UK.” Organizer Quantum Digital “estimates that venues taking part in the programme could expect to earn up to £30,000 per broadcast.”
Mary Rodgers, Composer Of ‘Once Upon A Mattress’ And Daughter Of Broadway Royalty, Dead At 83
“As the daughter of a famous musical theatre composer (Richard Rodgers), a musical theatre successful composer herself (Once Upon a Mattress) and the mother of a musical theatre composer (Adam Guettel), [she] held a singular place in the history of the American theatre.”