Mike Ashman looks at the extraordinary number of key events that happened that year – events whose effects we still feel today.
Tag: 08.04.17
Report: Today’s Books Have WAAAY More Profanity Than Those From Earlier Decades
“Books published in 2005-08 (were) 28 times more likely to include swear words than books published in the early 1950s,” the researchers report in the journal Sage Open.
This New Performance Space Was Built To Withstand Avalanches
The Origen Festival has built a red tower, housing a 250-seat in-the-round theater lit by windows on all sides, on a 7,500-foot-high pass in the Swiss Alps. “Built at a cost of two million francs, it weighs 410 tons and can withstand winds of up to 240km/hr.” The plan is to present world theater and other forms there year-round (though they need another million francs to winterize the building).
Report: Cultural Employment In UK Up 20 Percent In Five Years
Employment in the cultural sector has grown steadily over the past five years, increasing by 20% between 2011 and 2016 to 654,000 jobs, according to newly released Government figures.
A Professional Fringe Theatre Out To Redefine What Success Is
“We are a professional theatre company who happens to perform in alternative spaces. Just because our shows are free does not mean we are inferior in quality. Just because we aren’t playing at the Boston Center for the Arts doesn’t mean we are unprofessional, or underfinanced. We have been around for seven years, and we pay our artists decent wages. We are working very hard to redefine fringe and redefine what it means to be a professional theatre company.”
Artist Puts Robot Spider On Cathedral – And Some Catholics Denounce It As ‘Demonic’
The animatronic arachnid, called Kumo, was created by French street theater company La Machine and brought to Ottawa for the Canada 150 celebrations. Late last week, it was was installed on the side of the capital’s Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica – for a visual juxtaposition with Louise Bourgeois’s bronze spider, Maman, just across the street in front of the the National Gallery of Canada. But not all believers thought the sight was cool.
People Are Moving Out Of London – And The City’s Culture Is Eroding
“All of this points to a process that sociologist Saskia Sassen calls “deurbanisation”. Numerically, this means haemorrhaging residents, while metaphorically it relates to the increasing hollowing out of the social and cultural vibrancy of the city. The very things that make up its fabric – the messiness, unpredictability and diversity of urban life – are stripped away. All that’s left is Costa Coffee, Pret-a-Manger and hoardings advertising buy-to-let investments, illustrated by white couples laughing and sipping champagne.”
A New Generation Of Super Fans Reinvents A Version Of Criticism For The Digital Age
“They are superfans — sophisticated ones — using visual aids to break down shows and movies for superfans. And their handiwork makes the audience for these pop-culture spectacles even bigger and more engaged.”
A Pop-Up Theatre Is Trying To Redefine The Boston Fringe Scene
The Brown Box Theatre’s Kyler Taustin says, “We believe theatre needs to be seen by everyone. The best way for it to be accessible is to place the work in people’s backyards. … This choice gives the experience a physical and emotional impact. The idea of pop-up art allows us to become an exhibit in people’s lives. It’s a different type of public art. We have sculptures and murals that people walk by every day, and now we are turning the theatre into an experience that can have an influence on our daily life.”
John Cho Explains What It’s Like To ‘Feel Like An Artist’ In A Movie About Architecture
That is, when the #StarringJohnCho movement bears fruit, and he actually gets to star in a movie. “I’ve struggled with this in the last few years. Is it important for me to express my own culture, or…to be a cultureless character in a fictional America that exists only in movies and on TV? When I’m playing a character that doesn’t have an Asian surname and you don’t see their family, that’s okay, too. “