It’s a form “that makes its experiences available to the few rather than the many. … [P]lays made for theatres have an almost infinitely extendable audience and have a potential for economies of scale that simply don’t work in the one-on-one context; it’s like readymade clothes as opposed to couture.”
Tag: 08.09.11
C’mon, Was Yuja Wang’s Minidress Really So Scandalous?
Anne Midgette: “Let’s have a reality check for a minute. Yes, the dress is short, tight, and revealing. But in the real world – the world outside classical music’s still-prurient bubble – this is not unusual attire for a young rising starlet in the public eye.”
UK Film Distributors Reeling From Sony Warehouse Fire During Riots
“Britain’s small and independent film distributors are today facing serious financial problems in the wake of last night’s fire at the Pias/Sony distribution centre in Enfield. A large portion of the DVD stock belonging to UK film distributors has been destroyed.”
Those Jeering Swiss Film Fans? Abel Ferrara Thought They Were Calling For Encores
“It wasn’t my idea to sing. I was asked to. But give someone like me a microphone and a captive audience of thousands, and what do you expect? … I thought they were calling for an encore.”
The Paradox Of Dance Photography
Martha Graham’s father once told her, “Martha, never lie to me, for if you ever do lie I will know. Your body will tell me.” And even though “a single frame can only begin to intimate movement,” a great dance photo “can help us understand who is lying and who – like Miss Graham – was telling the truth.”
Marketers Manipulate Our Deepest Animal Instincts
Diane Ackerman: “Is no mood safe from marketing and manipulation, you may wonder? Apparently not. They can ambush your animal senses, whatever state your brain may occupy, no matter if you’re in the dumps or riding high. If the meringuelike hand cream doesn’t entice you one day, the Eiffel Tower-shaped box might on another.”
Michele Bachmann Thinks The Renaissance Is The Source Of All Our Problems
“Tea party queen and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is convinced that America is sinking into tyranny. Why?” She blames, ultimately, the Renaissance for having set in motion the abandonment of the medieval, God-centered worldview. Christopher Knight has at her.
Indian English: The Family Tree Of A (Deliciously) Mongrel Language
“Once the British left India, Anglo-Indian died a natural death. In its place came a chutnified Indian English that mixes American and British versions of the language with vernacular words and syntax and direct translations of phrases. A glimpse of the breadth of influences in contemporary Indian English can be found at the delightfully-named Samosapedia.”
If They Rewrite Porgy And Bess With A Happy Ending, What Next?
Michael Musto: “Cats, but changed to be about lions? (A big possible comeback for Julie Taymor.) … A Titanic where they avert the iceberg and keep pouring the cocktails? A Chorus Line where they all get the part?”
Several London Theatres Close Because Of Riots
So far none in the West End…