On Friday afternoon, at Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre, “a group of left-wing activists moved into the building and proclaimed they were occupying the institution with the aim of turning it into a collectively run theater.” The actors left a newly built stage at the disused Templehof theatre for their ostensible director, Chris Dercon.
Tag: 09.24.17
Shonda Rhimes, Who Made Grey’s Anatomy And Many Other Hit Shows, Says Hollywood Needs To Get More LGBT Representation
At the Los Angeles LGBT Center awards night, Rhimes spoke up. “Everyone has the right the see themselves on the screen, and I think it’s really dangerous when that doesn’t happen,” she said. “People deserve realistic portrayals.”
The Life Of A Comic-Book Letterer [PODCAST]
The letterer’s art is to make it look like no art at all. “Though their work is essential to the look and feel of a book, it also tends to disappear into the page itself.”
The Theatre Of Cruelty At The Heart Of Darren Arnofsky’s ‘Mother!’
Just ask Artaud: Language is insufficient to communicate the pain of existence (so add some intensely horrible sound to your unsubtle movie, and communicate it that way).
Top AJBlogs For The Weekend Of 09.24.17
After Degas: Burrell Collection at the National Gallery
A small Degas show, “Drawn in Colour,” at the National Gallery until 7 May, comprises a splendid group of pictures, chiefly on loan from the Burrell Collection, near Glasgow, complemented by some from the National’s … read more
AJBlog: Plain EnglishPublished 2017-09-24
A small Degas show, “Drawn in Colour,” at the National Gallery until 7 May, comprises a splendid group of pictures, chiefly on loan from the Burrell Collection, near Glasgow, complemented by some from the National’s … read more
AJBlog: Plain EnglishPublished 2017-09-24
A Book With Extra Thrust
This is the way to promote a book, especially when it won’t be won’t be available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble websites and won’t be readily distributed to brick-and-mortar bookstores.Click to view Rocket 88’s … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2017-09-23
This is the way to promote a book, especially when it won’t be won’t be available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble websites and won’t be readily distributed to brick-and-mortar bookstores.Click to view Rocket 88’s … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2017-09-23
Propwatch: the ironing board in Trouble in Mind
The ironing board has an iconic status in the history of British theatre. What became known as kitchen-sink drama was more properly ironing-board drama. In 1956, the originality of John Osborne’s Look Back in … read more
AJBlog: Performance MonkeyPublished 2017-09-23
The ironing board has an iconic status in the history of British theatre. What became known as kitchen-sink drama was more properly ironing-board drama. In 1956, the originality of John Osborne’s Look Back in … read more
AJBlog: Performance MonkeyPublished 2017-09-23
Twyla Tharp Dances Again
Twyla Tharp Dance appears at the Joyce Theater, September 19 through October 8 Twyla Tharp’s The Raggedy Dances in 1972. Heading left: Sara Rudner. Heading right: Rose Marie Wright. Photo: William Pierce What do I … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-09-22
Twyla Tharp Dance appears at the Joyce Theater, September 19 through October 8 Twyla Tharp’s The Raggedy Dances in 1972. Heading left: Sara Rudner. Heading right: Rose Marie Wright. Photo: William Pierce What do I … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-09-22