The Canadian Opera Company is trying to figure that out, but it’s complex. The pseudo-Asian characters Ping, Pang, and Pong have been renamed in Toronto, but tenor Julius Ahn, who sings Pang (now named Bob) has some questions. “”Why can’t we be funny? Why can’t we be silly? Why can’t we be complex? Why can’t we be lighthearted? Why can’t we be mean? Can’t Asians be crass onstage? For me, art itself needs to be inclusive.” – CBC
Tag: 09.28.19
Women And Museums: It’s Not Just About Not Being Naked
True, the Guerrilla Girls famously asked if women had to be naked to get into the Met (the percentages are not great), but the unseen labor of women artists and women museum professionals is a much larger story. That is to say, the larger, and flatter, the artwork, the better the chance a woman artist might have of getting a show. – Hyperallergic
Popular Crowdfunding Site Kickstarter Doubles Down On Anti-Union Stance After Its Artists Ask It To Be Better
Kickstarter, where thousands of artists and writers and circus performers and musicians and etc. have gotten millions of dollars of funding, fired two union organizers a couple of weeks ago. Creators including Neil Gaiman, Molly Crabapple, and a bunch of comics and other magazines got together to ask Kickstarter to be better. The company’s response was not exactly warm to the creators. – Current Affairs
The Wild, Weird, Sometimes Gorgeous Designs Of Emergency Cash In Germany At The End Of WWI
As the end of WWI led to economic crises, many German towns and villages issued their own emergency cash, or “notgeld.” The designs range widely from local legends, including fairytales, to sharply pointed political printing. – The Guardian (UK)
Want To Reignite Your Passion For Theatre? Read This Young Intern’s Account Of Her Summer In New York
“Going to so many shows in such a short period of time underscored the reality that while the majority of Broadway productions are good and worth seeing, the truly great shows are rare, and the atrocious ones even rarer.” – The New York Times