“As we learn more about the human genome, scientists are finding evidence that while depression seems incredibly maladaptive, it was actually adaptive (helpful) to our ancestors” – by, of all things, enhancing immune response.
Tag: 10.02.12
Charles Atlas – Four Decades Of Fusing Modern Dance With Film And Video
“Atlas began his pioneering work with dance and video in the 1970s, collaborating with choreographer Merce Cunningham in combining the two.” He made 40 films with Merce, right up to the latter’s death in 2009, and is also known for his work with Michael Clark.
One Hundred Years Of Bollywood – But Starting When, Exactly?
“The big cross in the diary has been ostensibly marked in for 3 May 2013, 100th anniversary of when Raja Harischandra, directed by DG Phalke, was first exhibited to the general public in Mumbai.” But a different, shorter film was shown at the same venue a year earlier – though some say that one doesn’t count.
Bring On Mirvish’s New Condos! Toronto Has Too Many Big Theatres Anyway
Kelly Nestruck: “The Princess of Wales is the nicest commercial theatre in town. It’s got a warm, Edwardian look, but … has all the amenities missing from genuinely old theatres … But, the truth is, Mirvish … is absolutely right that Toronto has too many large theatres and not enough audience to support them.”
Using Facebook Lowers Your Self-Control
It’s not just the safety of no face-to-face contact. “Most of us present an enhanced image of ourselves on Facebook. This positive image – and the encouragement we get, in the form of ‘likes’ – boosts our self-esteem. And when we have an inflated sense of self, we tend to exhibit poor self-control.”
No Contract At Richmond Symphony, But No Lockout, Either
“In a year of symphony lock-outs and musician strikes in several major cities, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra will perform this season under a contract rejected by musicians who decided to keep playing anyway.”
Renzo Piano’s Latest Trophy Building Opens In Oslo
“Last weekend Norway’s most-famous private museum, the Astrup Fearnley in Oslo, moved into a brand new building designed by Renzo Piano. The modern art museum is located in what promises to become the city’s hippest neighborhood, Tjuvholmen, a former shipyard and mechanical industry area.”
Picasso Wrote Plays, Too (As New Yorkers Will See)
“Thankfully for the world of painting, Picasso wasn’t much of a writer. But one of his few plays, a surrealist romp called Desire Caught by the Tail, written over a four-day period in occupied Paris in 1941, will soon get a rare showing” – in a two-night dramatic reading at the Guggenheim Museum.
Philadelphia Inquirer Reassigns Theater Critic To Suburbs
“Late yesterday, longtime Philadelphia Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro found out that he’s been reassigned – to South Jersey. … A memo went out to Inquirer staff on Friday, stating: ‘… we need to dramatically bolster our coverage in the South Jersey and Pennsylvania suburbs’.”
London’s National Theatre Sets Income Record
In 2011 it earned £80 million. “This increase in total income from last year’s £70.6 million coincides with an improvement to average levels of attendance at the South Bank venue, which have gone from 90% in 2010/11 to 92% in 2011/12. In the past financial year, which ran to March 31, 2012, the National staged 23 new productions, of which 12 were new plays. It put on nearly 1,800 performances in London and the report shows that around a third of its audiences were first-time bookers.”