“Plays exist on stage, in the present moment – so should the heirs of major dramatists promote timewarp productions or embrace experiment? What would Arthur do? At the centenary of Miller’s birth (he died in 2005), it seems timely to explore how literary estates meet the challenge of saving plays from history.”
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Do Videogames Help Keep The Modern Symphony Alive?
“Having begun its first season three years ago, the videogame oriented content continues to make waves among the more, erm, ‘reserved’ concertgoer crowd. While many programmers and conductors appear to roll their eyes at such a debasement of their art, they still gladly take the money that’s off-setting the orchestra’s annual 2.8% decline in sales. “
Technology And The Museum Of The Future
“The forces rocking the technology world—cheaper screens, miniaturized mechanics and increased computing power—are prompting a rich period of experimentation in exhibit design. For museums, such advancements could attract diverse visitors, lure young people and change the way audiences learn about art, science and nature.”
Actually, Why Don’t Film Sets Have Child Care?
“‘Sets never have childcare. I think it doesn’t happen because it hasn’t occurred to anyone,’ added Garai, among the stars of the new film Suffragette. ‘It’s stymying women’s careers.'”
We Are All Paparazzi Now
“Little more than a decade ago, stars like Paris Hilton would ‘inadvertently’ leak their plans to the paparazzi — part of the wink-wink symbiotic relationship that fueled their tabloid fame. But what once took an army of clamoring paparazzi can now be tweeted, Instagrammed, Snapchatted, and Vined.”
Historical Fiction Versus History
“I suggested that the demands of history and fiction are slightly different – that since a novel is a story, it must be complete, and since a history must be accepted by the reader as accurate, it must be incomplete. He was not convinced.”
Prediction: Pandora’s Entry to Concert Ticketing Business Won’t Reduce Service Fees
“It’s always easy to vilify Ticketmaster, and I think it’s much more complex than that. It’s really the whole system, the whole concert industry collectively — including the artists, by the way — sometimes because they’re getting some of those ticketing fees as well.”
Is Hollywood Ready To Get Serious About Diversity?
The president of Hollywood’s movie academy says criticism of the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees has helped spark a vital global discussion about how to make the entertainment industry more inclusive.
Why Does The Dance World Treat Choreographers As Second Class?
“We have received far less public profiling, far less opportunity to show our work outside the small scale and far fewer offers to upscale our work and be commissioned.”
Was Steve Jobs An Artist?
“Art” is a capacious term. We typically imagine artists to be solitary people creating art by hand. But many artists work in more expansive, disembodied ways.