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Tag: 10.16.16
What’s The Ideal Theatre Like? This Architect Has Some Ideas
“A theatre should behave like a good host. It needs to have eyes in the back of its head, to pull people in and diminish divisions. These should be spaces where you feel at home at any time of the day.”
The Founder Of The International Contemporary Ensemble Has Decided To Step Down
“The ensemble has performed hundreds of new works, staking a strong claim as the nation’s pre-eminent new-music group in the process. Its annual budget has grown from $603 — her holiday catering tips underwrote that first year — to north of $2 million. Ms. Chase won a MacArthur Foundation fellowship. And ICE now moves seamlessly among small nightclubs, schools and some of the nation’s premier stages.”
Behind The Scenes In Bollywood
“Bollywood is known for its sumptuous costumes, elaborate dances, and catchy songs. Mark Bennington was interested in something else: What did the Indian acting community look like off the screen?”
Playwrights Are Often Impoverished, But They *Need* To See Plays So They Can Do Their Own Work
“Some of the nation’s leading regional theaters, saying it is essential to the art form that writers see work by their colleagues and predecessors, have a solution: They will offer free last-minute seats to their shows. Theaters from Atlanta to Seattle have signed on.”
A Behind-The-Scenes Mover And Shaker Bringing The Art Of The African Diaspora With Her
“‘It’s no less ambitious than an effort to reframe art history,’ said Ms. Joyner, who sees herself as righting a wrong. ‘First, to include more broadly those who have been overlooked — and, for those with visibility, to steward and contextualize those careers.'”
Four Trends In Understanding Audience: Measurement, Streaming and Politics
This Week: Is there a correlation between value and attention in the arts?… Data’s in: the plus/minuses of live-streaming… Some ideas from a researcher on measuring aesthetic experience… How might the arts weigh in on politics without being dismissed?
The Bigger Picture: Making Sense Of Last Week’s Trending ArtsJournal Stories
This Week: Did Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize for literature expand the category to songwriting?… Artists protest against gentrification… We’re deeply conflicted about the value of creativity… Is Google rewiring our brains so they don’t work so well?… Are we all living in a giant computer simulation? (don’t laugh)
Top Posts From AJBlogs For The Weekend Of 10.16.16
Four Trends In Understanding Audience: Measurement, Streaming and Politics This Week: Is there a correlation between value and attention in the arts?… Data’s in: the plus/minuses of live-streaming… Some ideas from a researcher on measuring aesthetic experience… How might the arts weigh in … read more
AJBlog: AJ Arts Audience Published 2016-10-16
People will talk In today’s Wall Street Journal I review an off-Broadway revival of Horton Foote’sThe Roads to Home and the Broadway premiere of Simon Stephens’Heisenberg. Here’s an excerpt. * * * It’s no surprise that … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-10-14
Rejoicing Well, I think it’s thrilling that Bob Dylan won his Nobel prize. One of the most profound artists alive today. Someone who goes very deep in me. dylan-blog And I’m also thrilled because by choosing … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-10-13
Colliding Ideas Tere O’Connor Dance appears at the Joyce Theater in the second week of NY Quadrille. The Joyce Theater reconfigured for the NY Quadrille performances. Photo: Billy Zavelson/courtesy of Richard Kornberg Associates It’s no secret that … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-10-13
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-10-13
Now That Dylan Has Been ‘Nobelized’ … it’s worth recalling this post about poetry, fakery, cultural theft, and stolen identity. … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-10-13
Kathleen Turner On Playing Joan Didion For 80 Long, Word-Filled Minutes
“This isn’t about imitating Didion. This is about portraying a woman who is dealing with grief, and grasping for life. Facing unimaginable loss, she’s strong, vulnerable and fierce as she struggles to banish self-pity.”