“Without any real funds to contribute while they were in the grips of their lenders, Wissler relied on outside organizations to help her maintain the vibrancy of the place. The Mount invited theater companies, prominent writers and intellectuals to come in and give talks to what turned out to be sold-out auditoriums of locals. ‘We see a lot of hunger, even in the off months,’ Wissler said, ‘for intellectual content.'”
Tag: 10.18.15
Thanks, Drought: A 16th Century Church Rises From A Reservoir In Mexico
“It was a church built thinking that this could be a great population center, but it never achieved tha.”
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Other Matters: Language In The Digital Age
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The role of the arts in our interdependent world: hopeful signs but there’s still work to be done
AJBlog: JumperPublished 2015-10-18
AJBlog: JumperPublished 2015-10-18
Refusal to Swoon: Ratmansky’s Stalinist-era “Cinderella” Debuts in LA
AJBlog: Fresh PencilPublished 2015-10-16
AJBlog: Fresh PencilPublished 2015-10-16
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The Separation Between Art And Life, If There Is One
“The art that Plath and Hughes made gnaws perpetually over questions of blood and power, attraction and repulsion. When they first met, she bit him on the cheek; this act, like her last, migrated into poetry and so might be thought fair game for conjecture and analysis.”
The Cost To Continue Big Ben’s Chimes At Midnight Runs To Many Millions
“The proposed £29m full refurbishment would involve the clock being stopped for four months, and each of the four faces covered in turn as work was undertaken. A visitor centre would also be constructed at the base of the 96m (315ft) tower and a lift installed as an alternative to the 334 steps.”
The New Spring Awakening Proves That The Arts Can Thrive Even More With Thoughtful Inclusivity
“The show’s critical success reflects some of the ways in which modern mainstream audiences are encountering ASL anew, but it also presents a vision of how culture can be simultaneously inclusive, revelatory, and thrilling, giving audiences a space to encounter both deaf and hearing experiences of the world.”
The Philadelphia Orchestra Is Still In Trouble
“The orchestra’s problem isn’t hard to see. It is under-capitalized. It has the quality of a top-tier ensemble, but lacks the endowment to support it. It needs more money to program and market properly, and if it were programming and marketing properly, it might attract more money. The Philadelphia Orchestra is the city’s longest-running chicken-and-egg problem.”
What Ails Theatre Criticism
“While it is sadly true that the loss of illustrious theater critics in print hasn’t been offset by the arrival of equally potent voices online, the Internet has helped make the work of critics more accessible. Yet the hue and cry and feverish haste of the Web have had a homogenizing effect. The individual voice has been drowned out in the digital din.”
Banned In Belarus, But The Shows Go On Nevertheless
“It feels appropriate that the audience members have been advised to bring their passports. Never mind that this is on the off chance – as has happened to other audiences – they might be arrested by the Belarussian K.G.B.” Ben Brantley visits Minsk to see a secret production of the Belarus Free Theater.