“The AFM and other unions play a significant role in the realm of larger, more traditional music making—orchestras, musicals, film recording, opera, et cetera—but they are far less visible when it comes to performances of new music.”
Tag: 10.24.15
How Did “NPR Voice” Become The Default Audio Media Way Of Speaking?
“In addition to looser language, the speaker generously employs pauses and, particularly at the end of sentences, emphatic inflection. A result is the suggestion of spontaneous speech and unadulterated emotion. The irony is that such presentations are highly rehearsed, with each caesura calculated and every syllable stressed in advance.”
Internet Access Should Be A Public Right (If We’re Serious About Ending Poverty)
“Frazier said that people who can’t polish their resumes or apply for jobs online are less likely to gain employment, further deepening income inequality. ‘The people on the wrong side of the divide won’t be the ones getting the contracts and the jobs,’ he said.”
Are Robot Actors Going To Take Over Film?
Right now, they’re co-stars. “‘In some ways, this is a new form of puppet theater,’ Long said at a TIFF press conference, as her android co-star sat quietly to one side.”
Ai Weiwei Barred From Using Legos For His Artwork
Ai’s Instagram post that explains that Lego refused his bulk order in September with a statement that the company “cannot approve the use of Legos for political works” comes on the heels of news that “British firm Merlin Entertainments will open a Legoland park in Shanghai in conjunction with a Chinese partner.”
What Would Theatre Actually Look Like If Equity Were A Real Thing?
“Is equity in theatre about telling women’s stories? If so, will more women playwrights solve the problem? Or is equity also about which women’s stories are told, and how they are honed and illuminated during each step of the development and production process? If equity is about jobs for women, is it primarily about jobs for the actors, the creative staff, or the technical crew? Will equity in any one of these areas suffice, or does it need to be achieved in all of them? Is it enough if women have half or more of all the creative and production positions, if most of those are primarily in alternative and non- or lower-paying venues?”
How Composer John Luther Adams Spends His Sundays
“‘I was terrified of losing my inspiration, that without Alaska I wouldn’t be able to do my work,’ Mr. Adams, 62, said, adding: ‘But the good news is that I can in fact work in New York. It is a struggle, but I have done some significant work here.'”
Maureen O’Hara, Irish-Born Queen Of Technicolor, Dies At 95
“When that film process first came into use, nothing seemed to show off its splendor better than her rich red hair, bright green eyes and flawless peaches-and-cream complexion. One critic praised her in an otherwise negative review of the 1950 film ‘Comanche Territory’ with the sentiment ‘Framed in Technicolor, Miss O’Hara somehow seems more significant than a setting sun.'”