In the Twin Cities, three theatre companies founded by women – including a new one focusing on opportunities for women of color and/or queer women – are changing the landscape. “‘These theaters are being founded as answers to a lack of opportunity,’ said Mary McColl, a former Twin Cities arts leader who now runs the 51,000-member Actors’ Equity union. Acknowledging that the politics of the moment have women fired up, she said she sees these companies as crucial ‘for the industry to become more inclusive and equitable.'”
Tag: 11.02.18
How To Win A Supporting Role Oscar
First, play a pretty major role, a role that someone inexperienced in Oscar campaigns might consider to be a starring role. Second, in consultation with the studio, pick a strategy that has proven to be winning – or one with a strong narrative arc. (See: Glenn Close.)
The Public Theater Lives Up To Its Name With A Tour Of Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ To Devastated Midwestern Cities
Five states, 18 cities, free performances – and a plan that reaches far beyond the play itself; “Along with community organizations, public libraries, Rotary clubs, humanities councils, and whoever else is interested, it has encouraged lectures, discussion groups, story circles, and art pieces in the weeks before and after staging a free performance of Sweat. The tour is now over, but the project is not.”
Why Are Asterisks Getting A New Life On Twitter?
Though this column doesn’t say it, it’s partly to avoid trolls. But other that that, is using an asterisk to substitute for a letter useful? Not really: “Replacing a letter with an asterisk is just pretence.”
Mickey Mouse Is 90, But If You Think This Celebration Is Big, Just Wait Ten Years
Actually, the 90th might just slide right into the centenary: “Disney is using Mickey’s 90th birthday as a monstrous marketing moment, with the company’s cross-promotional machine revved up to what may be its highest level yet. Every corner of the $168 billion company is contributing to the campaign, which will intensify on Sunday when ABC runs ‘Mickey’s 90th Spectacular.’ Disney theme parks will be hosting events into next year.”
Heavily-Marked Glenn Gould Score Of Bach’s “Goldbergs” Turns Up
“I would call this the equivalent of a shooting script of a movie,” said the critic Tim Page, a professor of music and journalism at the University of Southern California and the editor of “The Glenn Gould Reader.” “He keeps track of which takes he likes, and how long they are.”
National Ballet Of Canada Posts Its Ninth Straight Balanced Budget
It was reported at the ballet’s annual general meeting on Thursday that the company had a surplus of $257,000 on revenues of $35.528 million and expenses of $35.271 million.
The ‘Twilight’ Movies As Feminist Milestone (Yes, The Teen Vampire Flicks)
Sure, feminists at the time (and since) have had problems with that series, and they aren’t wrong. Says director Catherine Hardwicke, “Twilight changed the perception, the idea that a movie about a girl wouldn’t be popular, wouldn’t make a lot of money. It blew it out of the water. A novel written by a woman, a movie directed by a female. We broke records. People can use that for ammo.”
New Prosthetic Leg Designed Specifically For Ballet Dancing — On Pointe, No Less
“‘I wanted to explore what would happen if you could allow a person to perform on pointe 100 per cent of the time,’ said [Jae-Hyun] An, who developed [the] Marie-T over the course of four months. ‘How would ballet change? I wanted to create a tool for someone to take and let their imagination define the capabilities of the product.'”
Why Have Men In Ballet Gotten Away With Abuse? Hero Worship Plus Supply-And-Demand
“It’s like a cult,” says Alexandra Waterbury, the accuser at the center of the New York City Ballet nude photo-sharing scandal, of the deference that was given to the bad behavior of the likes of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Peter Martins. As for why women don’t speak up and male dancers get a pass — as one former NYCB dancer puts it, “Women are a dime a dozen.”