The well-traveled Bridge Project production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, has completed a three-night run at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. “[It is] the first time a major Western theatre company has staged a work by Shakespeare in China’s capital.”
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Screening Live Theatre In Cinemas – Is It Really A Good Idea?
“But just how popular is the concept with audiences, how keen are the performers – and is breaking this niche market worthwhile for the cinemas and theatres involved?”
What, Exactly, Is A ‘Person’ (And Can A Corporation Be One)?
“John Locke called person a forensic concept. What he had in mind is that a person is one to whom credit and blame may be attached, one who is deemed responsible. … Crucially, Locke argued, persons are not the same as human beings.”
Jane Austen, Writ In Micro-Blog Form
“if Jane Austen lived today, she’d be an avid blogger, she’d be on Facebook, and of course she’d also be tweeting away–but mostly about other people, not herself.”
Paint, Canvas, Recovery For Veterans
Sometimes, the body just needs to sculpt, paint or draw in order to heal, say those who run a program for U.K. military veterans. And now they’re even sending art packs off to soldiers in Afghanistan.
With Berlusconi’s Fall, So Goes The (Unpopular) New Head Of The Biennale
The commercial magnate appointed head of the Biennale has withdrawn – thanks to the resignation of his patron.
Young German Jewish Performers Use The Past For A Laugh. Is That OK?
“What does it mean to be a Jew in a world in which Jews make jokes about the Holocaust and Germans actually laugh at their jokes?”
In The Shadow Of Hollywood, Art Still Blooms
“How does a serious artist work so close to the culture industry of Hollywood?” asks The Guardian in an interview with L.A. artist Paul McCarthy. Simple: Adapt. “McCarthy has created his own alternative movie studio on a scale to compete with the official ones. You might call it BadDreamWorks.”
How Will Classical Music Stay Alive? The Jasper Quartet Has Some Answers
“How can classical music die if it keeps showing up on ‘The Simpsons’?”
Cold, Groovy Walls House Warm Art In Denver
The architect of Denver’s new Clyfford Still musuem “did a rare and risky thing here. He let the concrete express itself.”