“Meta-fiction is an umbrella term for works that are self-conscious and self-curious, and includes non-linear exercises in structural experimentation. As a way of translating the world into visual and narrative art forms, meta-fiction is probably as old as self-awareness. Today, however, it has become the blossoming byproduct of increasing introspection and accelerating technology.”
Tag: 11.12.06
Why Do Kids Movies Have To Be So Vapid?
“Despite the fact that ‘kids’ movies’ have never been more financially profitable, artistic bankruptcy has rarely seemed so rampant. What a relief, then, to discover that many young audiences crave something different.”
In Praise Of Matthew Bourne
“The most popular choreographer today, the man who is pulling in the crowds that otherwise leave dance alone, is the one who concentrates most on dance narrative: Matthew Bourne.”
A Focus On African American Books
“Next week The Baltimore Times will join The New York Amsterdam News, The Philadelphia Tribune and several others in introducing Blacks & Books, a monthly insert focusing on books by or of interest to readers of African descent. The publishing industry is greeting the enterprise and its initial 100,000-copy print run with enthusiasm, and caution.”
Fires Have Taken Toll On Historic Chicago Architecture
“The succession of fires that has destroyed three Adler & Sullivan buildings in Chicago this year, casting a pall over the 150th anniversary of Sullivan’s birth, presents a daunting challenge to city officials: How to prevent fire from sending more of Chicago’s architectural treasures to the graveyard?”
Hare Gambles On Broadway
Playwright David Hare is bringing his new play straight to Broadway. But why? It is the only new play opening there this fall. “Though much of his professional success has been in America, until now – with Stuff Happens and The Vertical Hour – he has never felt comfortable writing about it. What he’s most famous for are his dissections of British life, yet America has played a crucial part in his political – and theatrical – education.”