“Perhaps Perry mimics geishas because she recognizes in them the same elaborate traditions of costume, makeup, dance, singing, and erotic performance, to a commercial end, of which she is a part.”
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When Your Body Fuses With Your Musical Instrument
“Proprioception (e.g. muscle memory) provides the player with a cognitive shortcut that frees the conscious mind from primarily focusing on the mechanical details of music performance and allows it to address issues of aesthetics.”
Alice Munro And The Vindication Of The Short Story
“Maybe I write stories that people get very involved in, maybe it is the complexity and the lives presented in them. I hope they are a good read. I hope they move people.”
Can L.A. Theatres Of All Sizes Band Together To Reach More Audiences?
“We’ve already had meetings about visioning and marketing and branding and talking about what we want L.A. theater to look like in 30 years.”
To Succeed In Ballet, Know You’ll Have To Struggle And Fail
Principal ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson: “It can be quite lonely. Sometimes you can feel isolated because you are the only one in your group of friends that really understands what you need to do to get to the next level.”
Why Did James Franco Make A ‘Pornographic Arthouse Film’?
“He is keen to rebel against the beige treatment of sex in mainstream cinema: the soft stroking of hairless limbs, the passionate kiss that cuts to a dishevelled duvet, the straight-sex, softcore-only policies.”
The Vogue For ‘Cold Ending’ In Film Does Not Work For A Lot Of The Audience
“Dude behind me? Lost it, loudly: ‘That’s it? Really? Really? Worst movie ever! Oscar contender!?'”
Most Humans Hate Creativity (And Treat Creative People Badly)
“People’s partiality toward certainty biases them against creative ideas and can interfere with their ability to even recognize creative ideas.”
Wayne Brown Leaving NEA To Head Michigan Opera Theatre
“Prior to working for the NEA, Brown was producer of music programs for the Cultural Olympiad in Atlanta and managed music events associated with the 1996 Olympics. He also is the former executive director of the Louisville Orchestra.”
Actor Christopher Evan Welch, 48
“Recognizable to many by his unruly mop of brown hair, … [Welch was] an in-demand character actor who appeared in everything from Shakespeare to The Sopranos, including films by Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg and Charlie Kaufman.”