“As Charlotte Boye-Christensen prepares to step down as artistic director of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, the question arises: Who has ownership and control over the choreography she produced while an employee? … Boye-Christensen wants control over which of her dance works continue to represent her in the company’s repertoire.” The company’s response: “This is not something we wish to discuss at this time.”
Tag: 12.08.12
Why Theatres Keep Coming Back To Chekhov
“Chekhov flatters everyone, thesps, play-goers, designers, producers. … When director Peter Brook first saw Chekhov, he said it was like listening to a tape recorder that had been accidentally switched on during a family argument. To modern audiences, raised on reality TV and soap operas, this humdrum realism is in tune with our aesthetic expectations.”
Teaching Computer Software To Create Stories
“‘My, what a big mouth you have, Grandma,’ says Little Red Riding Hood, with just a hint of suspicion. The wolf sneezes. ‘Bless you,’ says the little girl. Sound odd? That’s because this snippet of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ was written not by a person but by a piece of software called Xapagy. It may not seem like much, but it demonstrates a first step towards computers that can invent stories.”
Saying Goodbye To A Landmark Harlem Club (Thanks To NY’s Real Estate Market)
“The Lenox Lounge, where Billie Holiday had a table, Dizzy Gillespie played his trumpet, and James Baldwin soaked up the scene, where the burgundy leather couches, Art Deco light fixtures and zebra-print wallpaper stir up memories of other eras, and where, even now, everybody knows everybody, will close on Dec. 31.”
Finally, An IMdB/Wikipedia (And Timesuck) For Books
“You can find out how many books mention the Beatles or the Pacific Ocean or Rice Krispies. You can find answers to questions you never meant to ask, such as whether writers favor Marlboros or Camels (Camels have the edge, 85-65), or which brands of cold medicine are cited in E L James’ Fifty Shades of Grey (NyQuil, Advil, Tylenol).”
A ‘Film Accelerator’ Uses Social Media To Drum Up Interest In Indie Canadian Films
“A 17-week program … will run participants through a series of competitive ‘missions,’ designed to build a following and refine film ideas. By the end of June, one team will emerge with up to $1-million in funding (from private sources and tax credits), six months to make a film, and a release in Cineplex Odeon theatres in January, 2014.”
Wave Goodbye To Catcher in the Rye and Hello To The Invasive Plant Inventory
“A new school curriculum which will affect 46 out of 50 states will make it compulsory for at least 70 per cent of books studied to be non-fiction, in an effort to ready pupils for the workplace.”
Here, Look At Some More Niemeyer Buildings
“At a time when modernist architecture was characterized by ‘rational’ right angles, Niemeyer took his inspiration from Brazil’s beaches, rivers, ocean waves, and women. (He was always mentioning the women.)”
What Will Become Of The Steinway Showroom?
“You did not have to be a world-class musician to walk in and run your hands over the products that carry the most famous name in the piano world. It was a showroom — a very ornate showroom.” And now its future is in doubt.