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Does Method Acting Have A Future In The 21st Century?
The Method's two main teachers in America, Stella Adler and Sanford Meisner, said in 1979 that they doubted it would outlive them. Well, it's...
Playwright Ed Bullins, Leader Of Black Arts Movement, Dead At 86
"Over a 55-year career in which he produced nearly 100 plays, Mr. Bullins sought to reflect the Black urban experience unmitigated by the expectations...
King Solomon’s Mines, Archaeology, And Arguments Over The Old Testament’s Historical Accuracy
New finds at a remote site that's been identified, dismissed, and re-identified as the Israelite monarch's fabled copper mines have reignited debates about whether...
Nobel-Winning Writer Orhan Pamuk Charged — Again — With Insulting Turkey And Turkishness
The particular crimes he's accused of this time are insulting Atatürk and making fun of the Turkish flag in his latest novel, Nights of...
4,500-Year-Old Sun Temple Uncovered In Egypt
A team of archaeologists working at Abu Ghurab, 12 miles south of Cairo, discovered this temple underneath the ruins of a temple that had...
Frida Soars Past Diego For Most Expensive Work Of Latin American Art Ever Sold
At an auction on Tuesday at Sotheby's New York, Frida Kahlo's self-portrait Diego y yo (depicting an image of her husband, Diego Rivera, on...
Spain Drops Post-Brexit Visa Requirement For British Musicians
"Spain's announcement means UK musicians and their crew will no longer need visas for engagements of less than 90 days, a change in policy...
Being Bilingual Really Does Help Your Brain. It Took America A Long Time...
From the start of World War I, for about 50 years, scientists and the government were convinced that using another language alongside English decreased...
Davóne Tines Is Transforming The Song Recital — And Maybe Even Classical Singing Itself
The bass-baritone has made programming an art in itself, building evenings around a sermon or a Langston Hughes poem, slipping from Bach to jazz...
A Political Consultant Turns The Story Of His Downfall Into An Autofiction Musical
Hank Morris was a serious player until then-New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo prosecuted him. His new show, A Turtle on a Fence...
As Audience For Foreign-Language Streaming TV Soars, There’s A Shortage Of Translators For Subtitles
Talk to some of the skilled professionals who do the translating, however, and it seems this is yet another case where there's not a...
Why Dancing Is Good For Your Physical And Mental Health (According To Neuroscience!)
"Wouldn't it be great if science could confirm … that dancing is one of the best things we can do for our heath, joyful...
Some Encouraging Data On Whether And When Audiences Will Return
"In this blog, we first examine the historic impact of COVID on performing arts ticket sales and then we use the data to simulate...
As People Continue To Work From Home, Will Weeknight Performances Remain Feasible?
Fewer people than back in The Time Before will be able to swing by the theater or concert hall after leaving the office. Will...
Spotify Moves Into Audiobooks The Silicon Valley Way — By Buying A Company
The acquisition of audiobook platform Findaway lets Spotify "quickly bring a large catalog of audiobooks to its massive user base … in the way...
Strike Averted As IATSE Accepts Deal With Hollywood Studios
"The membership of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has voted to ratify a new three-year agreement, ending the threat of the first...
One-Day Strike Called At Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston
"More than 96% of the union, which represents public-facing staff, library workers, educators, curators, conservators, and administrative and professional workers, voted to picket outside...
La Mama Theatre Rises From The (Literal) Ashes
No, La MaMa in New York didn't burn down. But La Mama in Melbourne did. Founded in 1969 and an important venue for developing...
Sylvère Lotringer, Who Founded Semiotext(e) And Brought French Theory To America’s Art World, Dead...
We leave it to you to speculate on which direction St. Peter will send him for that, but his work did spark enormous changes...
In A Time Of Crisis And Pestilence, Vaudeville As Social Critique
Not, in this case, the early-20th-century American genre of variety show. This is 19th-century Parisian vaudeville: popular boulevard comedies depicting simply drawn characters from...
Writers Ought To Be Trained The Way Actors Are
"Actors in training get to try out different techniques and approaches, learning to develop a character through movement, script analysis, or emotional connection; they...
Are Some People’s Brains Simply Wired Better For Dance?
Well, there's no point in trying to deny that some people have more natural aptitude. However, writes neuroscientist Gayle Doherty, everyone has the ability...
Why Arts And Humanities Are Crucial To STEM Education And The Tech Industry
In the latest university rankings from Times Higher Education, the top two schools for arts and humanities in the world are, perhaps surprisingly, Stanford...
Design Fiction? What Exactly Is That?
According to this manifesto, it's "a tool for reimagining the past, present, and future. It makes scenarios real enough to feel possible, inspiring dialogue,...
Hollywood Has Joined The NFT Gold Rush
Is this a potential long-term income source or an big old asset bubble? Opinions differ, but the studios aren't letting even a short-term chance...
