“Concert music moves audiences bodily. … Music reaches not just the minds (the cognition and experiences of people), but also their bodies such as heart rate, breathing, body movement. This is called ’embodied cognition.’” - PsyPost
The sculpture of Priscilla Chan, wife to Mark Zuckerberg, is so obviously self-referential and AI-influenced that it’s hard to discuss critically. But “is this what most sculpture, or indeed most art, will look like in the future? Given the endless possibilities of AI, is this where we’re all headed?” - Washington Post
Well, Second City doesn’t really do a ton of political comedy, per se. However, if someone shouted out Tim Walz: “We know he likes white-guy tacos. … Truly - yes. Present him as very cool uncle. So, yeah, I'd probably go straight to Minnesota.” - NPR
Serious institutions might legitimately turn up their noses at the immersive van Gogh or Monet "experiences," but nearly half of the immersive art shows out there have been designed by artists themselves, from Meow Wolf to teamLab to David Hockney. Should museums join in, despite the expensive equipment required? - ARTnews
The opera and ballet mecca has seen two big price increases this year alone; admission now costs well over double what it did in 2023. Many angry patrons blame new general director Valery Gergiev, with some noting that prices at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater, which Gergiev has run for decades, remain reasonable. - Gramilano
"The first thing we do is make sure that they can see plays that reflect their lives," says artistic director (and Oscar winner for Moonlight) Tarell Alvin McCraney about his Theater as a Lens for Justice initiative, which offers free tickets to "populations impacted by incarceration." - The New York Times
“We’re expanding the size of the theatre; we’re not creating a competitive product." Now, with unions across the field adopting streaming provisions, the second-best seat in the house might be at home. - American Theatre
Skipping the interval (as they call it over there) is somewhat controversial: some producers and directors think that offering a shorter evening may bring back patrons who've been staying away since the pandemic, while many theatres depend on the income from bar sales during the break. - The Guardian
Why spend precious time, in an age of nearly infinite media, plopped in front of a bad show to pick it apart? It’s like gorging yourself on a disgusting meal not because you’re hungry, but because you want to gripe about it later. - The New York Times
Podcasting, TikTok algorithms, and the GOP’s ability to motivate angry young men - they all play a part. But “while the ideas of Gamergate may live on in the far right and the GOP, the aggressive, harassing fandom behaviors are not limited to a political party.” - Wired
“The things we will try have not been tested. The new ideas will seem too radical to implement. The work will necessitate giving up unearned privilege and power. Theatres do not operate in a vacuum, and neither do theatre workers.” - American Theatre
"Giving an audience member 'a hand in guiding the show' is key to the success of a one-person performance. 'You have to sort of walk a tightrope between delivering a scripted show and being flexible to an audience member.'" - The Guardian
Thousands of fans left at loose ends after Swift's Vienna show was called off (due to terrorist threats) flocked to the Austrian capital's museums. At the Albertina, the lines were 20 minutes long in 91°F heat, yet people waited patiently. And the visitors were a demographic rarely seen in such numbers there. - ARTnews
After some anger and grief, and years of frustration, this is what happens now when news sites die: “Former DCist reporter Colleen Grablick remembers fellow DCist coworker Maddie Poore asking: ‘Local news co-op, when?’” - Nieman Lab
The surprise hit film is going to be a stage musical! But you knew that. The true news is that the Hugh Jackman passion project is finally in serious development for the stage, with Disney. Do we hear the sound of a million theatre kid dreams soaring? - Variety
