Stage director Nicolas Kent and former Guardian security editor Richard Norton-Taylor have edited hundreds of hours of testimony, from early warnings to “bragging about fixing fire safety tests,” into a verbatim theatre piece. – The Guardian
New York City Considers Setting Up ‘Nightlife Districts’
“The city’s Office of Nightlife is recommending that officials identify areas with low residential density ‘where a limited 24-hour [per day pilot] program might be tested.” – AP
Who Should Next Run The National Ballet Of Canada?
Looking beyond the National Ballet, unless one imagines someone like choreographer Crystal Pite wanting to run a big company, there are no obvious standout candidates in Canada. – Toronto Star
Resolving The Differences Between Conscious Choice And Intention
The decisions that I am aware of speak for me, the conscious agent, who I am and how I impact the world, either locally or, perhaps for some folks, in a more profound global way. These practical decisions about what to do are intentions I form. – 3 Quarks Daily
Savage Beauty — Take two
Three months ago I blogged about Min Xiao-fen’s exceptional new recording, White Lotus, in which her pipa is mated with Rez Abbasi’s guitar in music from her soundtrack to a classic Chinese silent film. NPR has now done a seven-minute feature on the disc. – Joseph Horowitz
How To Transition From Commercial Dancer To Choreographer
“Nine years ago, Del Mak decided he was done performing for artists like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and One Direction. ‘I’d done everything I wanted to, and I was tired of the rat race,’ he says. ‘My body was starting to hurt.’ The next obvious step? Choreography.” – Dance Magazine
We Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Stage Managers, Too
“Black stage managers and their white allies … are establishing new organizations for racial equity, creating more opportunities for up-and-coming stage managers of color, and even examining aspects of their job that may do more harm than good.” – The New York Times
Is This The First Known Piece Of Neanderthal Art?
Two years ago in Germany’s well-known Unicorn Cave, archaeologists discovered a deer knuckle with diagonal lines deliberately carved in it, Carbon dating has shown that the bone is 51,000 years old — before Homo sapiens arrived in Europe. But is it actually art? – National Geographic
Richard Donner, Who Directed Some Of The Late 20th Century’s Biggest Blockbusters, Dead At 91
Early in his career, he helmed episodes of many of the most iconic TV series of the ’60s, then he went on to direct The Omen, Superman, The Goonies, Scrooged, and the Lethal Weapon franchise. – Variety
England’s Arts Venues Can Operate At Full Capacity Starting July 19
Just two more weeks, then no more three-foot distancing and no more mandatory masks, said Boris Johnson. – Variety