Here are a few posts from last weeks Greenpage that might be worth your time...
The creative industries are hurting, not helping artists—we need a new model
Prospect Magazine: Every time you watch a television advert, go to a museum, play a computer game, or swipe right on a potential suitor, you’re indulging in the outputs of the so-called “creative industries.” Unless you can remember the time when a “smart” phone was one that simply had a snazzy cover, you would have grown up during the birth of the creative industries.
Abuse Is Not Art: The Yard, CCPA, and Academic Atrocities
rescripted.org: Just yesterday the news broke that Senn High School teacher and former co-Artistic Director of The Yard, Joel Ewing was charged with a count of sexual assault involving a minor.
Earlier this year The Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University’s Associate Dean and Director of the Theatre Conservatory Sean Kelley was accused of repeatedly humiliating and sexually harassing his students.
Why ‘Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’ Is Obsolete
AMERICAN THEATRE: The first time I heard the phrase ED&I, I was sitting in a session at the 2016 Theatre Communications Group National Conference in Washington, D.C. I didn’t know what it meant and was grateful when another attendee asked for the acronym to be defined. “Equity, diversity, and inclusion,” responded the facilitator.
Will Immersive Entertainment Experiences Ever Overtake Real Physical Involvement in the Game?
HERO Sports: After years of unfulfilled promise from developers, it finally appears as though immersive technology is slowly but surely breaking into the mainstream. The entertainment industry - including sports broadcasting - is proving to be a particularly fruitful playground for virtual reality and augmented reality technology; firms such as Ticketmaster are now able to show customers the view from their seat before they purchase their ticket, while others are opting to stream full music gigs in augmented reality via a number of headsets. Although the technology is undoubtedly impressive, will we ever get to the point where it becomes more popular than being physically present at the game?
"I’m Not Interested in More Allies. I Need Advocates." A conversation with Michael J. Bobbitt and Raymond O. Caldwell
DC Theatre Scene: What is it like for leaders of Color to work in White theatres? This Howlround Theatre Commons interview is between two well-known Washington area leaders: Michael J. Bobbitt, former Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre MTC, now Artistic Director of New Repertory Theatre in Boston, and director Raymond O. Caldwell, Artistic Director of Theater Alliance.
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