Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
No student posts this week, so 10 editor picks: 5 COVID and 5 Not COVID.
A Theatre Project Explores Collective Solutions to Saving the Ocean
The Theatre Times: The earth’s oceans are under grave threat. Scientists in many fields have pointed to the large-scale negative shifts brought about by human-made pollutants, mining, and overfishing.
How people now choose to behave, make collective decisions, and build solidarity around the health of oceans has an impact not just on our own species, but on all life on earth.
Broadway unions raise concerns on health insurance, the return of theater
Broadway News: A coalition of entertainment unions held a call with members of the press Wednesday to highlight the similar issues plaguing their members while theater and film productions remain suspended.
Among the critical issues raised, Broadway union leaders spoke to the importance of continuing health coverage for their members, whether it be through federal subsidies, relaxed qualifications or through extended contributions from the Broadway League.
Why There's No Stunt Oscar Yet, According to the Directors of John Wick
Collider: Wait, why the heck isn’t there a stunt category at the Oscars? That question has become a major talking point and rallying point for cinephiles in recent years, and it’s easy to understand why. When you consider the enormous presence and importance of films like Star Wars, the Fast & Furious franchise, and the MCU at the box office and in the landscape of cinema at large, it’s pretty dang crazy that the crew members responsible for some of those films’ most iconic scenes aren’t getting awards recognition on par with their peers. So what’s the holdup?
Gamer, actor Tasi Alabastro helps theaters use Twitch to adapt to coronavirus era and beyond
Datebook: Tasi Alabastro was “currently on the finger mikes,” he told audiences at an April 24 performance of “Tell Tale Hearts.” “I guess that’s the keyboard, huh,” he joked.
Bay Area Theatre Cypher’s show, a blend of hip-hop and theater led by performers Dan Wolf, Phil Wong and Carlos Aguirre, a.k.a. Infinite, has already had two runs at Aurora Theatre Company. But under shelter-in-place orders, Cypher migrated online to Facebook Live and Twitch, thanks to Alabastro’s help.
Cuba Reflections
ASTC: Webster has several definitions of “community”: a people with common interests living in a particular area, joint ownership or participation, or a group linked by a common policy. All three of these apply to Cuba, especially for those individuals and groups involved in the performing arts that ASTC members met during the 2019 Forum in Havana.
We can learn from South Korea, where theatre has stayed open for business
The Stage - Opinion - Richard Jordan: South Korea’s strong, reactive response to the crisis, and the continued support of the country’s theatregoers, should give the industry hope, says Richard Jordan
Puppetry and Disability Aesthetics
HowlRound Theatre Commons: The art of puppetry can push forward the imagination, conversations, experiences, and aesthetics of illness, dis/ability, and disability justice. The extraordinary language of puppetry animation holds within it a unique capacity to disrupt and interrogate the able-bodied gaze and normativity. It can open vivid aesthetic and affective responses in audiences that have the potential to widen and deepen how beauty, body, and being are perceived.
The Post-Covid Concert Hall Catastrophe: Why Audience Attendance is the Least of Our Problems
www.middleclassartist.com: When we return to the stage to present opera, dance, theatre, or symphonic works in our 2,000+ seat halls, will our subscribers be there with tickets in hand?
This is the question spreading like wildfire through every board meeting in America. It is the question keeping Artistic Directors, General Managers, agents, and artists up at night.
It is an interesting question.
But it is the wrong one.
“The Wretched” Filmmakers on Practical Effects and Making Horror Films
Variety: In the new horror film “The Wretched,” troubled teen Ben, played by John-Paul Howard is sent to live with his father for the summer in a coastal town. Ben busies himself until he discovers that his neighbor Abbie (Zarah Mahler) is actually possessed by a thousand-year-old witch who preys on children and removes all traces of their existence.
Live Nation Is Planning for Crowdless Shows and Drive-In Concerts
Rolling Stone: With concerts on hold for the past two months due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday reported a 21% drop in revenue for its first quarter, with concert revenue alone dipping 25% and ticket revenue dropping 16% year over year. Shares of Live Nation — which also owns ticketing company Ticketmaster — have dropped about 48% since the middle of February.
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