Here are a few posts from the past week that might be worth your time...
Immersive Arts Innovator Meow Wolf Flexes Economic Muscles Post-Pandemic With New Denver Location
www.forbes.com: Few areas of the economy took as direct a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic as the fast-growing, buzzy world of immersive arts experiences typified by companies like the Santa Fe-based social impact B-corporation Meow Wolf, which had just raised $158 million in 2019 to expand its operations.
Cinematographers To Producers: Address Long Workdays In IATSE Contract Talks
Deadline: Fourteen of Hollywood’s top cinematographers – including Oscar winners John Toll, Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki and Erik Messerschmidt – have signed a letter urging the member companies of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to finally address “the hazards of unsafe working hours” that have been common in the film and TV industry for decades.
As the Dance World Works to Become More Inclusive, Conservative Religious Dancers Still Encounter Challenges
www.dancemagazine.com: Passover was going to be a challenge. During her years as a modern Orthodox Jewish student at the School of American Ballet, Dena Abergel had stayed with a family in the city every Friday so she could attend Friday night and Saturday classes without taking the train home to New Jersey, in accordance with her observance of the Sabbath. But as a teenage member of New York City Ballet, she requested three days off—the first two days of Passover followed by Shabbat—which, as far as she knew, was unprecedented for a company member.
IATSE Gearing Up For Possible Strike Against Film & TV Industry
Deadline: IATSE is gearing up for a possible strike against the film and television industry, which would be the first industry-wide strike in the union’s history. The union and management’s AMPTP will return to the bargaining table on Thursday in an effort to reach an agreement on a new film and TV contract in advance of Friday’s expiration of their current deal.
Actor Riz Ahmed on increasing Muslim representation in Hollywood
PBS NewsHour: Riz Ahmed's acting and music careers have always gone hand-in-hand. And in his new film "Mogul Mowgli," which he co-wrote, the two art forms collide, with a story that hits close to home. Amna Nawaz speaks to Ahmed about his upcoming films, increasing Muslim representation in Hollywood and 9/11’s lasting impact on Muslims 20 years later.
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