There are no bad ideas: September 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

AFRIYAH: Ghanaian Costume Designer Who Worked On The Woman King Speaks On Styling Actors And Her Career

YEN.COM.GH: Ghanaians born in the nineties have seen the best of local movies such as Diabolo, Mamma Mia and theatrical dramas like Obra and Osofo Dadzie by great actors such as David Dontoh and Grace Omaboe, popularly known as Maame Dokono.

Posted by David at 9/23/2022 11:01:00 AM
I Coordinated Sex Scenes for 'Blonde,' the NC-17 Marilyn Monroe Biopic With Ana De Armas

www.businessinsider.com: I'm a certified intimacy coordinator for film, TV, and theater, which means I help facilitate the performance of intimate scenes for productions.

Posted by David at 9/19/2022 10:23:00 AM
How Drama Can Help Open Up Conversations on Suicide for Young People in Post-Pandemic Times

The Theatre Times: Suicide is the second highest cause of death in 15-to-29-year-olds around the world, according to UK charity Young Minds, an organization set up to help children and young people with mental health issues.

Posted by David at 9/19/2022 10:17:00 AM
Women Still Underrepresented Behind the Camera in Indie Film World

Vanity Fair: Despite making up over half of the country’s population, women are still underrepresented behind the camera in America’s independent film industry. According to the study “Indie Women: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women in U.S. Independent Film, 2021-22” released today by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen

Posted by David at 9/21/2022 10:18:00 AM
A Capital Season

AMERICAN THEATRE: For this year’s survey of what theatre insiders are looking forward to in the coming season, we asked folks who work for theatres located in our nation’s capital cities: What show or program at your theatre most exemplifies that way the American theatre has changed? And what play not at your theatre are you most looking forward to seeing, even if you have to travel to see it?

Posted by David at 9/22/2022 10:37:00 AM

Friday, September 23, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 18, 2022

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Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Here are just some of the ways theater depends on 'women's work,' often unpaid

Datebook: In honor of Labor Day, I got to team up with five female photojournalists at The Chronicle to explore the notion of women’s work. The team followed five Bay Area moms for an entire day each to document their paid and unpaid labor, which got me wondering about the unpaid women’s work of theater.

Posted by David at 9/13/2022 11:27:00 AM
John Adams' 'Antony and Cleopatra' utilizes a crucial role: opera prompter

NPR: To reach the prompter's box at the home of the San Francisco Opera, Matthew Piatt heads under the stage and walks down a long, narrow passageway. Then he shimmies up a metal ladder. "I always have to be careful not to rip my pants," Piatt says, as he hoists himself into a seat and pushes a button to propel himself upward several feet, using a hydraulic lift.

Posted by David at 9/15/2022 02:06:00 PM
How one Berkeley company plans to house traveling artists amid soaring Bay Area housing crisis

Datebook: Across the breezeway from Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s new Medak Center, fuchsia light from the set of the new musical “Goddess” streamed through an open loading bay door, like a portal to Narnia.

Posted by David at 9/14/2022 09:52:00 AM
Teenage ‘House of the Dragon’ Actor Thanks Intimacy Coordinator After Uncomfortable Sex Scene

jezebel.com: This week’s House of the Dragon episode was all about sex, with two teenage girl characters and their vastly different experiences at the heart of it all. Emily Carey was cast as one of these characters, Alicent Hightower, when she was just 17 years old. Having watched parts of HotD’s predecessor, Game of Thrones, Carey said in a Newsweek interview that she was initially afraid to take on the role of a teenage queen married to a much older man and the inevitably uncomfortable intimate scenes this would surely entail.

Posted by David at 9/13/2022 11:20:00 AM
Death of Ukrainian dancer on battlefield underscores costs of war

The Washington Post: The recent Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces has been hailed as a stunning success, offering a jolt of optimism in a grueling nearly seven-month-old war. But the battlefield death earlier this week of beloved Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval, a father of two remembered as “a pure and bright soul,” crystallizes the dreadful cost of the nation’s military victories.

Posted by David at 9/16/2022 02:19:00 PM

Friday, September 16, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 11, 2022

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Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Arts News | Uncomfortable truths behind the 'Ragtime' cancellation

Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com: Three things everyone seems to agree on after a small theater company in Evergreen decided to pull the plug on its production of “Ragtime” just two weeks before its opening night: 1. It’s heartbreaking for everyone involved. 2. If a show can’t be done right, it shouldn’t be done at all. 3. And in the end, it was probably best for this troubled production not to go forward.

Posted by David at 9/05/2022 04:42:00 PM
New 1/52 Project Selects Early-Career Theater Designers For Grants

Deadline: The 1/52 Project, a new financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the first seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from $100,000 in grants. Each of the inaugural recipients will receive grants up to $15,000, with applicants chosen based on talent, creativity, innovation, and potential for future excellence in the professional theatrical field.

Posted by David at 9/07/2022 01:45:00 PM
Award-Winning AI-Generated Artwork Sparks Debate Online

mymodernmet.com: When Jason Allen entered his work into the Colorado State Fair's annual art competition, he was hoping to make a splash. But he couldn't have anticipated that his artwork Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, which took home the blue ribbon in the digital art category, would cause such a stir. Allen's artwork, which was created using the AI image generator Midjourney, has sparked a fierce debate about the role of artists and the use of AI in fine art.

Posted by David at 9/09/2022 10:40:00 AM
Can Art Help Fight A War?

ARTS Blog: Russia’s assault on Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, with a series of missile attacks and the use of long-range artillery. My mother called me from Ukraine in the middle of the night, crying. I assured her that everything will be alright. The next day I was headed south from my home in Florida for a ribbon-cutting event and the idea of war seemed to be surreal. How can we celebrate a new mural when people are being killed by invaders from a neighboring country?

Posted by David at 9/08/2022 10:33:00 AM
Celebrating the Spirit in Intimacy Work

HowlRound Theatre Commons: It gives me so much joy to be sitting here with you and talking about your intimacy practice and what excites you about the industry. So, let's begin! I do have questions that are benchmarks and guidelines, but feel free to share whatever riff or rant your mind wants to take you on in this process.

Posted by David at 9/05/2022 04:35:00 PM

Friday, September 09, 2022

DP Weely Wrap Up

Monday, September 05, 2022

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Here are a couple of posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Fringe audiences are 99% white? As a South Asian critic, I found Edinburgh’s screaming lack of diversity hugely troubling

The Guardian: I’m sitting in the audience of another Edinburgh fringe show. The month is in full swing and, as a reviewer, I’ve fallen into the pattern of rushing across the city from one venue to another to find my next seat. But, as I sit here, I have a growing sense of discomfort. Like the previous show, and the one before that, I’m the only person of colour in the audience.

Posted by David at 9/01/2022 12:05:00 PM
Intimacy and Equity: A Balancing Act

HowlRound Theatre Commons: The intimacy industry is under pressure. While many creatives and artistic leaders see the benefits of intimacy direction and coordination as specific care and technical support for actors, the industry itself has not yet created an equitable and inclusive training process for marginalized people.

Posted by David at 8/29/2022 10:16:00 AM
Meow Wolf announces Texas artists for new venue

blooloop: Meow Wolf has announced the Texas-based artists for its fourth permanent installation, opening in Grapevine in 2023. More than 30 artists located in Texas are collaborating with Meow Wolf to create 30 rooms, as well as select sculptures and dioramas, within the 29,000-square-foot space.

Posted by David at 9/02/2022 10:33:00 AM
A.I. software called DALL-E turns your words into pictures

www.cnbc.com: In scrolling through your social media feeds of late, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed illustrations accompanied by captions. They’re popular now. The pictures you’re seeing are likely made possible by a text-to-image program called DALL-E. Before posting the illustrations, people are inserting words, which are then being converted into images through artificial intelligence models.

Posted by David at 8/31/2022 10:37:00 AM
Rental Property Market Growing Due To Film And TV Productions

www.forbes.com: With high-end TV production spend at a record high throughout the world, the film and TV industry is interestingly becoming an important sector for landlords.

Posted by David at 9/02/2022 10:28:00 AM

There are no bad ideas

Friday, September 30, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Worth a Look

AFRIYAH: Ghanaian Costume Designer Who Worked On The Woman King Speaks On Styling Actors And Her Career

I Coordinated Sex Scenes for 'Blonde,' the NC-17 Marilyn Monroe Biopic With Ana De Armas

How Drama Can Help Open Up Conversations on Suicide for Young People in Post-Pandemic Times

Women Still Underrepresented Behind the Camera in Indie Film World

A Capital Season

Friday, September 23, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Worth a Look

Here are just some of the ways theater depends on 'women's work,' often unpaid

John Adams' 'Antony and Cleopatra' utilizes a crucial role: opera prompter

How one Berkeley company plans to house traveling artists amid soaring Bay Area housing crisis

Teenage ‘House of the Dragon’ Actor Thanks Intimacy Coordinator After Uncomfortable Sex Scene

Death of Ukrainian dancer on battlefield underscores costs of war

Friday, September 16, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Worth a Look

Arts News | Uncomfortable truths behind the 'Ragtime' cancellation

New 1/52 Project Selects Early-Career Theater Designers For Grants

Award-Winning AI-Generated Artwork Sparks Debate Online

Can Art Help Fight A War?

Celebrating the Spirit in Intimacy Work

Friday, September 09, 2022

DP Weely Wrap Up

Monday, September 05, 2022

Worth a Look

Fringe audiences are 99% white? As a South Asian critic, I found Edinburgh’s screaming lack of diversity hugely troubling

Intimacy and Equity: A Balancing Act

Meow Wolf announces Texas artists for new venue

A.I. software called DALL-E turns your words into pictures

Rental Property Market Growing Due To Film And TV Productions

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