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Friday, April 09, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

WEAR A MASK – WASH YOUR HANDS – WATCH YOUR DISTANCE

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Monday, April 05, 2021

Worth a Look

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

Pay Transparency In Theatre: The Campaign To Playbill For Equity

www.theatreartlife.com: Several requests have been made to Playbill in recent years; Costume Professionals for Wage Equity got in touch back in 2019, while On Our Team and Costume Professionals for Wage Equity with support from Theatre Communications Group (TCG) also contacted Playbill to make the change prior to releasing the open letter.
Posted by David at 3/30/2021 12:10:00 PM

With the Help of Social Media, the Asian Ballet Community Is Speaking Out Against Anti-Asian Violence

Pointe: Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes around the world, Singapore-based dancewear company Cloud & Victory posted a video on March 18 calling for a stop to the hate against the Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. It features prominent Asian dancers and allies, including former professional dancer Miko Fogarty, The Joffrey Ballet's Jeraldine Mendoza and Boston Ballet's Lia Cirio and Paulina Waski.
Posted by David at 4/01/2021 01:47:00 PM

Where Does Immersive Theater Go From Here?

Dance Magazine: It's 9:30 pm on a Thursday night in November; my eyes close as I hear the familiar, haunting notes of the closing music for Then She Fell. Music I've heard thousands of times before. Eerie, swelling strings that have signaled the beginning of a dinner break with fellow castmates, or the end of a long night. In this particular moment, on this particular evening, my mind begins to unwittingly sift through memories like yellowed papers in an old filing cabinet, the ink smeared just barely, the pages crumbled in a perfectly satisfying and familiar way. I have been here countless times before and yet this time is remarkably different.
Posted by David at 3/31/2021 01:36:00 PM

Taking ADA From the Page to the Stage

AMERICAN THEATRE: Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but many who work in the theatre would agree that there is much left to do before even the nation’s largest venues can be called truly accessible. This work has both a long and recent history. In 2018, Katherine Fritz wrote for American Theatre about the need for accessibility policies in American theatre spaces, and in 2010, the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Accessibility released a primer on the Department of Justice’s ADA changes at the time of a major update to the legislation.
Posted by David at 3/30/2021 12:09:00 PM

Talawa theatre company: 'It's time to double down on Black Lives Matter pledges'

Stage | The Guardian: Britain’s oldest black theatre company, Talawa, is plotting its 35th-anniversary celebrations and hopes to go big. It might have gone bigger, had its plans to stage an ambitious season of works not been aborted late last year. Michael Buffong, its artistic director, had programmed Black Joy at Birmingham Rep for this autumn, which “was supposed to present a step change” in its scale and ambition.
Posted by David at 3/29/2021 05:51:00 PM

Friday, April 02, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

WEAR A MASK – WASH YOUR HANDS – WATCH YOUR DISTANCE

https://www.cmu.edu/coronavirus

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Worth a Look

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

Asian-American Theater Artists Speak Out

New York Theater: In response to the killing last week of six Asian-American women in Atlanta and a rise in anti-Asian violence, AAPAC, the advocacy group for Asian-American performers, released a statement today that argues for a connection between these atrocities and “the systemic exclusion and the dehumanization” of Asian-Americans, including in the theater industry: “Theaters cannot stand by and continue to be complicit in this violence. “
Posted by David at 3/24/2021 11:40:00 AM

Final Bow for Yellowface Accelerates Plans to Lift Up Asian Dance Talent

Dance Magazine: For five years now, Final Bow for Yellowface has been working to rid ballet of offensive Asian stereotypes. But the organization's goals have always gone deeper than simply updating costumes or makeup. "It's about what is Asianness onstage—who is given authority, what is considered 'high art'? And how that translates to the daily lives of Asian people outside the theater," says co-founder Phil Chan.
Posted by David at 3/25/2021 11:31:00 AM

Producers: Your job listings need to include pay

SoundGirls.org: I don’t know of a time prior to this pandemic that the entire entertainment industry was out of work. It’s very difficult to think of when or how we will get back to work, and the grim reality is that many of the companies with which we are accustomed to receiving work will not be there when “normalcy” returns. This means that when we do return to work, there will be more of us than available jobs.
Posted by David at 3/22/2021 11:35:00 AM

Hollywood Workplace Culture Won't Look the Same After COVID Ends

Variety: Working in entertainment may never look the same again. To hear numerous executives tell it, the past 12 months have shifted the paradigm for modern office life. Gone are the days of staying tethered to a desk until the boss leaves for the night. Showing up to work with a nasty cold no longer a badge of honor but a mark of disregard for your colleagues. And getting hired for a job that is headquartered in a totally different city or working remotely from a distant location might become more commonplace.
Posted by David at 3/22/2021 11:28:00 AM

San Francisco rolls out a guaranteed income program giving artists $1,000 a month

Datebook: More than 100 San Francisco artists will be guaranteed $1,000 a month for six months under a pilot program set to launch in May, following similar efforts by Stockton, Oakland and Marin County to support struggling residents during the pandemic. The guaranteed income program, announced Thursday, March 25, by Mayor London Breed, is accepting applications now through April 15 via the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ website.
Posted by David at 3/26/2021 09:40:00 AM

Friday, March 26, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

WEAR A MASK – WASH YOUR HANDS – WATCH YOUR DISTANCE

https://www.cmu.edu/coronavirus

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Worth a Look

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

Stop AAPI Hate: A Resource Guide to Support the Asian-American Community

Playbill: Since the coronavirus pandemic began over a year ago, America has faced a troubling rise of attacks on people of Asian descent. President Joe Biden, in his first primetime address, called out the increase in crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, saying “it’s wrong, it’s un-American, and it must stop.”
Posted by David at 3/19/2021 09:31:00 AM

Life Beneath Hollywood's 'Bamboo Ceiling'

LAist: I remember sitting in a meeting a few years ago, casting extras for a major feature film. We were going down the list of scenes, all very routine, discussing what type of people should be in the background for each one: A 50-50 male-female split at the café — no problem. Older crowd at the charity benefit, fine. Then we made it to a scene in a fictional paralegal's office, and someone said "This would be a really great spot for an Asian." The whole room erupted in a murmur of agreement.
Posted by David at 3/18/2021 11:36:00 AM

Hollywood’s Unions Had Their Finest Hour In The Year Of Pandemic

Deadline: In the hardest year, Hollywood’s unions had their finest hour. Together and separately, they navigated those first uncertain days of the entertainment industry shutdown a year ago this week and came together with the major companies to develop protocols to get their members back to work as safely as possible. Their rallying cry was, “We’re all in this together.”
Posted by David at 3/16/2021 11:20:00 AM

Broadway Women's Alliance Talks With iHeartRadio Broadway About Why The Organization Was Created

www.broadwayworld.com: The co-founders of the Broadway Women's Alliance recently sat down with iHeartRadio Broadway's SJ Arnegger to talk about why they created their organization. The Broadway Women's Alliance is open to all female-identifying members in the Broadway and Broadway adjacent community who wants to participate in peer-to-peer mentorship, community building and various events that take place throughout the year.
Posted by David at 3/15/2021 11:18:00 AM

Lloyd Webber: Theatreland must ‘stop wringing its hands and pay for drama diversity’

Culture | The Guardian: Andrew Lloyd Webber is calling for wealthy individuals from the worlds of theatre, film and television to support the training of young actors from the poorest backgrounds through a far greater investment in scholarships. His plea comes on the eve of a report to be launched on Monday by his philanthropic foundation that will lay bare the lack of diversity in drama schools and how this loss inevitably leads to a disproportionate number of white actors being given lead stage and screen roles.
Posted by David at 3/15/2021 11:27:00 AM

There are no bad ideas

Friday, April 09, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Monday, April 05, 2021

Worth a Look

Pay Transparency In Theatre: The Campaign To Playbill For Equity

With the Help of Social Media, the Asian Ballet Community Is Speaking Out Against Anti-Asian Violence

Where Does Immersive Theater Go From Here?

Taking ADA From the Page to the Stage

Talawa theatre company: 'It's time to double down on Black Lives Matter pledges'

Friday, April 02, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Worth a Look

Asian-American Theater Artists Speak Out

Final Bow for Yellowface Accelerates Plans to Lift Up Asian Dance Talent

Producers: Your job listings need to include pay

Hollywood Workplace Culture Won't Look the Same After COVID Ends

San Francisco rolls out a guaranteed income program giving artists $1,000 a month

Friday, March 26, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Worth a Look

Stop AAPI Hate: A Resource Guide to Support the Asian-American Community

Life Beneath Hollywood's 'Bamboo Ceiling'

Hollywood’s Unions Had Their Finest Hour In The Year Of Pandemic

Broadway Women's Alliance Talks With iHeartRadio Broadway About Why The Organization Was Created

Lloyd Webber: Theatreland must ‘stop wringing its hands and pay for drama diversity’

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