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Friday, September 16, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Worth a Look

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

Worth a Look

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

Friday, September 02, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Friday, May 06, 2022

DP Weekly Round Up

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Worth a Look

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

Five Pittsburgh Arts Groups Join Forces to Share a Director for Equity and Inclusion

onStage Pittsburgh: A cohort of five Pittsburgh arts groups has created the Talent & Equity Director position and today announced Fatima Bunafoor as the choice to “advance equity and inclusion practices and facilitate human resource collaboration.”

Posted by David at 4/28/2022 09:27:00 AM

Interview: TDF's Director of Accessibility Lisa Carling on the Importance of Autism-Friendly Performances, and More

www.broadwayworld.com: April is Autism Acceptance Month, and to honor that, BroadwayWorld is highlighting TDF's Accessibility Programs Department. According to the TDF website, TDF Accessibility Programs provides a membership service for theatregoers who are hard of hearing or deaf, have low vision or are blind, who cannot climb stairs or who require aisle seating or wheelchair locations.

Posted by David at 4/27/2022 09:26:00 AM

Decolonizing Flamenco Through Exploring Black Influences

Dance Magazine: What images come to mind on hearing the word “flamenco”? Feet hammering floor; intense gaze; arched spine; proud, almost arrogant posture; fiery performers? Perhaps all the above, but Black bodies probably don’t figure into the picture. Yet African-descended artists are reaching out and embracing flamenco as their own.

Posted by David at 4/26/2022 10:10:00 AM

Theater-Kid TikTok Is Loving New Musical Social-Media Trend

Rolling Stone: No one — not a dictator, not a politician, not a celebrity, not an influencer — is in possession of more power than a high school theater director. For a small community of theater kids, the director is the one person whose approval you crave most in the world, above their parents, friends, and even above God.

Posted by David at 4/25/2022 10:32:00 AM

Brace Yourselves: Inflation & Recession Are Coming To The Events Industry

Endless Events: The whole world is talking about it, including the Brew Crew: inflation and recession are on the horizon – yet again. In certain industries, it has fully arrived. But since the events industry is so interconnected with the rest of the economy, event profs are also starting to feel the effects of rising costs and labor shortages. We cannot help but wonder and worry: are events going to survive?

Posted by David at 4/28/2022 09:27:00 AM

There are no bad ideas

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

Friday, September 02, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Friday, May 06, 2022

DP Weekly Round Up

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Worth a Look

Five Pittsburgh Arts Groups Join Forces to Share a Director for Equity and Inclusion

Interview: TDF's Director of Accessibility Lisa Carling on the Importance of Autism-Friendly Performances, and More

Decolonizing Flamenco Through Exploring Black Influences

Theater-Kid TikTok Is Loving New Musical Social-Media Trend

Brace Yourselves: Inflation & Recession Are Coming To The Events Industry

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