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

The Unpredictable Experiment: 25 Years of Sloan Science Plays

AMERICAN THEATRE: Maybe Wilbur Wright didn’t actually lob this accusation at his brother Orville on the beach at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1900, but he did so onstage at New York City’s Ensemble Studio Theatre in November 1997. This was the debut of Flight, a play by Arthur Giron which, like the Wright Brothers’ fateful experiment, also marked the beginning of something big. Flight was the modest kickoff of a long line of science-themed plays supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, in a unique funding program that continues to this day and shows no signs of stopping.

Posted by David at 3/29/2024 10:42:00 AM

Misty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers

Entertainment | phillytrib.com: Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the highest echelons of dance when she became the first African American woman to be a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, one of the most prestigious and well-renowned dance companies in the world.

Posted by David at 3/28/2024 10:30:00 AM

'Road House' Writer Claims Amazon Used AI to Replicate Actors' Voices

variety.com: Hill’s lawsuit alleges that he filed a petition with the U.S. Copyright Office in 2021, requesting that the copyright return to him after United Artists’ claim was set to expire in November 2023. The suit goes on to allege that Amazon ignored his claims and proceeded with the film, using artificial intelligence to replicate the voices of actors for ADR during the SAG strike in an effort to complete the film before the Nov. 10 deadline.

Posted by David at 3/26/2024 10:19:00 AM

Dancing Across the Solar System as the Grand Canyon’s Astronomer in Residence

Dance Magazine: When I first imagined choreographing a dance about the connection between the Grand Canyon and how humans explore the solar system, I figured the idea was a little too “out there” to be taken seriously. And yet, last month, I stood at the rim of the Grand Canyon as the park’s official Astronomer in Residence. Perched on a ledge of Kaibab limestone, I began the first gesture phrase that would describe the canyon’s geologic history—and form the backbone for Chasing Canyons, a modern dance solo I premiered at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim on February 23, 2024.

Posted by David at 3/29/2024 10:30:00 AM

The curious case of the embedded critic

Intermission: Toronto theatre criticism is in a weird spot at the moment. Discussion around criticism in this city feels more volatile than ever before: several theatres have removed critics from their press lists, and artists continue to speak out about the harms they’ve experienced from their side of a review. For some Toronto critics, to write about local theatre is to play a no-win game of extremes, with artists on one side and critics on the other — an us-versus-them between art and its response. As a critic who went to theatre school and continues to nurture my own artistic practices, I fall somewhere in the middle.

Posted by David at 3/25/2024 10:32:00 AM

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

Is Ai in 'Late Night With the Devil' Ethical?

nofilmschool.com: Our most recent soiree into the debate comes in an ironic twist with the upcoming horror film Late Night With the Devil and recent backlash from a Twitter warrior noticing an AI generated still in the trailer. If AI is a "devil" of sorts to humanist art, should we perpetuate it in any way at all?

Posted by David at 3/22/2024 10:35:00 AM

IATSE Sets Simultaneous Talks Between Locals & Studios As Bargaining Resumes

deadline.com: Back at the bargaining table with the studios this week after several days of caucusing, IATSE on Tuesday laid out its plans for the next phase of talks as a contract-expiration date inched closer for a tense Hollywood.

Posted by David at 3/22/2024 10:30:00 AM

‘Our destroyed theatre’s heart still beats’: Mariupol’s actors return to the stage, two years on

Ukraine | The Guardian: When the bombs hit the Mariupol Drama theatre, Vira Lebedynska did not hear a boom or a blast. From the recording studio in the theatre’s basement, where she was sheltering along with a few other theatre employees, the sensation was more like a vacuum.

Posted by David at 3/18/2024 10:51:00 AM

Star Wars' R2D2 blamed for 'misuse' of the word hologram

www.avinteractive.com: If you want to know who to blame for what is said to be the continual misuse of the word 'hologram', look no further than the original Star Wars film. Hardly a week goes by when there isn't a story about a pop star coming back from the dead – or at least out of early retirement – as a hologram to thrill their pining fans with a 'live' performance.

Posted by David at 3/19/2024 10:56:00 AM

How Artists are Keeping Mountains of Dead Pointe Shoes Out of Landfills

Dance Magazine: Pacific Northwest Ballet goes through roughly 2,000 pairs of pointe shoes per year. New York City Ballet uses 500 pairs per month during Nutcracker season. Some pros exhaust multiple pairs of shoes in a single performance day.

Posted by David at 3/18/2024 10:58:00 AM

There are no bad ideas

Friday, April 05, 2024

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Worth a Look

The Unpredictable Experiment: 25 Years of Sloan Science Plays

Misty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers

'Road House' Writer Claims Amazon Used AI to Replicate Actors' Voices

Dancing Across the Solar System as the Grand Canyon’s Astronomer in Residence

The curious case of the embedded critic

Friday, March 29, 2024

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Worth a Look

Is Ai in 'Late Night With the Devil' Ethical?

IATSE Sets Simultaneous Talks Between Locals & Studios As Bargaining Resumes

‘Our destroyed theatre’s heart still beats’: Mariupol’s actors return to the stage, two years on

Star Wars' R2D2 blamed for 'misuse' of the word hologram

How Artists are Keeping Mountains of Dead Pointe Shoes Out of Landfills

Friday, March 22, 2024

DP Weekly Wrap Up

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