Category Archives: Arts
A poem: If You Forget Me
If You Forget Me I want you to know one thing. You know how this is: if I look at the crystal moon, at the red branch of the slow autumn at my window, if I touch near the fire … Continue reading
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A New Theatre for Singapore
The Pasadena Playhouse announced this past week that the final curtain will fall on Feb 7, 2010. It will cease operations with the closing of the currently running Camelot. The historic theatre represents 90 years of American Theater history and … Continue reading
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How Social Media has changed British Theatre
I’ve been following the development of the National Theatre Wales. They officially launched sometime this month with 13 shows slated for their season. What’s special about them is that their organization is hinged on the use of social media The … Continue reading
Media/bot/Human Interaction in Theatre
This is an interesting premise: the live interaction of an autonomous vision controlled computer “actor” with a human actor. That’s what 1997 play “It/I” written by Claudio Pinhanez was apparently about. It’s an interesting exploration of AI – Human interaction. … Continue reading
NMP Audrey Wong calls for Arts Groups to dialogue with her
Letter reposted from Arts Community Yahoo Group, sent to list on July 19, 2009: Dear all,Tomorrow I will be taking my oath of allegiance in Parliament alongside the 8 other NMPs recently appointed. We received our instruments of appointment from … Continue reading
Portable Screening Day
Tell me, isn’t this cool?! Portable Screening Day, organized by the The Portable Film Festival: The Portable Film Festival, now in its third year, is an international festival of film and user created content. It works in the same way as … Continue reading
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宋冬 @ MOMA NYC
There’s an amazing installation at the MOMA NYC by Beijing based artist 宋冬 Song Dong called 物尽其用 or Waste Not. The breathtaking display of his elderly mother’s entire collection of material possessions (including the wooden frame of the house) covers the entire … Continue reading
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John Isaac
I’m getting reacquainted with one of my favorite photographers, John Isaac. I had the privilege of interviewing him with M. on our WKRZ show (yeah, a while ago). He was brought in by the Arts House to show some of his … Continue reading
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Yay
Yay! The Hypochondriac has been nominated for Best Ensemble in the 2009 Life! Theatre Awards!
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A place…
Theatre becomes a place where we can recognize ourselves, be ourselves, perform ourselves, seemingly apart from the oppressive gaze of the dominant-though I know this “safe space” is always provisional, always partial. – Dorinne Kondo, in Performing Race in Fashion … Continue reading
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