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Monday, November 20, 2017
Betty Corwin Honored for Creating Lincoln Center’s Broadway Archive
Observer: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the whole Justice League would be advised to make a place in their number for an authentic hero of the arts. She may look like a mild-mannered, little-old-lady librarian, but, underneath, she’s really Betty Corwin.
1 comment:
Alexander Friedland
said...
First off, I am so pleased that this article exists. I think it is extremely important to recognize people like Betty Corwin who are keeping theatre alive and preserving its history. Not enough of this preservation is utilized in my opinion. I think to continue to produce great theatre, we must remember/learn from the roots we came to preserve the theatrical art. This goes a lot technically as technology has improved greatly in just the past twenty years. As well as preserving the work of great artists, Corwin preserves the technological feats of many shows in the film archives at the New York Public Library capture. I think this would be interesting to explore and see the progression of theatre’s technology. I’m so glad to find out about Corwin’s perseverance when trying to start the film archives at the New York Public Library. This is a major lesson that I think will be necessary on my theatrical career path. There are a lot of nos from people and I think Corwin handled it in the best way possible. She went up to all the unions, pitching her idea and persuading many high powers that be of why she was doing a service to them. This incredibly inspirational story is a perfect look into the power of perseverance.
1 comment:
First off, I am so pleased that this article exists. I think it is extremely important to recognize people like Betty Corwin who are keeping theatre alive and preserving its history. Not enough of this preservation is utilized in my opinion. I think to continue to produce great theatre, we must remember/learn from the roots we came to preserve the theatrical art. This goes a lot technically as technology has improved greatly in just the past twenty years. As well as preserving the work of great artists, Corwin preserves the technological feats of many shows in the film archives at the New York Public Library capture. I think this would be interesting to explore and see the progression of theatre’s technology. I’m so glad to find out about Corwin’s perseverance when trying to start the film archives at the New York Public Library. This is a major lesson that I think will be necessary on my theatrical career path. There are a lot of nos from people and I think Corwin handled it in the best way possible. She went up to all the unions, pitching her idea and persuading many high powers that be of why she was doing a service to them. This incredibly inspirational story is a perfect look into the power of perseverance.
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