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Sunday, February 27, 2022

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

‘The Crown’ Production Has Over $200,000 Worth of Antique Props Stolen

IndieWire: Keep calm and carry on filming. Netflix confirmed that Season 5 of “The Crown” suffered a large theft to the tune of £150,000, or $201,000, after three production trucks were broken into February 18.

The pandemic nearly killed theatre – the creative way it fought back could leave it stronger

theconversation.com: When the UK went into lockdown in 2020, its multibillion-pound theatre industry could have ceased to exist. However, the vacuum caused by this physical shutdown served in many cases as a spurring force for increased creativity and resourcefulness. Productions did not stop completely, but instead went online, showcasing the potential of modern technology to bring theatre to wider audiences despite a lack of traditional performance spaces or funding.

Meet The Professionals Keeping Sex Safe On The Set

Pittsburgh Magazine: Hollywood has fallen hard for Pittsburgh’s many charms, so close encounters with Oscar winners like Viola Davis, Tom Hanks or Christian Bale are a possibility on any given day. And with each new project comes a growing list of job opportunities, including several involving safety and boundaries — and one that might make you blush.

Choreographer Mark Morris on what it means to be an artist today: ’Everything’s terrible right now’

The Washington Post: Theaters are open, tickets are selling, dancers and singers and actors and musicians are back at work … the pandemic’s clampdown on the performing arts is behind us, right? Right?

Unraveling the World of Costume Design With Artist Michelle J. Li

Asia Society: Costume designer and production designer Michelle J. Li got her big break with Emma Seligman’s 2021 breakout comedy feature Shiva Baby. She hasn’t looked back since. At a time when a lot of Hollywood productions slowed on account of the pandemic, Li has had the busiest years of her career, working on star-studded projects like the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film Chaperone featuring Zachary Quinto, and the upcoming feature project Meet Cute starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson, and more.

 

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