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Monday, September 02, 2024

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

New musical ‘Dandelion’ plants ideas about women, ambition and the health care system

ARTS ATL: Seeds of the new musical Dandelion, inspired by the life of Atlanta-based co-creator Hailee Beltzhoover Zuniga, were first planted during her high school years, when an inspirational theater teacher, Jessica Fichter, provided her with support and even a place to stay during a tough time with her family.

Olympic Ceremonies Need Chairs And It’s Someone’s Job

StageLync: So when there is a major event in a temporary space, like a large ceremony with thousands of cast backstage who are waiting up to 4 or 6 hours before moving into starting positions, they need a chair or 2 or 3. How do they get there? In 2015 I spent 6 months living in Baku, Azerbaijan, working for a company who produced the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1st European Games. Part of my role was to look after all the FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment) the ceremonies needed and used.

Wasp-inspired setup 3D-prints complete homes for $1,000

newatlas.com: The Crane WASP, also known as "the infinity 3D printer," uses locally sourced clay, mud or cement to 3D-print affordable homes. It can even use agricultural waste as aggregate. The system is now being used to build much-needed housing in Colombia.

Opera Philadelphia cuts all tickets to $11 in 'pick your price' model, hoping to widen audience

6abc Philadelphia: Opera Philadelphia is lowering all tickets to $11 under new general director Anthony Roth Costanzo, establishing a "pick your price" model aimed at widening the company's audience.

Here are all the Broadway shows going dark on Election Day in NYC

www.timeout.com/newyork: Just as was the case during the 2016 Presidential election, many Broadway shows will be going dark on November 5, Election Day. Instead, some (but not all) of the productions will play the day before, on Monday, November 4—the usual "off day" on Broadway throughout the year.

 

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