Monday, February 18, 2008
Theaters take ban back to court
The Denver Post: "The Colorado Department of Public Health is keeping up its uncompromising fight against theaters seeking a performance exception to the state's indoor smoking ban."
How a new musical fell apart
chicagotribune.com: "On Monday, the Goodman Theatre killed off 'The Boys Are Coming Home,' a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.' This was the first time in Robert Falls' long tenure as artistic director that the theater had announced, and then nixed, a major subscription show. For the gifted-but-underexposed Canadian composer Leslie Arden, the decision represented a personal and professional disappointment, although she was partly to blame."
More schools shy away from controversial play
TheStar.com: "The controversy continues around Joseph Jomo Pierre’s play Born Ready, now playing at Theatre Passe Muraille. The show deals realistically with ghetto life in Toronto and the gun culture that young people are drawn into."
Nick of time
TheStar.com: "When a single production can save two famous theatre companies from extinction, 25 years apart, it must be something truly extraordinary."
Sunday, February 17, 2008
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: The Curse Is Off
Yahoo! News: "It came from England's Chichester Festival and the West End, where star Patrick Stewart and director Rupert Goold - �Britain's latest hot young director - �collected laurels all along the way. This week it landed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a six-week-stay, with mountains of press, a cacophony of good word of mouth, and whispers that a Broadway transfer might be in the offing. A Macbeth on Broadway that critics liked? Why, the last time that happened was - wait, has that ever happened?"
Theatre Breaks Barriers for Disabled Actors
Backstage: "Director Ike Schambelan had a problem. The founder of Theater by the Blind in Manhattan wanted to cast company regular Ann Marie Morelli as Tatiana and Hermia in his production of A Midsummer Night's Dream last year. However, Morelli's multiple sclerosis kept her in a wheelchair."
More Than a Feeling
The New York Times: "Tom Scholz, the chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston, has written to Mike Huckabee, complaining of his use of the group’s 1976 song “More Than a Feeling” in his presidential campaign without permission"
Taylor music make for a not-quite perfect 'Love'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Valentine's Day took edgy turns during Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 'Forever Love,' a program that built to the world premiere of 'glint' with live music by B.E. Taylor and his band."
Recordings can enrich enjoyment of live performances
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Midwinter is the time of year for season announcements by performing arts organizations. If they've done their job well, the cold outside is dispelled a bit by warm hopes for future delights."
Going deeper than Disney
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Fairy tales can be much more than little stories to help children get to sleep at night and encourage them to be good."
Strange Magic
New York Times: "Your powerhouse of a musical, “Passing Strange,” is about to open on Broadway, which might seem like an unexpected turn of events for a 46-year-old songwriter who has spent most of his career rocking with underground bands in small clubs. Have you always loved musical theater? No. I’ve seen very few musicals, and my producers get scared when I give my opinion of them. Apparently, it’s not the thing to do when you’re on Broadway, to dis other shows. Let’s just say I loved “Chicago.”"
Taste Schmaste! This Is for a Diva
New York Times: "IT has been four years since Bette Midler last had her way with a stage in the United States. On Wednesday, when she opens at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas with “The Showgirl Must Go On,” the stage will reflect this pop diva’s reputation for extravagance. Over a year in the making, the set has components that were constructed in Los Angeles, New Jersey and New York before being shipped to Las Vegas, including three 45-foot-tall trees and curtains created out of hundreds of thousands of individually painted gold coins."
A Raisin in the Sun
New York Times: "IN the shabby living room of a Chicago apartment a frustrated young chauffeur dreams of owning a business and buying pearls for his wife. His fiery sister, a college student, dreams of becoming a doctor. His weary mother dreams of a nice home for them all, and his pregnant wife dreams of just holding on until their poverty eases."
Day in the Work Life: Soap Opera Actor
Marketplace: "With Hollywood's writers back on the job, we turn an eye to entertainment and learn about an actor's day on the set with Tobias Truvillion of 'One Life to Live.'"
Slavery as Seen From the Other Side
New York Times: "Mr. Bandele, a playwright and novelist born in Nigeria, now a resident of England, for a long while wrote mainly about the lives he knew in both. But when the Royal Shakespeare Company had the idea of involving him in a production of “Oroonoko,” the play by the Restoration dramatist Thomas Southerne based on Aphra Behn’s famous novel of the period, Mr. Bandele plunged deep into matters of history, responsibility, power, choices of the heart and the fickleness of freedom. He emerged in 1999 with a new work about Africa and slavery; about slave takers, who are African, and slave traders, who are white."
Sam Buntrock - Sunday in the Park With George
New York Times: "WHEN people think of Broadway special effects, the first things that probably come to mind are big, lumbering spectacles like the chandelier in “Phantom of the Opera.” Such elements are designed to drop jaws, stop shows and above all draw attention. But they don’t always draw good reviews."
Broadway Bears XI Presented Feb. 17; Batt Hosts
Playbill News: "Bryan Batt, the Broadway actor who can be seen in the acclaimed TV series 'Mad Men,' returns to host Broadway Bears XI Feb. 17 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on West 42nd Street."
Stage Review: Classical Theater of Harlem trades the classical for the Harlem in 'Romeo & Juliet'
Post Gazette: "It starts with a bang, moves fast with plenty of energy and completes its task in a brisk 85 minutes: that's the stripped down, pumped up, youthful, contemporary, high octane 'Romeo and Juliet' staged at Downtown's CAPA Theater Friday and Saturday nights by the visiting Classical Theatre of Harlem."
Shakespeare contest finalists listed
Post Gazette: "All week, students in grades 4-12 swarmed the O'Reilly Theater to be judged in the Pittsburgh Public Theater's 14th annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest. Tuesday's snow and much rescheduling have left Public education director Rob Zellers and staff unsure of the final number, but it was more than 1,000."
'Anne Frank' musical in motion
Variety: "'The Diary of Anne Frank' is an unlikely vehicle to be made into a musical, once strictly the realm of love stories and lighter fare. But a Spanish tuner based on Frank's written account of her experiences -- starring a 13-year-old novice selected by the public -- is being readied for its premiere this month in Madrid, despite the misgivings of the book's copyright owners."
Theater fest targets teen audiences
Variety: "Child murder, pregnant 13-year-olds and soldiers returning from Iraq don't sound like standard fodder for theater aimed at teen audiences -- one of the legit sector's most underserved demographics."
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Clancy Sigal: Strike Notes from a Screenwriter
Counterpunch: "Our strike is a victory against negatives. We successfully resisted the studios on rollbacks. And the union remained united, solid and militant in the face of the media conglomerates' obvious intent to break or enfeeble the Writers Guild of America, west and east. The strike the conglomerates' film studios provoked had the unintended consequence of strengthening our union and uniting the membership as never before."
Save $100 On All Live Design Master Classes Through April 15, 2008
Live Design: "Spend a few days in May with some of the top designers in lighting, projection, and sound—and save money if you register by April 15, 2008."
SCARCITY
Showcase Benefit for the Class of 2008
SCARCITY
by Lucy Thurber
"...a rancid slice of white-trash.."
Featuring:
Ryah Nixon
John McKetta
Erika Strasburg
Adam Berry
Katie Wieland
Peter Moses
Caitlin Kimball
Ryah Nixon
John McKetta
Erika Strasburg
Adam Berry
Katie Wieland
Peter Moses
Caitlin Kimball
Rauh Studio Theatre
Sunday Feb. 17th @ 8pm
Suggested donation 5.00
Astria Suparak Named New Director of Regina Gouger Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon
Astria Suparak Named New Director of Regina Gouger Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon
For a photo and additional information visit: http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2008/February/feb15_suparakrgm.shtml
Astria Suparak, a curator known for her efforts to highlight emerging and international artists, has been named the new director of Carnegie Mellon Universitys Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, effective March 1. Suparaks cutting-edge exhibitions often employ a variety of media, from painting and photography, to craft and electronic arts.
Suparak, who succeeds interim director Petra Fallaux, comes to Carnegie Mellon from Syracuse Universitys Warehouse Gallery, a public, non-profit art gallery. She has also curated exhibitions independently in Montreal and New York.
Astria Suparak will bring a great deal of energy and vision to her new position as director of the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, said Hilary Robinson, dean of the College of Fine Arts. While wanting to reach out nationally and internationally, she also has a keen sense of what the role of the gallery can be here in Pittsburgh. I look forward to working with her in the years to come.
Suparak curated the Warehouse Gallerys incisive COME ON: Desire Under the Female Gaze in late 2007. She described the exhibition as unabashed explorations and unapologetic articulations of female libido and an attempt to break down the notion of dichotomous gender. Thousands of people visited this exhibition, which received international press attention.
I look forward to leading the Miller Gallery into its next phase, as a vital component of Pittsburghs flourishing cultural life, Suparak said. Future programming will highlight critical and inspirational contemporary artists through provocative and illuminating exhibitions, projects, events and publications. I envision dynamic collaborations with other local, national and international organizations, bridging diverse communities across the campus, the city and the art world at large.
Suparak has curated national exhibitions, screenings and events at the Yale University School of Architecture, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Kitchen, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the FotoFest Biennial, Eyebeam, the Anthology Film Archives and P.S.1. She has also worked in England, Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Belgium and France. From 1997 to 2000, she was director of the media series at Pratt Institute, and she is currently serving on the advisory panel for the Aurora Picture Show in Houston and the Public Art Commission for the city of Syracuse.
As an artist, Suparaks work has been published in the feminist journal LTTR, the British art magazine Black Diamond and the book Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents. She has written for NY Arts, Heeb, The Independent Film and Video Monthly and has an essay in the forthcoming volume of Live Cinema: A Contemporary Reader.
Suparak received a bachelors degree in studio art and art history from Pratt Institute in 2000, and later pursued museum studies at Syracuse University.
Named for avid art collector, principal donor and Carnegie Mellon alumna Regina Gouger Miller, the Miller Gallery has sought to support the creation, growth and understanding of contemporary art since January 2000. Located in the Purnell Center for the Arts on Carnegie Mellons campus, the three-story, 9,000 square-foot space functions not just as a showcase for art, but also for experimentation, examination, discovery and discussion. The gallery is free and open to the public. For more information on Suparak visit http://www.astriasuparak.com/. For more information on the gallery visit http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu.
For a photo and additional information visit: http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2008/February/feb15_suparakrgm.shtml
Astria Suparak, a curator known for her efforts to highlight emerging and international artists, has been named the new director of Carnegie Mellon Universitys Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, effective March 1. Suparaks cutting-edge exhibitions often employ a variety of media, from painting and photography, to craft and electronic arts.
Suparak, who succeeds interim director Petra Fallaux, comes to Carnegie Mellon from Syracuse Universitys Warehouse Gallery, a public, non-profit art gallery. She has also curated exhibitions independently in Montreal and New York.
Astria Suparak will bring a great deal of energy and vision to her new position as director of the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, said Hilary Robinson, dean of the College of Fine Arts. While wanting to reach out nationally and internationally, she also has a keen sense of what the role of the gallery can be here in Pittsburgh. I look forward to working with her in the years to come.
Suparak curated the Warehouse Gallerys incisive COME ON: Desire Under the Female Gaze in late 2007. She described the exhibition as unabashed explorations and unapologetic articulations of female libido and an attempt to break down the notion of dichotomous gender. Thousands of people visited this exhibition, which received international press attention.
I look forward to leading the Miller Gallery into its next phase, as a vital component of Pittsburghs flourishing cultural life, Suparak said. Future programming will highlight critical and inspirational contemporary artists through provocative and illuminating exhibitions, projects, events and publications. I envision dynamic collaborations with other local, national and international organizations, bridging diverse communities across the campus, the city and the art world at large.
Suparak has curated national exhibitions, screenings and events at the Yale University School of Architecture, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Kitchen, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the FotoFest Biennial, Eyebeam, the Anthology Film Archives and P.S.1. She has also worked in England, Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Belgium and France. From 1997 to 2000, she was director of the media series at Pratt Institute, and she is currently serving on the advisory panel for the Aurora Picture Show in Houston and the Public Art Commission for the city of Syracuse.
As an artist, Suparaks work has been published in the feminist journal LTTR, the British art magazine Black Diamond and the book Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents. She has written for NY Arts, Heeb, The Independent Film and Video Monthly and has an essay in the forthcoming volume of Live Cinema: A Contemporary Reader.
Suparak received a bachelors degree in studio art and art history from Pratt Institute in 2000, and later pursued museum studies at Syracuse University.
Named for avid art collector, principal donor and Carnegie Mellon alumna Regina Gouger Miller, the Miller Gallery has sought to support the creation, growth and understanding of contemporary art since January 2000. Located in the Purnell Center for the Arts on Carnegie Mellons campus, the three-story, 9,000 square-foot space functions not just as a showcase for art, but also for experimentation, examination, discovery and discussion. The gallery is free and open to the public. For more information on Suparak visit http://www.astriasuparak.com/. For more information on the gallery visit http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu.
CFA Announcements
The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama 2008 Winter New Play Festival continues
New Works Schedule:
GRAE MATTERS By Carol J. Godart Directed by Kate Pines Feb. 13, 8 PM Feb. 20, 8 PM Feb. 15, 4 PM Feb. 22, 8 PM Feb. 16, 8 PM Feb. 23, 2 PM
FATIS LAST DANCE By France-Luce Benson Directed by Dana Friedman Feb. 14, 8 PM Feb. 21, 8 PM Feb. 15 8 PM Feb. 22, 4 PM Feb. 16 2 PM Feb. 23, 8 PM
Admission is FREE. Seating is limited. Tickets are available at the door 1 hour before performance. John Wells Studio Theatre. Purnell Center for the Arts. For more information contact Rob Smith at resmith@andrew.cmu.edu. ______________________
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Performs Anton Bruckners Symphony No. 7 in E Major
Thomas Baldner will guest conduct the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic in Anton Bruckners monumental Symphony No. 7 in E Major Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and free for Carnegie Mellon students with ID.
Bruckners seventh symphony, written between 1881 and 1883, was immediately popular with audiences and even with critics. Although he mastered the craft of composition, Bruckner labored over the composition of his symphonies and frequently revised them at the suggestion of friends and critics alike; Symphony No. 7 was revised in 1885. Bruckner was affected by the death of his idol Richard Wagner in 1883 and acknowledged him by using Wagner tubas in the symphonys adagio. The symphony requires a rather large brass contingent including four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, four Wagner tubas, and a contrabass tuba. The Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic brass, which can claim alumni in the horn sections of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, promise to shine.
Bruckners seventh symphony is a monumental work that is both deeply spiritual and formally groundbereakingl, said Noel Zahler, head of the School of Music. The grandeur of Bruckners symphonies are only rivaled by the cathedrals in which Bruckner worked as an organist.
Baldner was educated at Indiana Universitys noted Jacobs School of Music and served as chair of the Department of Instrumental Conducting there from 1976 to 2000. He was conductor of Colognes Rheinisches Kammerorchester. He has guest conducted the Berlin, London and Munich philharmonics and the London Symphony Orchestra among others.
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Carnegie Mellons School of Drama Presents August Wilsons The Piano Lesson Opening Feb. 21
Carnegie Mellon Universitys School of Drama presents August Wilsons The Piano Lesson Feb. 21 through March 1 in the universitys Philip Chosky Theater. Elizabeth Van Dyke, renowned New York-based director, actress and Wilson interpreter, will direct this enthralling struggle between two siblings set in Depression-era Pittsburgh.
For more background on The Piano Lesson listen to a podcast with dramaturg and senior Breanna Zwart, whose research carried her to Pittsburgh's Hill District as well as to many of the places Wilson described in his play, visit http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/labA6.html.
We have waited quite a while for circumstances to be right to allow us to commit to a major staging of Wilson in the School of Drama. Happily that time has come, said Elizabeth Bradley, head of the School of Drama. Selecting one of Wilsons Pittsburgh plays gives the design, creative team and acting company a unique opportunity to research a play in the city in which it is set. Under Van Dykes authoritative and sensitive guidance, students will relate to this extraordinary dramatic material in compelling ways.
Wilson's Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama documents the conflict between Boy Willie and his sister Berniece by examining their relationship to a piano that has great significance in the story of their family, as well as to one another. Boy Willie wishes to sell the instrument and use the proceeds to purchase the farmland where his ancestors worked as slaves, while Berniece wants to keep the piano because of the strong memories and sense of family that it evokes. The Piano Lesson remains a complex allegory of how African-Americans confront their own tumultuous and fractured histories. William A. Henry III, the late theatre critic for Time magazine, called the piano the most potent symbol in American drama since Laura Wingfield's Glass Menagerie.
Tickets are $22-$25. Discounts are available for students and seniors. For additional information about ticket purchases and the upcoming season, contact the School of Drama box office at 412-268-2407 between noon and 5 p.m., Monday Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at www.drama.cmu.edu . _____________________
Plastic Poetics Curator's Tour, February 21, 12:00 pm Miller Gallery, 3rd floor Cara Erskine http://caraerskine.com
Cara Erskine is the Exhibitions Coordinator at the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, and her debut curatorial project Plastic Poetics, on view from January 18-February 22, 2008, features the work of artists Ian Finch, Maya Schindler, Sarah E Wood and Colin Zaug.
Cara is an artist and curator based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited most recently at Front Room Gallery, Cleveland, OH, Tunnel Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA and Jenny Jaskey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. _____________________
Remaining School of Architecture lectures in the series
Martin Haas | www.architekthaas.com Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart, Germany Friday, February 22, 2008, 6:30 pm Carnegie Museum of Art Theater Sponsored by Heinz Architectural Center to mark the exhibition Ecology.Design.Synergy
Lars Lerup Dean and William Ward Watkin Professor, School of Architecture Rice University, Houston TX Monday, March 3, 2008, 6:30 pm Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall A51, Carnegie Mellon University William Finglass Lecture
Lisa Iwamoto | www.iwamotoscott.com IwamotoScott Architecture Monday, April 7, 2008, 6:30 pm Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall A51, Carnegie Mellon University Sponsored by NCMA
Stefan Behnisch + Thomas Auer | www.transsolar.com Behnisch Architekten + Transsolar ClimateEngineering, Stuttgart Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 6:30 pm Carnegie Museum of Art Theater Sponsored by Heinz Architectural Center Hans Vetter Memorial Lecture
James Timberlake | www.kierantimberlake.com KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP, Philadelphia, PA Monday, April 21, 2008, 6:30 pm McConomy Auditorium, University Center, Carnegie Mellon University Henry Hornbostle Lecture
PGH Events _____________________________________________________________
Bedazzled: Stars, Pagans and the Cosmos - School of Art faculty Suzie Silver presents time-based work at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts continues
Working primarily in video and performance, Silvers provocative time-based art explores themes of obsession, mythology, gender, pop music, desire, and ritual in the eight videos presented in this show. They include live action and animation. The Happiest Day and Nebula are collaborations with Hilary Harp; Tri-Stan is a collaboration with Eric Moe. Closes March 9.
See link: http://www.pittsburgharts.org/gallery_current.php ______________
Silver Eye Gallery Presents
New Works Gallery: Opens February 13 March 15, 2008
Features: School of Design faculty Charlee Brodsky and Steve Simon of New York, NY Click here http://silvereye.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=EcZpCQAUAAEAAAO8AAGu9Q to learn more.
The New Works Gallery is a space for Silver Eye members to exhibit their recent work, rotating each month. The two-person exhibition is dedicated to keeping members and visitors informed of contemporary trends in the field. The New Works Gallery features images by photographers selected from submissions to Silver Eyes Exhibition Opportunities.
Silver Eye Gallery Hours Wednesday, Noon - 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Noon - 8:00 p.m. Friday, Noon - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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The College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University has launched "Lab A6," a weekly podcast program that brings together Carnegie Mellon faculty, students and community members for discussions on how art impacts life. The program, online at www.cmu.edu/cfa/labA6.html, has 18 podcasts with more in the works on subjects ranging from the environment and product design, to music, drama and the visual arts.
The podcasts give community members access to the diverse expertise of Carnegie Mellon faculty. One podcast focuses on the environment with Architecture Professor Volker Hartkopf, who's heading up a United Nations think tank on sustainable architecture.
"Lab A6 is an opportunity to shine a light on the extraordinary work of the artists, scholars and students at Carnegie Mellon and in the Pittsburgh community," said Marge Myers, host of Lab A6 and associate director of Carnegie Mellon's STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. "Artists throughout the Pittsburgh region participate in these informative discussions about art, which focus on the impacts of art. These folks are worthy of the extra time and attention the podcast medium offers."
The podcasts also engage audiences by taking them behind the scenes of productions and art exhibits. One podcast focuses on trends in opera with Gregory Lehane, who directed the School of Music's production of the opera "The Consul," and another focuses on "echo::system-The Desert," a performance art piece that ran at the New Hazlett Theater last September. Another podcast gives the audience a look into the inspiration of artist Lowry Burgess, whose paintings can be viewed at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
The podcasts are intended to be "timeless." While some focus on specific projects or events, these projects serve as the starting point for expansive discussions. Ayanah Moor's exhibit W(RAPPER) was the basis for a discussion on notions of cultural ownership. Other podcasts, like "Composers Discuss the Newest in New Music," aim to generate general discussion.
The music at the opening and conclusion of the podcasts is Mendelssohn's second quartet and Ravel's quartet performed by the Starling Quartet at Carnegie Mellon. Riccardo Schulz, associate teaching professor in the School of Music, is the recording engineer. The podcasts are recorded in Studio A6 in the College of Fine Arts building.
Campus Events _________________________________________________________
Monday, February 18th 4:30pm Adamson Wing Auditorium, 136A Baker Hall Louis J. Guillette, Jr., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Florida Contaminants and the Developing Reproductive System: Lessons from Wildlife Co-sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
For over a century, wildlife and other animals have been used to predict the potential detrimental or beneficial human health effects of various environmental factors. These factors range from dietary and pharmaceutical effects to exposures to toxic chemicals. As the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the biology of reproduction in vertebrates are clarified, we are able to determine with better assurance, which endpoints are important indicators of compromised reproductive potential. Studies examining the reproductive biology of an wide array of vertebrate species, from fish to non-primate mammals, indicated that exposure to ecologically relevant concentrations of various common environmental contaminants have the potential to disrupt the development and functioning of the reproductive system. Specifically, studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and non-primate mammals indicate that developmental exposure to compounds such as various pesticides, plasticizers, industrial waste products, chemical stabilizers, pharmaceutics, plant secondary compounds (phytoestrogens) and flame retardants alter the development of the ovary or testis, for example, leading to compromises in reproductive potential. A growing literature demonstrates the common relationships in the biology of reproduction among vertebrates. Although each species has its unique attributes, significant conservation exists in the underlying molecular, cellular and physiological systems associated with vertebrate reproduction, allowing us, with a reasonable degree of caution, to use data from wildlife and other animal species to access potential environmental influences on the process of human reproduction.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO LECTURES ON FEBRUARY 18TH Monday, February 18th 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Lou Guillette, Department of Zoology, University of Florida CONTAMINANTS AND THE DEVELOPING REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM WILDLIFE Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
4:30pm Rangos 3, University Center Barry Barkan, Founder, Living Oaks Institute TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF AGING IN AMERICA Sponsored by the Institute for Social Innovation
Thursday, February 21st 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Alejandro Garca-Rivera, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley TOPIC: TBA Sponsored by Carnegie Mellons Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
Monday, February 25th 6:30pm McConomy Auditorium, UC Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States U.S., SYRIA AND THE NEW OLD MIDDLE EAST: CONFRONTATION OR COOPERATION? Sponsored by the Arab Student Organization (ASO)
Tuesday, February 26th 5:00pm Rangos 3, University Center Michael Shuman, Author of The Small-Mart Revolution LOCAL ECONOMYSAVING THE WORLD BY EATING LOCALLY: THE SMALL-MART REVOLUTION
Thursday, February 28th 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Xiaofei Kang, Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon SPIRITS, SEX, AND WEALTH: FOX LORE AND FOX WORSHIP IN CHINA
New Works Schedule:
GRAE MATTERS By Carol J. Godart Directed by Kate Pines Feb. 13, 8 PM Feb. 20, 8 PM Feb. 15, 4 PM Feb. 22, 8 PM Feb. 16, 8 PM Feb. 23, 2 PM
FATIS LAST DANCE By France-Luce Benson Directed by Dana Friedman Feb. 14, 8 PM Feb. 21, 8 PM Feb. 15 8 PM Feb. 22, 4 PM Feb. 16 2 PM Feb. 23, 8 PM
Admission is FREE. Seating is limited. Tickets are available at the door 1 hour before performance. John Wells Studio Theatre. Purnell Center for the Arts. For more information contact Rob Smith at resmith@andrew.cmu.edu. ______________________
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Performs Anton Bruckners Symphony No. 7 in E Major
Thomas Baldner will guest conduct the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic in Anton Bruckners monumental Symphony No. 7 in E Major Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and free for Carnegie Mellon students with ID.
Bruckners seventh symphony, written between 1881 and 1883, was immediately popular with audiences and even with critics. Although he mastered the craft of composition, Bruckner labored over the composition of his symphonies and frequently revised them at the suggestion of friends and critics alike; Symphony No. 7 was revised in 1885. Bruckner was affected by the death of his idol Richard Wagner in 1883 and acknowledged him by using Wagner tubas in the symphonys adagio. The symphony requires a rather large brass contingent including four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, four Wagner tubas, and a contrabass tuba. The Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic brass, which can claim alumni in the horn sections of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, promise to shine.
Bruckners seventh symphony is a monumental work that is both deeply spiritual and formally groundbereakingl, said Noel Zahler, head of the School of Music. The grandeur of Bruckners symphonies are only rivaled by the cathedrals in which Bruckner worked as an organist.
Baldner was educated at Indiana Universitys noted Jacobs School of Music and served as chair of the Department of Instrumental Conducting there from 1976 to 2000. He was conductor of Colognes Rheinisches Kammerorchester. He has guest conducted the Berlin, London and Munich philharmonics and the London Symphony Orchestra among others.
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Carnegie Mellons School of Drama Presents August Wilsons The Piano Lesson Opening Feb. 21
Carnegie Mellon Universitys School of Drama presents August Wilsons The Piano Lesson Feb. 21 through March 1 in the universitys Philip Chosky Theater. Elizabeth Van Dyke, renowned New York-based director, actress and Wilson interpreter, will direct this enthralling struggle between two siblings set in Depression-era Pittsburgh.
For more background on The Piano Lesson listen to a podcast with dramaturg and senior Breanna Zwart, whose research carried her to Pittsburgh's Hill District as well as to many of the places Wilson described in his play, visit http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/labA6.html.
We have waited quite a while for circumstances to be right to allow us to commit to a major staging of Wilson in the School of Drama. Happily that time has come, said Elizabeth Bradley, head of the School of Drama. Selecting one of Wilsons Pittsburgh plays gives the design, creative team and acting company a unique opportunity to research a play in the city in which it is set. Under Van Dykes authoritative and sensitive guidance, students will relate to this extraordinary dramatic material in compelling ways.
Wilson's Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama documents the conflict between Boy Willie and his sister Berniece by examining their relationship to a piano that has great significance in the story of their family, as well as to one another. Boy Willie wishes to sell the instrument and use the proceeds to purchase the farmland where his ancestors worked as slaves, while Berniece wants to keep the piano because of the strong memories and sense of family that it evokes. The Piano Lesson remains a complex allegory of how African-Americans confront their own tumultuous and fractured histories. William A. Henry III, the late theatre critic for Time magazine, called the piano the most potent symbol in American drama since Laura Wingfield's Glass Menagerie.
Tickets are $22-$25. Discounts are available for students and seniors. For additional information about ticket purchases and the upcoming season, contact the School of Drama box office at 412-268-2407 between noon and 5 p.m., Monday Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at www.drama.cmu.edu
Plastic Poetics Curator's Tour, February 21, 12:00 pm Miller Gallery, 3rd floor Cara Erskine http://caraerskine.com
Cara Erskine is the Exhibitions Coordinator at the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, and her debut curatorial project Plastic Poetics, on view from January 18-February 22, 2008, features the work of artists Ian Finch, Maya Schindler, Sarah E Wood and Colin Zaug.
Cara is an artist and curator based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited most recently at Front Room Gallery, Cleveland, OH, Tunnel Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA and Jenny Jaskey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. _____________________
Remaining School of Architecture lectures in the series
Martin Haas | www.architekthaas.com Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart, Germany Friday, February 22, 2008, 6:30 pm Carnegie Museum of Art Theater Sponsored by Heinz Architectural Center to mark the exhibition Ecology.Design.Synergy
Lars Lerup Dean and William Ward Watkin Professor, School of Architecture Rice University, Houston TX Monday, March 3, 2008, 6:30 pm Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall A51, Carnegie Mellon University William Finglass Lecture
Lisa Iwamoto | www.iwamotoscott.com IwamotoScott Architecture Monday, April 7, 2008, 6:30 pm Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall A51, Carnegie Mellon University Sponsored by NCMA
Stefan Behnisch + Thomas Auer | www.transsolar.com Behnisch Architekten + Transsolar ClimateEngineering, Stuttgart Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 6:30 pm Carnegie Museum of Art Theater Sponsored by Heinz Architectural Center Hans Vetter Memorial Lecture
James Timberlake | www.kierantimberlake.com KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP, Philadelphia, PA Monday, April 21, 2008, 6:30 pm McConomy Auditorium, University Center, Carnegie Mellon University Henry Hornbostle Lecture
PGH Events _____________________________________________________________
Bedazzled: Stars, Pagans and the Cosmos - School of Art faculty Suzie Silver presents time-based work at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts continues
Working primarily in video and performance, Silvers provocative time-based art explores themes of obsession, mythology, gender, pop music, desire, and ritual in the eight videos presented in this show. They include live action and animation. The Happiest Day and Nebula are collaborations with Hilary Harp; Tri-Stan is a collaboration with Eric Moe. Closes March 9.
See link: http://www.pittsburgharts.org/gallery_current.php ______________
Silver Eye Gallery Presents
New Works Gallery: Opens February 13 March 15, 2008
Features: School of Design faculty Charlee Brodsky and Steve Simon of New York, NY Click here http://silvereye.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=EcZpCQAUAAEAAAO8AAGu9Q to learn more.
The New Works Gallery is a space for Silver Eye members to exhibit their recent work, rotating each month. The two-person exhibition is dedicated to keeping members and visitors informed of contemporary trends in the field. The New Works Gallery features images by photographers selected from submissions to Silver Eyes Exhibition Opportunities.
Silver Eye Gallery Hours Wednesday, Noon - 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Noon - 8:00 p.m. Friday, Noon - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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The College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University has launched "Lab A6," a weekly podcast program that brings together Carnegie Mellon faculty, students and community members for discussions on how art impacts life. The program, online at www.cmu.edu/cfa/labA6.html, has 18 podcasts with more in the works on subjects ranging from the environment and product design, to music, drama and the visual arts.
The podcasts give community members access to the diverse expertise of Carnegie Mellon faculty. One podcast focuses on the environment with Architecture Professor Volker Hartkopf, who's heading up a United Nations think tank on sustainable architecture.
"Lab A6 is an opportunity to shine a light on the extraordinary work of the artists, scholars and students at Carnegie Mellon and in the Pittsburgh community," said Marge Myers, host of Lab A6 and associate director of Carnegie Mellon's STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. "Artists throughout the Pittsburgh region participate in these informative discussions about art, which focus on the impacts of art. These folks are worthy of the extra time and attention the podcast medium offers."
The podcasts also engage audiences by taking them behind the scenes of productions and art exhibits. One podcast focuses on trends in opera with Gregory Lehane, who directed the School of Music's production of the opera "The Consul," and another focuses on "echo::system-The Desert," a performance art piece that ran at the New Hazlett Theater last September. Another podcast gives the audience a look into the inspiration of artist Lowry Burgess, whose paintings can be viewed at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
The podcasts are intended to be "timeless." While some focus on specific projects or events, these projects serve as the starting point for expansive discussions. Ayanah Moor's exhibit W(RAPPER) was the basis for a discussion on notions of cultural ownership. Other podcasts, like "Composers Discuss the Newest in New Music," aim to generate general discussion.
The music at the opening and conclusion of the podcasts is Mendelssohn's second quartet and Ravel's quartet performed by the Starling Quartet at Carnegie Mellon. Riccardo Schulz, associate teaching professor in the School of Music, is the recording engineer. The podcasts are recorded in Studio A6 in the College of Fine Arts building.
Campus Events _________________________________________________________
Monday, February 18th 4:30pm Adamson Wing Auditorium, 136A Baker Hall Louis J. Guillette, Jr., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Florida Contaminants and the Developing Reproductive System: Lessons from Wildlife Co-sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
For over a century, wildlife and other animals have been used to predict the potential detrimental or beneficial human health effects of various environmental factors. These factors range from dietary and pharmaceutical effects to exposures to toxic chemicals. As the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the biology of reproduction in vertebrates are clarified, we are able to determine with better assurance, which endpoints are important indicators of compromised reproductive potential. Studies examining the reproductive biology of an wide array of vertebrate species, from fish to non-primate mammals, indicated that exposure to ecologically relevant concentrations of various common environmental contaminants have the potential to disrupt the development and functioning of the reproductive system. Specifically, studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and non-primate mammals indicate that developmental exposure to compounds such as various pesticides, plasticizers, industrial waste products, chemical stabilizers, pharmaceutics, plant secondary compounds (phytoestrogens) and flame retardants alter the development of the ovary or testis, for example, leading to compromises in reproductive potential. A growing literature demonstrates the common relationships in the biology of reproduction among vertebrates. Although each species has its unique attributes, significant conservation exists in the underlying molecular, cellular and physiological systems associated with vertebrate reproduction, allowing us, with a reasonable degree of caution, to use data from wildlife and other animal species to access potential environmental influences on the process of human reproduction.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO LECTURES ON FEBRUARY 18TH Monday, February 18th 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Lou Guillette, Department of Zoology, University of Florida CONTAMINANTS AND THE DEVELOPING REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM WILDLIFE Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
4:30pm Rangos 3, University Center Barry Barkan, Founder, Living Oaks Institute TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF AGING IN AMERICA Sponsored by the Institute for Social Innovation
Thursday, February 21st 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Alejandro Garca-Rivera, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley TOPIC: TBA Sponsored by Carnegie Mellons Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
Monday, February 25th 6:30pm McConomy Auditorium, UC Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States U.S., SYRIA AND THE NEW OLD MIDDLE EAST: CONFRONTATION OR COOPERATION? Sponsored by the Arab Student Organization (ASO)
Tuesday, February 26th 5:00pm Rangos 3, University Center Michael Shuman, Author of The Small-Mart Revolution LOCAL ECONOMYSAVING THE WORLD BY EATING LOCALLY: THE SMALL-MART REVOLUTION
Thursday, February 28th 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Xiaofei Kang, Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon SPIRITS, SEX, AND WEALTH: FOX LORE AND FOX WORSHIP IN CHINA
Campus Lectures
Monday, February 18th
4:30pm Adamson Wing Auditorium, 136A Baker Hall
Louis J. Guillette, Jr., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Florida
Contaminants and the Developing Reproductive System: Lessons from Wildlife
Co-sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
For over a century, wildlife and other animals have been used to predict the potential detrimental or beneficial human health effects of various environmental factors. These factors range from dietary and pharmaceutical effects to exposures to toxic chemicals. As the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the biology of reproduction in vertebrates are clarified, we are able to determine with better assurance, which endpoints are important indicators of compromised reproductive potential. Studies examining the reproductive biology of an wide array of vertebrate species, from fish to non-primate mammals, indicated that exposure to ecologically relevant concentrations of various common environmental contaminants have the potential to disrupt the development and functioning of the reproductive system. Specifically, studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and non-primate mammals indicate that developmental exposure to compounds such as various pesticides, plasticizers, industrial waste products, chemical stabilizers, pharmaceutics, plant secondary compounds (phytoestrogens) and flame retardants alter the development of the ovary or testis, for example, leading to compromises in reproductive potential. A growing literature demonstrates the common relationships in the biology of reproduction among vertebrates. Although each species has its unique attributes, significant conservation exists in the underlying molecular, cellular and physiological systems associated with vertebrate reproduction, allowing us, with a reasonable degree of caution, to use data from wildlife and other animal species to access potential environmental influences on the process of human reproduction.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO LECTURES ON FEBRUARY 18TH
Monday, February 18th
4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Lou Guillette, Department of Zoology, University of Florida
CONTAMINANTS AND THE DEVELOPING REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM WILDLIFE
Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
4:30pm Rangos 3, University Center
Barry Barkan, Founder, Living Oaks Institute
TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF AGING IN AMERICA
Sponsored by the Institute for Social Innovation
Thursday, February 21st
4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Alejandro Garca-Rivera, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
TOPIC: TBA
Sponsored by Carnegie Mellons Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
Monday, February 25th
6:30pm McConomy Auditorium, UC
Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States
U.S., SYRIA AND THE NEW OLD MIDDLE EAST: CONFRONTATION OR COOPERATION?
Sponsored by the Arab Student Organization (ASO)
Tuesday, February 26th
5:00pm Rangos 3, University Center
Michael Shuman, Author of The Small-Mart Revolution
LOCAL ECONOMYSAVING THE WORLD BY EATING LOCALLY: THE SMALL-MART REVOLUTION
Thursday, February 28th
4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Xiaofei Kang, Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon
SPIRITS, SEX, AND WEALTH: FOX LORE AND FOX WORSHIP IN CHINA
4:30pm Adamson Wing Auditorium, 136A Baker Hall
Louis J. Guillette, Jr., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Florida
Contaminants and the Developing Reproductive System: Lessons from Wildlife
Co-sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
For over a century, wildlife and other animals have been used to predict the potential detrimental or beneficial human health effects of various environmental factors. These factors range from dietary and pharmaceutical effects to exposures to toxic chemicals. As the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the biology of reproduction in vertebrates are clarified, we are able to determine with better assurance, which endpoints are important indicators of compromised reproductive potential. Studies examining the reproductive biology of an wide array of vertebrate species, from fish to non-primate mammals, indicated that exposure to ecologically relevant concentrations of various common environmental contaminants have the potential to disrupt the development and functioning of the reproductive system. Specifically, studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and non-primate mammals indicate that developmental exposure to compounds such as various pesticides, plasticizers, industrial waste products, chemical stabilizers, pharmaceutics, plant secondary compounds (phytoestrogens) and flame retardants alter the development of the ovary or testis, for example, leading to compromises in reproductive potential. A growing literature demonstrates the common relationships in the biology of reproduction among vertebrates. Although each species has its unique attributes, significant conservation exists in the underlying molecular, cellular and physiological systems associated with vertebrate reproduction, allowing us, with a reasonable degree of caution, to use data from wildlife and other animal species to access potential environmental influences on the process of human reproduction.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO LECTURES ON FEBRUARY 18TH
Monday, February 18th
4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Lou Guillette, Department of Zoology, University of Florida
CONTAMINANTS AND THE DEVELOPING REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM WILDLIFE
Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy
4:30pm Rangos 3, University Center
Barry Barkan, Founder, Living Oaks Institute
TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF AGING IN AMERICA
Sponsored by the Institute for Social Innovation
Thursday, February 21st
4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Alejandro Garca-Rivera, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
TOPIC: TBA
Sponsored by Carnegie Mellons Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
Monday, February 25th
6:30pm McConomy Auditorium, UC
Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States
U.S., SYRIA AND THE NEW OLD MIDDLE EAST: CONFRONTATION OR COOPERATION?
Sponsored by the Arab Student Organization (ASO)
Tuesday, February 26th
5:00pm Rangos 3, University Center
Michael Shuman, Author of The Small-Mart Revolution
LOCAL ECONOMYSAVING THE WORLD BY EATING LOCALLY: THE SMALL-MART REVOLUTION
Thursday, February 28th
4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Xiaofei Kang, Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon
SPIRITS, SEX, AND WEALTH: FOX LORE AND FOX WORSHIP IN CHINA
CFA Announcements
Events _____________________________________________________________________
Carnegie Mellon's School of Art lecture series presents CAROLINE JONES Tonight! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 5 PM, Kresge Recital Hall ORVILLE M. WINSAND LECTURE FOR THE CRITICAL STUDIES IN ART
CAROLINE JONES is Professor of Art History and Director of the History, Theory and Criticism program in the Department of Architecture at MIT. Dr. Jones is the author of Machine in the Studio: Constructing the Postwar American Artist, and Eyesight Alone: Clement Greenbergs Modernism and the Bureaucratization of the Senses, in addition to other books. She edited the recent Sensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology, and Contemporary Art, and co-edited Picturing Science, Producing Art. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary art, with a particular focus on its technological modes of production, distribution, and reception. Trained in visual studies and art history at Harvard, she did graduate work at the Institute of Fine Arts in New York before completing her PhD at Stanford University in 1992. Previous to completing her art history degree, she worked in museum administration and exhibition curation, holding positions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York (1977-83) and the Harvard University Art Museums (1983-85), and completed two documentary films. In addition to these institutions, her exhibitions and/or films have been shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC, the Hara Museum Tokyo, and the List Visual Art Center at MIT, among other venues. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (among others). _____________________
Carnegie Mellon's School of Music Presents
Concert Wednesday, February 13 Carnegie Mellon Jazz Ensembles David Pellow, director Eric DeFade, saxophone, guest artist Carnegie Music Hall 8 pm Tickets $5/$4 at the door Students free with Carnegie Mellon ID
Convocation Thursday, February 14 Vivace Flute Quartet presentation on their experiences in South America Kresge Recital Hall 12 noon
Junior Recital Saturday, February 16 Mira Magrill, flute Kresge Recital Hall 5:30 pm
Junior Recital Sunday, February 17 Karina Bharne, trombone Deanna Tham, horn Alumni Concert Hall 6 pm
Senior Recital Monday, February 18 Brittany Lockman, oboe Kresge Recital Hall 7 pm
Graduate Recital Tuesday, February 19 Neysis Rangel, violin Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm
Carnegie Mellon's School of Art lecture series presents CAROLINE JONES Tonight! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 5 PM, Kresge Recital Hall ORVILLE M. WINSAND LECTURE FOR THE CRITICAL STUDIES IN ART
CAROLINE JONES is Professor of Art History and Director of the History, Theory and Criticism program in the Department of Architecture at MIT. Dr. Jones is the author of Machine in the Studio: Constructing the Postwar American Artist, and Eyesight Alone: Clement Greenbergs Modernism and the Bureaucratization of the Senses, in addition to other books. She edited the recent Sensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology, and Contemporary Art, and co-edited Picturing Science, Producing Art. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary art, with a particular focus on its technological modes of production, distribution, and reception. Trained in visual studies and art history at Harvard, she did graduate work at the Institute of Fine Arts in New York before completing her PhD at Stanford University in 1992. Previous to completing her art history degree, she worked in museum administration and exhibition curation, holding positions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York (1977-83) and the Harvard University Art Museums (1983-85), and completed two documentary films. In addition to these institutions, her exhibitions and/or films have been shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC, the Hara Museum Tokyo, and the List Visual Art Center at MIT, among other venues. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (among others). _____________________
Carnegie Mellon's School of Music Presents
Concert Wednesday, February 13 Carnegie Mellon Jazz Ensembles David Pellow, director Eric DeFade, saxophone, guest artist Carnegie Music Hall 8 pm Tickets $5/$4 at the door Students free with Carnegie Mellon ID
Convocation Thursday, February 14 Vivace Flute Quartet presentation on their experiences in South America Kresge Recital Hall 12 noon
Junior Recital Saturday, February 16 Mira Magrill, flute Kresge Recital Hall 5:30 pm
Junior Recital Sunday, February 17 Karina Bharne, trombone Deanna Tham, horn Alumni Concert Hall 6 pm
Senior Recital Monday, February 18 Brittany Lockman, oboe Kresge Recital Hall 7 pm
Graduate Recital Tuesday, February 19 Neysis Rangel, violin Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm
The Core Company
The Core Company offers an opportunity for dedicated and adventurous theatre artists in training to spend five weeks creating THEIR OWN original work alongside today's most cutting edge theatre companies. When they're not working on their own material, Core Company members will join with professional artists in master classes, apprenticeships, and dialogues about what it means to work collaboratively in theatre today.
We are looking for students from diverse creative backgrounds: not only acting, but directing, writing, choreography, painting, music, film-making, etc. If any of your students are interested in applying, please direct them to the Core Company website (link to application is in the left margin). We also have a Facebook group, called "Core Company @ The Orchard Project," where students can find more frequently updated information and connect with other rising and established artists around the country. Our application deadline is March 15.
Thanks so much, and please don't hesitate to contact us with questions. We look forward to hearing from you and your students soon.
Sincerely, Andrew & Jake
Andrew Kelsey & Jake Jeppson Program Directors Core Company at the Orchard Project 301 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022 core@orchardproject.com
The Orchard Project "A vitally important and necessary space for companies and artists..."
The Orchard Project is a joint program of the Exchange and the Catskill Mountain Foundation. Through its unique residencies, the Orchard Project provides much needed resources of time and space to today's most influential theatre companies, and thus has quickly become a leading center of development for company sponsored artists to experiment and explore new ideas, develop their next great work, and collaborate with other theatre professionals. Past resident companies have included Pig Iron, Radiohole, Royal Court, Rude Mechanicals, Edge Theatre and The Civilians, among others. Read more about the Orchard Project at www.orchardproject.com , and in this 2006 New York Times article: "Collaboration in the Catskills ."
We are looking for students from diverse creative backgrounds: not only acting, but directing, writing, choreography, painting, music, film-making, etc. If any of your students are interested in applying, please direct them to the Core Company website
Thanks so much, and please don't hesitate to contact us with questions. We look forward to hearing from you and your students soon.
Sincerely, Andrew & Jake
Andrew Kelsey & Jake Jeppson Program Directors Core Company at the Orchard Project 301 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022 core@orchardproject.com
The Orchard Project "A vitally important and necessary space for companies and artists..."
The Orchard Project is a joint program of the Exchange and the Catskill Mountain Foundation. Through its unique residencies, the Orchard Project provides much needed resources of time and space to today's most influential theatre companies, and thus has quickly become a leading center of development for company sponsored artists to experiment and explore new ideas, develop their next great work, and collaborate with other theatre professionals. Past resident companies have included Pig Iron, Radiohole, Royal Court, Rude Mechanicals, Edge Theatre and The Civilians, among others. Read more about the Orchard Project at www.orchardproject.com
Finisher's K.I.S.S. Program
Modern Woodworking: Stains are complex chemical formulations affected by a variety of variables we will attempt to simplify and explain.
In Oil-Rich Mideast, Shades of the Ivy League\
\New York Times: "When Dana Hadan was a student at Doha’s leading girls’ science high school, she wanted to be a doctor and applied to Cornell’s medical school. But Cornell rejected her, and her parents did not want her to go to a medical school overseas. So Ms. Hadan enrolled instead in the business program at Carnegie Mellon."
Look Solutions Wins Technical Achievement Academy Award
Lighting&Sound America Online - News: "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award goes to the Tiny-Fogger Series from Look Solutions."
John Conklin And Robert Fletcher Take Home 2008 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards
Live Design: "Legendary designers John Conklin and Robert Fletcher are among the recipients of the 2008 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards. For his achievements as both a costume and set designer, John Conklin will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards' special Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design. Acclaimed costume designer Robert Fletcher, who also produced, performed and designed sets, will receive the 2008 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony on Friday, March 28, at the Hudson Theatre in New York City."
New Cabaret Premieres at Zipper
Carnegie Mellon New York Drama Alumni Clan: "HOMEMADE FUSION is a series of musical snapshots from the imaginations of composer Michael Kooman ('06) and lyricist Christopher Dimond ('07). Each snapshot attempts to make sense of an increasingly senseless world by examining the paradox of modern times. At once dangerously cynical and desperately romantic, it is a tale of love, loss, and candy bars."
Wired Campus: Shakespeare Goes Digital Again
Chronicle.com: "Michael Witmore, an associate professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University, announced the launch of Shakespeare’s Global Globe on Saturday. The site is a map that indicates the locations of self-reported Shakespeare readers across the globe."
Dealmakers spurred by fear, loathing
Variety: "Was the strike worth it?
In the eyes of many scribes, the answer is an unqualified yes. But when it comes down to dollars and cents, the answer is murkier. The victories in new media that may pay big dividends in the future have come at a high price in the here and now."
In the eyes of many scribes, the answer is an unqualified yes. But when it comes down to dollars and cents, the answer is murkier. The victories in new media that may pay big dividends in the future have come at a high price in the here and now."
Striking a deal
Los Angeles Times: "LET'S not kid ourselves. This town is so desperate to get back to work it's like that girl auditioning on 'American Idol' last week, who would have gladly given Simon Cowell her dog if he'd just put her through to Hollywood."
Strike Update: Actors Guild Marching to Start Talks Next Month
Hollywood Today: "The actors are taking the stage now that the writers strike appears to be over come Monday (see related HT stories). The Screen Actor’s Guild is maneuvering to move up negotiations on a new contract with the AMPTP in order to get to the bargaining table ahead of AFTRA, as a result of the expected break-up of the longtime partnership between the two primary acting unions, according to sources. If AFTRA, considered more moderate than SAG, makes a deal first, it will set a precedent and could make it difficult for SAG to achieve its more ambitious goals under the activist leadership of Alan Rosenberg."
WGA Contract: Why the Writers Won and the Strike Was Worth It
Hollywood Today: "Everybody wants to know who won and who lost in the writer’s strike, now that the end appears to be in sight. Here’s the answer: The writers. Despite the grumbling, the gains they have achieved are significant, including a share of the distributors gross for the first time along with the creation of a whole new model for how the economics of big time media work in the future."
Shocking Safety Commercials
Shoutwire.com: "A recent series of Workplace Safety Insurance Board commercials is airing in Canada. The aim is to raise awareness about workplace hazards, and to encourage employees to call out their bosses on safety issues. The first time I saw these commercials, I was pretty shocked. Considering that they air during prime time, I was doubly shocked."
Friday, February 15, 2008
Quaids Wage War at Equity
Backstage: "Last week the New York Post reported that Actors' Equity Association has banned actor Randy Quaid from the union for life -- the alleged result of a disciplinary hearing conducted by the union. Quaid, who starred as Colonel Falstaff in the musical Lone Star Love at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle last September, maintains that his banishment is part of Equity's collusion with a group of producers who are out to ruin his career."
Theatre Breaks Barriers for Disabled Actors
Backstage: "Director Ike Schambelan had a problem. The founder of Theater by the Blind in Manhattan wanted to cast company regular Ann Marie Morelli as Tatiana and Hermia in his production of A Midsummer Night's Dream last year. However, Morelli's multiple sclerosis kept her in a wheelchair."
Uptown, It's Hot: Musical 'In the Heights' Begins Broadway Run
Yahoo! News: "Following the earlier run, the creators of this hip-hop and merengue-kissed original musical - set in a vibrant Latino neighborhood in upper Manhattan - bring to the Richard Rodgers Theatre new songs and fresh scenes, fleshing out the stories of the warm-hearted characters who bond in Washington Heights even as their world begins to change."
Playwright Sounds Off on Jane Fonda's 'C-Word' Slip
People.com: "The Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler was sitting next to Jane Fonda on the Today show Thursday, when the controversial actress dropped the C-word on live television."
Western Civ - We ride the culture bus with Pitt Arts and its students.
Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh: "Two school buses are parked outside Frick International Studies Academy, in Oakland, but it's not time for a middle-school field trip. Instead, each bus is nearly filled with University of Pittsburgh students (including this reporter) dressed in their Saturday-night best for a ride Downtown to the Byham Theater, where they'll see the sold-out Urban Bush Women/Compagnie Jant-Bi dance performance."
Breakfast With Mugabe
Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh: "How do you handle a problem like Robert Mugabe? He's a great speaker, an ambitious statesman, a tireless activist against white supremacy -- and a ruthless killer of innocent Zimbabweans."
Freeman
Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh: "There's a lot bitten off -- and well chewed -- in the New Horizon Theater production of Freeman. Though it definitely has its own distinctive voice, Phillip Hayes Dean's 1973 hit mixes Biblical allegories and '70s pop culture with the British 'angry young men' plays of the 1950s and Death of a Salesman's heavy-handed plea for the individual. Throughout, it speaks to the survival strategies of modern African-American men."
Thursday, February 14, 2008
PG East preview: 'Forever Plaid' all about guy groups of the 1960s
Post Gazette: "Although the musical comedy revue 'Forever Plaid' has never run on Broadway, it's developed a strong following since it opened in 1990.
Renata Marino, who directs and choreographs the Stage Right production of the show playing tonight through Saturday at Greensburg Country Club, said it's a favorite with audiences."
Renata Marino, who directs and choreographs the Stage Right production of the show playing tonight through Saturday at Greensburg Country Club, said it's a favorite with audiences."
PG East preview: Theatre Factory to bring deft touch to 'Blithe Spirit'
Post Gazette: "Ron Ferrara, director of the comedy 'Blithe Spirit,' has high praise for its playwright, Noel Coward.
'He's the Shakespeare of the 20th century, as far as sophistication in language goes,' he said."
'He's the Shakespeare of the 20th century, as far as sophistication in language goes,' he said."
Stage Preview: New Playhouse dramaturg finds his way with new David Hare drama about Iraq War
Post Gazette: "As Pittsburgh's professional theatrical community develops and deepens, it needs more than just playwriting, acting, directing and design. So welcome the Pittsburgh Playhouse's new dramaturg, Kyle Bostian."
Veteran actor relishes 'verbal fencing' in Noel Coward comedy
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Actor Americus Rocco of Forest Hills says he always has admired playwright Noel Coward for his elegant writing style."
Classical Theatre of Harlem speeds up 'Romeo and Juliet'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "As artistic director Arthur Preisser planned the 2007-08 season for The Classical Theatre of Harlem, he knew 'Romeo and Juliet' would be a good fit."
Trio set for Broadway's 'Boeing'
Variety: "Bradley Whitford, Christine Baranski and Brit thesp Mark Rylance will topline the Broadway transfer of London hit 'Boeing-Boeing,' now confirmed to open at the Longacre Theater in May."
Pilot Programs Lift Bay Area Playwrights
Backstage: "'Playwriting is a lonely art, until tons of people get involved all of a sudden and you lose control,' says Amy Mueller, artistic director of San Francisco's venerable Playwrights Foundation. Founded in 1976 by director Robert Woodruff and famed for such alumni as Sam Shepard and Mac Wellman, the Foundation has initiated two new programs to provide support and community for Bay Area playwrights: the Resident Playwrights Initiative and the New Play Incubator."
Hollywood Punches Back In as Strike Ends
Backstage: "Euphoria over returning to work quickly gave way to workaday cold sweats as Hollywood writers resumed the daily grind of cranking out scripts after a three-month strike."
For Off Broadway Shows, an Encores!-Like Series
New York Times: "The Encores! series at City Center is devoted to “Great American Musicals,” which, in a cavernous, 2,750-seat theater, has pretty much meant Great American Musicals that appeared on Broadway. Thus there’s been no luck, so far at least, for “Little Mary Sunshine,” “Dames at Sea” or, sadly, “Bat Boy.”"
'Fabulous Divas' Makes NYC Debut
Yahoo! News: "Starring creator Alan Palmer, the new musical 'is a fast-paced musical journey of one man's love of musical theatre and the amazing women that have made their mark on Broadway.'"
Theatre Authority Grants Waivers for V-Day Benefit Performances
actorsequity.org | News #038; Media: "Each year throughout February and March, Equity members volunteer their time and talent to present and perform V-Day benefit performances of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES."
CAST SEARCH ISN'T OGRE
New York Post: "DREAMWORKS lifted the curtain - just a tad - the other night on 'Shrek: The Musical,' set to open on Broadway in October after an August tryout in Seattle."
At St. Louis U., dispute over play is becoming an annual event
STLtoday - News - Education: "But for the second year in a row, St. Louis University students held their productions off campus — at nearby Jazz at the Bistro earlier this week. Campus administrators refused to sponsor the play last year, after several years of sponsorship, because they said that doing the same play year after year is redundant and didn't add much new."
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
New Works
Tickets are available at the door one hour before curtain.
Grae Matters by Carol Godart
Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 15 at 4 pm
Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 pm
Saturday, Feb. 23 at 2 pm
Fati’s Last Dance by France-Luce Benson
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 pm
Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 pm
Thursday, Feb. 21at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 22 at 4 pm
Saturday, Feb. 23 at 8 pm
Grae Matters by Carol Godart
Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 15 at 4 pm
Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 pm
Saturday, Feb. 23 at 2 pm
Fati’s Last Dance by France-Luce Benson
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 pm
Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 pm
Thursday, Feb. 21at 8 pm
Friday, Feb. 22 at 4 pm
Saturday, Feb. 23 at 8 pm
Barack Obama's Arts Policy
CAN Blog: "Our nation’s creativity has filled the world’s libraries, museums, recital halls, movie houses, and marketplaces with works of genius. The arts embody the American spirit of self-definition. As the author of two best-selling books – Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope – Barack Obama uniquely appreciates the role and value of creative expression."
Is there an award for getting rid of the word “citation”?
Time Out Chicago: The TOC Blog: "It would be hard to find a less sexy word than Citation for a theater prize. Yet that’s the identity the Jeff for non-Equity (a.k.a. non-union) Chicago theater has always assumed. There are currently two categories of Jeffs: Equity theater gets Jeff Awards in October while the non-Equity scene receives Jeff Citations in May.
Now, as the result of a “brand survey” designed to help re-assess the image of the Jeffs, the term Citation is being retired. Starting this May, at the only awards ceremony in the country we’re pretty sure is still happening, non-Equity artists will be receiving Jeff Awards instead of Jeff Citations. While the phrase “non-Equity” will be attached to the prize, it will still be called an Award nonetheless."
Now, as the result of a “brand survey” designed to help re-assess the image of the Jeffs, the term Citation is being retired. Starting this May, at the only awards ceremony in the country we’re pretty sure is still happening, non-Equity artists will be receiving Jeff Awards instead of Jeff Citations. While the phrase “non-Equity” will be attached to the prize, it will still be called an Award nonetheless."
Priority Planning Model and Worksheet
Ian's Messy Desk: "When managing multiple projects or actions, you need to know which are the most important (not necessarily urgent) and work on them first. The attached Priority Planning Worksheet can help you evaluate your priorities according to which is most important and most urgent."
Need Help Wiring? NASA Shows You The Right Way
Toolmonger: "NASA staffs its organization with engineers who are completely humorless on the subject of electronics workmanship. They’re responsible for some of the most complicated machines humanity has ever produced, costing billions of dollars, brimming with high explosives, and carrying human lives. So I suspect their standards are more than sufficient for a DIY car audio installation. Fortunately, NASA offers its Workmanship Standards Pictorial Reference for free to anyone who wants to know."
Procrastination - How to Get Things Done
Goodhousekeeping.com: "I procrastinate horribly — not about everything, just about phone calls. Sometimes I put off making dinner reservations until all I can get is a 10 p.m. slot at my third-favorite restaurant. I regularly run out of prescriptions because I can’t manage to phone the pharmacy for refills. I dial my mother so rarely that, when I do, she thinks someone died. For no reason I can understand, the prospect of making even a mundane phone call leaves me overwhelmed. Procrastinating over such a simple task seems crazy — but research shows that most of us are busily not doing things every day."
Constructive criticism
AskMen.com: "I recently had lunch with one of the world’s most well-known critics, so I took the opportunity to ask her what she thought of the three judges on American Idol. “Truly, constructive criticism conveys that indispensable degree of honesty through a combination of credibility and skilled diplomacy,” she said. “For example, Simon Cowell is too cold, while Paula Abdul is often way too warm. But Randy Jackson strikes the proper balance between the two.” I pressed Goldilocks to elaborate, and she said, “He’s just right.”"
George A. Romero - Diary of the Dead
New York Times:
"WE get the zombies we deserve.
Over five films and four decades the director George A. Romero’s slack-jawed undead have been our tour guides through a brainless, barbaric America that seems barely hospitable to the living. They lurch across a bigoted civil-rights-era countryside (“Night of the Living Dead,” 1968), claw at a suburban shopping mall (“Dawn of the Dead,” 1978) and wander dazed in an anxious post-9/11 world (“Land of the Dead,” 2005)."
"WE get the zombies we deserve.
Over five films and four decades the director George A. Romero’s slack-jawed undead have been our tour guides through a brainless, barbaric America that seems barely hospitable to the living. They lurch across a bigoted civil-rights-era countryside (“Night of the Living Dead,” 1968), claw at a suburban shopping mall (“Dawn of the Dead,” 1978) and wander dazed in an anxious post-9/11 world (“Land of the Dead,” 2005)."
Spotlight shines on Pittsburgh as two more movies set scene
Pittsburgh Business Times: "Two more feature films are set to enter stage left into Pittsburgh.
A supernatural thriller titled 'Shelter,' and slated to star Julianne Moore, expects to begin shooting in Pittsburgh in late March."
A supernatural thriller titled 'Shelter,' and slated to star Julianne Moore, expects to begin shooting in Pittsburgh in late March."
Home Decorations: Magnetic Curtains Retain Whatever Shape You Put Them In
Gizmodo:
"I can't say that I've seen too many great innovations in the world of curtains lately, but these Magnetic Curtains actually get me excited about something I previously thought only moms cared about."
"I can't say that I've seen too many great innovations in the world of curtains lately, but these Magnetic Curtains actually get me excited about something I previously thought only moms cared about."
Unstick Quick With Slick Strips
Toolmonger: "Ridout Plastics makes their Slick Strips out of an ultra-high molecular weight plastic film, with a low coefficient of friction. In English, that means it makes surfaces slide past each other easier. It’s also tough — its abrasion resistance surpasses Teflon, but you can cut it to length easily. Even with an adhesive backing, the strips measure only 1/32″ thick."
25 Things You Must Learn to Ask For
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog: "We all know that giving is fantastic. Give great customer service; give great rates, and always give your best. But, what about getting? What kinds of things should you expect from your clients? Asking is also a great marketing strategy! Here is a list of 25 things you can (and should!) ask for when working with a client."
One Seriously Adjustable Joinery Jig
Toolmonger: "Porter Cable’s new Omnijig joinery system looks like a great way to cut dovetail joints like a pro. They’re offering two versions: a 16″ featuring a fixed-width template, and a 24″ model with infinitely adjustable fingers. Both models feature a built-in router depth setting system (pictured, on top) and a front stabilizer bar designed to steady your router while deflecting chips downward onto the floor — or into your dust collection system via an optional dust shroud."
The Week in Tools: Toolmonger’s Top 5
Toolmonger: "It’s been a busy week here at Toolmonger. If you’ve been spending time in the shop — you should! — and you haven’t had a chance to keep up with Toolmonger this week, we suggest you start with these posts, which our readers helped to select"
A Complete Guide to Better Email For Freelancers
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog: "When sighing in front of an over-stuffed inbox full of emails that want something from you (work, money, answers, etc.) it’s easy to wish you were running a freelance business in 1988 rather than 2008"
Shel Silverstein's grown-up humor explored on stage
Post Gazette: "Author Shel Silverstein is probably best known for his children's books such as 'The Giving Tree' and 'Where the Sidewalk Ends.' But starting Friday evening, Washington's Off the Wall Theater will showcase the author's racier side when it stages 'An Adult Evening of Short Plays,' written by the author of whimsically hip fables whose work often made the bestseller lists."
How Much is Your Time Worth?
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog: "Freelancers spend an inordinate amount of time fretting over how much to charge. But there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to pricing. It’s all completely subjective and dependent on a wide variety of factors, including what the market will bear, geographic location, timing, aggravation factor (or lack thereof) and your level of desperation (hopefully low to non-existent), just to name a few."
Audio Processing: Resurrecting Destroyed Music Recording Earns Mathematician a Grammy
Gizmodo: "A sixty year-old concert bootleg, made on a broken and twisted old magnetic wire earned a bunch of audio engineers and a mathematician a Grammy last night for their skills in recovering destroyed music. The audio recording on the wire was so distorted, and the wire broken so many times, that the team had to invent whole new techniques to process the music back to listenable quality. The result: the only live recording of old time folk-singer Woody Guthrie."
Before the Green Screen, Stunt-Man Safety Was Measured by Seconds, Not Computers: Time Machine (August 1946)
Popular Mechanics: "During the heyday of the western in 1946, long before the development of green screens and other next-gen F/X tools, Popular Mechanics examined the safety methods and devices ensuring that stuntmen’s risk of life and limb would go no further than absolutely necessary."
Smart Hearing Protection
Toolmonger: "Industrial noise, an insidious thing, will rob workers of their hearing without them noticing it — until the damage is already done. Unfortunately, proper hearing protection can make it harder to get your point across in a conversation — it leads to screamed exchanges, with lots of “WHAT?!”s and “HUH”s that lead to discarding of hearing protection altogether. Luckily, Elvex makes the COM-655, which offers 25dB of passive sound attenuation while amplifying speech."
Grabit Pack: Fanny Pack Of The Future
Geekologie: "I like the look of the Grabit Pack. It looks like some sort of military issue gun holster or something. But it was really designed to hold your cellphone, keys and wallet due to the inevitable Pant Pocket Ban of 2009."
Bostitch pin nailer: Undetectable fastening
The Hardware Aisle: "The Bostitch HP118K pin nailer shoots extremely thin, headless fasteners that are no larger than, well, a pin.
And since the 23-gauge pins are headless, once they're driven into the wood they become virtually undetectable, leaving tiny holes that don't require filling."
And since the 23-gauge pins are headless, once they're driven into the wood they become virtually undetectable, leaving tiny holes that don't require filling."
What's the difference? CD 'mastering' vs. 'remastering'
CNET News.com: "If you read CD or LP credits you've probably seen 'Mastered by Greg Calbi' a bunch of times, but don't have a clue exactly what Calbi and other mastering engineers do. I don't blame you--it's a mystery to most music lovers."
What Are We Teaching The Children?
99seats: "A ten-minute play of mine is being produced right now. It’s not going too well. Not well at all. My director is incredibly young and, what’s worse, incredibly bad. Not just bad as a director, but bad in the room, bad in dealing with actors, bad in dealing with me and giving notes. Just plain bad. The situation is so bad, that, not only have I resigned wholly from the process (the play could use some rewrites), but I’m seriously considering pulling the play. That’s not something that I prefer to do, but this situation seems to require more."
3700 Freelancers Surveyed … The Results Are Here!
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog: "There are millions of freelancers around the globe, but for most, freelancing is something done in isolation. What do other freelancers charge? Do they quote or estimate? How many hours a week do they bill? These and many other questions are what we set out to answer in the Global Freelancer Survey of 2007."
Pittsburgh Opera to move into new $8M Strip District space in April
Pop City: "Come April, the Pittsburgh Opera will have a new home at 2425 Liberty Ave. In December, the Opera purchased the two-story Strip District property for $2.5 million. Constructed in 1870, the former Westinghouse Air Brake Building will more than double the Opera’s space."
TM’s 2007 Favorites: Stanley 48″ Fatmax Xtreme Level
Toolmonger: "Levels have come a long way in the last hundred years, and Stanley has been there for the entire ride, making a good product the whole way. One of their latest, the Fatmax Xtreme level features bigger vials and aluminum construction. We admitted to being pretty big fans when it came out, and we still are."
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Next Public season features local playwrights
Post Gazette: "In its 34th season, announced today, the Pittsburgh Public Theater will bookend its six-show main-stage subscription series with plays by Pittsburgh playwrights: August Wilson's 'Radio Golf,' the 10th and final play in his epic Pittsburgh Cycle, and 'Harry's Friendly Service,' a new play by Rob Zellers, the Public's director of education."
'Mugabe' provides much to consider
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "From the moment 'Breakfast with Mugabe' begins, you can feel the tension.
Fraser Grace's play begins in the fall of 2001 as Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since he declared its independence from Britain in 1980, is gearing up for presidential elections. The country is in economic ruin and awash with corruption and chaos."
Fraser Grace's play begins in the fall of 2001 as Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since he declared its independence from Britain in 1980, is gearing up for presidential elections. The country is in economic ruin and awash with corruption and chaos."
Public Theater salutes U.S. playwrights
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The Pittsburgh Public Theater will celebrate American playwrights with a 2008-09 season that begins and ends with the works of Pittsburgh playwrights."
Pittsburgh Public Will Premiere Harry's Friendly Service ; Season Announced
Playbill News: "Pittsburgh Public Theater's 2008-09 season will include the world-premiere comedy Harry's Friendly Service by Rob Zellers; plus a water-logged staging of the theatrical sensation Metamorphoses; an O'Neill classic; an Ann Landers bio; and the return of August Wilson."
Tallying points after the strike
Hollywood Reporter: "WGA leaders seemed inclined to declare victory and move on, but figuring winners and losers in the aftermath of the writers' tentative contract deal is a complex calculation."
Broadway tours under new management
www.kansascity.com: "Live Nation’s theatrical division, which books shows into the Music Hall, has been sold to a private investment company whose sole interest is producing and presenting theater."
`Sexy' Patrick Stewart Opens `Macbeth' With $500,000 Benefit
Bloomberg.com: Muse Arts: "The Brooklyn Academy of Music has staged ``A Winter's Tale'' in Swedish, a hip-hop ``Romeo and Juliet'' and ``The Taming of the Shrew'' with an all-male cast."
Hollywood engine on idle as strike winds down
Reuters: "Labor peace returned to Hollywood on Monday, but the town's production machine remained at a low idle ahead of a vote by striking film and TV writers on whether to return to work after a three-month clash with major studios."
Tolkien Heirs Sue New Line Over Millions From ‘Rings’
New York Times: "Following in the footsteps of Peter Jackson, the director of the Oscar-winning “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, heirs to J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of the books on which the films are based, are suing New Line Cinema for failing to pay them at least $150 million, which they say they are owed as part of the movies’ gross receipts."
Who Won the Writers Strike?
New York Times: "When the Writers Guild of America held its annual awards ceremony Saturday night in Manhattan, it felt more like a victory celebration. So after a long and bitter strike, the writers won, right?"
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