Culture
-
Through “Zoot Suit,” L.A. Theatre Engages a Community with Provocative Conversations
—
by
As a way of continuing its now 50-year tradition of connecting audiences through provocation, Center Theatre Group recently launched Community Conversations—a new program allowing audiences to explore the divisive and complex themes of productions at the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre.
-
Are Ballerinas Dog or Cat People? Instagram and the New York City Ballet
—
by
Some of New York City Ballet’s top dancers are quite active on social media. Beyond Twitter, and in keeping with the beauty of a visual art form, they are Instagram shutterbugs.
-
Arts Education Social Media Resources
—
by
I’m happy to report that there are plenty of organizations taking to Twitter and Facebook in hopes of keeping arts in schools. Looking to join in on the conversation? I’ve assembled a list of resources you (or an arts organization) can easily use to leverage social media in favor of the arts.
-
My Summer Blogging for Lincoln Center
—
by
As summer rolled through New York City, and Broadway geared up for its latest season, I took time away from Times Square and travelled uptown, to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where I spent the warmer months working as the cultural institutions first Blogger-in-Residence.
-
Bringing Country Music to Lincoln Center
—
by
Remember those Pace Picante Sauce television commercials that ran throughout the 1980s. “This stuff is made in New York City,” a comical cowboy would say with horror after picking up a jar of salsa. A chorus of outraged cowboys would always follow that quip, screaming “New York City!” Before moving to New York City, I…