Fame or Famine

June 27th, 2008

It’s Never Too Late to Dance

Milia comments: I’m 18 turning 19 and I feel so behind in dancing. I do know I’m not up to date in movements nor technique. But you will see me again - from today on I will practice, practice, and practice.
I feel that - it warms my heart, actually. At age 18 I started on […]

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June 25th, 2008

A Couple of Interesting Latin Versions of Shakespeare & Comedy

As I was going through the slurry of fine arts news that Google sends my way each day, I came across an interesting connecting thread between two very different types of theatre: Spanish.
The Bard for Our Time
As the Spanish speaking segment of the U.S. (as well as the rest of the world) continues to grow, […]

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June 21st, 2008

Guest Blogger Steve Eley on Improv Comedy

Here’s the last donated blog from Steve Eley, creator of the Escape Pod Podcast (among others). I asked him to contribute not because of his expertise in the arts, but because I know he can tell a story. As you will see here…

Being asked by Gray to write a guest post on this blog was […]

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June 20th, 2008

The Possible Treachery Of Signing With An Agency In 2008

By Blog-Off Guest Blogger Michael J. Wallach
© 2008 Michael J. Wallach - Used by Permission of the Author
It used to be simple. You met an agency that you liked and you were presented with an agency contract that you could comfortably sign.  But, it doesn’t work like that anymore. What do I mean by that?  […]

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June 20th, 2008

Back into Space for Stardance with Jeanne Robinson

If I owe my career choices to anyone, I owe it to authors Spider & Jeanne Robinson and their novel Stardance. In fact, one of the most life-changing events in my life was spending a weekend with them on Gambier Island in Vancouver. Jeanne, who is both a dancer, a choreographer, and a zen roshi, […]

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June 20th, 2008

Artistic Fraud: Where Spectacle Meets Story

As we come back to following the progress of July 20th, the GREAT BLOG OFF around the globe, we come to Newfoundland, home of Artistic Fraud. Specializing in “chorus based work,” the group is directed by Jillian Keiley and Robert Chafe.
All About Numbers
As the video on their site will tell you, in the past 9 […]

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June 20th, 2008

Guest Blogger Karl again: Googling his Roots

Guest blogger Karl here again…one of the more fascinating aspects of the Internet to me is the
ability to explore areas of my past to see how they’ve changed and grown over the years. I moved out to the state of Wisconsin when I was 12, but I’m originally from the twin cities of Lewiston/Auburn, Maine. […]

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June 20th, 2008

Guest Blogger Karl Takes A Look at Mountain Standard Time

Howdy, guest blogger Karl here. This post takes the Mountain Standard Time Zone literally, with a look at the Mountain Standard Time Performance Art Festival.
Now, I’ll admit that I found this by googling “Mountain Standard Time Arts”, but a causal browse on
their website revels a lot beneath the generic title. The first festival was in […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Paul Sills, R.I.P.

On my shelf sits a book, a black book with a picture of a curly-haired smiling lady on the back. It’s called “Improvisation for the Theater” and is written by drama pioneer Viola Spolin.
Her son, Paul Sills, died of pneumonia today at age 80, having continued his mother’s work and shaped theatre as we know […]

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May 30th, 2008

Coming to the Guthrie: Melissa Gilbert in Little House, the Musical

I’m very excited to read that the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is going to host the premiere of the new musical Little House on the Prairie. Directed by Francesca Zambello, it’s a re-telling of the classic 70’s television show.
Melissa Gilbert: Typecasting or Resource?
I find myself questioning the casting of Melissa Gilbert in the role of […]

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