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Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

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 1st, 2008

Online Chat with High School Musical’s Arielle Jacobs

Ever wanted a chance to ask a member of the High School Musical a question? You can have it now, over at the Mercury News . They will be hosting an online chat with the star of the touring company of the hit Disney Show.
Ariell Jacobs as Gabriella Montez
Though the role was originated on TV […]

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May 22nd, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance: Local Version

I had the distinct pleasure recently of dining at the Med Hookah lounge in Madison, WI, which aside from having great Mediterranean food also feature middle eastern dancers (aka bellydancers, though some don’t like that term).
Those Who Can, Teach
One of the performers there is Arielle, a teacher at the Madison Multicultural Dance Center with Mona […]

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May 7th, 2008

Sondheim’s “Company” to the Big Screen? Not Yet…

In a recent web interview, Stephen Sondheim was asked which of his musicals he’d like to see next put on the silver screen. His response was almost comical in its helpless-before-the-wheels-of-success attitude: “ It’s not so much a question of which I would like to see, rather which I think would lend itself..There is a […]

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May 1st, 2008

Ms. Rita, a Deaf Dance Student

For the past month I’ve been working as a ballroom dance instructor for the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Madison, WI. One of the pleasures of working there was the opportunity to work with Ms. Rita for a couple of hours while she was in town visiting. Here is her account of the experience:
Marlee […]

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March 31st, 2008

“Enlightened Patronage:” Mr. Shen Shows How to Save the Arts

It worked for the Medicis & Michelangelo. It even worked for Laurie Anderson and Larry Ellison, I believe. It’s a system of supporting the arts that is not public-funded, and therefore not subject to the vagaries and whims of the hoi-polloi.
It’s the literal term “patron of the arts,” meaning not so much someone who just […]

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