CAC Cincinnati to Open New Tomas Saraceno Installation in June
by Tyler Peterson
- May 23, 2016
The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati (CAC) has commissioned new work by the innovative Argentinean artist Tomás Saraceno who develops ambitious projects including models for cities that float on air. On view June 17,
American Academy of Arts and Science Elects BPO's JoAnn Falletta
by Matt Smith
- Apr 23, 2016
BUFFALO, NY -- JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The induction ceremony will take place on October 8, 2016in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
THE GENIUS AND THE JERK is Now Available
by Christina Mancuso
- Mar 29, 2016
In this new release from Now and Then, Walter Vatter, using the compass of Steve Jobs's youth and early years, guides us through the tempest of Jobs's personality. Without denying the historically tectonic impact of the Jobsian mania, Vatter reveals a man who operated within a unique and sometimes hysterical 'reality distortion field.' Within this RDF-a phrase taken from the pilot episode of Star Trek and applied in 1981 by Apple engineer Bud Tribble-Jobs produced some of the most profound changes to human technology and communication.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 'Murder of a President' Premieres on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk
- Feb 2, 2016
Based on Candice Millard's best-sellerDestiny of the Republic, Murder of a President is the story of James A. Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, his shooting by a deluded madman named Charles Guiteau, and its bizarre and tragic aftermath.
Sundance Institute Announces $60,000 in Science in Cinema Awards
by Caryn Robbins
- Jan 27, 2016
Sundance Institute announced today awards for the most promising new independent films about science and technology, including Embrace of the Serpent directed by Ciro Guerra as the recipient of the Sloan Science-in Film-Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
1001 Inventions and National Geographic Kids to Publish Children's Book
by Christina Mancuso
- Jan 19, 2016
1001 Inventions and National Geographic Kids announced today a new partnership to publish the book 'Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See' as part of the highly successful National Geographic Kids Readers Series. The English language publication is planned for release in spring 2016.
BWW Review: Impactful SOUND from Azeotrope Has Potential but Lacks Resolution
by Jay Irwin
- Sep 20, 2015
As hearing people we may think that the advancement and availability of cochlear implants would be welcomed with open arms by the deaf community. But what Don Nguyen's play "Sound", getting its world premiere production from Azeotrope at ACT, points out to us, the cultural effects of suddenly being able to hear can be far greater than the medical ones. But while the plight of those in the story was impactful I didn't feel the play itself offered much in the way of a resolution and thereby much of a message.
Brown/Trinity Launch SuRF Theatre
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 6, 2015
This summer, Brown University and Trinity Rep launch SuRF, or their Summer Repertory Festival. It is the newest iteration of the two organizations' combined effort to support new plays in the summer. This first season, housed at Production Workshop, Brown's only student-run theatre, will feature a full production of a new version of The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence by Madeleine George and the first workshop of The Locus by Lucy Thurber.
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