1,596 stories by "Robert Shuman"
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Much in creativeness is incumbent upon us all, the young and old, men and women, the gifted and giftless. All men are forced to put food in t…
(Alexis Soloski's interview  appeared in the Guardisn, 10/12; Photo: 'I was basically ripping the face off of civilisation' … Ken Nwosu as Leo and Helena Wilson as Dawn in White Noi…
the two-character play by tennessee williams ____________________________ OCTOBER 22 at 7:30 an open rehearsal with Greg Mehrten and Maude Mitchell directed by Dana Greenfield, sound d…
(Susan Pinker's article appeared in The Wall Street Jouranl, 10/9; Illustration by Thomasz Walenta; via the Drudge Report.) Research shows that listening to the same narrative leads our hear…
(Jake Cordell's article appeared in the Moscow Times, 10/8/21; Photo: Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, BBC.) The editor of the independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper won the prestigious award wi…
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 10/4; In fatal thrall … Christopher Eccleston as Creon and Jodie Whittaker as Antigone in the National theatre's 2012 production of …
(from BBC 4) HERODOTUS In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek writer known as the father of histories, dubbed by his detractors as the father of lies. Herodotus (c484 to 425 B…
(from Radio Prague, 10/3/2021; Photo: Václav Havel|Photo: Filip Jandourek, Czech Radio.) Born into a prominent wealthy family, Václav Havel came of age after the Communist coup of 1948…
Damir Yusupov/The Bolshoi Theater (Valeria Paikova's article appeared in Russia Beyond the headlines, 10/21/2021.) Russia gave the world not only 'Crime and Punishment' and 'War and Peace', …
(Nick Ahad's article appeared in the Guardian, 9/30; Photo: Hi-tech horror … Riana Duce as Mina Harker. Photograph: Ed Waring.) Leeds Playhouse For a tale of the undead, Imitating t…
(This story is from CBSNewYork.com, 9/30.) Just two weeks after celebrating the return of Broadway, one of the most anticipated shows has been shut down. Wednesday night's performance …
(Andrew Dickson's article appeared in the Guardian, 9/28; Photo: The sunshine that blasts away the shadows… Irina Brook, director. Photograph: Amanda Lane.) She grew up in an artistic d…
(Alexandra Guzeva's article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 9/25.) An Emmy-winning Russian-born photographer shows her view of the magnificent world of Russian dance and its most re…
(Brent Lang's article appeared in Variety 9/26; Photo courtesy of Matthew Murphy.) 'Slave Play' Shut Out Despite Record Number of Nominations. "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," a stage adaptation…
New York, New York: Off Broadway actor and producer Matt de Rogatis has announced that his non profit theater organization, Ruth Stage, has formed a partnership with the Cholangi…
JOE KINNISON is on the hook for our latest interview, talking with SV's Bob Shuman about getting started in bass fishing, enjoying the peace, beauty, and intellectual challenge of the sport,…
(Stephen A. Russell's article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 9/20.  Photo: Sydney Morning Herald.) The word 'cabaret' conjures images of intimate, candlelit spaces with audien…
(from DW, 9/18.) Are arts and culture essential? In Germany, many who work in the sector say they are. During the pandemic, which threatened many people's livelihoods, they launched the "Cul…
(from France 24, 9/17.) It was the dream of the late artist couple, Bulgarian-born Christo and his French wife Jeanne-Claude. As they gazed out of their window in the early 1960s, they…
(Neil Genzlinger's article appeared in The New York Times, 9/15; Photo: The playwright Jean-Claude van Itallie in 1999 introducing a reading of "America Hurrah," his best-known play. A produ…
(Ryan Parker's article appeared in the Hollywood Reporter, 9/15;  The 20th Century film is due in theaters Dec. 10. West Side Story dropped its official trailer Wednesday, and the …
(Mark Kennedy's article appeared pm the AP, 9/14; via the Drudge Report;Â Photo: Kristin Chenoweth; credit: AP.) NEW YORK (AP) " Theater royalty " in the form of Kristin Chenoweth, Julie …
(Chris McCormack's article appeared in the Irish Times, 9/13; Materclass: Adrienne Truscott plays opposite Feidlim Cannon.) Dublin Fringe Festival 2021: Brokentalkers and Truscott's fruitful…
(Amy Kazmin's article appeared in the Financial Times, 9/9; street painting depicting Farkhunda Malikzada, a 27-year-old woman who was lynched by a mob in Kabul in March 2015 © Yaghobzade…
(Johnny Tickle's article appeared on RT, 9/11; Photo: (t0p) Russian political activist and member of the punk band and activist group Pussy Riot Maria Alyokhina. © Vasily MAXIMOV / AFP.; …
