Podcasts about eugene ionesco

Theater and art gallery opens in Beacon Vet/Rep, the theater company that moved from Cornwall to Beacon last year and is transforming the former bank building at 139 Main St. into a showcase for talented veterans and their family members, has been rechristened Savage Wonder. This weekend (May 9-10) kicks off the institution's inaugural season of productions in The Parlor, a 50-seat room. Most of the staged readings will be presented every Saturday for a month, although exceptions include the sold-out debut tonight (May 9) of The Bald Soprano, by Eugene Ionesco, three future dates and a six-week run of World War II veteran Noel Coward's scandalous 1920s comedy, Fallen Angels. All the performers are members of the Actors' Equity union, which includes Broadway-caliber professional actors and stage managers. On Saturday (May 10), Savage Wonder will unveil Savage Wonderground, a 4,000-square-foot basement art gallery, and The Grape Rebellion, a wine and dessert bar. The first exhibit is Radical Fun, curated by gallery director Jeannie Freilich, who commutes from New York City. It runs through July 6. A 60-seat theater, named The Kristofferson (after Kris, who turned down a position teaching literature at West Point, spurned the Army to write country songs and earned the wrath of his military family) is scheduled to open next year. A second bar and another main stage with 125 seats is planned for 2027. "One reason for the rebranding is that every time I spoke to groups about Vet/Rep, I had to make it clear that we're not providing art therapy - we rarely do war stories and not everyone onstage is a veteran," says Chris Meyer, founder and artistic director. "We're also going beyond theater by adding the art center and wine component." Meyer came up with Savage Wonder during a deployment in New Mexico (he served in the Army for 14 years after 9-11): "It's where the warrior and artist intersect." The revamped logo, which resembles a paint, wine or blood splotch, is a Rorschach test. "Our brand's spirit animal is the octopus, which encapsulates what the Savage Wonder thought experiment is about: intimate, absurd, whimsical and jarring." To expand the talent pool and repertoire, immediate family members of veterans may act onstage, direct a play or contribute a script. The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde (coming in June), makes the cut because the playwright's son served in the British military. Beyond the veteran thread, many of the season's themes convey a farcical sensibility. The absurdist Bald Soprano, from 1950, contains several exchanges with nonsensical dialogue. Nicolay Gogol's Inspector General, scheduled for October, premiered in 1836 and satirizes Russian bureaucracy. The son of actors, Meyers' flair for the dramatic enhances the staged readings. At the launch party on May 3, a hubbub interrupted his presentation and startled the audience. It turned out to be two actors shaking things up with a short performance set in a VA hospital waiting room to nowhere. "We're not sitting around or using music stands, we can stage the hell out of our readings," says Meyer. "We've had five-minute fight scenes; people enter through a window or trip and fall into the wall. Anything can happen." Savage Wonder is located at 139 Main St. in Beacon. The Bald Soprano will be performed at 7 p.m. on May 17, May 24 and May 31; tickets are $25 at savagewonder.org. Radical Fun will open at The Savage Wonderground on Saturday (May 10) from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Director & Designer Patrick Kennedy joins Regina Botros to talk about THE FLEA at the New Theatre.   Hailed as "one of the country's most fascinating theatre practitioners" (British Theatre), Patrick Kennedy is an Offie Award nominated director and producer recognized as one of the leading European avant garde figures.  Originally trained as an acting teacher under the Globe Theatre's Jacqueline Bessel, Patrick began producing and creating experimental theatre in 2009 at Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Eugene Ionesco's 'The Lesson'. With over 15 years experience at the heart of arts and culture, Patrick joined Sydney Fringe in 2024. 

Inspired by Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, an absurdist play about the invasion by a crash of rhinos (read: fascism), my Skool Daze is an absurdist tragicomedy about teachers and students getting distracted by all sorts of things, effectively putting blinders on to a real threat, in this case, an armed intruder (or two) in the school. Daze opens with a faculty meeting wherein administrators head a workshop on protocol for the event of an armed intruder. Things do not quite go as planned in the simulation and the faculty are not quite as attentive as they should be and are easily distracted by this and that. In the midst of their distraction, they see an actual shooter through the halls of the building, leading to at least one administrator getting shot! No, for realz! This episode is the surreal sequel to Act I of Skool Dayz, in which the previous events - an intruder or two runnning through the school hallways and the faculty's slow reaction to it and to their own administrator getting shot - lead to their inevitable (?) conclusion. In this episode you will find out who the intruders are, why they have intruded, and how the administrators, faculty and students in the building react to this menacing breach. Tune in and embrace the strange and unsettling conclusion, Act II, of Skool Dayz. 

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back a returning guest, his son Ethan, to discuss one of the most widely studied and performed plays of the twentieth century, the anti-totalitarian allegory, "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco.

Inspired by Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, an absurdist play about the invasion of a population of rhinos (read: fascism), my Skool Daze is an absurdist tragicomedy about teachers and students getting distracted by all sorts of things, effectively putting blinders on to a real threat, in this case, an armed intruder (or two) in the school. Daze opens with a faculty meeting wherein administrators head a workshop on protocol for the event of an armed intruder. Things do not quite go as planned in the simulation and the faculty are not quite as attentive as they should be and are easily distracted by this and that. In the midst of their distraction, they see an actual shooter through the halls of the building, leading to at least one administrator getting shot! For realz! How will everyone - teachers, administrators, students - react to this? Have they been fully prepared for the real thing? Will they be able to stay focused on the matter at hand or will things spiral out of control? Tune in and embrace the surreal, dysfunctional Act I of Skool Dayz. 

Inspired by Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, an absurdist play about the rise of fascism, my Skool Daze is an absurdist tragicomedy about teachers and students getting distracted by all sorts of things, effectively putting blinders on to the real threat of gun violence in schools. Daze opens with a faculty meeting where administrators head a workshop on protocol for the event of an armed intruder.  Things do not quite go as planned and things are not quite what they seemed. It is not what it is?

In Episode Fourteen, DDSWTNP turn our attention for the first time to DeLillo's drama – and to a largely unknown work by DeLillo as playwright, a 1966 radio play and disturbing take on U.S. race relations titled Mother. We cover the circumstances of the play's original broadcasts, its re-emergence in an internet archive recording more than 50 years later, and the strange way in which this story's armchair progressives and Billie Holiday fans, Ralph and Sally, end up making a fetishizing travesty of civil rights and racial integration in the play's brief 27 minutes. Topics include the importance of radio to Mother's themes of media occlusion, moral numbness, and erasure; what DeLillo means by Ralph's “white malady” of transparency and how it reworks images from another Ralph's Invisible Man; and what this play has to do with contemporaneous issues like interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia. We talk extensively as well about how Mother presages parts of the early novels, from jazz love in Americana to Taft in End Zone and Azarian in Great Jones Street. Before (and after) listening to our analysis, take in this troubling 27-minute play at https://archive.org/details/pra-BB3830.01 Our raffle for a hardcover Amazons has been extended to August 1 – donate and enter to win at https://buymeacoffee.com/delillopodcast Texts mentioned and discussed in this episode: James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time. Dial Press, 1963. Samuel Beckett, Endgame. 1957. Don DeLillo, The Mystery at the Middle of Ordinary Life. 2000.https://muse.jhu.edu/article/30660/pdf Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man. Random House, 1952. “The writer is driven by his conviction that some truths aren't arrived at so easily, that life is still full of mystery, that it might be better for you, Dear Reader, if you went back to the Living section of your newspaper because this is the dying section and you don't really want to be here.” (Thomas LeClair, “An Interview with Don DeLillo,” Contemporary Literature 23.1 (1982): 19-31) Eugene Ionesco, Rhinoceros. 1959. Mark Osteen. “Chronology.” In Don DeLillo, Three Novels of the 1980s. Library of America, 2022. Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit. 1944.

Inspired by Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play about the rise of fascism, Rhinoceros, my Skool Daze is an absurdist tragicomedy about teachers and students getting distracted by all sorts of things, effectively putting blinders on to a threat of gun violence in their own backyard, i.e., school. The opening scene begins with a faculty meeting where administrators address protocols to put in place in the event of an armed intruder. Trigger warning: there are guns but no gunfire in this episode. At any rate, enjoy and embrace the absurd.

durée : 00:29:59 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit - L'écrivain et dramaturge Eugène Ionesco s'entretient avec la journaliste et critique littéraire Claudine Chonez en mars 1975 sur France Culture. Un échange savoureux dans lequel Ionesco dévoile la philosophie existentielle qui nourrit son œuvre théâtrale. - invités : Eugène Ionesco

In this liberated-from-the-paywall edition of the Book Club, Simon McNeil joins us to discuss Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros. The post Based & Rhino Pilled by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

In this liberated-from-the-paywall edition of the Book Club, Simon McNeil joins us to discuss Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros. The post Based & Rhino Pilled by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

Ce 28 mars, c'est les 30 ans de la mort d'Eugène Ionesco. On en parle avec Marie-Claude Hubert, professeur émérite de littérature française à Aix-Marseille Université, spécialiste du théâtre français du XXe siècle, qui publie avec la collaboration de Marie-France Ionesco "Eugène Ionesco : Oeuvres" chez Quarto. En donnant corps au théâtre de l'absurde, aux côtés de Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) a bouleversé à jamais les fondements et les codes du théâtre européen. Défenseur d'un art irréaliste prenant à contre-pied la tradition, il prône la dérision, l'action minimaliste, la répétition incessante qui fait perdre au temps tout son sens, l'impossible communication et ses conséquences (quiproquos, non-sens). Son écriture se nourrit de ce qu'il est. Sa présence discrète s'impose avec l'invention de Bérenger, double assumé et récurrent, qui donne à voir non seulement toutes les angoisses, la peur de la mort, les questions métaphysiques qui assaillent le dramaturge, mais aussi son engagement à dénoncer les totalitarismes et leur rapide propagation, la monstruosité des hommes animés par la folie de destruction et l'horreur des camps concentrationnaires. Cette édition propose de mettre en lumière la parfaite unité et la modernité de cette œuvre avant-gardiste, en retraçant le parcours biographique, intellectuel et artistique d'un dramaturge, d'« un homme en questions ». Le talk-show culturel de Jérôme Colin. Avec, dès 11h30, La Bagarre dans la Discothèque, un jeu musical complétement décalé où la créativité et la mauvaise foi font loi. À partir de midi, avec une belle bande de chroniqueurs, ils explorent ensemble tous les pans de la culture belge et internationale sans sacralisation, pour découvrir avec simplicité, passion et humour. Merci pour votre écoute Entrez sans Frapper c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 11h30 à 13h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Entrez sans Frapper sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/8521 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

"Le Classico" de Sébastien Ministru : "American Psycho" de Bret Easton Ellis. Avec son sourire carnassier et ses costumes chics, Patrick Bateman est l'incarnation du golden boy new-yorkais. Mais, à la nuit tombante, il laisse libre cours à sa démence. En bon serial killer, Patrick viole, torture et tue. Dans un monde lisse de tout sentiment, jusqu'où l'horreur peut-elle aller ? Ce 28 mars, c'est les 30 ans de la mort d'Eugène Ionesco. On en parle avec Marie-Claude Hubert, professeur émérite de littérature française à Aix-Marseille Université, spécialiste du théâtre français du XXe siècle, qui publie avec la collaboration de Marie-France Ionesco "Eugène Ionesco : Oeuvres" chez Quarto. En donnant corps au théâtre de l'absurde, aux côtés de Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) a bouleversé à jamais les fondements et les codes du théâtre européen. Défenseur d'un art irréaliste prenant à contre-pied la tradition, il prône la dérision, l'action minimaliste, la répétition incessante qui fait perdre au temps tout son sens, l'impossible communication et ses conséquences (quiproquos, non-sens). Son écriture se nourrit de ce qu'il est. Sa présence discrète s'impose avec l'invention de Bérenger, double assumé et récurrent, qui donne à voir non seulement toutes les angoisses, la peur de la mort, les questions métaphysiques qui assaillent le dramaturge, mais aussi son engagement à dénoncer les totalitarismes et leur rapide propagation, la monstruosité des hommes animés par la folie de destruction et l'horreur des camps concentrationnaires. Cette édition propose de mettre en lumière la parfaite unité et la modernité de cette œuvre avant-gardiste, en retraçant le parcours biographique, intellectuel et artistique d'un dramaturge, d'« un homme en questions ». "Les inconnus connus" d'Éric Russon : Sombre asthmatique. Le talk-show culturel de Jérôme Colin. Avec, dès 11h30, La Bagarre dans la Discothèque, un jeu musical complétement décalé où la créativité et la mauvaise foi font loi. À partir de midi, avec une belle bande de chroniqueurs, ils explorent ensemble tous les pans de la culture belge et internationale sans sacralisation, pour découvrir avec simplicité, passion et humour. Merci pour votre écoute Entrez sans Frapper c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 11h30 à 13h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Entrez sans Frapper sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/8521 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Vi er tilbage! Ikke med Noor, som ellers varskoet, men med Luftgængeren af Eugene Ionesco. Der sker mærkelige ting in the English countryside. En fransk forfatter begynder at flyve! Og det afstedkommer temmeligt mange forviklinger og et bidende portræt af den engelske folkesjæl, eller hvad det nu er dramatikeren vil. Musik: Ketsa "Nightflying" Eugene Ionesco Fra opsætningen på Aalborg Teater 1963

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 711, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: June 1969 1: J. Edgar Hoover said RFK authorized the FBI to tap this black leader's phone. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. 2: Riots that followed games in this sport set off a war between El Salvador and Honduras. soccer/football. 3: The U.N. security council voted to keep peace-keeping forces on this island near Turkey another 6 months. Cyprus. 4: Nixon became the 1st president to address the Supreme Court when this chief justice was sworn in. Warren Burger. 5: This president emeritus of the United Mine Workers "kicked the coal bucket". John L. Lewis. Round 2. Category: Wed To The Idea 1: The sacrament of marriage, it's "holy". matrimony. 2: "Marry in" this color "and you will always be true", hence the requirement for "something" of it. blue. 3: Apparel usually tied to the back of the newly-married couple's carriage. (baby) shoes. 4: Once, a groom paid a sum to the bride's family and she came with a collection of money and property known as this. a dowry. 5: A married couple may start off as a DINK couple, an acronym for this. double income, no kids. Round 3. Category: Name The Playwright 1: "A Doll's House". Henrik Ibsen. 2: "Summer And Smoke". Tennessee Williams. 3: "The Sisters Rosensweig". Wendy Wasserstein. 4: "Rhinoceros". Eugene Ionesco. 5: "Murder In The Cathedral". T.S. Eliot. Round 4. Category: Red, White Or Blue 1: It's a synonym for Bolshevik. Red. 2: The largest living animal on earth has this color in its name. a blue whale. 3: The one that's not a label of Johnnie Walker. White. 4: It's the color of the flag that stops an auto race before the finish. red. 5: Jack London's follow-up doggie tale to "The Call of the Wild". White Fang. Round 5. Category: What The "H" Is It? 1: These phenomena are also known as tropical cyclones. hurricanes. 2: Hawaii favorite flowering here. Hibiscus. 3: Das kapital of das Keystone State. Harrisburg (Pennsylvania). 4: The pagan New Year festival of Samhain evolved into this current observance. Halloween. 5: The government departments, jurisdiction and authority associated with the Vatican. the Holy See. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Bookwaves Suzy McKee Charnas, in the 1980s. Suzy McKee Charnas (1939-2023), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded over Halloween Weekend, 1981 at the World Fantasy Convention in the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley. Suzy McKee Charnas, who died on January 2nd, 2023 at the age of 83, was a novelist and short story writer focusing on fantasy and science fiction. Over a career that began in 1974 with her first novel, Walk to the End of the World, she wrote eleven novels and several short stories, winning both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best short stories. She is best known for her tetralogy of novels, The Holdfast Chronicles, beginning with the aforementioned Walk to the End of the World and concluding with The Conquerer's Child in 1999. In 1981, she had just written three novels, focusing on feminist issues in a field that was still dominated by men. Her second novel, Motherlines, which featured no male characters at all, was decades ahead of its time. A lot has changed since 1981, and the interview also serves as a time capsule in terms of both questions and answers, and in regard to feminist writing, publishing and genre writing. She continued to work steadily after 1981, but she wrote no more novels after 1999, though short stories continued to be published. None of her works were adapted for television or film, though she did adapt The Vampire Tapestry for the stage in 2001. The interview aired once shortly after the recording, and was digitized, remastered and edited on January 4, 2023. Complete 29-minute interview.   Artwaves Richard Wolinsky and Frank Galati, 2019. Frank Galati (1943-2023), who died on January 2, 2023 at the age of 79, was a giant in American theatre. A long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Frank Galati was winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway. Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. Frank Galati was in the San Francisco Bay Area to direct a production of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco at ACT's Geary Theatre, and it was in ACT's offices that this interview took place on May 22, 2019. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens. At the end of the interview, Frank Galati discusses his upcoming project, a musical version of James Agee's “A Death in the Family,” with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, A Man of No Importance). The show, titled “Knoxville” made its world premiere at the Asolo Repertory Company in Sarasota Florida in April 2022, and an original cast album was released digitally in October and on disc in November, 2022. First posted as a Bay Area Theater podcast on June 2, 2019. Photos: Richard Wolinsky Complete 42-minute interview.   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. All times Pacific Standard Time. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  Highlights from this year's Festival, May 7-8, 2022 and upcoming calendar. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.   Monthly Calendar. On-line events only. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  See website for past streams. Alter Theatre. Upcoming: Snag by Tara Moses, Pueblo Revolt by Dillon Chitto American Conservatory Theatre  The Headlandsl February 9 – March 5 by Christopher Chen, Toni Rembe Theater. Aurora Theatre Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau, Opens January 27, 2023, streaming February 21-26. Awesome Theatre Company. Check website for upcoming live shows and streaming. Berkeley Rep Clydes, by Lynn Nottage, January 20 – February 28, Peets Theatre. Boxcar Theatre. See website for events. Brava Theatre Center: See website for events. BroadwaySF: The Simon & Garfunkel Story, January 18, Golden Gate; Bluey's Big Play, January 21 – 22, Golden Gate; Dear Evan Hanson, January 24 – February 19, Orpheum; Mean Girls, January 31 – February 26, Golden Gate. Bill Maher, live on stage, March 12, 2023. Broadway San Jose: Annie, January 10-15, 2023. California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes). 2023 Season to be announced. Center Rep: Red Bike, by Carldad Svich, directed by Jeffrey Lo. February  4 – 25, 2023. Central Works Mondragola by Gary Graves, March 18 – April 16, 2023. Cinnabar Theatre. Daddy Long Legs,  January 6 – 22, 2023. Contra Costa Civic Theatre To Master the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew, April 21 – May 21, 2023. Curran Theater: Into The Woods, direct from Broadway, June 20-25, 2023. Custom Made Theatre. Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzara, February 3 – 36, 2023. 42nd Street Moon. Anything Goes, February 23 – March 12, Gateway Theatre. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Landmark Musical Theater. See website for upcoming shows. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Next show to be announced. Magic Theatre. The Travelers by Luis Alfaro, February 15 – March 5, 2023. See website for other theatre events at the Magic. Marin Theatre Company Justice: A New Musical by Lauren Gunderson, February 16 – March 12, 2023. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) Getting There, Jan. 20 – Feb. 26. Tick, Tick … Boom March 3 – April 1, 2023. Oakland Theater Project.  Exodus to Eden by Michael Socrates Moran, in theater, February 3-26, 2023. Pear Theater. In Repertory, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a new physical adaptation, Dontrell Who Kissed The Sea by Nathan Alan Davis, February 3-26. 2023. PianoFight. Calendar of shows. PlayGround. See website for upcoming shows. Presidio Theatre. See website for upcoming productions Ray of Light: See website for upcoming productions. San Francisco Playhouse.  As You Like It, a musical adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, November 17, 2022 – January 14, 2023. Cashed Out by Claude Jackson, Jr., January 28 0 February 25. SFBATCO See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: Strange Courtesies by L. Peter Callender February 1 – 26, 2023. Shotgun Players. Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy. Extended to February 25, 2023. South Bay Musical Theatre: The Spitfire Grill, January 28-February 18, 2023. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Rhino  Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. In Every Generation, by Ali Viterbi, January 18 – February 12, Mountain View Center for the Arts. Word for Word. Staged Reading: Two Stories by Toni Cade Bambara, January 23, 7 pm, Z Below. See schedule for additional live and streaming works. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season, starting February. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down. National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org             The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 12, 2023: Suzy McKee Charnas – Frank Galati appeared first on KPFA.

Frank Galati (1943-2023), who died on January 2, 2023 at the age of 79, was a giant in American theatre. A long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Frank Galati was winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway. Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. Frank Galati was in the San Francisco Bay Area to direct a production of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco at ACT's Geary Theatre, and it was in ACT's offices that this interview took place on May 22, 2019. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens. At the end of the interview, Frank Galati discusses his upcoming project, a musical version of James Agee's “A Death in the Family,” with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, A Man of No Importance). The show, titled “Knoxville” made its world premiere at the Asolo Repertory Company in Sarasota Florida in April 2022, and an original cast album was released digitally in October and on disc in November, 2022. First posted as a Bay Area Theater podcast on June 2, 2019. Photos: Richard Wolinsky.   The post Frank Galati (1943-2023), theatre director and librettist, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Nuestra genial columnista literata de 'Leyendo Pancha' nos trajo una recomendación teatral de rechupete. En Jufré Teatro-Bar la recibieron dos gendarmes para ver 'Delirio a dúo' de Eugene Ionesco.

Tyson Yunkaporta is an artist and scholar of the Apalech Clan in Australia. Caveat Magister is a Burning Man philosopher. They explore ceremony, circumstance, and how art is not about the object. They talk through the power of play, mining the margins, and what indigenous peoples have known that modern people are rediscovering. They discuss Black Rock City, Regional events, and the impact of Gifting, Radical Inclusion, and the ‘wrong' white people. They explore ideas that are uncommon and uncomfortable: · the ethics of creating spaces where magic is more likely to happen· taking art back from the priestly class to restore balance to the world· how Burning Man has maintained integrity, if it even has... Deakin.edu.au: Dr Tyson YunkaportaSand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Harper Collins Publishing)Beer with Bella: Tyson Yunkaporta (New York Times)Turn Your Life Into Art by Caveat Magister (Burning Man Journal)Excerpts from “Turn Your Life Into Art” by Caveat Magister (medium)The Scene That Became Cities (Penguin Random House Publishing)Burning Man Journal: Caveat MagisterFascinating Stranger

William Villatoro Director de escena, actor y pedagogo teatral, Licenciado en Teatro, por la Universidad Veracruzana. Con Maestría en Educación en el Área de Artes, por la Universidad de Baja California, Campus Colima. Como actor: ha trabajado bajo la dirección de: Fernando Yralda, Roberto Benítez, Octavio Rivera Krakowska, Armando Mora, Alberto San Gabriel, entre otros. Ha dirigido obras como: “El sueño del ángel” de Carlos Solórzano, “Aura” de Carlos Fuentes, “Las Troyanas” de Eurípides, “Truffaldino Servidor de Dos Amos” de Carlo Goldoni, “Cabaret Trágico” de Alejandro Jodorowsky, “Medea” de Eurípides, “Lilith” de Mario Jaime, “La Farsa del Abogado Pathelin” Texto anónimo del siglo XVI, “El enfermo Imaginario” de Moliere, “Las Tremendas Aventuras de la Capitana Gazpacho” de Gerardo Mancebo del Castillo, “Tartufo” de Moliere, “Volpone” de Ben Jonson, “El hombre y sus Fantasmas”, de H.R. Lenormand, “Cosas de Muchachos” Willebaldo López, “La Tercera Ley de Newton” de Leticia Téllez, “Dos Mujeres” de Javier Dualte, “Opción Múltiple” de Luis Mario Moncada, “La Lección” de Eugene Ionesco, entre otras. Ha participado en festivales nacionales e internacionales, como: Teatro en la Calera y Teatro en la alacena (Xalapa, Ver), Festival Internacional del Libro Universitario FILU (Xalapa, Ver, 2009), Festival Día Mundial del Teatro (Xalapa, Ver, 2006,2007), Jornada Internacional de Teatro de los Siglos de Oro (Monterrey, NL. 2008), Congreso Internacional de Teatro Universitario (Puebla. Pue. 2008), Jornadas Alarconianas (Taxco, Guerrero, 2008), Festival de Teatro Universitario de la UV, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (Xalapa, Ver.) Encuentro Mundial de Teatro Universitario – Unesco Chair-ITI (Barcelona, España, 2008), Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario de la UNAM. Forma parte del comité organizador: Festival Día Mundial del Teatro, Festival Día internacional de la Danza, Festival Catrinas y Catrines» Celebrando a Nuestros Muertos» de la Universidad Veracruzana, en Coatzacoalcos. Es director de La Butaquita Teatro, grupo representativo de la Universidad Veracruzana de la región Coatzacoalcos – Minatitlán. Actualmente es académico de tiempo completo del Taller Libre de Artes y de la Licenciatura en Enseñanza de las Artes (LENA) Coatzacoalcos.

In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman discuss the play Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in.  Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and other bonus content. Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Links to items referenced in this episode:1. A full plot summary of the play can be found on the Plot Synopses page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/plot-synopsis2. Information about the analytic technique used in this and other episodes can be found in the Text Analysis page of our website: https://www.readmoreplays.com/analysis

The doomsday clock stands at less than two minutes to midnight, but how alarmed should we be and how can art respond to humanity's apparent vulnerability? Shahidha Bari is joined by author Sheila Heti, theatre director Omar Elerian and New Generation Thinker SJ Beard. Sheila Heti's new novel Pure Colour, a kind of fable about end times, is published on 15th February. You can find her discussing a previous novel exploring motherhood in the Free Thinking archives https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3fjvg The Chairs (Les Chaises) by Eugene Ionesco, translated and directed by Omar Elerian, runs at the Almeida Theatre, London until 5th March. First staged in post-war Paris in 1952, it features two characters, Old Man and Old Woman, who spend the play preparing chairs for a series of invisible guests coming to hear a revelation which could be the meaning of life, or could be about the end of the world. SJ Beard is Academic Programme Manager at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and a New Generation Thinker on the scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to share academic research on the radio. You can find their Essay about AI and what we learn from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vz70d Producer: Torquil MacLeod

Jaston Williams is an American humorist, playwright, actor, director, producer, essayist and novelist. He is best known as the co-author and co-actor of the Greater Tuna quartet of plays. Greater Tuna is the first in a series of four comedic plays (followed by A Tuna Christmas, Red, White and Tuna, and Tuna Does Vegas), are each set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the "third-smallest" town in the state. In 1971, Williams left Texas Tech University and moved to San Antonio to begin his acting career, where he joined the "First Repertory Company in San Antonio." He gained footing in the industry with the Taos Magic Mirror Players and TransAct Theatre of Austin. Along the way, he collected material for volumes of plays, essays and other writings. One of his popular true-to-life stories featured in his one-man show, I'm Not Lying, is a counterculture experience involving Williams wearing a chicken suit and performing at a Renaissance Fair at Dennis Hopper's mansion in Taos. Williams' performances have played on and off Broadway at the Kennedy Center, the Edinburgh International Arts Festival, the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. and all over America. Jaston received the L.A. Dramalogue Award for both Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas. A Tuna Christmas was published in "Best Plays of 1995." For several years, he toured in Larry Shue's The Foreigner. He performed in The Fantasticks and directed the musical, Bad Girls Upset by The Truth. Jaston received the Texas Governor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts by a Native Texan, and has performed command performances at the White House on three occasions. He has appeared at the State Theatre in Eugene Ionesco's The Chairs and at Zachary Scott Theatre in Jay Preston Allen's Tru, for which he received the Austin Critics Table Award for Best Actor in a drama. He appeared at Zachary Scott Theatre in The Laramie Project. Awards and nominations In 2018, Williams received the national Marquee Award, a lifetime achievement award, from the League of Historic American Theatres. Williams has received five nominations for the Helen Hayes Award in Washington, D. C., the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for acting and writing, the San Francisco Bay Critics Award for acting and writing, He has also received the Distinguished Alumni Award at Texas Tech University (2015), the Texas Governor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, and, along with Joe Sears, the first Paramount Theatre Marquee Walk of Fame Award. Jaston is the recipient of the 2013 Texas Medal of the Arts and has been inducted into the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame in Lubbock. ​ Jaston is the son of a West Texas farmer and a school teacher, (James P. Williams and Vivian Lindley), He was born in El Paso, Texas, and spent his first six years on a farm  between Valentine and Van Horn, Texas. His family moved to Olton, Texas, and then to  Crosbyton, where he graduated from Crosbyton High School. He attended San Jacinto College, Texas State University and Texas Tech University. Williams was married to his high school girlfriend, Larita Stephens from 1971 to1973, and they had one son, Patrick Shane Williams (b.May 9, 1971). Patrick died in an automobile accident on December 27, 1995.  Jaston's older brother, Corky Williams, was a cowboy poet, actor and writer. In an interview with the Washington Post, Williams reminisces about his late mother, "one of the toughest, funniest and occasionally meanest people I've ever known"; his brother, who "talks like Yosemite Sam"; his mother's best girlfriend, a pilot with emphysema who had to stop smoking for months every time she wanted to fly (something about the oxygen); and that lady's son,  a hairdresser who worked in the big city but regularly came back home and fixed all the women up with identical helmet hair ("you need it, what with that wind!"). In 2007, Williams married Dr. Kevin Mooney, a musicologist who teaches at Texas State University, and they have one son, Song Williams. “Here was a jazz musician who had never smoked weed, never been arrested,” Williams says of his husband, Kevin. “And I had never had a boyfriend who hadn't been on the Post Office wall.” But it worked out, and the two eventually adopted a 7-year-old Chinese boy with special needs. Song, 21, graduated from Lockhart (Texas) High School in 2019, lives with his fathers, and is the light of their lives. Williams says that they got the best child in China, out of millions.

William Villatoro Director de escena, actor y pedagogo teatral, Licenciado en Teatro, por la Universidad Veracruzana. Con Maestría en Educación en el Área de Artes, por la Universidad de Baja California, Campus Colima. Como actor: ha trabajado bajo la dirección de: Fernando Yralda, Roberto Benítez, Octavio Rivera Krakowska, Armando Mora, Alberto San Gabriel, entre otros. Ha dirigido obras como: “El sueño del ángel” de Carlos Solórzano, “Aura” de Carlos Fuentes, “Las Troyanas” de Eurípides, “Truffaldino Servidor de Dos Amos” de Carlo Goldoni, “Cabaret Trágico” de Alejandro Jodorowsky, “Medea” de Eurípides, “Lilith” de Mario Jaime, “La Farsa del Abogado Pathelin” Texto anónimo del siglo XVI, “El enfermo Imaginario” de Moliere, “Las Tremendas Aventuras de la Capitana Gazpacho” de Gerardo Mancebo del Castillo, “Tartufo” de Moliere, “Volpone” de Ben Jonson, “El hombre y sus Fantasmas”, de H.R. Lenormand, “Cosas de Muchachos” Willebaldo López, “La Tercera Ley de Newton” de Leticia Téllez, “Dos Mujeres” de Javier Dualte, “Opción Múltiple” de Luis Mario Moncada, “La Lección” de Eugene Ionesco, entre otras. Ha participado en festivales nacionales e internacionales, como: Teatro en la Calera y Teatro en la alacena (Xalapa, Ver), Festival Internacional del Libro Universitario FILU (Xalapa, Ver, 2009), Festival Día Mundial del Teatro (Xalapa, Ver, 2006,2007), Jornada Internacional de Teatro de los Siglos de Oro (Monterrey, NL. 2008), Congreso Internacional de Teatro Universitario (Puebla. Pue. 2008), Jornadas Alarconianas (Taxco, Guerrero, 2008), Festival de Teatro Universitario de la UV, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (Xalapa, Ver.) Encuentro Mundial de Teatro Universitario – Unesco Chair-ITI (Barcelona, España, 2008), Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario de la UNAM. Forma parte del comité organizador: Festival Día Mundial del Teatro, Festival Día internacional de la Danza, Festival Catrinas y Catrines» Celebrando a Nuestros Muertos» de la Universidad Veracruzana, en Coatzacoalcos. Es director de La Butaquita Teatro, grupo representativo de la Universidad Veracruzana de la región Coatzacoalcos – Minatitlán. Actualmente es académico de tiempo completo del Taller Libre de Artes y de la Licenciatura en Enseñanza de las Artes (LENA) Coatzacoalcos.

În urmă cu trei ani, cînd se împlineau 30 de ani de la Revoluție, am făcut acest documentar despre legendarul post de radio Europa liberă și despre vocile care au anunțat libertatea. Cîteva înregistrări istorice, din arhiva postului, din primele zile ale Revoluției, cu entuziasmul și confiuzia de atunci: vocile gîtuite de emoție ale crainicilor, mesajul de încurajare al Regelui Mihai, mesajul lui Eugene Ionesco... Și comentarii, 30 de ani mai tîrziu, de Emil Hurezeanu și Alexandru Solomon. Sfîrșitul Războiului Rece a fost fierbinte. O emisiune de Matei Martin. Un produs Radio România Cultural. 

In Episode 4 of Probably Nothing TZ (@TZhongg) and Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) chat with Noah Davis (@NonFungibleNoah) of Christie's. Noah is the former Head of Online Sales for contemporary art at Christie's, but is now primarily focused on NFTs and crypto related digital art projects. Noah discusses how he first got into NFTs, and how he was able to convince a 200+ year old company to begin auctioning NFTs this year. TZ, Alexis, and him also discuss a bit of art history, how NFTs align incentives between artists and curators/collectors, and the future of smart contracts in the art world. This wide ranging discussion shows how NFTs are starting to bridge both the fine art world and the crypto community.Links Mentioned in this Episode Beeple's first Christie's auction MakersPlace NFT NFT Now Christie's x OpenSea Timestamps00:30: Noah Davis intro01:20: How did Noah convince Christie's to get into NFTs?02:30: How did Noah first get into NFTs and what helped him understand them?04:20: What is the future of NFTs in the art world?06:50: Art Basel NFT prediction?11:30: What was the internal process on convincing Christie's to do a project with OpenSea?14:08: wen christie's dao?16:12: What was the process like of promoting Beeple's sale on Discord?19:40: What is "absurdist post-war French theater" and why did he study it in school?24:00: Secondary sales in a world of smart contracts28:40: Future hope for artist and smart contracts29:50: Working with artists compared to working with collectors32:48: Noah's experience in the NFT space33:34: If you were stranded on an island which NFT would you take from your collection? What about anyone's NFT collection?Mentions Beeple - @beeple Tom Sachs - @tom_sachs Damian Hurst - @hirst_official MakesPlace - @makersplaceco NFT now - @nftnow collector 33 - @33NFT Justin Aversano - @justinaversano Superrare - @SuperRare Joshua Davis - @JoshuaDavis fewocious - @fewocious  Punk 4301 Show NotesWho is Noah Davis? Specialist at Christie's in the contemporary arts department with a focus in NFTs. He started working on NFTs in March with his intro to NFTs during the first Beeple @beeple sale. Getting into NFTs and bringing them to Christie'sHow did Noah first get into NFTs? "NFTs really found me." Before he was head of NFTs at Christie's, he was the head of online sales for contemporary art. He was in the office last January to see an IRL piece of art for an auction. His colleague, Megan Doyle, brought an NFT opportunity to his attention. She had been contacted by MakersPlace for a possible NFT consignment, and asked Noah if he would be open to putting an NFT in his sale. Noah barely knew about NFTs. All he really knew was that Beeple sold his NFT at Nifty Gateway for $6 million, and that NFTs are a new asset class running on a blockchain foundation. What drew Noah into NFTs, beyond the art, was the promise of decentralization and the things that blockchain can do.  "We are heading towards a future that will have a foundation in blockchain. You can either end up with the state run dystopian future or you can build one yourself." Noah wants to see a future where there is a decentralized metaverse that is owned by the people for the people. If he can help do that within Christie's, a 200+ year old company, that could be really significant. Bringing NFTs to Christie's In the first conversation Noah had with Christie's they mainly talked about cryptocurrency.  Noah knew that some of their top clients were into crypto. He believed that NFTs were the perfect opportunity to jump into the space. The fact that it was ephemeral wasn't daunting to them. Christie's has sold dinosaur bones. If they can create some kind of excitement around an auction, Christie's will find a way to make it work. "I am really grateful towards Christie's for lending me such a long leash." NFTs have been reliably profitable for Christie's. They are now approaching $120,000,000 in total volume for the year. It's going to be 5% of their turnover. For the first Beeple sale more than 90% of applicants were not previously known to Christie's. Although this was more the NFT community and Beeple's community, Noah will continue to set the stage for artist to showcase their work. How did Noah's college degree in English with a focus on Absurdist post war french theater play a roll in Noah's love for NFTs? The absurdity of selling an asset that doesn't physically exist was extremely attractive to him.  "I think a lot about the theater of the absurd in the context of NFTs. What really drew me in was how counterintuitive NFTs are to the standards of the 21st century contemporary art world." Noah never felt like he completely fit in. He was sort of put off by the pretentious vibes in contemporary art, and how people tend to take themselves too seriously. Eugene Ionesco's play, The Bald Soprano, plays a huge role in understanding Absurdism.  The story behind the play is that one day while Ionesco was learning French and English, he was reading the textbooks and thought it was absurd that they were trying to teach him family dynamics. This then lead him to believe that the foundation of language is super shaky and unreliable. In the play, The Bald Soprano, nothing makes sense. It is indebted to people that question the moral and aesthetic values, at the time, by way of absurdity. "Ionesco would love NFTs." NFTs and ArtWhat is the future of NFTs in the traditional art world?In the traditional art world, you will see a lot more adoption from contemporary artist who dabble on digital media.  The more mega blue chip galleries that jump into NFTs, the more inspired artist will be to take the leap. To understand and overcome that stigma of NFTs as a step below "intellectually speaking" what contemporary art normally is, is a very challenging medium to master. "As more artist embrace this, we will see really dynamic projects coming forward and new amazing 1 of 1 art work from amazing talented bluechip artist."  Right now people like Tom Sachs (@tom_sachs) and Damian Hirst (@hirst_official), are the only real Fine Artists from the blue chip world that have mastered this. They are playing by the rules of the NFT space, but they are speaking directly to a crypto native audience. However, there will be artist that enter the NFT world, play by the old rules and somehow succeed. It's going to be a difficult bridge to build and the needle has really only been threaded once successfully with Christie's auction of Andy Warhol NFTs with the Andy Warhol foundation. They tokenized digitally native works that Andy made for the amiga computer. Art Basel NFT prediction?There will be a base line of friction from two different worlds. That's good because those sparks is where you get something creative.  “There will be a lot of chatter around NFTs for sure.” Christies is collaborating with NFTnow during Art Basel to host an event. They have built a, 2400 square foot, space in a bank building and repurposed it as an art gallery. Superrare and Collector 33 will have a presence there. “To see all this art, in this environment, is going to be interesting because we haven't really nailed the exhibition component of NFTs yet.” They have learned a lot and they are going to be applying all of it in Miami. You need to correctly activate the immersive quality of some of these artworks. Christie's and OpenSea sale? So far all the NFT sales Noah has conducted at Christie's have been off-chain, and because they are off-chain it is hyper manual.  All of the movement of the tokens are analog and payment is pretty clumsy. "It's like we are operating in this new dimension, but we are still pushing the buttons and pulling the string from the old one." This is their first collab with Opensea, if it goes well there is no reason why Christie's should auction their NFTs off chain. There will still be a place for traditional auctions, like the Beeple (@beeple) one they recently sold. But, if they are selling an ether rock and they are marketing that to a crypto native audience they can't get away with off chain. When's Christies DAO? "The idea of a DAO is an incredible thing." As much as Noah is really fighting to push things forward. There are things he wants to be really careful with. Like building in the metaverse and thinking about airdrops. Regulation is going to catch up with us and until these unknown areas are become more defined. There's no reason for a corporation like Christie's to dive in the front. NFT space and ArtistsWhat was the process of promoting Beeple's sale on Discord? Noah wasn't really involved in the promotion of the first Beeple sale.  At the time he was going more of the traditional media route, and still learning about NFTs and crypto. "The first time I heard someone refer to Ethereum as ETH, I took a beat and I had no idea what that meant, I didn't know what it was. I bought my first Ethereum in April." Noah didn't join Discord until after the Beeple sale. Because he hasn't used social media in a long time, he was very cautious. Justin Aversano (@justinaversano) invited Noah into Cryptopunk's Discord channel to promote the sale of a Cryptopunk that Christie's was having in May. He felt like he didn't belong there. He felt like he was the corporate salesman. Now he has his ens name in his username. But it took the same push to get him on Twitter too. Noah was so scared, his username was "Noah the Poser". Secondary Sales in a world on Smart Contracts. The first big contemporary art auction took place in the 80s.  The artist themselves were at the auction, and they accosted the seller because he bought the photos for $1,000's and he was selling them for $10,000's. "There was an intense animosity at the moment between the artist and the collector because it felt like it was deeply unfair, and it is." There are certain places in Europe that already have a resale royalty, and California was really pushing for this too. Noah strongly believes that artist should absolutely have these royalties.  With NFTs and blockchain, the artist and the creator have complete control over this. "The blockchain doesn't care. What you tell it to do, it is going to execute it. It is never going to make a mistake"If you program it with protocols that are fair, those will be the rules forever. Right now is the time to make sure that these rules make sense, are fair, and are equitable. Artist should own their smart contract, and have their own independence so that they can never get duped. That kind of responsibility and independence is very admirable. It is the way forward. Manifold is behind a lot of artist's smart contracts. Their philosophy is that artist should own their own smart contract. Working with artists "I love artists. I like to make art when I am not working for Christie's." Noah used to only get involved with the collectors or estates, and rarely with artists. Unless they were complaining, which is reasonable.  When contemporary art comes to auction it is usually not under the best circumstances. There's an industry term referred to as the "three D's". Divorce, debt, and death are the three major driving forces that bring contemporary art to auction. You are starting from a place of negativity. Working with artists, however, is all about positivity.  Noah feels such an incredible bond with the artists, like Beeple. He's made art with Fewocious (@fewocious) and has had lunch with Joshua Davis (@JoshuaDavis). "I hang out with these guys and it just feels right." Before he felt weird and almost felt like the enemy. Now he feels like he is helping these artist tell their stories. "The NFT space is magical. Everything I felt frustrated with in the contemporary art world is not at play in this space." If you were stranded on an Island and you could only take one NFT from your collection or any collection, which would you take? From Noah's collection, he would take his CrypToadz or his Deadfella. From any collection, Noah would take CryptoPunk 4301. It's from the collection of Sov.eth. It's a wild white hair with VR and pink lipstick. Noah was glowing while he was talking about this.

Joy Williams' third novel, Breaking and Entering, is the story of lovers who break into strangers' homes and live their lives for a time before moving on. First published in 1988, it is a book impossible to describe, a work of singular vision and sensibilty that is as infectious in its weird effect as it is unforgettable for the quality of its prose. In this episode, the novelist, spiritual thinker, and acclaimed podcaster Conner Habib joins JF and Phil to explore how the novel's enchantments rest on the uniqueness of Williams' style, which is to say, her bold embrace of ways of seeing that are hers alone. Williams is an artist who refuses to work from within some predetermined philosophical or political idiom. As Habib tells your hosts, she goes her own way, and even the gods must follow. Discover Against Everyone with Conner Habib on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ConnerHabib) Support Weird Studies on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies): Buy the soundtrack (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get your Weird Studies merchandise (https://www.redbubble.com/people/Weird-Studies/shop?asc=u) (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) Photo by Wolfgang Moroder via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florida_Pelican_fliing_on_Bradenton_Beach.jpg) REFERENCES Conner Habib, "Joy Williams: The Best Fiction Writer Alive" (https://connerhabib.com/2015/12/31/on-joy-williams-or-the-best-fiction-writer-alive/) Joy Williams, [Breaking and Entering](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/834582.BreakingandEntering) Joy Williams, The Quick and the Dead (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780375727641) The Paris Review, Interview with Joy Williams (https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6303/the-art-of-fiction-no-223-joy-williams) Heraclitus, Fragments (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780142437650) Joy Williams, “Breakfast” in Taking Care (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780394729121) Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780679735779) The Phantom Stranger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Stranger), DC Comics character James Joyce, Ulysses (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780679722762) Eugene Ionesco, Rhinoceros (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780573614743) Deleuze and Guatarri, What is Philosophy? (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780231079891) Quentin Meillassoux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Meillassoux), French philosopher David Mamet, On Directing Film (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780140127225) David Mamet, True and False (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780679772644) Nicholas Winding Refn (dir.), The Neon Demon (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1974419/) Joy Williams, “Congress” (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781400095520) Joy Williams, “Hawk” (https://granta.com/hawk/) Stephen Sexton, If All the World and Love Were Young (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41081318-if-all-the-world-and-love-were-young) Scott Burnham, Mozart's Grace (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780691168067) Special Guest: Conner Habib.

Our topic for episode 5 is about ideas and where we find them. Here is quote that will set the mood, “A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.” stated by playwriter, Eugene Ionesco. We both agree that is great attitude to have when you are developing new ideas to explore for your artwork. We will discuss so many ways to capture thoughts to use now or later in a series or individual work. Some that come to mind are using technology, travel, history, music to ignite new concepts. You will learn more about spring-boarding, archiving and mining for fresh ideas. Please leave comments on how you find new ideas on our Art Ladders: The Creative Climb Facebook page or wherever you listen to this podcast. https://www.facebook.com/artladderswitharminandvalerie https://www.pinterest.com/valerieallenart/_saved/ https://www.pinterest.com/arminmersmann/_created/ https://www.instagram.com/valerieallenart/ https://www.instagram.com/arminmersmann/ https://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org https://www.wikiart.org/en/arthur-rackham https://www.wikiart.org/en/edmund-dulac https://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-monet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Dean_(artist)

Over the weekend, July 29, 2021, marked 100 year anniversary of Hitler's rise to power. The Terrifying news for us in 2021? The path the globe is walking on today bears an eerie resemblance to historical events that gave way to Hitler and the Nazi Germany . . . and the unthinkable atrocities that followed.Time Stamps00:00 100 Year Anniversary of Hitler's Rise to Power 0:31 Intro 1:00 National Socialist Party = "conservative" 1:44 Spanish Flu of 1918 2:39 Hitler, Individual rights? Or collective power? 5:01 Was Hitler a "Capitalist"? 6:04 Progressives becoming "Conservative" 7:10 Fascists with anti-capitalist and Socialist 8:33 The Spanish Flu on 1918 led to rise of conservatism 9:32 Dr Randy Thornhill on Parasitic Stress's affect on Society and Political view. 14:07 Deaths from Spanish flu and Votes for Hitler 18:00 Xenophobia vector of parasites 18:59 Hitler's war against infectious diseases lead to genocidal cleansing 25:37 Euthanasia was "merciful and compassionate" 27:40 Are we in a global social political shift towards collectivism and totalitarianism 29:09 Why are "liberals" acting like "conservatives?" 32:02 Progressivism becoming totalitarianism 34:00 Laws and Morality stems from worldviews 36:10 Libertarianism in Christianity 38:19 What is the source of your morality? Divine Laws 39:40 Beyond "baseline morality" -- uncontrollable moral codes 41:52 Normative family values are relatively "new" in history. 45:15 In Roman and Greece sexual moral codes 49:40 Normative values are new, but the old values are abusive and oppressive 51:43 Yeah that makes sense 52:05 New Pride Flag 53:31 Human Trafficking, real issues ignored. 56:45 Value for Value 58:04 Weaver and Loom 01:01:07 Eugene Ionesco 01:03:49 Help others by asking better Questions Detailed Show Notes and Media/Article links: http://245.lucasskrobot.com/VALUE FOR VALUE- If you get value out of this show— support the show in the value that you've received. You can do that by visiting the website and giving Fiat currency thereORYou can stream bitcoin by listening Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx – Podstation To find one visit http://newpodcastapps.com and find a player with the “VALUE” tag. I personally listen on Breez. If you want to get MORE value out of the show, talk about it with a colleague or co worker, or friend. You will begin to build (hopefully) stronger relationship and culture through texting this to a friend and then talking about the concepts discussed here. Remember, as leaders our first job is to define reality and define culture and that is done brick by brick. Until next time… uncover your purpose, discern the Truth, and own the future.To take more steps to live a focus life to achieve your dreams and fulfill your destiny–get my book Anchored the Discipline to Stop Drifting.  https://amzn.to/2Vwb22nThank you for listening, and as always you can find me at:WhatsApp: +1-202-922-0220http://www.LucasSkrobot.comTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lucasskrobotLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasskrobotInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasskrobot★ Support this podcast ★

For the first time, Jackson and Jacob visit Eugene Ionesco, one of the master playwrights of the 20th century. Ionesco's vision for the theatre and it's literature has had far reaching consequences. This week, J&J discuss his best known full length work: Rhinoceros.  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

Let's get absurder.Plays:THE BALD SOPRANOTHE CHAIRSRHINOCEROSSUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!!SCENE: Rhinoceros - performed by J. Bailey Burcham and Scott Leggett as Berenger and Jean THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas JohnsonOriginal Song: Pam QuinnIG: @theatre_theater_podTwitter: @the_theatre_podGmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.comtiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurdResources below BLM Donation and Education LinkTree:https://linktr.ee/NationalResourcesListBlack Owned Businesses in LA:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18w-0RBhwBBlXDN9kRV9DVSCAGSCjtHb9K0Pq2YBv18U/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABcpXptV0*XfoiE2Ay5SJUCEO3tXROGQ&urp=gmail_linkMPJI https://marshap.org/ Petitions https://linktr.ee/petitions_123https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylorhttps://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-48a81830-f891-4b04-ba28-c2625b916b96

Let's get absurd.Plays:THE BALD SOPRANOTHE CHAIRSRHINOCEROSSUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!!SCENE: The Bald Soprano - performed by Cj Merriman and Scott Leggett as Mr. and Mrs. Smith THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas JohnsonOriginal Song: Pam QuinnIG: @theatre_theater_podTwitter: @the_theatre_podGmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.comtiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurdResources below BLM Donation and Education LinkTree:https://linktr.ee/NationalResourcesListBlack Owned Businesses in LA:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18w-0RBhwBBlXDN9kRV9DVSCAGSCjtHb9K0Pq2YBv18U/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABcpXptV0*XfoiE2Ay5SJUCEO3tXROGQ&urp=gmail_linkMPJI https://marshap.org/ Petitions https://linktr.ee/petitions_123https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylorhttps://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-48a81830-f891-4b04-ba28-c2625b916b96 Update Description

On this week's deep dive, The Cultists Present Quentin Dupieux's ‘Rubber' (2010). Notoriously known as that movie where a tire gains psychokinetic powers and just enough sentience to go on a killing spree, this film often gets tragically mis-labeled as your standard B-rated monster movie horror romp. And yet, Rubber is anything but. Once and best described as ‘Samuel Beckett by way of Roger Corman,' from surface to core, "Rubber" is a modern staple of absurdist theater lovingly transposed to celluloid. Pulling from classical absurdist plays like Eugene Ionesco's The Chairs; enacting human-pawn replicas of the weirder particulate behaviorisms of quantum mechanics; and weighing in on the old Aristotle debate on the proper use of The Chorus in Attic dramas, Rubber is A LOT of things. (And all of those things are pretty damn spectacular). Deep dives for this one include: Albert Camus, Martin Esslin, and The Theater of the Absurd; Absurdism vs. Surrealism; psychokinesis vs. telekinesis; the music of “Mr. Oizo”; The August Schlegel vs. Aristotle approach to interpreting the function of the Greek Chorus; Eugene Ionesco's use of chairs; Tom Stoppard's use of the invisible conceit of the actor-audience bond, and, of course, quantum mechanics. Episode Safe Word: “rationality”

Í Víðsjá í dag verður meðal annars rætt við Benedikt Erlingsson leikstjóra, en Þjóðleikhúsið frumsýnir á föstudag leikritið Nashyrningana eftir fransk-rúmenska leikskáldið Eugene Ionesco í leikstjórn Benedikts. Leikritið var fyrst sýnt árið 1959 og fór í kjölfarið sigurför um heiminn, verk sem fjallar mögulega um múgsefjun og múgsálir, verk sem hefur verið sett upp oft og víða, enda margir þeirrar skoðunar að það spyrji enn áleitinna og ögrandi spurninga. Í Víðsjá verður einnig forvitnast um nýja útgáfu Hins íslenska gítartríós á nýjum verkum nokkurra íslenskra tónskálda fyrir þrjá gítara. Og Snæbjörn Brynjarsson leikhúsgagnrýnandi þáttarins fjallar í dag um leiksýninguna 9 líf sem fjallar um líf og list Bubba Morthens en hún fer aftur á fjalir Borgarleikhússins eftir nokkurt hlé í apríl.

Í Víðsjá í dag verður meðal annars rætt við Benedikt Erlingsson leikstjóra, en Þjóðleikhúsið frumsýnir á föstudag leikritið Nashyrningana eftir fransk-rúmenska leikskáldið Eugene Ionesco í leikstjórn Benedikts. Leikritið var fyrst sýnt árið 1959 og fór í kjölfarið sigurför um heiminn, verk sem fjallar mögulega um múgsefjun og múgsálir, verk sem hefur verið sett upp oft og víða, enda margir þeirrar skoðunar að það spyrji enn áleitinna og ögrandi spurninga. Í Víðsjá verður einnig forvitnast um nýja útgáfu Hins íslenska gítartríós á nýjum verkum nokkurra íslenskra tónskálda fyrir þrjá gítara. Og Snæbjörn Brynjarsson leikhúsgagnrýnandi þáttarins fjallar í dag um leiksýninguna 9 líf sem fjallar um líf og list Bubba Morthens en hún fer aftur á fjalir Borgarleikhússins eftir nokkurt hlé í apríl.

Leo Ash Evens is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Acting / Musical Theatre. Co-Owner/Director of Musical Theater College Auditions (MTCA) and entering his fourteenth year of expert preparation for musical theatre and acting college auditions, Leo balances and integrates a diversity of artistic disciplines, drawing from years of professional experience as an actor, voiceover artist, and educator. Leo infuses his students with the tools and confidence to prepare for successful college auditions. Broadway credits include School of Rock, Shuffle Along, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Off-Broadway, he has appeared in Jasper in Deadland, Finks at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Wanda’s World, and Ionescapade;The Works of Eugene Ionesco at The York Theatre. He has played Riff in West Side Story in a multitude of productions including London’s West End, The 50th Anniversary US Tour, Houston TUTS, Barrington Stage, and North Carolina Theatre. On tour, he has appeared in 42nd Street in Moscow, Disney’s On The Record; and Casper The Musical, starring Chita Rivera. Regionally, he’s appeared as Black Stache in Peter And the Starcatcher (Pioneer), The Emcee in Cabaret (Houston TUTS and The Arvada Center, winning Best Actor in the Houston Theatre Excellence Awards), Jamie MacRea in Matthew Lopez’s world premier play Somewhere, (The Old Globe and TheatreWorks in Palo Alto), and Tulsa in Gypsy, starring Patti LuPone (Chicago Ravinia Festival). In the spring of 2021, Leo returns to TheatreWorks playing Tateh in Ragtime. National voice overs have included: Siemens Technology, Sharp, Foster Grants (starring Brooke Shields), JC Penney, V8, Avus, and GoGurt. Leo’s currently the voice for Monster. Follow Leo on IG: @leoashevens and More information at www.leoashevens.com  In this episode, Leo chats with host Maggie Bera about the process of college auditions and how to best prepare for them. MTCA: http://mtcollegeauditions.com To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here. Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more info. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com

Tonight, on Into the Absurd, we sat down with IRC stalwart performers Tomas Dura, Jane Moore, Sonja Robson and John Zak, to discuss their performances of their most iconic characters in works by existentialist masters (and their closely-aligned fantastical playwriting counterparts) Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Jean Giraudoux, Tennessee Williams, Boris Vian and Franz Kafka.~~~~~~~Since the IRC’s founding in 2006, IRC stalwart performers Tomas Dura, Jane Moore, Sonja Robson and John Zak have mastered the art of theatrical absurdism through their performances of the most iconic characters in works by existentialist masters (and their closely-aligned fantastical playwriting counterparts) Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Jean Giraudoux, Tennessee Williams, Boris Vian and Franz Kafka.It’s been nearly a year since the performing arts vacated the stage, leaving the ghost light burning as we all await a safe return. While we take our places and watch for that green light, we wax nostalgic on this week’s Into the Absurd as we head backstage for a conversation with the IRC’s foremost interpreters of the form, digging into all manner and form of absurd conversation: preparing to play Ionesco; how to refashion a second interpretation of Mr. Smith of The Bald Soprano; wearing a tutu while catching fish by mouth on a dock in Tennessee Williams’ The Gnadiges Fraulein; embodying the existential threat that was the Schmerz in Boris Vian’s The Empire Builders.This week’s Into the Absurd is a chance to relive and reconnect with our audience and our favorite IRC memories over the last 16 years, creating the energy to propel the next decade when we return to the stage. We’ll share some memories, stories and videos as we remember the path created prior to this long intermission. We hope to see you at the table.~~~~~~~If you're on the IRC's mailing list, look for an email each Wednesday detailing the upcoming week’s guest on Into the Absurd, with links to websites and information. To keep up with who’s on deck, join the IRC mailing list: https://www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org/....To explore past episodes of Into the Absurd, visit the IRC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...And while you’re there, be sure to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss any future episodes.

The passions and purpose of creators in our community and around the country are the centerpiece of weekly conversations on Into the Absurd: An Existential Dinner Conversation presented each week by The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, the Philadelphia-based theater company whose mission is to present existentialist and absurdist theater to audiences in the region. Producing Artistic Director Tina Brock hosts the conversation, illuminating the creators around the country and their reflections about life during existentially challenging times. For the past 16 years, the award-winning IRC has been interpreting the writing of Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, Franz Kafka and the many existentialist and absurdist writers grappling with the question of purpose and place in the world. Whether the stage setting is a village of twenty or two tramps under a nearly bare tree, the drama of bearing witness to each other’s stories sets the stage to light up the imagination, sharing strength to continue in challenging times. Join us as we explore the existential stories of the creators on the stage of life as they pursue their passions with whimsy, rigor and determination.

Celebrating Favorite Friends Week at the IRC with this Saturday's 5 pm virtual dinner conversation with actress Jane Moore. We'll talk about Jane's rich and vast body of work in theater and television; lighting up the IRC stage in the works of Tennessee Williams, Eugene Ionesco and Jean Giraudoux, and we'll reflect on some fun and just plain silly experiences with the IRC and other stages (notably, a lesson on grace and manners on stage with Gilberte, below). Join us by registering on Zoom, links below and at the bottom of the page, or through Facebook Live @ 5 pm on the IRC's Facebook page. In honor of the rehearsal home stretch the IRC would normally be heading down in production for our annual live Fringe show (pre-pandemic), we're instead feasting on food for thought with our favorite leading lady of the stage and screen.

Audiolibros palabras para soñar

In this episode, we hear from Buttons & Figs, a podcast for kids about playing with words.   This episode is from their way-back files, Episode #7, Dreams. The episode was inspired by the book, "Stories 1, 2, 3, 4 by Eugene Ionesco. You see, Ionesco likes to talk, he talks a lot, too much, repeating and saying the same things over and over again, dislocating language in order to create absurd silly stories. The Buttons & Figs kids on this episode wrote some really crazy, absurd stories after they heard about the way Ionesco liked to write. We hope, after listening, you'll want to write some crazy, absurd stories too.  

durée : 00:05:14 - La Chronique de Christophe Bourseiller - Si rien n’est moins sûr que ce qui est incertain, rien n’est plus sûr que ce qui est certain, et là of course, je cite Pierre Dac, qui n’a jamais été un humoriste, mais plutôt un humaniste, un moraliste, un homme d’esprit dans le sillage d’Alphonse Allais et qui, à sa façon annonça Eugene Ionesco.

Quote (August 31 / September 1, 2020): "A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind." (Eugene Ionesco) 2 Kings 6:1-7-> Miracle of the Lost Axe-Head. Elisha as Leader.

Oceano Albuquerque (@oceano.albuquerque) é um recifense e atualmente investe sua carreira como ator, sendo aluno da companhia Fiandeiros de Teatro, e apresentou-se em 2019 na peça A Cantora Careca, de Eugene Ionesco.

Rinoceronte, de Eugene Ionesco (Parte 3) | Hoje é Dia de Clássico | Ep.8 by Comédias do Minho

Rinoceronte, de Eugene Ionesco - parte 2 | Hoje é Dia de Clássico | Ep.7 by Comédias do Minho

Announcements. Bay Area Book Festival. A conversation between poets Jericho Brown and Nikky Finney, The Witness We Bear, in conversation with Ismael Muhammed, recorded Friday, June 5, 2020, streaming on the Bay Area Book Festival You Tube channel. The Booksmith lists its entire June on-line schedule of interviews and readings on their website, which includes Lockdown Lit every Tuesday at 11 am. Book Passage author interviews: Janine Urbaniak Reid in conversation with Anne Lamott on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 4 pm, and Julie Lithcott Haynes in conversation with Paula Farma on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 4 pm. You can register on the Book Passage website. Theatre Rhino Thursday play at 8 pm June 11, 2020 on Facebook Live is the Doodler Finale, the Castro Murders, Part Two with John Fisher., and Lavender Scare can be streamed through the KALW website.   California Shakespeare Theatre, Friday June 12th, from 5 to 6:30 pm, Direct Address, a panel discussion on anti-racist practices and allyship. Moderated by Lauren Spencer (actor and educator). Panelists: Meredith Smith (People's Institute for Survival and Beyond), Fresh “Lev” White (Affirmative Acts Consulting), Michael Robertson (artEquity), and Jasmin Hoo (Asians4BlackLives, API Equality- Northern California). Registration page. Shotgun Players. Streaming: Arcadia by Tom Stoppard, 2018 production. The Claim, workshop production. June 20, 2020, 5 pm via Zoom, podcast. San Francisco Playhouse. Zoomlets: Short play Table Read, Mondays at 7 pm National Theater At Home on You Tube: The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett. This program features two recent interviews that resonate with the week's protests and with the push toward fascism in Washington. Bookwaves Tayari Jones, whose latest novel is “An American Marriage,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Tayari Jones is the author of the novels Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and her latest, An American Marriage (Algonquin Books, February 2018). Her writing has appeared in Tin House, The Believer, The New York Times, and Callaloo.  A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, she has also been a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, United States Artist Fellowship, NEA Fellowship and Radcliffe Institute Bunting Fellowship. “An American Marriage” deals with a African American spouses torn apart by the unjust arrest and imprisonment of the husband after an accusation by a white woman at a motel, and how both husband and wife deal with the following few years. Tayari Jones website. Extended Radio Wolinsky podcast.   Art-Waves Richard Wolinsky & Frank Galati. Frank Galati, director of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco, which ran last June at ACT's Geary Theatre in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Frank Galati is a long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, and has taught at Northwestern University. The winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens. Extended 41-minute Bay Area Theatre podcast.                                   The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – June 11, 2020: Tayari Jones – Frank Galati appeared first on KPFA.

Rinoceronte, de Eugene Ionesco - parte 1 | Hoje é Dia de Clássico | Ep.6 by Comédias do Minho

As feras já estão entre nós - Sempre estiveram - e precisamos urgentemente parar com as discussões menores. E isso é o maior recado que a grande obra O RINOCERONTE, de Eugene Ionesco, pode nos dar.Sigamos!Ficha técnica - Trecho: "O rinoceronte" de Eugene Ionesco.Narração: Carlos SammartinGravação, edição e mixagem: Estúdio D@glitchProdução: Ruído CulturalSupport the show (https://www.apoia.se/verborragiapodcast)

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Frank Galati, at ACT Geary Theatre through June 23, 2019. ACT website The post Review: Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco, at ACT Geary appeared first on KPFA.

Frank Galati, director of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco, at ACT's Geary Theatre through June 23, 2019, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Frank Galati is a long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, and has taught at Northwestern University. The winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens.   The post Interview: Frank Galati: Ionesco's “Rhinoceros” at ACT Geary appeared first on KPFA.

Satire can be the last, best way to critique difficult topics, and Ryan Chapman's blistering novel, RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN, takes on, among other things, incarceration, literature's standing in the culture, and intellectual pretension. He and James talk novellas, using contemporary cultural references, writing to a melody, and publishing a book after working in the field. Plus, literary advocate, legend, and Ryan's editor, Ira Silverberg.   - Ryan Chapman: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ryan-Chapman/140796679 Buy RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501197307 Ryan and James discuss:  Joseph Heller  Mark Leyner  Martin Amis  Don DeLillo  Thomas Pynchon  AO Scott Wesley Morris  BREAKING BAD  Philip Roth  Roberto Bolano  Horacio Castellanos Moya  New Directions Books Poopy Atherton  University of Iowa  WG Sebald  THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon  Kanye West  A$AP Rocky  DRAM  JURASSIC PARK  Steve Martin  Michel Foucault  "Pardon Edward Snowden" by Joseph O'Neill Tin House Summer Workshop  Joy Williams  Guy Debord  Andy Dufresne  THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION  Frank Darabont  THE VIRGIN SUICIDES by Jeffrey Eugenides  THE LOSER by Thomas Bernhard  TRAINSPOTTING by Irvine Welsh  THE BEACH by Alex Garland  THE GODFATHER  THE GODFATHER by Mario Puzo  Eric Andre  TOO MANY COOKS  Toni Morrison  Ira Silverberg  THE NEW YORK TIMES  Marya Spence  Daniel Torday  DEAR CYBORGS by Eugene Lim  - Ira Silverberg: https://twitter.com/silverbergira?lang=en Ira and James discuss:   Sam Lipsyte  FSG Macmillan Publishers  BOMB Magazine  Marya Spence  Simon & Schuster  Mark Twain  OZ  SCRUBS  NAKED LUNCH by William S. Burroughs  THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW  BOOKFORUM  LITHUB  THE MILLIONS  Parul Sehgal  HIGH RISK: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FORBIDDEN WRITINGS  PUSH by Sapphire  Knopf Kathy Acker  Grove Press Dennis Cooper  Ben Lerner  Coffee House Press  Three Lives & Co.  Melville House  SOHO  Emily St. John Mandel  Katherine Faucett  THE ARGONAUTS by Maggie Nelson  Leslie Jamison  Graywolf Press  Little, Brown and Company  Random House  Andrew Wiley  Overlook Press  Allen Ginsberg  Marguerite Duras  Alain Robbe-Grillet  Samuel Beckett  Eugene Ionesco  Barney Rosset  JT LeRoy  NEA  Cave Canem: The Retreat  Whiting Awards  LAMBDA Literary  NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS  PARIS REVIEW  Ann Kjellberg  BOOK POST  AWP  Poetry Society of American  Academy of American poets  AIR TRAFFIC by Gregory Pardlow  ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong  Cathy Park Hong  Poem-A-Day  Alex Dimitrov Four Way Books  Copper Canyon Press  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Rosanna Saracino is an Italian-Canadian director, dramaturge, educator, acting coach and costume designer, who has worked in the professional theatre industry for more than twenty years, with forays into directing and acting coaching in film, TV, video and documentaries. She received her MFA from York University in Directing, was the Director in Residence at the Canadian Stage Theatre and at Shadowpath Theatre as part of the Femme5 Operative, is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of art & lies productions. She held the post of the Head of the Acting Division of the Randolph College for the Performing Arts for twenty years, and has been an instructor with the college for as long. Currently, she is teaching at George Brown, in the Theatre Department, as well as at TFS. Her freelance work has extended to companies such as the Classical Music Conservatory, the Canadian Opera Company, the PowerPlant. She is specialized in working with large casts, and stylized and physical theatre, and has worked extensively in classical and modern adaptations, new play work, and devised theatre. Directing credits include: Nasty by the Maelstrom Art Collective (winner of the 2017 Patron’s Pick/TOFringe and Storefront Theatre’s Feminist FuckIt Festival), Suitcases (Artscape Sandbox/Canadian Stage, art&lies), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard (Helen Gardiner), Killing Game by Eugene Ionesco (art & lies), No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre (Passe Muraille/art&lies), Lord of the Flies by William Golding (all female adaptation), Fear and Misery of the Third Reich by Bertolt Brecht (Young Centre for the Performing Arts/George Brown Theatre), and the world premiere live actor version of Provenance by Ronnie Burkett.

Legendary Chicago newspaperman, radio host, and author Rick Kogan joins us in the Booth to share some great stories and lively conversation. He's a big fan of our show and has listened to a number of past episodes that he's told us are terrific. High praise from a master interviewer who was a close friend of Studs Terkel and is carrying on in his brilliant tradition. Rick says he may be our only guest so far who has gotten drunk in the original Booth One at the Pump Room back when real movie stars sat there. Check out the list here. Rick talks about growing up in a remarkable family - his father, legendary author and journalist Herman Kogan; his mother, reporter and publicist Marilew; and his brother, major league rock band tour manager Mark. He tells us an amazing story about Mark, Elvis and Sinatra. Their parents met at Riccardo's, a restaurant behind the Wrigley Building, and he is named Rick (not Richard) after the owner. A legendary hang out for newspaper people, artists, and musicians, our producer spent some time there back in the day just to eavesdrop on the always interesting conversations. He talks about the kind of people who were hanging around his parents' apartment growing up. A list that includes Studs & Ida Terkel, Nelson Algren, Marcel Marceau, and Mort Sahl. Can you imagine? We learn about his early career driving a cab, then moving to Spain and eventually submitting a travel piece about Dover, England to the Tribune, which sold for the then thrilling price of $160. He returned to Chicago and began an incredible career in journalism. Gary announces that on August 1st, the National Comedy Center will open in Jamestown, NY, the birthplace of Lucille Ball. Check out this video that will make you want to visit. Frank is an expert on Lucy, and will probably be going to represent. One of the cool things is that on a touch screen, you create a "sense of humor profile" to personalize your experience. They have acquired the archives of a very impressive array of comedians, including Lenny Bruce and George Carlin. Gary asks Rick about favorite guests on his radio show. He starts with Studs Terkel, who was not just the all-time great interviewer, but also a really fun guest. They talk about the WFMT Studs Terkel archive and Rick describes a favorite - Studs interviewing a very young Bob Dylan. You don't want to miss his spot-on impression of Studs and hilarious summary of the episode. The digital audio of this is not yet public, but will be soon. Rick graciously invites us to come on his radio show, After Hours, which airs on Sunday nights from 9:00 - 11:00pm CST on WGN. What an honor! The boys are excited about this opportunity. A Red Orchid Theatre is currently running a Eugene Ionesco play called Victims of Duty, a lesser known work not often produced. It stars a wonderful group of actors, including Michael Shannon and AROT co-founder Guy Van Swearingen. It's an absurdist play that deals with memories and the concept of "non-theatre". Gary and Frank admit to being somewhat puzzled by the play's themes and structure, but praise the performances and the production design by Danila Korogodsky along with excellent direction by Shira Piven. Running through August 5, this show will keep you laughing, guessing and thinking. And pondering the absurdities of life and love. Rick regales us with tales of baseball, Riverview amusement park, Mike Royko, John Wayne, and Bushman the gorilla. We discuss his fascinating true-crime book Everybody Pays, co-authored with Maurice Possley. A real page-turner and we are hoping destined for a movie deal some day. One of the most generous people we've ever met, Rick tells our listeners that he will send a signed copy of Everybody Pays to anyone who donates $100 or more to the Booth One non-profit. So look for the Donate button on our web site and receive your free book! In addition to writing columns and stories for the Chicago Tribune,

Apostasy is a British film about disfellowship in Jehovah's Witness congregations. How do families cope when their religious beliefs come into conflict with contemporary social mores. London's National Theatre is staging its first production of a play by Eugene Ionesco. Adapted and directed by Patrick Marber, Exit The King stars Rhys Ifans as a monarch who knows he will die before the end of the play. Olivia Laing's first novel Crudo was written in real time in 7 weeks during 2017, recording her thoughts on the news of the day, "to get an imprint of the moment while it is still wet". White Cube Gallery's newest exhibition marks its 25th anniversary. Memory Palace is on at their two London sites (as well as at their Hong Kong gallery, but we didn't go there!) looking at memory and how it shapes our identities. BBCTV has put the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (you know, the one where Colin Firth comes out of the lake clad in a clinging shirt) on iPlayer as a box set, we consider whether the fond memories of it match up to a re-watching 22 years on... Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Alex Preston, Kate Williams and Abigail Morris. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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It’s another big guest week with special guests Jason Keezer & Rebecca Bost, and featuring special appearances by Jay Maus, Sheila McGuire, and Ed Parker! We start out with Awkward Pleas Corner, Nelson’s Family Circus Corner, and Will’s Son Made Friends with a Ghost Corner. Then we get into Will’s Mansplaining Corner, Will Slaps His Own Ass All Over the Room Corner. Finally we have Full Length Mirrors Corner, British Bathrooms Corner, and we ask the age-old question: Where Was Your Mom Roughly 10 Years Ago? The Guild Theater! 19th and Haskell in Lawrence, KS! Improv comedy featuring Keezer and Becca! Want a little more Deuce in your life? Go check out a performance of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros at KU’s William Inge Memorial Theatre, November 11th-16th, directed by Will’s dad, Ric Averill! If you get there on time, you’ll be treated to a little preshow Double Deuce recording! Visit kutheatre.com/rhinoceros for more details. Contact Us! Follow Us! Love Us! Email: doubledeucepod@gmail.com Twitter: @doubledeucepod Facebook: www.facebook.com/DoubleDeucePod/ Also, please subscribe/rate/review/share us! We’re on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher & Google Play! Are you in Lawrence, Kansas? Are you thirsty? Looking for a place to hang out? Maybe catch a game or a live show? Or are you looking for somewhere to put on a show? Or record a podcast? Or rent a room? Then check out Frank’s North Star Tavern and the Eagles Lodge Aerie 309! Official bars of the Double Deuce Podcast! Podcast logo art by Jason Keezer! Intro & Outro featuring Rob Schulte!

Will put out an open call for guests and all kinds of people ended up in the basement, so for this show we’ve got special guests Jay Maus, Sheila McGuire, and Ed Parker, as well as special appearances by Jason Keezer and Will’s son Oliver! There was so much going on and so much guesting that I missed the first few minutes of notes except for #GhostWeiner, so, make of that what you will. Then, we’ve got Sheila put on a Fashion Show Corner, Cross Talk Corner, and Impromptu Jay and Ed Couple Therapy Corner. Then we preview some upcoming podcasts: Jay’s ApoloJays, Sheila’s Fuck You Jays, and Ed’s Ed Parker Quietly Cries in a Corner. Finally, we wind it all down with Nelson’s Adult Diaper Full of Meatballs Corner and Will Learns a Lesson Corner. It’s a raucous, reasonably obnoxious episode, just like your grandma loves! It’s another big guest week with special guests Jason Keezer & Rebecca Bost, and featuring special appearances by Jay Maus, Sheila McGuire, and Ed Parker! We start out with Awkward Pleas Corner, Nelson’s Family Circus Corner, and Will’s Son Made Friends with a Ghost Corner. Then we get into Will’s Mansplaining Corner, Will Slaps His Own Ass All Over the Room Corner. Finally we have Full Length Mirrors Corner, British Bathrooms Corner, and we ask the age-old question: Where Was Your Mom Roughly 10 Years Ago? The Guild Theater! 19th and Haskell in Lawrence, KS! Improv comedy featuring Keezer and Becca! Want a little more Deuce in your life? Go check out a performance of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros at KU’s William Inge Memorial Theatre, November 11th-16th, directed by Will’s dad, Ric Averill! If you get there on time, you’ll be treated to a little preshow Double Deuce recording! Visit kutheatre.com/rhinoceros for more details. Contact Us! Follow Us! Love Us! Email: doubledeucepod@gmail.com Twitter: @doubledeucepod Facebook: www.facebook.com/DoubleDeucePod/ Also, please subscribe/rate/review/share us! We’re on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher & Google Play! Are you in Lawrence, Kansas? Are you thirsty? Looking for a place to hang out? Maybe catch a game or a live show? Or are you looking for somewhere to put on a show? Or record a podcast? Or rent a room? Then check out Frank’s North Star Tavern and the Eagles Lodge Aerie 309! Official bars of the Double Deuce Podcast! Podcast logo art by Jason Keezer! Intro & Outro featuring Rob Schulte!

We jump right into this guestless episode with “P” Corner where we worship ultimately at the altar of the silent p. Next we’ve got Mildly Disturbing Children’s Programming Corner where we learn that Will and Nelson subscribe to different schools of hip hop and testicle hygiene before getting to the real business of hot dogs and hot dog gun technology. Finally, we wrap things up with some rapid-fire thoughts and recommendations. Want a little more Deuce in your life? Go check out a performance of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros at KU’s William Inge Memorial Theatre, November 11th-16th, directed by Will’s dad, Ric Averill! If you get there on time, you’ll be treated to a little preshow Double Deuce recording! Visit kutheatre.com/rhinoceros for more details. Contact Us! Follow Us! Love Us! Email: doubledeucepod@gmail.com Twitter: @doubledeucepod Facebook: www.facebook.com/DoubleDeucePod/ Also, please subscribe/rate/review/share us! We’re on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher & Google Play! Are you in Lawrence, Kansas? Are you thirsty? Looking for a place to hang out? Maybe catch a game or a live show? Or are you looking for somewhere to put on a show? Or record a podcast? Or rent a room? Then check out Frank’s North Star Tavern and the Eagles Lodge Aerie 309! Official bars of the Double Deuce Podcast! Podcast logo art by Jason Keezer! Intro & Outro featuring Rob Schulte!

Caraid O'Brien, an accomplished writer, performer, director, translator, and a Yiddish Book Center alumna speaks with us about her work on and off the stage. An accomplished translator, her translation from the Yiddish of Sholem Asch's "God of Vengeance" “set Show World aflame” according to the Village Voice. She is a three-time recipient of a new play commission from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture for her contemporary adaptation of Dovid Pinski's Yiddish classic "Jake the Mechanic" as well as for the first-ever English translations of Sholem Asch's underworld plays "Motke Thief" and "The Dead Man". Currently, Caraid is performing in the New Yiddish Rep's world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros". Episode 0158 September 26, 2017 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

On Easter Weekend, Norman and I talk about what religion means to us, the need to create and share in theater and life and I make an analogy of today's current political situation to Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros. We also talk about on Ayn Rand, the different generations (Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Millennials), the poor asian passenger aboard United that got rudely ejected and effective and ineffective protests.

Hablamos de la inspiración con nuestro invitado Juanma Escuchamos Moondog “High On A Rocky Ledge” / Robert Wyatt “Free Will And Testament” Leímos un fragmento adaptado de Rhinocéros (Eugene Ionesco)

Jesse Donaldson tells James about the Oxycodone scourge, the effect it has had on his home state of Kentucky, and how it informed his debut novel, THE MORE THEY DISAPPEAR. He also recommends writing while gardening, and recalls the time he drove to New York with a tape-playing robot. Plus Lauren Cerand joins the show to discuss book publicity.    Jesse and James Discuss: FOURTH OF JULY CREEK by Smith Henderson  PHAIDON  ANDY WARHOL CATALOGUE RAISONNE Kenyon College  Lewis Hyde  P.F. Kluge Breece D'J Pancake  Denis Johnson ICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD by Mark Richard  Amy Hempel  Raymond Carver  Graham Greene  Ernest Hemingway  Jorge Luis Borges  Becca Wadlinger George Saunders  Mary Karr  RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco  Samuel Beckett  ELBOW ROOM by James Alan McPherson "Trilobites" by Breece D'J Pancake  Raymond Chandler  DREAMLAND by Sam Quinones  ALL THE KING'S MEN by Robert Penn Warren  THE QUIET AMERICAN by Graham Greene  Edith Wharton  Daniel Woodrell  FALCONER by John Cheever  Ross Macdonald  KC Constantine  Jamie Gordon  SPORT OF KINGS by C.E. Morgan  Michael Parker         

Episode 3 Rebecca Forstadt Rebecca Forstadt has been a voice actor in the Los Angeles area for over 35 years and is a long time member of SAG – AFTRA. Let’s learn about her career! She has an extensive resume in film, television, commercials, animation, video games, audio books, ADR.   Rebecca is best known in the anime genre specializing in kid’s voices and has voiced hundreds of projects including Robotech, Tenchi Muyo, Ghost in the Shell, Code Geass and Metropolis. Rebecca studied theater at Orange Coast College, the Lee Strasberg Institute and the Ossetynski Actor’s Lab.   She received 2 Drama- Logue Awards for outstanding performance as an actress in Ionesco’s Tales with Eugene Ionesco in residence and Leonce and Lena at Stages Trilingual Theatre in Hollywood. She has also appeared on camera in starring roles in the films Mugsy’s Girls with Ruth Gordon and Laura Branigan, and Round Numbers with Kate Mulgrew and Samantha Egger and on television. www.rebeccaforstadt.com Twitter – @RebeccaForstadt --- International Women in Film Podcast http://InternationalWomenInFilm.com/ To join the International Women in Film Podcast Community https://michelethetrainer.leadpages.co/podcast-iwif-1/

When Zero Mostel was under trial by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1955, the committee asked what he was doing at an anti-HUAC meeting. Mostel replied: "What if I did an imitation of a butterfly at rest? There is no crime in making anybody laugh." In this Popcast, hear about Mostel's dedication to the absurd. He exposed real life absurd situations of the McCarthy era by talking back, and brought out the human truth to absurd characters like Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros" on stage. This episode was produced by Samara Breger with archival audio from the Studs Terkel Radio Archive from the WFMT Radio Network in Chicago. (Visit them at www.studsterkel.org.) You can find the original recording, and hundreds of other Terkel interviews at popuparchive.com/explore. Music from the Free Music Archive.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dealing with boredom Astrid: Hello I'm Astrid. Welcome to VOE school talk show. I'm joined today by Helen. Hello Helen. Helen: Hi Astrid. You know, I'm happy you called me to present this programme with you because I was there by my desk feeling a bit bored (yawns loudly). Astrid: Okay. Let's make this a programme all about boredom, shall we? And I'll start by stimulating your imagination. Helen: Thank you, but how are you going to make me excited and interested in something, Astrid? Astrid: How about I challenge you to a question you might not know the answer to? Helen: Okay, well, you can try. Go on then. Astrid: Well, I know you like the theatre. Helen: I do. But it has to be an exciting play or I get restless. Astrid: Restless, you mean unable to sit still because you get bored or worried even. Okay. I wonder how you'd feel watching the longest continuous play recorded? Helen: That's quite an offer. What do you mean? Astrid: According to the Guinness Book of Records, the longest continuous dramatic performance was held in New Jersey, in the US, in 2010. But do you know how long the cast for The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco, was on stage for? Was it for about: a) 8 hours b) 17 hours c) 23 hours Helen: Wow! They're all pretty long. I'll say b) 17 hours, Astrid. Astrid: Goodness! Right. Okay. I'll let you know the answer by the end of the programme. Now, let's talk more about boredom. I think this is a feeling we have to learn how to cope with. Helen: Yes, we have to learn to deal with this situation successfully – to cope with it. But people often feel they want to change their life, to change their job. They might feel stuck in a rut. Astrid: That's a good phrase - stuck in a rut. So you mean you've become too fixed in one kind of job? Helen: Yes. You know Astrid, even I sometimes dream of something a bit more exciting like being a professional diver or maybe even a pilot of a really fast plane. Astrid: Well, guess what: even pilots get bored, you know? Helen: Not when they are flying anyway. Astrid: Wrong. When they're up in the air! Helen: No way! Really? I don't believe you! Astrid: Well, Missy Cummings, an American, was a fighter pilot. Listen to the phrasal verb she uses meaning to stop being bored, at least for a while. Is there ever time for a fighter pilot to get bored? Missy Cummings , former fighter pilot: Oh my gosh, sure, for the same reasons that commercial pilots get bored. These fighter jets are very automated when it comes to just holding altitude and heading. So you turn everything in autopilot and I pAstridably listened to more Oprah Winfrey TV shows on the high-frequency radios… And so you get good about using the technology to figure out how to stave off that boredom. Helen: Ah, so she listened to a show hosted by the American presenter Oprah Winfrey on the radio to stave off her boredom. Now, to stave off means to stop or to keep an unpleasant feeling away. In this case she means boredom. Astrid: Yes, indeed. Astrid: But some experts think there's something good about feeling bored. Helen: Really? Astrid: Let's hear what Tiffany Watt-Smith has to say. She works for the Centre for the History of Emotions at the Queen Mary University of London. Pay attention to the word she uses to describe what boredom does to people. Tiffany Watt-Smith, Queen Mary University of London: On the one hand people are worried about being under-occupied and bored. On the other there's a set of anxieties about us having any more downtime, you know. We can constantly check our phones at the bus stop. Everything is to be filled and what does that do to our minds? I think boredom is a very useful emotion. It's an emotion which spurs people on to change something about their environment. If you're bored that gives rise to creativity. Helen: So boredom spurs people on to change something. To spur on means to stimulate or to encourage someone to do something. Astrid: So what are you going to do, Helen? How will you change your life? Helen: Change my life? Okay. Two things. The first one is: I want to know if I got that question right! Astrid: Well I said at the beginning of the programme that the longest continuous dramatic performance was held in New Jersey, US, in 2010. And I asked you how long was the cast on stage for to play The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco. Helen: Yes. The options were 8 hours, 17 hours and 23 hours, I think. And I said 17. Was I right? Astrid: You were not! Helen: Oh, no! Astrid: It was even longer. Helen: Wow! 23! Astrid: According to the Guinness Book of Records, the play lasted 23 hours, 33 minutes and 54 seconds. It was achieved by The 27 O'Clock Players who performed The Bald Soprano at Belmar, New Jersey, USA, on 27 July 2010. Anyway Helen, what's the second thing you're going to do to stave off your boredom? Helen: You know what, Astrid? I'm going to book myself a fantastic holiday! Maybe I could start with a visit to Patagonia in Argentina to see the penguins… Astrid: Yeah, it sounds very exciting. But before you head off to Patagonia, could you remind us of some of the English words we've heard today? Helen: We heard: 1. to yawn 打呵欠 2. stimulating 令人兴奋的 3. restless 焦躁不安的，坐立不安的 4. to cope with 处理，应付 5. stuck in a rut 一成不变，原地踏步 6. to stave off 挡开，避开，延缓 7. to spur on 驱使，鼓励，鞭策 Astrid: Thanks Helen. That's it for this programme. I hope you didn't find it boring. Helen: Not at all. I loved it! Astrid: Please join us soon again for school talk show from VOE radio station. Both: Bye.

EUGENE IONESCO raccontato da Gabriella Bosco

Quantum Physics, synchronicity, English mustachios, it has to be Eugene Ionesco’s ‘The Bald Soprano’ (La Cantatrice Chauve). This is a play for which context is essential: Beckett’s growing reputation in France at the beginning of the 1950’s. The efforts of dramatists who became known as the ‘theatre of the absurd’ to acknowledge the horrors of … Continue reading The Bald Soprano – Episode 9 – Reading Plays →

Guest host Mark Bretz and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) KILLER JOE, by Tracy Letts, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, by August Wilson, at The Black Rep, (3) THE WINTER'S TALE, by William Shakespeare, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (4) ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, by Tony Kushner, at Stray Dog Theatre, (5) CONVERSATIONS WITH AN EXECUTIONER, by Philip Boehm, adapted from Kazimierz Moczarski, at Upstream Theater, (6) EXIT THE KING, by Eugene Ionesco, at West End Players Guild, (7 ) LITTLE WOMEN, adapted by Kristen Laurence from Louisa May Alcott, at Hawthorne Players, and (8) DINNER WITH FRIENDS, by Donald Margulies, at Webster Univ.Conservatory.

Emmy & Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush joins us to discuss the critically acclaimed production of “Exit the King,” the revival of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist farce, in which Rush stars.

Listen and learn about this absurdist comedy presented by No Refund Theatre! The play is FREE, but you have ONLY THREE chances to see "Exit the King"... Thursday, Feb. 5 Friday, Feb. 6 Saturday, Feb. 7 All performances will be at 8 p.m. in 111 Forum. Don't miss out!! Come see NRT's performance of "Exit the King" by Eugene Ionesco. This is the story of the 400 year old monarch, King Berenger I. In this highly stylized, absurdist comedy, he is told that he is going to die by the end of the show, getting there is the issue. Directed by Ryan Bergman Ass. Director: Jessie Leo Tech. Director: Mark Celeste King: Adam Bouc Queen Marguerite: Sabrina Bierer Queen Marie: Lauren Valasa Doctor: Vinny DelPrince Juliette: Ariela Rossberg Guard: Brett Goodnack Again, shows are Feb. 5, 6, 7 at 8PM in 111 Forum. As always, it's FREE!!!!!! Invite all your friends! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll see some pretty fantastic acting.

Today we continue our conversation about the case of Albert Woodfox, Herman Wallace and Robert King, collectively known as The Angola 3. Presently, Albert Woodfox's case is up for review and dismissal, yet he has not been released. This morning we addressed Woodfox's legal teams' procedural direction and Woodfox's safety at the institution as his release looms near. We are joined by: Robert King and Gail Shaw, who share portions of letters and conversations with Woodfox. Other concerned comrades and friends besides, King, the only exonerated member of A3 and recently published author, www.kingsfreelines.com, www.angola3.org, www.a3grassroots.org; and again, Dr. Shaw, co-founder of www.itsabouttimebpp.com, an organization which preserves and promotes through exhibits and educational conferences, the legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense; along with Geronimo ji jaga, former political prisoner, humanitarian, and co-founder of the www.kujifoundation.org; and Malik Rahim, Louisiana State Congressional candidate for the Green Party, co-founder of Common Ground Relief; in the next segment we spoke to Prof. Glen Pearson and composer, singer, songwriter, Nicolas Bearde re: the College of Alameda Jazz Big Band concert, Sun., Nov. 23, 2-5 PM at Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, in Berkeley, CA. Next we were joined by Felicia Benefield, currently on stage at Cutting Ball Theatre's staging of Eugene Ionesco's Victim's of Duty Fri., Nov. 21-22 8 PM, and Sun., Nov. 23, 5 PM, in SF, CA, cuttingball.com. We closed with a conversation with Marcus Shelby, composer, educator and musician about his Harriet Tubman & Jazz concert tonight, 8 PM, at the Jazz School in Berkeley and the workshop series beginning, Sun., Nov. 23, 11:45-1:45. We went over time, and I couldn't play a song from the 2-CD work, but patrons will have an opportunity to hear it this evening at the Jazz School, 2087 Addison Street, near Berkeley BART station.