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3 episodes with simon morrison
3 episodes with simon morrison
Tchaikovsky is famous for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire's worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage. In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky's complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan, decentred. Morrison reexamines the relationship between Tchaikovsky's music, personal life, and politics; his support of Tsars Alexander II and III; and his engagement with the cultures of the imperial margins, in Ukraine, Poland, and the Caucasus. Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer (Yale UP, 2024) unsettles everything we thought we knew--and gives us a vivid new appreciation of Russia's most popular composer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Tchaikovsky is famous for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire's worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage. In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky's complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan, decentred. Morrison reexamines the relationship between Tchaikovsky's music, personal life, and politics; his support of Tsars Alexander II and III; and his engagement with the cultures of the imperial margins, in Ukraine, Poland, and the Caucasus. Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer (Yale UP, 2024) unsettles everything we thought we knew--and gives us a vivid new appreciation of Russia's most popular composer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts
Tchaikovsky is famous for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire's worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage. In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky's complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan, decentred. Morrison reexamines the relationship between Tchaikovsky's music, personal life, and politics; his support of Tsars Alexander II and III; and his engagement with the cultures of the imperial margins, in Ukraine, Poland, and the Caucasus. Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer (Yale UP, 2024) unsettles everything we thought we knew--and gives us a vivid new appreciation of Russia's most popular composer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography
Tchaikovsky is famous for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire's worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage. In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky's complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan, decentred. Morrison reexamines the relationship between Tchaikovsky's music, personal life, and politics; his support of Tsars Alexander II and III; and his engagement with the cultures of the imperial margins, in Ukraine, Poland, and the Caucasus. Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer (Yale UP, 2024) unsettles everything we thought we knew--and gives us a vivid new appreciation of Russia's most popular composer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies
Tchaikovsky is famous for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire's worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage. In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky's complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan, decentred. Morrison reexamines the relationship between Tchaikovsky's music, personal life, and politics; his support of Tsars Alexander II and III; and his engagement with the cultures of the imperial margins, in Ukraine, Poland, and the Caucasus. Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer (Yale UP, 2024) unsettles everything we thought we knew--and gives us a vivid new appreciation of Russia's most popular composer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music
Charley is joined by author Simon Morrison to discuss the real Tscaikovsky. Who was the man behind the Nutcracker? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Time Travelin' Top 40 E147 Brandon Vogt chats with music historian Simon Morrison as he examines Stevie Nicks as a singer and songwriter before and beyond her career with Fleetwood MacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks by Simon Morrison A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century. This biography from distinguished music historian Simon Morrison examines Nicks as a singer and songwriter before and beyond her career with Fleetwood Mac, from the Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit Night of 1000 Stevies celebrations. The book uniquely: Analyzes Nicks's craft—the grain of her voice, the poetry of her lyrics, the melodic and harmonic syntax of her songs. Identifies the American folk and country influences on her musical imagination that place her within a distinctly American tradition of women songwriters. Draws from oral histories and surprising archival discoveries to connect Nicks's story to those of California's above- and underground music industries, innovations in recording technology, and gendered restrictions.
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Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Simon Morrison, author of Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks. Simon Morrison teaches music history at Princeton University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We are on a music kick over here -- and today we're chatting about Stevie Nicks. Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks by Simon Morrison
Simon Morrison is a Professor of Music at Princeton University, with an emphasis on the musical, cultural, and political histories of the Soviet Union, Russia, the United States, and France. With all that said, he's also a fan of pop music, in particular a band from the UK called Roxy Music, their lead singer Bryan Ferry. He wrote a 33 1/3 book on the band's 1982 album, Avalon. His Princeton homepage quotes him saying "I can explain why and how music matters then as now." and that's exactly what we do this week on What Difference Does It Make podcast.We are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts.
Perhaps no opera better reflects the questions and contradictions at the heart of Russian history than Modest Mussorgsky's historical epic Boris Godunov. Based on the play by Alexander Pushkin (considered by many to be one of Russia's greatest writers), it's a meditation on power and legitimacy, and a portrayal of a pivotal period in Russian history -- The Time of Troubles. When Tsar Ivan the Terrible dies without an heir, Boris Godunov is elected tsar, casting doubt on his legitimacy. He rules well for a few years, but then all hell breaks loose, with a famine, a revolt, and a pretender claiming to be the real tsar. As his country's problems compound, Boris confronts his feelings of powerlessness in the monologue, “Dostig ja vïsshei vlasti.” Host Rhiannon Giddens and her guests explore the nature of power, the question of legitimacy, and how an opera can shine a light on a nation's past as well as its present. The Guests Bass René Pape (A.K.A. “The Black Diamond Bass”) has been singing the role of Boris Godunov for 15 years. Like many of the kings and rulers he's played on stage, he sees Boris as someone who has all of the power but none of the joy. In addition to his velvety voice, Pape is also known for his collection of rubber ducks, and even has one in his own image, the PapeDuck. Dr. Simon Morrison is a professor of music history at Princeton, specializing in Russian and Soviet music. He fell in love with Russian music when he was an undergraduate and wrote his dissertation on the life and work of Sergei Prokofiev. His most recent book is Bolshoi Confidential, a history of the Bolshoi Ballet, and he is currently writing a book on the history of the city of Moscow, which finds him studying 11th century documents written on birchbark. Dr. Shoshana Keller is a professor of Russian, Soviet, Eurasian, and modern Middle Eastern history at Hamilton College. She first became interested in Russia after getting to know the music of Shostakovich and Stravinsky while playing French horn as a kid, and she was fascinated by pictures of Russian onion domes in a social studies class. She loved the Russian language too, but found the grammar devilishly difficult and immersed herself in its history. She has written multiple books, and is working on an experimental mapping project of the nations in Kazakhstan
Tosh and Kimley are joined by author Simon Morrison to discuss his new book ROXY MUSIC'S AVALON (33 1/3). Mention AVALON to diehard Roxy Music fans and you'll get a wide spectrum of responses, but few would put it at the top of their list even if they like it. However, AVALON (their last studio album), is the band's most successful album in terms of sales and Morrison is more than happy to defend its brilliance with its lush production and sensuous vibe. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5S0tx45myBIZN6CR6Yk1eR?si=7480bfd036e848ef Apple playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/book-musik-roxy-musics-avalon-by-simon-a-morrison/pl.u-MRkjtq1yyaz Theme music: "Behind Our Efforts, Let There Be Found Our Efforts" by LG17
About the Performance:Salonen leads two remarkable myth ballets by Stravinsky: Orpheus, the quintessential music myth, and the sensual, sumptuous French setting of Perséphone, goddess of the Underworld. The latter features the surpassing insights and brilliant staging of Peter Sellars. Program: STRAVINSKY : Orpheus STRAVINSKY : Perséphone Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Peter Sellars director Paul Groves tenor Cécilia Tsan narrator Amrita Performing Arts, Cambodia Sam Sathya dancer (Perséphone) Chumvan Sodhachivy dancer (Déméter) Nam Narim dancer (Mercure, Démophoon, Triptolème) Khon Chan Sithyka dancer (Pluton) James F. Ingalls lighting designer Helene Siebrits costume designer Frederick Vogler sound designer Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon Artistic Director Los Angeles Children's Chorus Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Artistic Director SAT / APR 20, 2019 - 8:00PM Upcoming concerts: www.laphil.com/calendar Upbeat Live schedule, details, and speaker bios: www.laphil.com/ubl
The Starling Tribune: An Unofficial Arrow TV Show Fan Podcast
Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Honor Thy Fathers (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #152 The Official Arrow and Green Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Covering DC Comics and CW Based DC Comic TV Shows Episode: “Honor Thy Fathers” [Season 5 Episode 21] Air Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Director: Laura Belsey http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069513/?ref_=tt_ov_dr 3x Arrow | 1x Blindspot | 4x Criminal Minds Writers: Marc Guggenheim http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 14x Arrow | 8x Legends | Singularity (video game) Sarah Tarkoff http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 5x Arrow | 6x Vixen | 1x Witches of East End Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/05/04/cody-rhodes-arrow-honor-thy-fathers-trailer-photos/ Weekly Ratings Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60 16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53 17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 1.36 20 Underneath 3-May-17 1.36 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 1.65 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 Lian Yu 24-May-17 Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89 12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64 13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54 14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34 15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 1.52 Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52 13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24 14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17 15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16 16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17 1.80 19 Alex 1-May-17 1.75 20 City of Lost Children 8-May-17 1.88 THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94 13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78 14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87 15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52 16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39 17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 2.39 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17 2.67 20 I Know Who You Are 2-May-17 2.69 21 Cause and Effect 9-May-17 2.71 Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Ollie's father accused of crime First instinct - Dad didn't do this Realizes he did Rewatches goodbye video - be better than father and do good for city Chase wants to improve Dad's bioweapon Works with Sampson to detonate bioweapon Seems to be crushed when Ollie says Dad thought he was crazy Rene has a chance to be a Dad again Epic fail - jerk Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Chemical plant Guns Curtis knocks a guy out Diffuse the bioweapon Dinah and Rene on roof Diggle to roof, starts shooting; Dinah bo staff, Rene guns Rene strangled by Sampson; Canary cry; Diggle rope gun Curtis diffuse bioweapon; “We're terrific” Ollie and Prometheus stairway fight; good work by stunt team Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Anatoly! Go back to island Plan: send boat to island; Ollie lights fire; gets rescued Gives Ollie fake beard and wig Says Ollie and he will always be brothers Plan interrupted by Kovar! Ollie: Doesn't let pros do their thing - no bomb squad; not really the best Mayor move Didn't show Thea video from Dad because he thought Thea would feel a burden Thinks Dad innocent; reveals truth to press; father sacrificed himself so Ollie could have a better life Becomes Green Arrow again thanks to talk with Felicity Seems to be letting past go and living for himself Diggle Support Thea Back! Still feels like she is a hot mess Watches video sent by Chase even though Ollie doesn't want to No wonder I'm a monster with the parents I have Watches video from Dad Felicity Pep talk to Ollie Not a killer Our lives are better with you and with you as Green Arrow Move forward, live for yourself and not the past Convinces Ollie to be Green Arrow again Quentin Lance Begging Rene to step up and be a dad Curtis / Mr. Terrific Uses Morse Code and T-spheres to save Diggle and Ollie Diffuses bioweapon Rene / Wild Dog Blows chance for getting daughter back because of the lamest of reasons Dinah Drake / Black Canary Detective Drake on the job collecting evidence and finding suspects Bo staff; Canary cry Artemis Traitor Rory / Ragman Walkabout D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus Sends body in concrete to Ollie's office Sets trap for Ollie to be buried in concrete Sets trap to get bioweapon released Seems to be devastated by Daddy thinking he's crazy In Argus cell, but still has plan How much free time has he had to devise such a long and elaborate plan? What we know: Claybourne's son; real name Simon Morrison; knows about The List; has moves Ollie learned from Talia; learned about Flash & co and multiple universes ARROW NEWS: The CW Reveals Season Finale Synopses for Flash, Arrow & Supergirl (Date: 04 May 2017) “Arrow” Season 5 finale: The battle between Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Adrian Chase (Josh Segarra) culminates in a final epic battle on Lian Yu. After recent events, Oliver decides to recruit a group of unlikely allies – Slade (guest star Manu Bennett), Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law), Merlyn (John Barrowman) and Digger Harkness (guest star Nick. E. Tarabay) – to defeat Chase. However, Chase has his own army – Black Siren (guest star Katie Cassidy), Evelyn Sharp (guest star Madison McLaughlin) and Talia al Ghul (guest star Lexa Doig) – and the forces collide in an explosive season finale. “Supergirl” Season 2 finale: Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) challenges Rhea (guest star Teri Hatcher) to battle to save National City. Meanwhile, Superman (guest star Tyler Hoechlin) returns and Cat Grant (guest star Calista Flockhart) offers Supergirl some sage advice. “The Flash” Season 3 finale: With nothing left to lose, Barry (Grant Gustin) takes on Savitar (also Grant Gustin) in an epic conclusion to season three. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-cw-reveals-season-finale-synopses-for-flash-arrow-supergirl/ Arrow EP Explains Why Prometheus Keeps Getting So Personal (Date: 10 May 2017) During an interview last week, Arrow showrunner Wendy Mericle explained why they felt it was time for a villain who challenged Oliver on a personal, human level for the first time since Deathstroke in season 2. “It's very personal this year, and we wanted to do that for a number of reasons,” Mericle said. “WE've done a different villain this year. It's not that it's easy, but using violence — which Chase and Oliver still do throughout the season — is sort of the go-to. What's been interesting to see this year is to see that but the underpinnings of it being so psychological and so manipulative and so built on the underpinnings of what Chase knows about Oliver and who he is. This was the perfect storm — a great way to change up the villain and to get inside of Oliver's head in a season that we needed to. We needed him to be reflective and talking and looking back at his past, and Chase was the perfect spark to light that fire.” Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/05/11/arrow-prometheus-robert-queen/ Arrow Season 6 To Explore the Conflicts Between Being Mayor and Being Green Arrow (Date: 10 May 2017) During a recent interview, showrunner Wendy Mericle told ComicBook.com that the man in the hood will still be spending his days at City Hall come 2016. Mericle said, “What's going to be a central question for season 6 is how can he do both? We've played with that in the past in different ways before, but I think that the success of what he's done in the mayor's office and his ability to have impact is going to raise those stakes to a different level and hopefully create some great stories.” Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/05/11/arrow-season-6-oliver-mayor/ Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Arrow, Once, Chicago Fire, Elementary, Blindspot, The Flash, NCIS and More! (Date: 09 May 2017) Black Siren is a badass villain. What can we expect? —You can expect… badass villainy. “She comes back as part of Chase's plan,” says co-showrunner Wendy Mericle. ” Chase knows exactly what he's doing, and he understands how unsettling seeing somebody that looks like Laurel Lance is going to be for the rest of the team,” her “dad” Quentin included. “And from a writing perspective, it's just fun storytelling. Katie Cassidy does an amazing job as Black Siren, and seeing her take on Dinah, or her take on Lance, is going to be fun.” This will be the first Arrow season finale that does not take place in Starling City. Can we expect the same kind of intense fights, or will this be more of an emotional showdown? —“Both,” answers Wendy Mericle. “One of the fun parts of having Prometheus and Oliver going toe-to-toe this season has been they're both really great fighters, but by the same token, Prometheus is a tremendous psychological villain and he's going to hit Oliver right where it hurts. That's going to be a double whammy for him in the finale.” Link:http://tvline.com/2017/05/09/arrow-season-5-spoilers-black-siren-returns/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS Supergirl EP Teases General Zod's Arrival, Comic-Inspired Appearance (Date: 06 May 2017) The “how” and “when” of General Zod's arrival on Supergirl remains a mystery, but thanks to executive producer Andrew Kreisberg, at least we know what the legendary DC Comics villain will be wearing. He says that Supergirl‘s Zod (played by Smallville actor Mark Gibbon) will be sporting “a little bit of that Nazi uniform look you'd see in the comics in the '60s. Visually, he has a different look from the mechanical armor that Man of Steel did, or the real spacey clothes Richard Donner's version had. Link:http://tvline.com/2017/05/06/supergirl-general-zod-spoilers-new-season-2-interview/ The Flash boss on how everyone will react to that Savitar reveal (Date: 08 May 2017) As revealed during last week's episode of The Flash, Savitar is actually a future version of the Scarlet Speedster, a heavily scarred Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) hellbent on killing Iris (Candice Patton) for as-yet-unknown reasons. Suffice it to say, Team Flash will certainly be shocked by this turn of events during Tuesday's episode. “What's interesting about people's reactions — we certainly wrote it, but just the way the cast performs it — is it's one thing to have seen that giant metal suit and hear that there is a version of Barry inside of it,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg tells EW. “It's quite another thing when you actually come face-to-face with what's inside.” Plus, watch a trailer for the final episodes of season 3. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/08/flash-savitar-barry-video/ Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Arrow, Once, Chicago Fire, Elementary, Blindspot, The Flash, NCIS and More! (Date: 09 May 2017) Will we ever see Supergirl‘s Mon-El in a super suit? — T'would be nice to see the boy do his thing not in street clothes, and ideally by the Season 2 finale. When we delivered your Q to showrunner Andrew Kreisberg, he answered, “I can't say right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if one day you got to see that.” Link:http://tvline.com/2017/05/09/arrow-season-5-spoilers-black-siren-returns/ NEXT EPISODE Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “Missing” (Date: 11 May 2017) Article:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-missing-trailer/ Episode: “Missing” [Season 5 Episode 22] Air Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Summary: Black Siren returns to give Chase help; Felicity plans a birthday party for Oliver; Lance is angry with Rene for missing the custody hearing about his daughter. Director: Mairzee Almas Writers: Speed Weed and Oscar Balderrama IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607526/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283. Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com. You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com This podcast was recorded Thursday May 11th, 2017. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show! Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.
The Starling Tribune: An Unofficial Arrow TV Show Fan Podcast
Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Disbanded (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #146 The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Episode: “Disbanded” [Season 5 Episode 18] Air Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Director: JJ Makaro http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538387/?ref_=tt_ov_dr 1x Arrow | 3x Flash | Stunt Producer - 23x Arrow, 13x Legends, 13x Supergirl, 4x Flash Writer: Rebecca Bellotto http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3428799/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 2x Arrow Promo: http://www.cbr.com/arrow-disbanded-promo/ Weekly Ratings Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60 16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53 17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 TBD 24-May-17 Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89 12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64 13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54 14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34 15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52 13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24 14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17 15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16 16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17 THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94 13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78 14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87 15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52 16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39 17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17 Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Oliver believed Prometheus and broke up the team Diggle got through to Oliver, who decided to break his ties with the Bratva Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts 1st Bratva - there to steal medicine; Dinah hand-to-hand; rest have guns Attack on Chase Crash; fire Bratva has a lot of firepower Dinah - Canary cry Shoot out; Chase runs Curtis tackles; uses T-sphere to hack device Flashback Oliver helps Bratva steal medicine to help people with TB Oliver gets stabby with an arrow and breaks guy's neck 2nd Bratva Hand-to-hand Anatoly took hostages Spartan, Dinah and Wild Dog to hostages Headshots galore Oliver has a gun (Wait, wasn't there a gun control episode this season?!?) Shoots alarm; both he and Anatoly have to run Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Oliver plans to go back to island in 48 hours Anatoly wants to send Oliver out with a bang They steal medicine to help people Ollie: Prometheus is right - I'm broken; I'm beyond redemption; I ruin all who comes in contact with me Tells team to stand down; it's over Killing Chase should be on my soul, not on anyone else Brings in Bratva The foundation of my crusade is based on a lie After he listens to Diggle, gets the team back together to stop Bratva Uses guns, not arrows Feels he has to earn the Green Arrow mantle back Gives team spots in the Arrowcave for their suits Diggle The true hero of the episode Won't give up on Oliver Leads team to stop Bratva and to stop Chase Works to stop Ollie from making a mistake he cannot come back from Dedicated five years to crusade; “I'm your brother” Knows who Ollie really is Not about saving Chase, about saving Ollie's soul Told by Oliver can get redemption by being Spartan; tells Oliver he can get redemption by being Green Arrow Ask for help; don't have to be alone Thea Call me if things get too bad Felicity Brushes off Diggle - hey, let Ollie use Bratva, whatever Runs to Helix; Helix knows she is Overwatch and Curtis is Mr. Terrific Learns Chase uses tech to masks face on camera Helix has her and Curtis break into Kord Uses sedative to put down security guard; also, no mask, no gloves, but great hair Gets footage of Chase being Prometheus Quentin Lance Provided excuse for Ollie's absence - meditative retreat Hates Chase Support Curtis / Mr. Terrific Uses T-spheres to hack Chase Breaks into Helix by putting tracking nanites in Felicity's pancakes Breaks into Kord with Felicity (no mask, no gloves) Rene / Wild Dog Banned from Mayor's office because he threatened to pop Chase Dinah Drake / Black Canary Canary cry The new Diggle Gets to take evidence that Chase is Prometheus to SCPD Artemis Traitor Rory / Ragman Walkabout D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus Goes to Mayor's office, gives Ollie knife, tells Ollie to kill him now because Ollie can't do anything as Green Arrow, so have to kill him in public Almost impressed Ollie tried something Smug when has to be in protective custody Knows when something is up when with marshalls Throws pen into marshall's eye; strangles other marshall; goes back to first marshall and stabs him repeatedly with pen Drives away covered in blood to “It's a Beautiful Morning” by The Rascals What we know: Real name - Simon Morrison; did his homework before finding Talia 2 years ago; working with Talia (Ollie killed her dad too) Susan Williams Ollie tells her, “I can't be with you. My apologies.” Bratva Ollie calls Anatoly to Star City to kill Chase Need payment - need certain medications; when mixed, makes powerful drug Anatoly told Oliver before Ollie left that he was afraid of who he would turn into without Ollie there Has to sell drugs for revenue In past, wanted to restore Bratva to glory, to original purpose of helping people Now, Anatoly needs to do what he has to in order to survive and keep position Oliver is no longer Bratva; is considered to be enemy of all Bratva Who is Vigilante? Not in episode Lingering Questions / Issues Where does Ollie live? Bertinelli mention - 4 times Kord mentioned a lot lately ARROW NEWS: Spoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Grey's Anatomy, Blindspot, and more (Date: 24 March 2017) Arrow finale scoop! — As the season heads toward the ultimate showdown between Oliver and Chase, we're going to be seeing a very different season finale this year. “We're not going to destroy the city,” EP Marc Guggenheim teases. “We're not even going to threaten the city. In fact, I can also tell you the finale doesn't even take place in the city. Finally, the citizens of Star City can breathe easily in May.” Wherever the finale takes place, Guggenheim adds, “You can expect a good number of returning characters, characters you haven't seen in a while, back in the episode.” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/24/spoiler-room-supergirl-greys-anatomy-blindspot/ ARROW: CAPTAIN BOOMERANG ACTOR TEASES RETURN (Date: 25 March 2017) The classic DC Comics rogue, better known as Captain Boomerang, was introduced on the third season of “Arrow,” in the two-part crossover with “The Flash,” but hasn't been shown since. However, actor Nick Tarabay suggests that could change soon. “Who really misses this guy?” the actor wrote in a tweet containing a photo of Boomerang. “Cause as you know….What goes around ALWAYS comes back around.” When Boomerang was last seen, he was incarcerated in the secret A.R.G.U.S. supermax prison on Lian Yu. How or when Boomerang might escape will have to remain mystery as of now. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-captain-boomerang-return/ Marc Guggenheim says ‘Arrow's' Vigilante is someone we already know (Date: 26 March 2017) Vigilante has made a bad habit of getting in Oliver's (Stephen Amell) way — and the Green Arrow's way for that matter — all year, but no matter how often he shows up, we're no closer to unmasking him. According to executive producer Marc Guggenheim, that's a mystery for Season 6. We know who it is, but we were kind of intrigued by the idea of having a mystery that led into the next season,” Guggenheim told us at Paleyfest 2017. “We were excited at the prospect of just letting this play out for a little while longer, and it gives us something cool to do in Season 6. “As a general rule, I'm not a fan of mystery characters who when you take off the mask the audience goes, ‘What a minute, I've never seen that person before in my life,'” Guggenheim jokes. “I'm probably not spoiling anything by saying whoever's underneath the Vigilante mask, you've seen that person before.” Link:http://screenertv.com/television/arrow-marc-guggenheim-vigilantes-identity-someone-we-know/ ARROW: KATIE CASSIDY WILL RETURN AS SERIES REGULAR FOR SEASON 6 (Date: 27 March 2017) Laurel Lance is back! Sort of. Though her character died in Season 4, longtime “Arrow” star Katie Cassidy will return, but with a twist: she will play Black Siren, Earth-2's evil version of Laurel, as a series regular in Season 6. Additionally, Black Siren will feature in the last two episodes of Season 5. “One of the things that most excites us about ‘Arrow' is that we go where the story takes us. Last year, the story took us to the tragic death of Laurel Lance. This year, our midseason finale reintroduced us to Laurel's doppelgänger, Black Siren,” explained executive producer Marc Guggenheim in a statement. “We were so taken by Katie's fearless interpretation of this character that we knew her story was not yet finished. We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Katie back to ‘Arrow' as Black Siren, though as her appearances on ‘Arrow' and ‘DC's Legends of Tomorrow' this season show, she never really left the family.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-katie-cassidy-series-regular-season-6-black-siren/ Arrow: What's really going on with Helix? (Date: 28 March 2017) “We are going to see somebody [else],” Mericle teases. “What's interesting about it is he's not actually at Helix right now, so there's going to be a big episode where we find out who this person is, and Felicity is involved in helping him. It's really messed up.” But Felicity's dealings with Helix will also help her to better understand what Team Arrow — Oliver (Stephen Amell) in particular — have been facing over the last five seasons. “Felicity's use of Pandora is very similar to Oliver and Diggle's [David Ramsey] use of violence,” EP Marc Guggenheim says. “It's the hacker equivalent. You're using violence for a good means, but violence is not necessarily a good thing. So what's the cost to Felicity in doing that? We don't want to turn Felicity into a killer, but we wanted to explore how Felicity has been spending basically five years with Team Arrow now, and she's been spending five years with people who solve problems by not just resorting to violence, but by resorting to means that are morally questionable. Felicity is going to start discovering what happens when you fight fire with fire — do you get burned?” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/28/arrow-felicity-helix-spoilers/ Legends of Tomorrow boss, cast on that shocking Felicity twist (Date: 28 March 2017) Marc Guggenheim told EW, “It's always nice when you can pull in a character from one of the other shows. We talked about a lot of different ideas, and I said, ‘Since this is an alternate reality and we'll probably never have the opportunity to do so again, I think it would be fun if we did Felicity as a superhero,' because I've said it before, I'll say it again: I have zero intention of ever putting Felicity in a mask and costume on Arrow. There's two lines in the sand that I've drawn for Arrow for myself,” Guggenheim says. “I can't speak for Greg [Berlanti] or for Wendy [Mericle], but for as long as I'm involved with the show, the two things I never want to do is kill off Thea [Willa Holland] and put Felicity in a mask and a costume. Those, to me, are two lines that I just think are a bridge too far. Thea, because we've taken so many family members away from Oliver, and Felicity because when you put a character like that in a costume, I think it diminishes who that character is and it makes the idea of superheroics seem silly.” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/28/legends-tomorrow-felicity-superhero-death/ Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Once, Lucifer, Scorpion, Arrow, Grimm, Suits, Mr. Robot, Chicago Med and More (Date: 30 March 2017) Any hint as to when Arrow's Thea will return? — Willa Holland will be on hand for the final three of this season's five remaining episodes. “Thea is the daughter of sociopaths, which is one of the biggest challenges any human being can really face,” notes co-showrunner Wendy Mericle, “so she's going to grappling with that and trying to understand: What is this in her that makes her so kind of Moira-esque, and how is she going to manage it? Ultimately, she and Oliver are going to come to the same conclusion about how to do that, by the finale.” Link:http://tvline.com/2017/03/30/once-upon-a-time-season-6-spoilers-snow-charming-sleeping-curse/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS Lynda Carter Confirms That She Is Playing A Durlan on Supergirl (Date: 28 March 2017) The episode of Supergirl, titled "Distant Sun," provided the audience with a much clearer look at the "true form" of President Olivia Marsdin, who had been revealed early this season as a shape-shifting alien. In the privacy of her own office Marsdin was able to transform completely into a quasi-reptilian alien form. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/28/lynda-carter-confirms-that-she-is-playing-a-durlan-on-supergirl/ Will The Thinker Be The Flash's Season 4 Big Bad? (Date: 28 March 2017) When Abra Kadabra was talking to The Flash about his most dangerous foes, he rattled off a number of familiar names, including Zoom and Eobard Thawne...and one less-familiar one (at least to the TV audience): "DeVoe." Longtime comic book readers would recognize that name: Clifford DeVoe is a longtime Flash and Titans villain better known as The Thinker. Created in 1943, The Thinker is one of The Flash's earliest villains. Originally a foe to Jay Garrick, DeVoe battled three generations of Flashes before his death in The Flash #134 in 1998. After his death, though, his brain patterns were used to create an AI that went on to become an antihero. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/29/will-the-thinker-be-the-flashs-season-4-big-bad-/ LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: EXPECT NEW CHARACTERS IN SEASON 3 (Date: 28 March 2017) According to “Legends of Tomorrow” executive producer and showrunner Phil Klemmer, adding new characters is “for sure” again the plan for season three of the DC Comics-based series, which has already been ordered by The CW — although exactly which new faces will join the show may not yet be totally cemented. “We haven't fully pitched it, but we've got great ideas, and hopefully the studio and network agree,” Klemmer told CBR. “But so much of the show is working well this year. You just want to play to your strengths, and keep having fun.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-expect-new-characters-in-season-3/ LEGENDS OF TOMORROW PLAN TO RESTORE REALITY IN SEASON FINALE PROMO (Date: 29 March 2017) The finale, “Aruba,” will not air at its regular time, but will debut Tuesday, April 4th at 8:00 EST. Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-season-finale-promo/ FEEDBACK Replies to post about Black Siren Chris Campbell I like her as black siren a lot more than I ever did as laurel or canary lol Adam Nelson Chris is going to love it. :p Haley Malle #NoLaurelNoArrow NEXT EPISODE Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “Compromised” (Date: 4 Nov 2016) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-episode-5-compromised-a146519 Episode: “Compromised” [Season 2 Episode 5] Air Date: Thursday, November 10, 2016 Summary: The Legends trace a time quake to the White House during Ronald Reagan's presidency and discover that Damien Darhk is a Senior Adviser. Director: David Geddes Writers: Keto Shimizu and Grainne Godfree IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584104/?ref_=ttep_ep5 Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283. Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com. You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com This podcast was recorded Thursday March 30th, 2017. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show! Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.
The Starling Tribune: An Unofficial Arrow TV Show Fan Podcast
Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Kapiushon (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #145 The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Episode: “Kapiushon” [Season 5 Episode 17] Air Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Director: Kevin Tancharoen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160495/?ref_=tt_ov_dr 2x Arrow | 1x Iron Fist | 8x Agents of Shield | 1x Legends | 2x Flash | 1x Supergirl Writers: Brian Ford Sullivan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6893205/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 11x Arrow | 7x Vixen Emilio Ortega Aldrich http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3598136/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 8x Arrow Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-reaches-his-breaking-point-in-this-new-extended-promo-for-season-5-episode-17-kapiushon-a149660 Weekly Ratings Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating Arrow 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60 16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53 17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89 12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64 13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54 14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34 15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52 13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24 14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17 15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16 16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 TBD 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17 THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94 13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78 14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87 15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52 16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39 17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17 Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Kapiushon - means Hood Birth of “The Hood” - Ollie's claim that giving the darkness a name will give him a way to live and to justify killing Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Moscow shipyard Guns vs Ollie's arrows (“I was keeping overwatch”) Kovar vs Ollie Brutal MMA style / Ollie shows off his training with Talia Anatoly says Kovar will be brought to justice; Ollie kills him anyway Guess Bratva is not good at taking a pulse - Kovar lives thanks to Merlyn Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Most of episode takes place in flashback Anatoly Promoted to Pakhan Gregor curses Ollie before he dies Anatoly decides to go with Ollie's plan of opposing Kovar Warns Ollie that wearing a piece of cloth is no way to live; dividing oneself will feed the monster - cost Ollie his humanity Wants Ollie to go back to America Disgusted when he see Ollie tortured Kovar's man; man gave info quickly, but Ollie continued for practice Kovar In business with Malcolm Merlyn! Plans to use gas during party at his casino to kill a lot of Russian officials so he can take over the country Viktor gives Anatoly to Kovar, but Kovar betrays Viktor Has brutal fighting skills Alive thanks to Merlyn Galina - Kovar's maid Ollie kills her bodyguard during first meeting Second meeting - Ollie tells her a “monster” killed her children Helps Ollie by giving him key; killed by Kovar for doing so Ollie: Gregor cursed Ollie before he died - has Ollie ruined the lives he's been a part of? Tortured Kovar's man with skinning technique; practiced so he could become “something else” Can withstand torture, but confused by what Prometheus wants Confesses - “I kill because I like it” Goes back home, says he's done with “all of it” Diggle Been looking for Ollie for 6 days Thea Not in episode Felicity Been looking for Ollie for 6 days Quentin Lance Not in episode Curtis / Mr. Terrific Been looking for Ollie for 6 days Rene / Wild Dog Not in episode Dinah Drake / Black Canary Not in episode Artemis On Prometheus's side Faked being killed by Prometheus Knew Ollie would break; happy about it Rory / Ragman Not in episode D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus Prometheus - questioned the gods, took power from the gods Tortures Ollie - holds him under water, shoots arrows Wants to him confess Has gotten Artemis on his side Breaks Ollie's spirit - burns tattoo - lets him go What we know: Real name - Simon Morrison; did his homework before finding Talia 2 yrs ago; working with Talia (Ollie killed her dad too) Susan Williams Not in episode Bratva Anatoly becomes Pakhan after Gregor's death because it falls to the one with seniority (how corporate) Viktor not happy about situation; wants Anatoly to keep deal with Kovar Viktor betrays Anatoly to Kovar; Kovar betrays Viktor Ollie “kills” Kovar, made Captain Anatoly knows Ollie plans to leave Russia; gives Ollie tattoo so all Bratva will know what type of man he is Who is Vigilante? Known facts: Has own definition of justice; thinks Green Arrow doesn't go far enough; changes source of ammo every week; has high-tech gear; moves fast; lost fight to Prometheus Michelle's List O'Suspects: (I'm keeping this active until the mask comes off) Tommy Merlyn Helena Bertinelli Isabel Rochev Mckenna Hall Some guy from the Bratva Some new character Lingering Questions / Issues Where does Ollie live? Bertinelli mention - 4 times ARROW NEWS: Spoiler Room: Scoop on Once Upon a Time, Arrow, Riverdale, and more (Date: 17 March 2017) Can you provide any Felicity scoop for Arrow? — Aligning with Helix, and therefore using even more unconventional methods than she does with Team Arrow, is certainly going to take Felicity to an interesting place — in particular, one in which she may come to understand her ex a bit better. “We're starting to put her in Oliver's footsteps a little bit,” EP Marc Guggenheim says. “She's going to get a chance to experience things a little bit more from Oliver's perspective. I think the reason they broke up was her difficulty to see things from Oliver's perspective. They broke up fundamentally because she didn't trust Oliver, and the reason she didn't trust Oliver is she couldn't understand why he made the decisions he made.” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/17/spoiler-room-once-upon-time-arrow-riverdale/ Did Arrow's Stephen Amell Tease The Return Of Deathstroke & The Island? (Date: 20 March 2017) Stephen Amell took to social media to hint the return of the Island. The actor posted a familiar photo with the caption, “Hello old friend.” The picture itself shows Slade Wilson's Deathstroke mask placed upon a stake. The monument is one that was left on the island, and an arrow is shown sticking through the mask's left eye slit. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/20/arrow-stephen-amell-oliver-queen-deathstroke-island/ The Bruce Springsteen Songs of Arrow -- Including Season 5's Penultimate Episode (Date: 22 March 2017) Revealed early to ComicBook.com, the title of the twenty-second episode of Arrow's fifth season, which should begin shooting in the next couple of days, will be "Missing." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/18/the-bruce-springsteen-songs-of-arrow/ Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Grey's, Bones, Arrow, Grimm, Once, Bates Motel, Hawaii Five-0, Walking Dead and More (Date: 22 March 2017) Question: Have any scoop on Arrow‘s Olicity to tease? — Though Oliver has bigger fish to fry for the foreseeable future, Stephen Amell had this to say about Oliver's take on Felicity's recent secret-keeping: “Look, he does trust her, but that doesn't mean he has to agree with her.” That distinction will be put to the test in Episode 19, which is officially titled “Dangerous Liaisons” but “you could almost call it ‘Team Arrow vs. Team Felicity,'” Amell shared. Felicity and her Helix hackers and Oliver's associates “are both after the same objective, but after it in different ways. And that pushes us into a real exploration of why Oliver and Felicity have been behaving the way that they've been behaving this year.” Link:http://tvline.com/2017/03/22/bones-series-finale-447-mystery-spoilers-season-12/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS DC's Legends of Tomorrow Heads to "Aruba" For Season Finale Synopsis (Date: 17 March 2017) The episode airs on April 4th, 2017. SEASON FINALE — As the Legends are about to take off for their next destination, a massive timequake rocks the ship. In order to try and fix what has happened, they are forced to break the one cardinal rule of time travel. But if they are able to destroy the spear, they will face the ultimate consequence. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/18/legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-finale-synopsis-aruba/ PALEYFEST: ARROW, FLASH, SUPERGIRL AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW PANEL (Date: 18 March 2017) Cast and executive producers from all four of The CW's DC Comics-based “Arrowverse” series — “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl” and “DC's Legends of Tomorrow” — united Saturday afternoon as part of the annual PaleyFest at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, for a panel discussion moderated by Kevin Smith and Q&A with fans. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-of-tomorrow-panel-paleyfest/ THE FLASH Season 4 Won't Feature Yet Another Speedster As The Show's Big Bad (Date: 19 March 2017) "Next season we're not going to have a speedster," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed when he was asked if yet another of those will be battling Barry when the show's fourth season airs. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-season-4-wont-feature-yet-another-speedster-as-the-shows-big-bad-a149732 FLASH'S TOM CAVANAGH DIRECTING TIME TRAVEL EPISODE (Date: 21 March 2017) Tom Cavanagh has played three different main characters over the last three seasons of “The Flash,” and now he's set to take on another new role as director. Cavanagh is officially directing episode 19 of this season, which is titled “The Once and Future Flash.” He previously directed three episodes of the hit comedy “Ed” back in the early 2000s. Link:http://www.cbr.com/flash-tom-cavanagh-directing/ ‘Supergirl': Katie McGrath Promoted To Series Regular For Season 3 (Date: 22 March 2017) Lena Luthor will be sticking around. Katie McGrath, who has recurred on Supergirl this season, has been made a regular for the upcoming Season 3, which was recently picked up by the CW. McGrath plays vixen Lena Luthor, the baby sister of Lex Luthor, who came to National City to get out from under the shadow of her notorious brother. Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-lena-luthor-series-regular/ LEGENDS OF TOMORROW'S LEGION OF DOOM HEADQUARTERS LOOKS MIGHTY FAMILIAR (Date: 22 March 2017) Meanwhile, at the Hall of Doom, “Legends of Tomorrow's” Legion of Doom has used the Spear of Destiny to create their own reality — and that reality includes a big nod to the 1973 “Super Friends” cartoon from Hanna Barbera. On his Twitter, executive producer Marc Guggenheim unveiled the establishing shot for “Doomworld,” the penultimate episode of Season 2. The photo shows a structure not unlike STAR Labs; however, the building has a rounder shape with concave windows, making it look almost like a helmet… much like the Hall of Doom from “Super Friends.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-legion-of-doom-headquarters/ THE FLASH: New Stills From Season 3 Episode 18: "Abra Kadabra;" Plus SUPERGIRL "Duet" Soundtrack Released (Date: 22 March 2017) After last night's musical spectacular, WatchTower Music, in collaboration with DC Entertainment, has released an official soundtrack album featuring music from the awesome two-part crossover between The CW's two highest-rated programs: The Flash & Supergirl. All six tracks from "Duet" have been included along with a special guitar version of Grant Gustin's "Runnin' Home to You." Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-new-stills-from-season-3-episode-18-abra-kadabra-plus-supergirl-duet-soundtrack-released-a149812 FELICITY SMOAK IS A SUPERHERO IN NEW LEGENDS CONCEPT ART (Date: 23 March 2017) Executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared concept art of Felicity wearing a black mask and a purple cape. The twitter post did not say which character Emily Bett Rickards will be playing, but it did confirm she will be appearing in the upcoming “Legends of Tomorrow” episode “Doomworld.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/felicity-smoak-is-a-superhero-in-new-legends-concept-art/ FEEDBACK From FaceBook: Starling Tribune shared Entertainment Weekly's post.March 18 at 7:18pm · No speed villain for Flash next season? Yes, please! Steven Carl Wait what? Why would they choose a villain without super speed? Starling Tribune Because they've done that each season. Remember, not every viewer is a comic fan, so they have to mix things up to keep viewers. Steven Carl I was being silly. You can't have effectively the same bad guy each season. New metas for the BBG . Haley Malle What madness is this?! NEXT EPISODE Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “Disbanded” (Date: 23 March 2017) Article:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-disbanded-promo/ Episode: “Disbanded” [Season 5 Episode 18] Air Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Summary: Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Oliver's decision to ask the Bratva for help in taking down Prometheus Director: JJ Makaro Writer: Rebecca Bellotto IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607516/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283. Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. 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Babita Sharma talks about her new BBC Four documentary 'Booze, Beans and Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop', while Simon Morrison explores the colourful history of the Bolshoi Ballet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Tom Sutcliffe talks to the academic Simon Morrison about the remarkable story of the Bolshoi ballet: a 250 year history that encompasses being the pride of Tsarist Russia to state control by Stalin to the scandal of acid attacks in the 21st century. Ismene Brown explores the different styles which set apart the Russian corps de ballet from its British counterpart. Art and politics are also at the forefront of Nigel Cliff's story of the Texan pianist Van Cliburn, who for a short time bridged the divide between the two superpowers during the Cold War, and the curator Edith Devaney explains how the CIA used Abstract Expressionism to promote the US. Producer: Katy Hickman Photo: The Bolshoi Ballet perform for Prince Charles & the Duchess of Cornwall on a royal tour of Bahrain on 11th November, 2016 Credit: Chris Jackson/ Getty Images.
An international dispute arose last month when Russia announced its intentions to reclaim Rachmaninoff's remains from a cemetery in Valhalla, NY. Russian cultural minister Vladimir Medinsky claimed that Americans have neglected the composer's grave (pictured above) while attempting to "shamelessly privatize" his name. But Rachmaninoff's descendants have balked at the idea of moving the body, pointing out that he died in the U.S. after spending decades outside of Russia in self-imposed political exile. This week's podcast explores just how Russia has built its case for moving Rachmaninoff's body, and what larger ambitions may be driving the effort. Simon Morrison, a professor of music and Slavic studies at Princeton University, was approached by Russian officials to find evidence that the composer wanted to be buried in his homeland. "Rachmaninoff didn't express a desire to be buried anywhere, as far as I know," Morrison tells host Naomi Lewin. All that Morrison could find was an "offhand" comment, cited in a biography, about his Swiss estate, Villa Senar. "He did write a letter to his sister-in-law, saying, 'If I must die, then this wouldn't be a bad place to be buried' – or words to that effect," noted Morrison. Sergei Rachmaninoff at a Steinway grand piano. Circa 1936 or earlier. (Wikimedia commons) Morrison says that a Russian delegation then traveled to the U.S. in 2014 to secure a copy of the letter from the Library of Congress. That led to a meeting between officials from Russia and the U.S. State Department, which Morrison attended as a musicological expert witness. Ultimately, the talks fell apart over Russia's military intervention in Crimea. Welz Kauffman, president of the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation, a nonprofit established by the composer's late grandson, Alexandre, says the matter of Rachmaninoff's remains are intertwined with Russia's efforts to purchase Senar. An attempted sale last year to an unnamed Russian oligarch fell through. The Foundation maintains that any decisions over the composer's remains or effects should be done in consultation with all of the composer's heirs (his great-great-granddaughter, Susan Sophia Volkonskaya-Wanamaker, has repeatedly dismissed the idea of reinterment). Ultimately, Morrison believes that the case reflects a desire by Russian politicians to reclaim their cultural legacy, whether that involves scattered manuscripts or the bodies of long-dead artists. This, he says, would establish Moscow "as this faux imperial city that it never was in the first place. It's part of a broader effort to re-establish imperial culture back in Russia." Listen to the full segment at the top of this page, take our poll below and share your comments: .chart_div { width: 600px; height: 300px; } loadSurvey( "should-rachmaninoffs-remains-be-moved-back-russia", "survey_should-rachmaninoffs-remains-be-moved-back-russia");
It's hard to talk about Tchaikovsky these days without getting into, well, sex. That probably says less about the Russian composer, who was born 175 years ago Thursday, than it does about us, according to Simon Morrison, a professor of Slavic Studies at Princeton University. Tchaikovsky's letters and journal entries leave little doubt that he was gay. But Morrison cautions against reducing his operas, ballets and symphonies to coded expressions of his private life. "Generally these works are very rich," said Morrison, who recently wrote about Tchaikovsky for the Times Literary Supplement. "And to some degree, I wonder whether the average gay person looking at the kind of things that are written about this composer – his suffering and his identity – would actually find them rather offensive." Homophobia has figured in some of the attacks on Tchaikovsky over the years, including criticisms that his music is overly emotional and sentimental. Things get murkier, too, when we consider Tchaikovsky's music in the context of contemporary Russia, where the church and state wield a lot of influence on cultural matters. In 2013, for instance, when a prominent Russian screenwriter, Yuri Arabov, set out to make a bio-pic about Tchaikovsky, with state funding, he announced that he wouldn’t be mentioning the composer's sexual orientation. It came on the heels of Vladimir Putin's newly enacted "gay propaganda" laws. And a recent conference at the Glinka Museum in Moscow featured a panel that took a sharply critical line on Western critiques of the composer. "There's a broader agenda within cultural circles to look at a composer who's legitimately Russian," said Morrison, "and look at how his local legacy has been tarnished and distorted through an over-emphasis on his personal life and intimate matters. There's a pullback and a reaction against it. But to write articles saying he was not homosexual – that's not true." How should audiences come to terms with Tchaikovsky's love life? Listen to the full segment at the top of the page and please leave your thoughts below.
Despite efforts to keep the content of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics under tight wraps, a few details have emerged about the musical lineup planned for Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia on Friday. Several Russian performers have been linked to the ceremony, including conductor Valery Gergiev, violist Yuri Bashmet, and Mariinsky Theater ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina. They'll join a parade of athletes and other pageantry to create what is reportedly the most expensive opening ceremony in Olympics history. To help explore the cultural significance of the Sochi games, host Naomi Lewin speaks with Simon Morrison, a professor of music history at Princeton University who specializes in Russian music and dance. He’s currently writing a book on the history of the Bolshoi Ballet. What is conductor Valery Gergiev’s role and why was he chosen to participate? President Vladimir Putin named Gergiev as an official ambassador of the Sochi Olympics "because he is really the leading cultural export of Russia," said Morrison. Gergiev has a well-publicized friendship with Putin, and "can basically pick up the phone and get a hold of the president." This has made Gergiev a lightning rod. In recent months, his concerts in the West have been targeted by protesters against Russia's law that criminalizes the dissemination of "gay propaganda" to minors. "Naturally, given his jet-setting, his prominence and his panache, he's an emblem of Russia today," added Morrison. Along with the celebrity performers, there are plans for a 1,000-voice children’s choir. What do we know about this? Gergiev has been making the rounds with a newly-formed, national children's chorus. Morrison believes it’s an effort to project an inclusive, diverse image for the country. "I think they’ll sing some big hymn," he said. “I don’t think it will be a nationalist hymn like ‘Slava’ from [Glinka’s] A Life for the Tsar since that’s a hymn that deals with Russia suppressing Poland and that wouldn’t be very international and cosmopolitan.” The chorus is reminiscent of the "Friendship of the Peoples," an old Soviet mantra referring to cooperation among Russia's ethnic and social groups. "Plus, a thousand children really suggests they want to rival with Beijing,” Morrison adds, referring to the grand spectacle of the 2008 Beijing Olympics ceremonies. Below is a video of the enormous Russian choir performing last month at the Mariinsky Theater: What other types of music can we expect? This has been a closely-guarded secret, but the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow may provide a few clues to current thinking. Expect Tchaikovsky ballet music, perhaps some Rimsky-Korsakov and grand choral numbers. “For choral music, maybe something that reaches back to the Catherine the Great era since, in many respects, this current regime would like to see itself – and the public would like to see it – as a sort of more benign imperialism,” said Morrison. "So I think the opening ceremonies will be a reinforcement of that.” Any surprises in the works? "One of the things that’s rumored – and if this happens, it will be truly sensational and a real stick in the eye to the West – is that there is this pop duo named t.a.T.u.,” said Morrison. The duo consists of two young women whose stage show involves Lesbian schoolgirl imagery. “That’s part of their shtick. They were notorious as well as popular with the younger set." If that happens, argues Morrison, it will be a subversion of Western protests against the anti-gay law. Last week, several Russian news outlets reported that the duo Tweeted about their involvement in the ceremony (the alleged Tweet was later deleted and doubts persist about the post's truthfulness). Photo: Wikipedia Commons. What other figures from Russian culture or entertainment may take part in the opening or closing ceremonies? The soprano Anna Netrebko will sing the Olympic Anthem in the Opening Ceremony and has also been rumored to sing in the closing ceremony. There have been suggestions that Sergei Filin, artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet who was the victim of an acid attack last January, will have a role. “So I’m sure we will see the elite cultural representatives,” Morrison said. A spokesman for pianist Denis Matsuev told WQXR that he will be performing not in the opening ceremonies, as has been reported, but in the closing events. Any bets on a grand musical finale? Says Morrison: “My money is on Swan Lake.” The opening ceremony to the Sochi Olympics will be televised on NBC this Friday starting at 7:30 ET. (Updated 2/7.)
This year’s Virginia Arts Festival includes a new production of a favorite balletic masterpiece, Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”, danced by the Mark Morris Dance Group. This original version, as conceived by Prokofiev and dramatist Sergei Radlov, had a happy ending to Shakespeare’s tale. The new version is based on exclusive archival research conducted in Moscow. Associate Professor of Music at Princeton University, SiMon, Morrison. Dwight Davis spoke to him about the music.
In the Soviet Union, artists lived lives that were at once charmed and cursed. Though relatively poor, the USSR poured resources into the arts. The Party created a large, well-funded cultural elite of which only two things were expected. First, that they practice their art. Second–and here’s the rub–that they... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Soviet Union, artists lived lives that were at once charmed and cursed. Though relatively poor, the USSR poured resources into the arts. The Party created a large, well-funded cultural elite of which only two things were expected. First, that they practice their art. Second–and here's the rub–that they tow the Party's ideological line. Art under Communism was intended to enlighten the working class. In practice, that meant hewing to hackneyed tropes (“Socialist Realism”). Worse still, the Party could and did change its line at will. What was “progressive” one day could be “reactionary” the next. This made the lives of Soviet artists unpredictable. It was hard to say what the Party bosses' would want from one year to the next. In his masterful The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years (Oxford UP, 2009), Simon Morrison offers an excellent example and analysis of the dilemmas Soviet artists faced. When Prokofiev came back to the Soviet Union in 1935, he was asked to accommodate his work to the “needs of the Party.” He did so and became a Party darling. But then things changed. Stalin–an expert in all things–decided that Prokofiev's work was too “formal” (whatever that meant). And so he was out of favor, and remained so for the rest of his life. When he died–ironically on the same day as Stalin–his passing was hardly noticed. It's a sad and instructive story, and we should all thank Simon Morrison for telling it. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven't already.
In the Soviet Union, artists lived lives that were at once charmed and cursed. Though relatively poor, the USSR poured resources into the arts. The Party created a large, well-funded cultural elite of which only two things were expected. First, that they practice their art. Second–and here’s the rub–that they tow the Party’s ideological line. Art under Communism was intended to enlighten the working class. In practice, that meant hewing to hackneyed tropes (“Socialist Realism”). Worse still, the Party could and did change its line at will. What was “progressive” one day could be “reactionary” the next. This made the lives of Soviet artists unpredictable. It was hard to say what the Party bosses’ would want from one year to the next. In his masterful The People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years (Oxford UP, 2009), Simon Morrison offers an excellent example and analysis of the dilemmas Soviet artists faced. When Prokofiev came back to the Soviet Union in 1935, he was asked to accommodate his work to the “needs of the Party.” He did so and became a Party darling. But then things changed. Stalin–an expert in all things–decided that Prokofiev’s work was too “formal” (whatever that meant). And so he was out of favor, and remained so for the rest of his life. When he died–ironically on the same day as Stalin–his passing was hardly noticed. It’s a sad and instructive story, and we should all thank Simon Morrison for telling it. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Soviet Union, artists lived lives that were at once charmed and cursed. Though relatively poor, the USSR poured resources into the arts. The Party created a large, well-funded cultural elite of which only two things were expected. First, that they practice their art. Second–and here’s the rub–that they tow the Party’s ideological line. Art under Communism was intended to enlighten the working class. In practice, that meant hewing to hackneyed tropes (“Socialist Realism”). Worse still, the Party could and did change its line at will. What was “progressive” one day could be “reactionary” the next. This made the lives of Soviet artists unpredictable. It was hard to say what the Party bosses’ would want from one year to the next. In his masterful The People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years (Oxford UP, 2009), Simon Morrison offers an excellent example and analysis of the dilemmas Soviet artists faced. When Prokofiev came back to the Soviet Union in 1935, he was asked to accommodate his work to the “needs of the Party.” He did so and became a Party darling. But then things changed. Stalin–an expert in all things–decided that Prokofiev’s work was too “formal” (whatever that meant). And so he was out of favor, and remained so for the rest of his life. When he died–ironically on the same day as Stalin–his passing was hardly noticed. It’s a sad and instructive story, and we should all thank Simon Morrison for telling it. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Soviet Union, artists lived lives that were at once charmed and cursed. Though relatively poor, the USSR poured resources into the arts. The Party created a large, well-funded cultural elite of which only two things were expected. First, that they practice their art. Second–and here’s the rub–that they tow the Party’s ideological line. Art under Communism was intended to enlighten the working class. In practice, that meant hewing to hackneyed tropes (“Socialist Realism”). Worse still, the Party could and did change its line at will. What was “progressive” one day could be “reactionary” the next. This made the lives of Soviet artists unpredictable. It was hard to say what the Party bosses’ would want from one year to the next. In his masterful The People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years (Oxford UP, 2009), Simon Morrison offers an excellent example and analysis of the dilemmas Soviet artists faced. When Prokofiev came back to the Soviet Union in 1935, he was asked to accommodate his work to the “needs of the Party.” He did so and became a Party darling. But then things changed. Stalin–an expert in all things–decided that Prokofiev’s work was too “formal” (whatever that meant). And so he was out of favor, and remained so for the rest of his life. When he died–ironically on the same day as Stalin–his passing was hardly noticed. It’s a sad and instructive story, and we should all thank Simon Morrison for telling it. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Soviet Union, artists lived lives that were at once charmed and cursed. Though relatively poor, the USSR poured resources into the arts. The Party created a large, well-funded cultural elite of which only two things were expected. First, that they practice their art. Second–and here’s the rub–that they tow the Party’s ideological line. Art under Communism was intended to enlighten the working class. In practice, that meant hewing to hackneyed tropes (“Socialist Realism”). Worse still, the Party could and did change its line at will. What was “progressive” one day could be “reactionary” the next. This made the lives of Soviet artists unpredictable. It was hard to say what the Party bosses’ would want from one year to the next. In his masterful The People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years (Oxford UP, 2009), Simon Morrison offers an excellent example and analysis of the dilemmas Soviet artists faced. When Prokofiev came back to the Soviet Union in 1935, he was asked to accommodate his work to the “needs of the Party.” He did so and became a Party darling. But then things changed. Stalin–an expert in all things–decided that Prokofiev’s work was too “formal” (whatever that meant). And so he was out of favor, and remained so for the rest of his life. When he died–ironically on the same day as Stalin–his passing was hardly noticed. It’s a sad and instructive story, and we should all thank Simon Morrison for telling it. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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