Sir Ian McKellen ‘looking forward to returning to work’ after falling off stage
The veteran stage and screen actor was portraying John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings when he fell from the stage Source link
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From LED bulbs to living plants: German theatre tackles climate crisis on and off stage | Germany
A handful of Spanish conquistadors fight through thick undergrowth to emerge in the ivy-clad ruins of a fallen civilisation during a rehearsal of Austrian playwright Thomas Köck’s Your Palaces Are Empty. Premiered last month at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam, south-west of Berlin, the bleak and unforgiving drama probes the wounds of a shattered capitalist world that has exploited its people and the planet’s resources. But it is not just the dystopian play that is embracing the subject of the climate crisis. The production itself has been declared climate neutral under a €3m pilot project launched by Germany’s federal ministry of culture. The project, called Zero, is sponsoring the Potsdam theatre and 25 other cultural institutions across Germany, from dance companies to libraries and museums, to completely restructure their creative modus operandi. “It leads to restrictions,” says the director, Moritz Peters, crouching on a wooden stool on stage as he takes a break from rehearsals. “But it also forces greater creativity.” The theatre’s climate impact report found wood made up half of the 41 …
Tony awards 2024: red carpet looks and best of the show – in pictures | Stage
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ariana DeBose, Audra McDonald and Bebe Neuwirth perform a tribute to theatre star Chita Rivera, who died in January aged 91. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions Source link
LSE students lose first stage of legal battle over pro-Palestine encampment
The university is taking legal action to disband the encampment inside the Marshall Building in central London Source link
Chicago students stage walkout protest for Gaza | Gaza
NewsFeed Students at the University of Chicago have walked out their graduation ceremony in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. One attendee was filmed yelling obscenities at those demonstrating. Published On 2 Jun 20242 Jun 2024 Source link
Lady Gaga performed on stage with Covid. Did we learn nothing from the pandemic? | Arwa Mahdawi
Should you go into work when you’re sick with a contagious virus? Lady Gaga has spoken and the answer, it seems, is “sure, why not?” During a recent Q&A for an HBO concert special based on her 2022 Chromatica Ball tour, the pop star was asked to reveal something she had never shared before. In response, she said that she’d performed five shows while sick with Covid. It probably would have been wise to never share that little titbit, to be honest, and it is a little disturbing to nonchalantly share it now. Still, rather than seeming troubled by this information, the crowd watching the Q&A appeared to cheer and applaud while Lady Gaga grinned. To be fair, Lady Gaga isn’t a monster (though her fans are – they call themselves “Little Monsters”): she made it clear that she did have a little think about the ethics of spewing infectious droplets into an enclosed space. The singer said she shared her Covid diagnosis with everyone on her team at the time and told them they …
The human side of technology: how AI research is putting patients centre stage | Driving Change. Inspiring Potential
Most people with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa never seek help, says Dr Dawn Branley-Bell, a cyberpsychologist at Northumbria University. “But what is shocking is that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental health conditions.” If more sufferers could be encouraged to seek support, might this change? It’s a question Branley-Bell hopes to answer through her research into how technology can improve health and wellbeing, and is part of a wider focus at Northumbria University examining the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform healthcare. The university’s new Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence, which has received £9m in government funding through UK Research and Innovation, will enable doctoral students to specialise in areas such as AI for digital healthcare, robotics, decision making and sustainability. The centre brings together academics from across the university and will focus on the inclusion of citizens in the design and evaluation of AI. Branley-Bell has been looking at whether AI could be used, in some cases, as a first port of call for …
Tech panel: early stage South East tech companies to watch
How do you spot the next emerging company in technology? It is a topic which sparks much debate amongst The Business Magazine team however, like most tough questions, it pays to speak to those in the know. People who work with technology companies on a daily basis be it through funding, mentoring or advising them professionally on how to overcome the obstacle that is impeding the next stage of their growth. Every two months we will ask three tech experts from around the South East for their four tech companies to watch. The criteria is fairly loose however they should have a turnover of less than £1m a year and be breaking into new markets or using technology in an innovative way. Our two experts in this edition are Alex Tatham of Westcoast and Matthew Lea of Herrington Carmichael Alex Tatham, Executive Director and IT Channel Advocate at Westcoast As the lynchpin of the UK IT channel and the UK’s largest IT wholesaler, Westcoast have a great view of technologies and companies that are up …
RISD Students Stage Sit-in for Gaza
Students at the Rhode Island School of Design have staged a sit-in at several buildings in downtown Providence, joining the wave of pro-Palestine protests sweeping American college campuses. The action is led by the RISD Students for Justice in Palestine (RSJP), who have called for the university to divest from Israel in response to its escalating military campaign in Gaza. Citing Columbia University’s Gaza solidarity encampment as inspiration, 22 students and one non-student member of the Providence community earlier this week occupied an administrative and academic building in downtown Providence. One building at 20 Washington Place has been declared “Fathi Ghaben Place,” in honor of the prominent Palestinian painter and educator who died in Gaza in February after unsuccessful appeals to the Israeli authority to obtain medical aid outside the enclave. Related Articles RSJP wrote in a manifesto posted to social media that its members “are not comfortable learning and participating within an institution that touts decolonial rhetoric, boasting a decolonized curriculum, yet refuses to initiate and act upon colonial practices of giving land back and …
Bookkeeping with a bang: Manchester’s stage spectacular The Accountants – in pictures | Stage
John McGrath, Factory International’s artistic director, says Khan has ‘the rare capability to combine cutting-edge techniques and big social questions with an enormous sense of fun, colour and joy’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Source link