Comments for The Spoleto Buzz http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Flip-flopping at Spoleto, Italy on Flip-flopping at Spoleto, Italy http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/29/flip-flopping-at-spoleto-italy/#comment-6637 Flip-flopping at Spoleto, Italy Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:25:46 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/29/flip-flopping-at-spoleto-italy/#comment-6637 [...] spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFlip-flopping at Spoleto, Italy June 29, 2008 – 9:56 am First there was talk of sharing an opera, now there’s none. Dan Wakin, the classical music reporter for The New York Times, is in Italy covering the Festival of Two Worlds, the counterpart to Charleston’s Spoleto Festival USA. He writes that the two festivals are considering sharing an orchestra next year, at a cost that was smaller than first thought. As for an opera, which was the big news during this year’s American festival, that’s o [...] […] spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFlip-flopping at Spoleto, Italy June 29, 2008 – 9:56 am First there was talk of sharing an opera, now there’s none. Dan Wakin, the classical music reporter for The New York Times, is in Italy covering the Festival of Two Worlds, the counterpart to Charleston’s Spoleto Festival USA. He writes that the two festivals are considering sharing an orchestra next year, at a cost that was smaller than first thought. As for an opera, which was the big news during this year’s American festival, that’s o […]

]]> Unscripted | Charleston City Paper » My new name? “Some.” on Is Wadsworth stepping down? http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/06/is-wadsworth-stepping-down/#comment-6544 Unscripted | Charleston City Paper » My new name? “Some.” Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:24:32 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/06/is-wadsworth-stepping-down/#comment-6544 [...] my knowledge, I’m the lone speculator (here, here, here, and here). I could be [...] […] my knowledge, I’m the lone speculator (here, here, here, and here). I could be […]

]]> Unscripted | Charleston City Paper » My new name? “Some.” on Heir apparent? http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/05/24/heir-apparent/#comment-6543 Unscripted | Charleston City Paper » My new name? “Some.” Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:24:15 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/05/24/heir-apparent/#comment-6543 [...] my knowledge, I’m the lone speculator (here, here, here, and here). I could be [...] […] my knowledge, I’m the lone speculator (here, here, here, and here). I could be […]

]]> The Spoleto Buzz » Back to CCP’s Unscripted on It’s a wrap (plus blog stats) http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/09/its-a-wrap-plus-blog-stats/#comment-6533 The Spoleto Buzz » Back to CCP’s Unscripted Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:37:52 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/09/its-a-wrap-plus-blog-stats/#comment-6533 [...] to all the 5,000-6,000 readers who spent time with us during this year’s festival. Since about May 19, Spoleto Buzz has been [...] […] to all the 5,000-6,000 readers who spent time with us during this year’s festival. Since about May 19, Spoleto Buzz has been […]

]]> Vera on Reclaiming the past, owning the present http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/08/reclaiming-the-past-owning-the-present/#comment-6519 Vera Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:58:21 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/08/reclaiming-the-past-owning-the-present/#comment-6519 I throughly enjoyed the Drops, and I love what they do. I must admit, it annoys me when blacks are not seen as individuals with varied likes and dislikes but as some blob of a race that has to be in lock step about everything. We are humans, plain and simple, and a lot of the supposed "mystery" of race relations would go away if we all saw people as people. There's no need to ignore race or the past or traditions, but it would be great if we could see the human in others. I throughly enjoyed the Drops, and I love what they do.

I must admit, it annoys me when blacks are not seen as individuals with varied likes and dislikes but as some blob of a race that has to be in lock step about everything.

We are humans, plain and simple, and a lot of the supposed “mystery” of race relations would go away if we all saw people as people.

There’s no need to ignore race or the past or traditions, but it would be great if we could see the human in others.

]]> geoffrey Cormier on Knowing where the buck stops http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/08/knowing-where-the-buck-stops/#comment-6515 geoffrey Cormier Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:47:14 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/08/knowing-where-the-buck-stops/#comment-6515 It's amazing this show caused so much discomfort. The show was produced in December funded in part by the Office Of cultural Affairs which lead to the excore presentation during Spoleto. Ellen herself was in the negotiations and organization of this show. It was not booked blindly. Although some did leave, there were several brave small kids, ten years and under, that came to the stage to look at the pupepts at the end of the show. I do have guilt as I imagine they will now grow up with some serious puppet issues! It’s amazing this show caused so much discomfort. The show was produced in December funded in part by the Office Of cultural Affairs which lead to the excore presentation during Spoleto. Ellen herself was in the negotiations and organization of this show. It was not booked blindly.
Although some did leave, there were several brave small kids, ten years and under, that came to the stage to look at the pupepts at the end of the show. I do have guilt as I imagine they will now grow up with some serious puppet issues!

]]> geoffrey Cormier on Shadow puppets gone very wrong http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/06/shadow-puppets-gone-very-wrong/#comment-6514 geoffrey Cormier Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:36:15 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/06/shadow-puppets-gone-very-wrong/#comment-6514 There was no mention of this being a family show. None of my shows are family shows. I was hired to reproduce the same show I did for the Halesy Institute in December. There was no "forgetfulness, deception, oversight, nor error. If Piccolo failed to sanitize the listing they printed, maybe they felt it was an arts festival and did not require so much protection. They were provided a full written description of the show. However, we did intentionally block the more suggestive photos in the first piece. Shadow Puppet Theater does not translate into "Safe Entertainment for Kids, Parents, and the Elderly". The sound issue was unfortunate. The large church was booming and hard to control. We adjusted as we could. "It was a disaster." is an valid but unfortunate opinion. The Post Courier thought differently: http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jun/05/wayang_fresh_look_at_ordinary_thingsrevi43484/ Not to mention, we performed three pieces for the advertised price of two~! A bit of puppet theater and Spoleto advice to safe seeking parents; The puppet shows at the library are safe and usually leave you enough time for a nap afterwards. There was no mention of this being a family show. None of my shows are family shows. I was hired to reproduce the same show I did for the Halesy Institute in December. There was no “forgetfulness, deception, oversight, nor error. If Piccolo failed to sanitize the listing they printed, maybe they felt it was an arts festival and did not require so much protection. They were provided a full written description of the show. However, we did intentionally block the more suggestive photos in the first piece.
Shadow Puppet Theater does not translate into “Safe Entertainment for Kids, Parents, and the Elderly”.
The sound issue was unfortunate. The large church was booming and hard to control. We adjusted as we could.
“It was a disaster.” is an valid but unfortunate opinion. The Post Courier thought differently:

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jun/05/wayang_fresh_look_at_ordinary_thingsrevi43484/

Not to mention, we performed three pieces for the advertised price of two~!

A bit of puppet theater and Spoleto advice to safe seeking parents; The puppet shows at the library are safe and usually leave you enough time for a nap afterwards.

]]> The Spoleto Buzz » Knowing where the buck stops on Shadow puppets gone very wrong http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/06/shadow-puppets-gone-very-wrong/#comment-6509 The Spoleto Buzz » Knowing where the buck stops Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:02:48 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/06/shadow-puppets-gone-very-wrong/#comment-6509 [...] Office of Cultural Affairs, which puts on Piccolo Spoleto. She’d read my post about the fiasco of Wayang Modern, Geoffrey Cormier’s shadow puppet show that looks like it would be good for kids but is in [...] […] Office of Cultural Affairs, which puts on Piccolo Spoleto. She’d read my post about the fiasco of Wayang Modern, Geoffrey Cormier’s shadow puppet show that looks like it would be good for kids but is in […]

]]> The Spoleto Buzz » Reclaiming the past, owning the present on My black family and Bamuthi Joseph’s the break/s http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/04/my-black-family-and-bamuthi-josephs-the-breaks/#comment-6506 The Spoleto Buzz » Reclaiming the past, owning the present Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:55:24 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/04/my-black-family-and-bamuthi-josephs-the-breaks/#comment-6506 [...] But what’s appropriate to these young creative minds defies expectation. They are of a new generation of African-American musicians trying to understand what’s happening now and what happened then. They were born long after the Civil Rights Movement. They have no personal memory of Jim Crow. They have been educated, cultivated, and enlightened. They would have a lot to say to Bamuthi Joseph. [...] […] But what’s appropriate to these young creative minds defies expectation. They are of a new generation of African-American musicians trying to understand what’s happening now and what happened then. They were born long after the Civil Rights Movement. They have no personal memory of Jim Crow. They have been educated, cultivated, and enlightened. They would have a lot to say to Bamuthi Joseph. […]

]]> The Spoleto Buzz » Wadsworth to retire after 2009 festival and 80th birthday on Filling his fashionable shoes http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/05/26/filling-his-fashionable-shoes/#comment-6504 The Spoleto Buzz » Wadsworth to retire after 2009 festival and 80th birthday Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:39:06 +0000 http://spoletobuzz.ccpblogs.com/2008/05/26/filling-his-fashionable-shoes/#comment-6504 [...] series has not been returned yet. If that’s the case, the Nuttall will have some very big and very fashionable shoes to fill. More importantly, he will face the challenge of Wadsworth’s cult of personality. By John [...] […] series has not been returned yet. If that’s the case, the Nuttall will have some very big and very fashionable shoes to fill. More importantly, he will face the challenge of Wadsworth’s cult of personality. By John […]

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