Actors as Producers: Beware of Tunnel Vision
For the most part, “good acting training” means an incredibly narrow focus on just that, the “craft of acting”. The conservatory itself (the “standard” for all training) emphasizes long days and a rigorous exploration of text analysis, movement dynamics, improvisation, voice and speech and the like.
Who Lights Our World: Lisa Weinshrott Kimmel
We are asking lighting experts around the world, in the “Who Lights Our World” series, some key questions about their job. Here is Lisa Weinshrott Kimmel based in Kissimmee, FL and wherever her suitcase is.
Daychia Sledge, Audio Engineer, R. O. C. U. (Part 3)
Daychia Sledge is a successful audio engineer. She has experience as a recording engineer in the studio, as a live sound engineer, and as a sound engineer for television. As part of an interview series with members of Roadies Of Color United (R. O. C. U.), this story in three parts focuses on Daychia. She tells us about her life and how amazing circumstances, great timing, hard work, grit, focus, and determination aided her in making her dreams come true. This is the last part pf Daychia’s inspiring career odyssey: Part 3.
#IAmMySong Campaign Reverses Ban On Girls Singing In Afghanistan
Afghanistan faced a major backlash to a new law, with the #IAmMySong campaign resulting in the government reversing a ban on girls over 12 singing in public, implemented on 10th March 2021. Issued by Kabul’s Ministry of Education, the ban would have meant that girls aged 12 and up could not sing in public arenas, which would include any participation in singing the National Anthem of Afghanistan.