Quote for Today: Edward Zwick
Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion …
Quote for Today: Aristotle
Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being …
Featured Artist: Rex McGregor
Synkroniciti is thrilled to welcome playwright Rex McGregor from Auckland, New Zealand, where he writes prolifically and works as a Collections Librarian in the city libraries. The Birds Are Feeding …
Featured Artist: Kristy Kristinek
Synkroniciti is fascinated by Kristy Kristinek’s story and mesmerized by her mixed media artwork. In addition to an article about her life and art entitled A Canvas for a Stage: …
Quote for Today: George Stevens
I was fascinated by all of it. The sounds of the theater and the audience, their rapture when a play took over and moved them and held them quietly… When …
Quote for Today: Tina Fey
The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES. When you’re improvising, this means you are required to agree with whatever your partner has created. So if …
Familiar and Strange: Experiencing Kabuki with Heisei Nakamura-za
Art from other cultures can be difficult to understand, but sometimes reveals similarities to our own that we don’t expect. While in New York City to perform in Houston Grand Opera’s …
Bringing Nature to the City: Urban Fog Art by Fujiko Nakaya
Have you enjoyed the magic of a bank of fog, letting it slip around you as surroundings vanish and reappear? Many who experience fog simply find it inconvenient and dangerous. …
Make-up and Cleaning Products: Gluten Sensitivity On and Off the Stage
Makeup and hygiene products often contain gluten. If you are sensitive enough to react to them, what should you avoid? You probably don’t think twice about using a glob of …
Play of Shadows: Two Forms of Asian Shadow Theater and Their Descendants
In much of Asia there is a tradition of shadow theater, also called shadow puppetry or shadow play, an ancient art in which characters are fashioned from leather or paper …