Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Theatre/theater superstitions again! I’ve covered this before in a few posts — theatre superstitions, ballet superstitions, even an interview of a WAAPA professor on theater superstitions — but I came across my old recordings of the BBC comedy show starring Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder recently and discovered that YouTube have gone widescreen on their site. [...]
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“I’m not superstitious. I’ve no good luck charms. I don’t go out of my way not to walk under a ladder. But I don’t quote Macbeth in the theatre. Partly it’s conditioning, partly it’s the sensibilities of others, and partly it’s something else.” Keogh, Garrett. “The Blue Tracksuit Syndrome.” Theatre Ireland, no. 17 (1988): 4. [...]
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Now, I must admit – as soon as I saw the little banner at the top of the West Australian, I thought ‘Angry Feet will be all over this!‘ And yes, the keen-eyed, dedicated fans were not only posting pics of the full article – but even typing out a transcript for the ease and [...]
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“You’re the Sarah Silverman of skepticism, Sturgess. You don’t drink alcohol and you make jokes that people don’t get.” — P. Hmmph. I think he’s just a grumpy-pants because I had baby octopus for dinner last night… took a photo of it with my phone and sent it to him, with the header “I’M EATING [...]
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Why am I so fascinated with this particular production of Macbeth? Firstly, it involves Teller – of course! I’ve already addressed this production earlier this month in my blog, so you can see the progress of the play in that link and some great interviews like this one. Secondly, one of the things I’m doing [...]
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Okay, Monty Python references abound… it’s a Terry Jones opera! Something I came across whilst preparing for my next interview for the TANK vodcast, on theater, opera and dance superstitions: LISBON, Portugal – Terry Jones giggles as he describes his latest project: vacuum cleaners, dryers and parking meters singing opera on stage. … To make [...]
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