Our Lives Matter S1E27: The Web of Human Behavior
Modern theatre and evolutionary psychology are founded on parallel discoveries of the same first principles. What’s an easy and effective way to translate between the two? The Web of…
No Time for Nowhere by DEF FX
This is the first song on my favorite album by my favorite band. Their whole musical style was essentially a positive way of putting everything people are capable on into…
Celebration by Kool and the Gang
At first this looks like eight cool guys on a stage having fun playing music. But think about what the world outside the video was like back then, in 1980.…
The Magic of Modern Theatre (text)
ACT I Scene 1 How does real life happen? Most people don’t think about that most of the time. When everything people care about happens they way they expected it…
Our Lives Matter S1E25: The Magic of Modern Theatre
Constantin Stanislavski pioneered modern theatre by discovering a set of artistic principles. They let actors construct the subconscious levels of their characters’ thought processes. Those discoveries are parallels to…
Maggie’s Last Party by V.I.M.
Here's an interesting way of blending art forms. V.I.M. turned samples of Margret Thatcher's speeches into a song. Then this dance troupe choreographed a dance to it, and 12 dancers…
The First 24 Centuries of Theatre (text)
ACT I Scene 1 Let’s go back to religion and follow another development. The art of theatre in Europe began with religion. Religions are built on stories. An…
Our Lives Matter S1E24: The First 24 Centuries of Theatre
Theatre turns human behavior into an art. But people are very perceptive of human behavior. We have highly developed instincts for interpreting why people do the things they do. For…
Self Control cover by Laura Branigan
This song was produced by an Italian singer/ songwriter named Raf. Laura Branigan's cover is the version we hear on the radio in the US. Her video is a pretty…
Agriculture and the Clashes of Civilizations (text)
ACT I Scene 1 10,500 years ago the first people in the world made the transition from hunting and gathering their food to full time year round farming. That was…