A 1997 interview with composer and performer Philip Glass.
Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis’s “underground Buddhist classic,” is Broadway-bound
Here’s some news comedy fans will like, not least of all Buddhist ones: Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis’s beloved 1993 film, has been adapted for the stage and will be headed to Broadway in 2017. But wait, you may be wondering… there’s such a thing as Buddhist comedy? I didn’t even know Buddhists have a sense […]
“The Oldest Boy” premieres at Lincoln Center Theater
“The Oldest Boy,” a play about a family whose son is identified as the reincarnation of a high Buddhist lama, premiered at Lincoln Center Theater last week
“All improv is meditation”: the “Buddhist theater” of David Razowsky
“All improv is meditation”: the “Buddhist theater” of David Razowsky, the erstwhile artistic director of Second City’s L.A. training center.
A farewell to composer Robert Ashley, voice of the yogi-saint Milarepa
Noted with sadness and fond remembrance: the passing away Monday of experimental composer and opera innovator Robert Ashley at the age of 83.
“A thoughtful, high-energy piece applying Buddhist tenets to a zombie-filled fantasy”
A look into Saymoukda Vongsay’s “Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals” a new, undead-infested, carefully choreographed chop-and-kick stage show.
Blur frontman’s Buddhist-themed opera, Monkey: Journey to the West, to grace Lincoln Center stage
Damon Albarn, former frontman for Britpop sensations Blur, composed a Buddhist-themed opera based on a classic 16th c. Chinese novel.
Opera about Richard Wagner to be performed in Pali
The Welsh National Opera is set to perform Wagner Dream, an opera composed by the late Jonathan Harvey, partly in the ancient language Pali.
John C. Reilly to direct “Buddha” in LA
Actor John C. Reilly has been selected to direct Buddha: Triumph in the Life of the Great Sage, a play that is based on Buddhist texts.
The Mindful Society: Showtime!
Barry Boyce investigates the benefits of meditation and mindfulness for those in the creative arts community.