http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/ Poetics in Live Performance Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-1157 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:26:09 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-1157 [...] Frank Rich quitting the New York Times to work at New York Magazine is hitting many Manhattan elitists as strangely odd and curious, but it makes sense to me in “Richian” sort of way. [...]

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-993 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:35:34 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-993 [...] York Times likes to consider itself the “newspaper of record” — and so when they place their foot on the throat of a production to test their muscle — theatre people the world over cringe and hope they don’t get hit [...]

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-458 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:05:07 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-458 That’s a good point that criticism can be helpful to the creative process.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-457 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:13:09 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-457 Constructive criticism is always needed for improvement which is genuine but the so-called “provocative” mainstream criticism is actually someone’s bread earner…better not to be paid attention.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-456 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:19:23 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-456 But everyone knows not to listen to a thing I say, Anne. Heh.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-455 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:22:16 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-455 Everyones a critic right? You’re pretty critical, too. Super critical, probably. Haha

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-454 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:18:02 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-454 That’s right, Gordon, ignore the critics. Unfortunately, people without their own taste often rely on critics to tell them what is “good” and “bad” and what not to see and what to see. Sheep need herding, and a critic certainly knows how to hook with a crook.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-453 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:13:22 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-role-of-the-critic/#comment-453 Who was it that said that there are no statues of critics?
I would agree that the best route is to just not reviews at all. That’s the most fair thing to do if you want to avoid bad reviews

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