But this obviously contributed to a feeling of decline in the long-run, because mass culture continued to do the thing it always does: avoid artistic innovation in order to maximize profit. But once poptimism established that only the mainstream "mattered," it set up audiences to judge the health of culture on its least artistic output. If we have... See more

It was a moment where I had to actually figure out what theatre meant to the world. Why theatre? Why culture? Why arts? When we were going through this absolute crisis, the very model for us, which was bringing a group of people together in a closed space, indoors, sharing an experience, That whole idea was under threat But in those dark hours it... See more