Name: How modern audiences can talk about aging art
Uploaded: 2023-04-24T14:26:42Z
Duration: 10 min 10 s
Description: Some works of art stand the test of time; others don't age as well. Using American musical theater as her case study, theater historian Margaret Hall shares a framework of five categories to talk about how art does (and doesn't) remain useful across generations -- encouraging us to address the "growing pains" that all art faces as time and culture moves on.

Some works of art stand the test of time; others don't age as well. Using American musical theater as her case study, theater historian Margaret Hall shares a framework of five categories to talk about how art does (and doesn't) remain useful across generations -- encouraging us to address the "growing pains" that all art faces as time and culture moves on.

Margaret Hall: How modern audiences can talk about aging art

How modern audiences can talk about aging art

Exploring aging art, it's noted that societal progress changes how we perceive older works, reflecting shifts in sensibilities.

Introduces a framework for evaluating musicals' relevance: Active, Tricky, Troublesome, Augmented, Archived, guiding modern discourse.

Exploring aging art, the talk reveals how we must address classics with new perspectives to reflect and progress culture.