Performing Arts Ethics

By BARTON BUND

Meeting the world's foremost expert on Composer Carlo Gesualdo is as intimidating as it might sound. The musicologist and author is almost singlehandedly responsible for reviving the work of the infamous murderer/genius chromaticist.

Murder Music was written, produced and directed by Barton Bund for a2ethics and the Blackbird Theatre.

Genius. Madman. Murderer. Carlo Gesualdo killed his wife and her lover, and went on to compose some of the most haunting and revolutionary new music of the Renaissance. This special podcast is a radio drama and live concert featuring members of the Blackbird Theatre Company and the Vocal Arts Ensemble.

With Oliver Darrow as Gesualdo, Dana Sutton as Donna Maria, Barton Bund as Fabrizio Carafa, Adam Rzepka as Tomas and Emily Wilson-Tobin as Lenora. Barton Bund and Adam Rzepka also double as two musicians of Ferrar. The production was written and directed by Barton Bund.

How far do we go to protect our artists from prosecution? Protecting great art sometimes means protecting some not-so-great people. Bart and Jeanine host a panel discussion on art and ethics. Panel features Vocal Arts Ensemble Director Ben Cohen, A2ethics Board Member Jamie Hein, and Blackbird Theatre Company Members Adam Rzepka, Oliver Darrow, Dana Sutton and Emily Wilson-Tobin. Recorded at the Blackbird Theatre, April 30, 2009.

This is relevant to the advice column, because I would like to know how others deal with this. Further, I would particularly like to hear from Ann Arbor area performing artists and people in the business community about their thoughts. It is pertinent, because of the ongoing discussion we are having in Michigan about the loss of young people, and thus talent, and even genius from our state. (for information on this issue go to the website of Michigan Future, Inc: www.michiganfuture.org).

The dangerous, revolutionary pioneers of funk are this week's staff pick!

What is this thing called funk? You'll know it when you hear it. Southfield-based Funkadelic, also reincarnated as Parliament and P-Funk, will point you in the right direction.

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Most people just assume actors take any part they can get. And that actors will do anything, including acting unethically, to get a part. But, as it turns out, actors may have limits too. Or do they?

Find out by listening to the a2ethics.org-sponsored panel discussion hosted by Barton Bund, artistic director and co-founder of the Blackbird Theatre and a cast of veteran actors that he gathered to tell us what matters ethically to actors.

The actors in the panel discussion are: Jon Bennett, Oliver Darrow, Dana Sutton,Lynch Travis, and David Wolber.