During the TIFF19 world premiere of Ina Weisse’s THE AUDITION, I was sitting next to Canadian playwright-mathematician John Mighton, the author of The Myth of Ability, who argues that we are all born capable of learning anything. Throughout this family drama, I kept thinking about what that looks like here, especially when Nina Hoss in her role as a driven music teacher fights with her student about the relationship between quantity of practice and the intensity of playing.At the advanced and demanding music school Anna teaches at, most colleagues administer their students and their art form. Anna burns for her work. And her new violin student Alexander. Too much as it turns out. Continue reading "#TIFF19 #review: The Audition" »
