Xingjian is apparently the creator of Chinese oral theatre as well the author of a classic novel, 'Soul Mountain'. Good thing Oscar Wilde discovered writing. He had fancied himself a bit of a painter. Wilde dabbled in watercolours as a young man, and his taste in art was conventional and deplorable. So demonstrates a new art show.
Historical dramas are freer from government interference.
Stephen King is a writing industry. US Congressman Yates was a champion of the arts. In his nearly 50 years in Congress, he regularly fought off assaults on his beloved National Endowment for the Arts. Without Yates' support, government funding for theater, music, dance and visual arts might have vanished. Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher is working on his eighth produced script this year.