The cancellation of the OCTOBER 7 play by Ireland’s National Concert Hall (NCH) is both an appalling attack on the truth and a revelation of how Ireland’s cultural class lives in incredibly delusional bubbles.
Spot on. It’s a mistake to view curation at a cultural pillar like the National Concert Hall as purely an aesthetic choice. When a public institution repeatedly platforming certain viewpoints while omitting others, it crosses the line from routine programming into editorial gatekeeping.
By curated selection—deciding who gets the microphone and who is left out—they are actively shaping the narrative presented to the viewing public. A prestigious stage carries an implicit stamp of institutional authority; viewers naturally assume they are experiencing a representative sample of cultural excellence, not a curated echo chamber. When that stage is used to echo a one-sided commentary, it acts exactly like editorial bias in media. It creates a feedback loop that narrows public discourse under the guise of high art.
well researched and written piece exposing the hypocrisy of NCH. what could be the justification for the redactions? there must be some basis in law they are claiming. a theater has such sensitive deliberations? spare me.
Spot on. It’s a mistake to view curation at a cultural pillar like the National Concert Hall as purely an aesthetic choice. When a public institution repeatedly platforming certain viewpoints while omitting others, it crosses the line from routine programming into editorial gatekeeping.
By curated selection—deciding who gets the microphone and who is left out—they are actively shaping the narrative presented to the viewing public. A prestigious stage carries an implicit stamp of institutional authority; viewers naturally assume they are experiencing a representative sample of cultural excellence, not a curated echo chamber. When that stage is used to echo a one-sided commentary, it acts exactly like editorial bias in media. It creates a feedback loop that narrows public discourse under the guise of high art.
well researched and written piece exposing the hypocrisy of NCH. what could be the justification for the redactions? there must be some basis in law they are claiming. a theater has such sensitive deliberations? spare me.
"They should not be cheerleading and tweeting about one side of an argument, but allowing all voices to flourish." YES! Let freedom reign!