StartupRealities

StartupRealities No 122 NudeTheatre is an arts and events company which runs a combination of performing arts centres and art galleries at the same venue. When at NudeTheatres, all performers, staff, audience and visitors are naked on its premises. CEO QUOTE "Nudity is liberating. This applies to our artists, actors and performers as much as to our guests and patrons. Traditionally, people used to go to faraway naturist beaches or secluded places to undress and be naked. NudeTheatres bring nudity to the world's major cities, as there is nothing to hide when you are naked... the pun intended!" - said company founder and CEO Nunzia Theaker. Lucien Freud painting (image source: Wikipedia )

StartupRealities No 40 TeachersAct is an online education company which uses professional actors for recording and teaching online courses. Professors and pedagogy experts prepare the content and then guide the actors to deliver the content on camera. Students like the passion of the actors and the intensity of the experience, which makes even asynchronous (non-real-time) delivery as impactful as synchronous (live) delivery. CEO QUOTE: "How many movies can you remember in which the director was also the leading actor? Woody Allen, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson. That's about it. Why do directors need actors to perform on film? Because actors do a better job of acting than most directors. And the other way round: directors do a better job of directing than most actors. So why does the education world continue to insist that research professors should teach, not only in the classroom but nowadays also on camera? Why not give professors the #EducationDirector role...