From the clown at a birthday party to a Broadway show, from the stadium rock concert to your friends fighting over the last potato chip, entertaiment is all about amusement. Entertainment can have a serious purpose, however – from religious festivals to satire. One of the oldest forms of entertainment is professional storytelling, and one story in particular – Scheherazade – has inspired Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, Pasolini and a video game. What’s next?
a new form of entertainment?