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Upcoming in BerlinA ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Life’s Struggles and Wonders

In several media — photography, video, poetry and live performance — Signe Mähler and William Cody Maher will introduce a world in which the personal and the universal intersect and mirror one another. The pair will explore how the story of a married couple can echo both global events and private memories — using the past as a lens to see and understand the present.

Making the Creative Turn: Is Using AI Cheating?

Throughout the digital age, Big Tech has promised us products that will make us more efficient and save time, which, it is assumed, is always an obvious good. It’s a cliché that tools shape the things we make. And through most of our history, better tools have helped us create better things. But what if this isn’t always true?

Camille Delaney-McNeil talks about using innovation to impact community

Camille Delaney-McNeil, Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Beckmen YOLA Center, shares their innovative approach to bring transformative impact to their community.

“A Service to the Nation” — The University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra Tours South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with United States President Donald Trump My most recent More than Music

Erin Harkey shares the critical role the arts play in society

Erin Harkey, CEO of Americans for the Arts, shares the critical role that the arts play in society and actions everyone can take to advocate for their public support.

Opera Philadelphia, $11 tickets, and a predictable outcome

Opera Philadelphia's $11 ticket prices produced what we expect: increased attendance and more diverse audience. But audience perceptions about price aren't fixed.

SUMMER RERUN: The Con Is On – Raising Emergency Money at the Expense of Everyone Else Is Not a Heroic Act

Especially when you leave the premises just before the devastation and claim victory ...

Stephanie Shonekan talks about the value of the arts in a modern world

Stephanie Shonekan, Ethnomusicologist and Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, talks about the value of arts and humanities in a modern world.

How to Talk About a Terminated NEA Project

...it’s not just about the amount of money in the grant—people will care because of the impact on your community!

Johann Zietsman shares leadership strategies to address censorship in the arts

Johann Zietsman, President & CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, shares leadership strategies to address censorship in the arts.

Kennedy Center audiences vote with their feet. What happens next?

Kennedy Center subscription sales are in free fall. How much danger does that put the Center in?

SUMMER RERUN: What Would a Post-NEA (Arts) America Look Like?

An all-too-prescient post from January 2025 begs you to answer the question: if WHEN the NEA’s funding is eliminated, how ...

PaviElle French shares the inspiration behind her SOVEREIGN Suite

PaviElle French, Emmy Award-winning Artist & Composer, talks about the ethos and inspiration behind her SOVEREIGN Suite.

“Aida” in South Africa: a Sonic Earthquake

Photo: Oscar O’Ryan Never in an opera house have I thrilled to such a sonic earthquake as the wall of

Just a Reminder — June 30 Is Only Meaningful to You

Also: clearing the decks for an important announcement in August No one cares ...

“A Tale of Two Cities” — Music and Race in Boston and New York

My latest installment of “More than Music” on NPR explores racial attitudes in Boston and New York at the turn of the

The Power of Strangers at Art

On a Sunday in May, a friend and I planned to try for rush tickets to see Hugh Jackman at the Minetta Lane Theater...

Cultural Diplomacy in South Africa Continued: the University of Michigan Concert Orchestra Goes to Soweto

https://youtube.com/watch?v=uTnhLU56Q1w&feature=oembed The Soweto audience erupts. Video by Mathew Pimental Among my most telling experiences of South Africa, when

American Cultural Diplomacy in South Africa Right Now, Courtesy of the University of Michigan

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QiQLyMtBErU&feature=oembed Video by Mathew Pimental At the precise moment that US President Donald Trump was accusing South African

Michelle Wu

My introduction of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at New England Conservatory’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday May 18, 2025. She received an honorary degree. Michelle Wu...

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