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The Once-Banned Street Music Of Afro-Uruguayans Has Leapt Back To Life
Candombe — not to be confused with candomblé, the syncretic religion created by Afro-Brazilians — was once confined to poor black neighborhoods in Montevideo....
Shaker Dancing And Christian Spirituality
“Though Christianity’s relationship with dance remains tangled, the full-bodied nature of Shaker devotion, revolutionary in the 18th century, is now an ideal for some...
Italy Pays €30 Million For Rare Portrait By Caravaggio
"The portrait, painted around 1598 and attributed to Caravaggio in 1963, depicts Maffeo Barberini, a nobleman who later became Pope Urban VIII. The painting...
Last Of Great Authors Of Latin America’s Literary Boom, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Has Died...
“(He) achieved international renown with the 1970 publication of A World for Julius, ... portraying the life of Lima's elite through the eyes of...
Hollywood’s Casting Process Has Changed Massively
“As their profession is thrust into the spotlight with a new Oscar for their work being awarded on Sunday, the casting directors I spoke with acknowledged...
European Union Threatens To Withdraw Funding For Venice Biennale If Russia Is Allowed To...
“This decision by the Fondazione Biennale is not compatible with the EU’s collective response to Russia’s brutal aggression,” said the EU commissioners for technology...
Portland Has Millions Of Dollars In Unspent Arts Funding, And Arts Organizations Are Pleading...
The government of Oregon’s largest city has $8.5 million in money from its (unpopular) Art Tax that has never been spent; this was reported...
Over Objections Of Musicians And Staff, Beatrice Venezi Confirmed As Music Director Of La...
“Venezi, the daughter of a far-right militant and known for tossing her blonde mane in a popular shampoo ad, is seen as part of...
Phoenix Symphony Selects L.A. Phil Alum As Its Next Music Director
Chilean conductor Paolo Bortolameolli, who was associate conductor under Gustavo Dudamel at the Los Angeles Philharmonic through 2023, begins his term in Phoenix with...
Costs To Produce Theatre In Britain Have Doubled In The Last Ten Years
The annual Theatre in the UK report from the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre says that, despite soaring attendance, many theatres in...
Bill Kurtis To Retire From NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me”
The 85-year-old former CBS anchorman has been judge and scorekeeper on the public radio comedy-quiz show for 12 years. His last show will air...
The Data Confirms: It’s Women Who Keep American Contemporary Dance Running
“Among the largest 150companies, … in all leadership categories except music directors/principal conductors, women comprised between 59% and 85% of artistic and administrative roles.” -...
Al Zuckerman, Who Founded One Of The First Modern Literary Agencies, Has Died At...
“His working approach was that a literary agent should be a creative and business partner for writers — a relatively novel idea at the...
Trump White House Is Releasing Video Mixes Of Iran War Footage With Video Games...
“The White House’s social media feed has issued a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, gaming footage and bone-crunching football...
Don’t Get Too Smug, Timothée. Movies Are In Crisis, Too.
“The medium is facing a host of issues informed by global technological shifts and the financial dynamics of mounting a production anywhere. But let’s...
Broadway Is Now So Expensive That American Plays Are Debuting In London Instead
“The message I’m getting,” says the chief at one respected theatre in the British capital, “is that to come to London, hire a theater...
Nonfiction Book Sales Are Slipping — Except In This One Category
Sales of nonfiction books in the UK and Ireland in 2025 were down 6% from the previous year, with revenue at its lowest since...
Russia’s Return To Venice Biennale Sparks Huge Backlash
“The claim that ‘culture is above politics’ is never neutral,” reads one open letter in response to the Biennale’s announcement. “In the case of...
So Far, So Good: Washington National Opera Stages Its First Post-Kennedy Center Production
The show may not have been perfect, but it was a success: WNO has managed to get Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha onto a stage just...
Over Half Of National Museum Of Sudan’s Holdings Have Been Looted
“A statue of the Nubian god Apademak stands alone in the courtyard of Sudan’s National Museum, one of the few survivors of systematic looting...
Live Nation And U.S. Justice Dept. Announce Settlement, But Antitrust Case Isn’t Over Yet
“The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Monday as a victory for consumers...
Longtime Kennedy Center Patrons Mourn — And Make Other Plans
Regulars who feel that the complex has been politicized and are now staying away miss what the Kennedy Center offered. But they’re not all...
The Giant Nude Woman In SF’s Embarcadero Plaza Will Be Staying All This Summer
“On Tuesday, March 4, commissioners voted to keep the temporary installation of ‘R-Evolution’ on display through October. The 48-foot-tall, steel-and-mesh figure of a naked...
Crystal Pite On Choreographing Work About Big Real-World Problems
“I feel as if I’m stretched a bit too far, but somehow in that stretch there’s a spark of creativity. There’s a place for outrage —...
One In Five Broadway Theatergoers Is Going Alone
“Nearly 20% of Broadway theater tickets are now being purchased by solo attendees — double the rate from just a couple of years ago,...
