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America’s Only Accredited Circus School Is Closing
Founded in 2017 in Philadelphia, the Circadium School of Contemporary Circus became the first and only accredited and licensed circus school in the U.S....
New Hope For The Arts In Hungary After The Fall Of Viktor Orbán?
"A key question is what will happen to ... the 'ideologically burdened' Hungarian Academy of Arts, an institution given significant funding powers by (Orbán's...
Where In London Was Shakespeare’s House? Centuries-Old Mystery Finally Solved
“A newly discovered 17th-century map sheds new light on the Bard’s London life, pinpointing for the first time the exact location of the only...
Sundance Gets Busy Setting Up At New HQ In Boulder
"With just nine months remaining before the first Boulder, Colorado, edition of the Sundance Film Festival, the organizers of the world’s most important showcase...
Trusted Book Publisher In Paris Is Forced Out By Right-Wing Owner; Over 100 Authors...
“More than 100 writers have quit the historic French publishing house Grasset in protest at its billionaire owner, Vincent Bolloré, whose media empire has been...
Architect Peter Zumthor On Criticism Of His New Building At LACMA
On the fact that there’s less exhibition space than in the previous building: “What is this with bigness? What kind of a hang-up is...
South Korea Wants To Export Its Version Of Broadway. Can A.I. Glasses Make It...
The country’s live theater is vibrant (Exhibit A: Maybe Happy Ending); producers and local authorities want it to catch on abroad the way K-pop...
As V&A Museum’s Newest Branch Opens, Staffers Campaign For Living Wage
"On Saturday, V&A East will open its doors in Stratford, east London, showcasing stunning fabrics, photos and black British music. … While the V&A...
Former NPR President Kevin Klose Dead At 85
He spent a quarter-century at The Washington Post, including as Moscow bureau chief during the Brezhnev era; he then served as president of Radio...
How Jonah Hill Went From Shlubby Comic Actor To Oscar Nominee To Film Auteur
His new movie, Outcome — which he directed- co-wrote, and co-stars in — “is difficult to watch without drawing parallels to Hill’s odd and...
Owner Of Now-Closed Boulder Dance Studio Indicted For Theft, Insurance Fraud
“The owner of the shuttered Boulder dance studio, Frequency Dance, turned herself in Thursday afternoon at the Boulder County Jail after being indicted on...
Kentucky Gives Louisville Orchestra $3.2 Million For Statewide Touring
“The Louisville Orchestra has received a $3.2 million from the Kentucky General Assembly to continue its statewide In Harmony Tour through 2028. (The tour is) a music...
DePaul University, Strapped For Cash, Closes Historic Theater In Downtown Chicago
It’s unclear what will happen to the 116-year-old, 1,400-seat Merle Reskin Theatre. It has landmark status, however, and won’t be demolished. - Chicago Sun-Times
One More Bay Area Theater Company Closes Up Shop
“Central Works, which has been making new plays in Berkeley for 36 years, plans to close at the end of its 2026 season with...
San Diego Mayor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Arts Funding By 85%
“The proposed budget (reduces arts spending) from $13.8 million to just about $2 million, eliminating all funds under the city’s two grant-making arms. …...
Former Manager Of Fresno Arts Council Confesses To Embezzling $1.8 Million
Suliana Caldwell will plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and pay restitution. She admitted to making repeated unauthorized transfers of city taxpayer...
BBC Announces Mass Layoffs
“The BBC said Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of its annual budget — £500 million ($677 million)...
Entire Teams Are Being Eliminated In Disney’s Mass Layoffs
Among those let go are 20 people from the company's publicity departments, as well as the entire home entertainment and EPK teams. On the...
The Met Museum Is In The Middle Of A $1.5 Billion Renovation
One wing has already been renovated; another is being built; galleries will be renewed and rehung; new retail and dining areas are coming; infrastructure...
British Government Approves Purchase Of Telegraph Newspaper
“Axel Springer’s planned £575 million takeover of Telegraph Media Group has been approved by the UK Government. It is still awaiting regulatory approval in...
A Dynastic Succession In The Kabuki Theater World Is A Dramatic Affair
“Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the traditional Japanese artform, … and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and...
France Passes Law To Expedite Return Of Looted Artworks
“The bill aims to simplify the return of cultural property taken illegally from France’s former colonies, particularly focusing on items taken between 1815 and...
At This Point, Alec Baldwin Just Wants To Retire
The accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, the two (unsuccessful) prosecutions in New Mexico, finishing the film in another state...
Move Over, Nollywood, Nigeria Has A Second Thriving Movie Industry
Nigeria’s film ecosystem is known mostly for Nollywood, the industry headquartered in Lagos. In the largely Muslim north of the country, however, there’s Kannywood,...
Philadelphia Ballet Gives Its Long-Awaited New Home A Test Run
“Dancers danced at the company’s new North Broad Street building for the first time. Even as construction workers continued their own choreography of spackling and power-driving...
