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Roman Ruins At Baalbek In Lebanon Have Survived Israeli Airstrikes
The historic city's mayor has confirmed that there was no damage to the ancient structures at the site, though he did say that the...
New York Philharmonic Fires (Again) Two Players Accused of Sexual Assault
Following another investigation that looked into further allegations (besides the original accusations from 2010), principal oboe Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey...
Why Choreographer Oona Doherty Has Grabbed The Contemporary Dance World’s Attention
Her "refusal to compromise with movement that felt inauthentic (and) her instinctive pull towards the extreme and the subversive" were channeled into her first...
Dark Mofo, Tasmania’s Wild Winter Arts Festival, Is Back After Last Year’s Cancellation
Following 2024's "period of renewal," the festival’s return in 2025 will include an ambitious art and music program, alongside cornerstone events including Winter Feast,...
Antonio Skármeta, One Of Chile’s Greatest Authors (And Source For “Il Postino”), Is Dead...
"He was so versatile — his output included plays for radio and stage, films, short stories, novels and poetry — that he was best...
A.I. Might Actually Be Good For Hollywood
Right now the key benefit is in visual effects: what requires hundreds of hours and people to accomplish using CGI takes a second or...
Why, Even After 40 Years, “The Terminator” Is Still Unkillable
"Often, films that are products of their time are not wholly embraced until that time has passed, and so it is with The Terminator,...
“Sleep No More” Announces Yet Another Closing Date For Its 14-Year New York Run
The immersive, site-specific adaptation of Macbeth has been threatening to pack it up for roughly a year. Producers originally said that the show would...
Philadelphia’s No Name Pops Is Gifted With Philly Pops Name, Trademark, And Archives
The No Name Pops was established by former Philly Pops musicians during the old orchestra's collapse. The family of Philly Pops founder Peter Nero...
New Fund To Provide Emergency Grants To Creatives Hit By This Year’s Hurricanes
Atlanta-based nonprofit South Arts will establish the Southern Arts Relief and Recovery Fund to give unrestricted aid to writers and artists in various disciplines...
Another Prominent Antiquities Dealer Charged With Illegal Trafficking
"Prosecutors in Manhattan obtained an arrest warrant on Thursday for a high-profile, Princeton-educated antiquities dealer now based in Italy, … Edoardo Almagià, (who) has...
PEN America’s CEO To Step Down After Long, Successful, And Turbulent Tenure
During her 11-year term, Suzanne Nossel, who was previously a top exec at Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International USA, oversaw a major expansion...
“Brat” Is Collins Dictionary’s Word Of The Year For 2024
"The word, used by singer Charli XCX as the title of her sixth studio album, has been defined as 'characterized by a confident, independent,...
The Jump Scare: All About One Of Horror Movies’ Most Effective Tricks
"Carrie’s final-act stinger was a turning point for jump scares, interrupting what appeared to be a peaceful epilogue. It united viewers in a shared...
Haunting The Theater: How Directors And Designers Depict Ghosts On Stage
From the 200-year-old trick known as Pepper's Ghost to holograms and deepfakes, "a whole host of techniques have been developed to demonstrate the concept...
Nikolaj Hübbe Out As Director Of Royal Danish Ballet
After months of turmoil around allegations of drug use and bullying, the former New York City Ballet star, who led his homeland's flagship ballet...
Austin Redirected All Its Arts Funding Toward Marginalized Groups. Now Established Organizations Fear The...
Dozens of established and proven groups and individual artists have had the financial floor ripped from under them. As one company leader put it,...
Mid-Century Modern Design: A Brief History
Mid-century modern design is hard to pin down. As soon as you think you've grasped it, it re-invents itself. And while the revival of...
Revisiting Landmarks And Icons Of Mid-Century Modern Design
A package of articles considering some of the most important examples (including forgotten ones) of the style, from Eero Saarinen's Tulip table (the man...
CBS Morning News Spotlights Opera Philadelphia’s $11 Ticket Scheme
"In the nation's oldest opera house," begins correspondent Scott MacFarlane, "seats for this performance cost less than a movie ticket. Opera Philadelphia is launching...
Dance Company Jennifer Muller/The Works Re-Establishes Itself Following Its Founder’s Death
Fifty years after choreographer Muller created her troupe in New York City and a year-and-a-half after she passed away aged 78, Jennifer Muller/The Works...
Bojan Spassoff, Longtime Leader Of One Of America’s Most Prestigious Ballet Schools, Has Died...
After directing the Savannah Ballet and Ballet Oklahoma, Spassoff in 1984 took over what is now the Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia....
Most Of New Jersey’s Daily Newspapers End Their Print Editions, And One Is Closing...
"The Star-Ledger, Times of Trenton and South Jersey Times will all move to online-only editions. … But because the Ledger will shut down its...
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony In Ontario Is Out Of Bankruptcy And Back In Business
"After declaring bankruptcy just over a year ago in September 2023, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony has announced a resumption of operations, renewing a legacy that’s...
Staging A Musical In A Working Swimming Pool Onstage
No, this isn't a site-specific production at an outdoor pool or the Y. Flint Rep in Michigan actually installed onstage a working swimming pool...
