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Meet Guillaume Diop, Paris Opera Ballet’s First-Ever Black Etoile
"Diop’s progress through the strict hierarchy at the Paris Opera – he joined the corps de ballet in 2018 – has been stunningly swift....
After Four Years And $125 Million, San Diego Symphony’s Renovated Home Is Ready To...
"Although the outside of Jacobs Music Center appears much the same as it did in March 2020, when the orchestra played its last concert...
By The Numbers: What Went Into The Renovation Of The San Diego Symphony’s Concert...
Two miles of HVAC piping, two miles of plumbing, three tuning chambers, five miles of lifting cable, 300 cable pulleys, 85,000 pounds of rigging...
Auctioneer Stumbles On Ten Signed Dalí Prints In Someone’s Garage
Chris Kirkham, associate director of Hansons Richmond auction house in London: "I was invited to assess some antiques at a client’s home. During the...
Bookshop.org’s New Plan To Buy And Resell Used Books
"The scheme, Bookloop by Bookshop.org, allows customers to trade books they own for credit to use on the website. Readers can register books through...
With $20 Million Deficit, California College Of The Arts Warns Of Layoffs, Considers Merger
"California College of the Arts is facing a $20 million deficit due to a dramatic drop in student enrollment, even as it prepares to...
Charlotte Symphony’s New Contract Gives Musicians 13.5% Pay Raise
"Under the agreement, reached with (AFM) Local 342, the minimum salary for CSO musicians will increase from $45,861 to $53,709 over the course of...
Hapless Four-Year-Old Boy Breaks 3,500-Year-Old Jar
"The Hecht Museum in Haifa (said) the crockery dated back to the Bronze Age between 2200 and 1500BC — and was a rare artefact...
Chaucer, The Master Amalgamator (And Inveterate Thief)
Not only did he take characters and stories from all walks of 14th-century English life, he borrowed phrases from Latin, French, and Italian; took...
Theatre Folks Are Inveterate Pranksters, Onstage And Backstage
"The Broadway or West End grind, in which a cast can perform the same show eight times a week for months or years on...
Why Christopher Marney Revived The Long-Dead London City Ballet
"I spoke to many UK venues that London City Ballet once toured to, and it seemed these days few British ballet companies are passing...
How Do You Solve A Problem Like The Unloved Brutalist Behemoths Of D.C.?
A few architects share ideas for cheering up forbidding concrete hulks like the FBI headquarters, Hubert Humphrey Building, and Hirshhorn Museum. Others, however, like...
How Urban Bush Women Manages The First Leadership Transition In Its 40-Year History
Company founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar has handed the reins to co-artistic directors Chanon Judson and Mame Diarra Speis. "In the spirit of sankofa...
Dennis Quaid And His Perpetual Comeback
After two career collapses (one due to cocaine, one to a nervous breakdown), he has "carved out a space in Hollywood of his own,...
Library-Book-Banning Mania Has Arrived In Australia
Electors in Albany, Western Australia (about 4½ hours south of Perth) voted to remove two sex education titles, one aimed at teens, from public...
Here’s A Surprise: At Burning Man, Women Now Outnumber Men
"An estimated 49% of people who went to Black Rock City ... in 2023 identified as female, marginally higher than the 48% of attendees...
Leonard Riggio, Who Made Barnes & Noble Into A Bookstore Powerhouse, Is Dead At...
He started in 1971 by buying the Barnes & Noble name and flagship Manhattan store, acquired hundreds more outlets (including the B. Dalton chain),...
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Protecting Performers From Unauthorized AI Replicas
"AB 2642 would require explicit permission from performers (or their representatives) to use AI software to create digital replicas. … The bill will now...
Minnesota Orchestra Names A Veteran Executive As Interim CEO
"Brent Assink, former executive director of the San Francisco Symphony and past president of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, … takes over for Michelle...
How To Write A Headline Readers Want To Click On? Keep It Simple, Finds...
"Our research … shows that simple headlines significantly increase article engagement and clicks compared with headlines that use complex language. … But importantly, we...
Artistic Director Fired At South America’s Leading Opera And Ballet Company, Replaced By Ballet...
The ministry of culture of Buenos Aires dismissed Jorge Tetelman as director of the Teatro Colón, and the following day hired in his place...
Melbourne Symphony Chief Out After Musicians’ No-Confidence Vote
The turmoil began after the MSO canceled a concerto appearance by a pianist who made a statement about Gaza from the stage. Musicians objected...
LACMA, MOCA, And Hammer Museum To Jointly Own Collection Given By Former CEO Of...
"The collection — consisting entirely of works by L.A.-based artists — has been accumulated by (Jarl and Pamela Mohn) over the last two decades...
Two Dancers Sue San Francisco Ballet Over Injuries
Company soloist Ellen Hummel filed suit earlier this month against SF Ballet and a volunteer physician, alleging medical negligence and "reckless disregard" for her...
Opera Philadelphia Makes All Seats For This Coming Season $11
New company director Anthony Roth Costanzo has raised over $7 million since he took over on June 1, and he says, "That fundraising is...
