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How Does Aszure Barton Describe Her Choreographic Language? Well, …
"Every time I’m asked (that) question, it’s like being asked for the first time. I am constantly changing, and it depends on the day...
“The Verse That Bears Witness To The Everyday”: A Look At Docupoetry
"For generations, through wars, crisis, and political upheaval, documentary poets have helped make sense of some of our most difficult moments – by expressing...
An Audience With Angela Gheorghiu, Who Was Very, Very Angela Gheorghiu
"I like to say that the fairies visited me when I was born and gave me what I needed to be an artist." And...
How Does Trajal Harrell Work All Those Different Genres Into His Choreography?
"Who is this man? How does he seamlessly synthesize voguing and runway idioms with butoh, the dances of Greek antiquity, and modern and postmodern...
Why And How Are So Many Roald Dahl Adaptations Coming To The Stage?
Jenny Worton of the theatre division at the Roald Dahl Story Company: "Because the stories are so beloved, and appear in lots of different...
Did Sexism Keep Greta Gerwig From Getting A Best Director Nomination For “Barbie”? (Not...
"Though Barbie had no trouble making it into the best picture category, which all members of the academy (may) vote on, the Gerwig snub...
The Razzie Awards Have Announced Their Nominations, Too: Expend4bles And Winnie The Pooh Lead
Expend4bles leads the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards with seven nods, followed by Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey with five, including Worst...
US COVID Relief Funding For The Arts: How Much Was There And Where Was...
"Using a broad definition of arts and culture inclusive of nonprofit and for-profit industries, $53 billion was awarded nationally to arts and culture via...
Germany Cuts The Value Of Its Culture Pass For 18-Year-Olds In Half
Italy and France have for several years had similar programs giving 18-year-olds a few hundred euros to spend on performance tickets, books, or other...
National Art Gallery Burns Down In Georgia’s Breakaway Region Of Abkhazia
More than 4,000 items were destroyed and only about 150 pieces survived in the blaze that broke out early Sunday morning. Abkhazia broke away...
Charles Osgood, Beloved CBS TV And Radio Host, Has Died At 91
"In a varied career spanning more than a half-century, … (he) spent 22 years anchoring the CBS-TV staple “Sunday Morning” and decades as a...
The Dancers’ Strike And Firings At Syracuse City Ballet Are More Complicated Than They...
"The incident might appear to be a familiar case of dancers being treated poorly and fighting to have their voices heard. Yet there is...
Inside The Struggle Over Casting A Trans Teen In A Texas High-School Production Of...
In November, school officials in Sherman, Texas objected to the casting of trans student Max Hightower in a male role and ordered that actors'...
Hagia Sophia In Istanbul Is Now Charging Tourists €25 To Enter
"The change is part of a greater effort to separate tourists and worshippers, who will now access the structure through separate entrances. Additionally, instead...
Ewa Podleś, A Rare Coloratura Contralto, Has Died At 71
"(Her) darkly molten, three-octave-plus voice and commanding presence made her … something of a cult figure, one of the singers that fans make a...
Black Cast Member Of “1776” Broadway Tour Sues For Discrimination Because She Was Denied...
Zuri Washington: "I was made to feel like I did something wrong in the course of this entire experience, and I know I didn't...
New Orleans Opera Names A New General Director
"British-American producer and librettist Lila Palmer (has been named) general and artistic director. Effective from 15 May, Palmer succeeds Clare Burovac, who steps down...
2024 Oscar Nominations: “Oppenheimer” Leads The Field With 13 Nods
"The fantasy film Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, followed with 11, while the Martin Scorsese drama Killers of the Flower Moon got 10 nominations....
Des Moines Art Center Will Dismantle Its Major Land Art Installation
"Created between 1989 and 1996, Mary Miss's Greenwood Pond: Double Site is one of the very few environmental installations in the collection of any...
Dave Eggers Wins Newbery Medal For Best Children’s Book; Vashti Harrison’s “Big” Wins Caldecott
"Eggers's The Eyes & the Impossible, the great adventure of a very fast dog, has received the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best...
One Sexual Assault Charge Against Gérard Depardieu Is Dropped
"The sexual assault complaint by actress Hélène Darras was dismissed by a French court" due to the statute of limitations. (The alleged assault was...
Berlin Repeals Anti-Antisemitism Clause In Arts Funding Requirements
"The clause required all recipients of city funding to commit themselves against antisemitism as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, (which) says it...
This Is What Happens To Your Brain When You’re On The Taylor Swift Beat...
Bryan West, who was hired by Gannett as its Taylor Swift reporter, should beware. Sam Kriss spent four months in 2014-15 covering Swift for...
How Much Do You Know About Frida Kahlo’s Life?
"In a drabber parallel universe, Frida Kahlo might have been a doctor. As a high schooler she was on a pre-med track, studying biology,...
Why The Dreams Of Some Young Ballet Students Get Destroyed: Dishonesty
Matthew Paluch argues that there's one major factor in the dance instruction industry that few on either the teacher or student side are willing...
