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After Eight Centuries, The World’s Oldest Surviving Pipe Organ Is Played Once Again
The organ was brought to Bethlehem sometime after the Crusaders’ conquest in 1099, and it was buried for safekeeping shortly before Saladin’s army reconquered...
Why Authoritarians Really Hate Satirists
“Satirists pose a danger to the likes of Putin and Donald Trump because they expose that their claims to greatness are illusions and validate...
Bad Architecture Has Made Downtown Brooklyn “The Olive Garden of New York Real Estate”
Justin Davidson: “Two decades ago, Downtown Brooklyn was well connected but underpopulated. ... It’s hard to believe how thoroughly and quickly the skyline has...
Preserving Digital Artworks From Deterioration And Obsolescence
“What if … you knew this object was doomed to stutter, glitch, or rot, turning from new to old in a matter of years?...
The Hilary Mantel Prize For Fiction, A New Award For First-Time Authors
“A panel of five judges … will assess 15,000 words of a novel in progress, and both winner and runner-up will receive not only money, but...
ABC’s Decision To Put Jimmy Kimmel Back On Air Totally Wasn’t Due To Public...
“Two Disney insiders insist the company's decision, announced Monday afternoon, to bring Kimmel back wasn't influenced by growing Disney+ boycotts, the FCC, affiliates or the open...
Seattle’s PBS Station Announces Major Cuts
“Cascade PBS will cease production of its local long-form journalism, leadership announced on Monday. The move, attributed to a $3.5 million annual loss in...
Actors Theatre Of Louisville Names New Artistic And Managing Directors
Artistic Director Amelia Acosta Powell served as Associate Artistic Director of he Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and has held leadership roles at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage...
Man Crushed To Death By Andy Warhol Art Car
“A man was killed on Wednesday on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall while unloading a 1979 BMW Art Car that was custom-painted by Andy Warhol. …...
Foundation Gives $13.4 Million In Emergency Grants For Defunded Arts Organizations In San Diego
The Prebys Foundation is giving $8.6 million in unrestricted operating grants to 22 organizations and $4.8 million in venue grants to help 39 organizations...
Actor Gary Busey Sentenced To Probation For “Criminal Sexual Contact”
“The 81-year-old Buddy Holly Story star had pleaded guilty in July to a single count of criminal sexual contact for touching a woman’s buttocks ‘over clothing...
Fire Devastates Artists’ Complex In Brooklyn
The four-story former warehouse, built in the 1870s in the Red Hook neighborhood, was home to the 400-member Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition as well...
Executive Director Who Fired Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Dancers Is Out
Zenetta Drew, who presided over last year’s fiasco — which cost the company $560,000 in a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board and...
Times Square Casino Plan Killed In Victory For Theater Folks
“A state-commissioned community advisory committee brought the curtain down on the $5.4 billion plan to redevelop an office tower into a Caesars Palace-branded hotel, gambling and...
Taliban Bans Books By Female Authors And Books On Human Rights From Afghan Universities
“Some 140 books by women — including titles like "Safety in the Chemical Laboratory" — were among 680 books found to be of ‘concern’...
Despite Federal Funding Cuts, Rhode Island’s Public Radio And TV Avoid Layoffs
“Rhode Island’s newly created public media entity will not lay off any employees, after enough workers opted to take voluntary buyouts, Pam Johnston, CEO...
Vancouver Symphony Musicians Vote Overwhelmingly To Authorize Strike
The musicians, who voted 97.4% in favor of the authorization, have been without a contract since July and have been negotiating with management since...
Baltimore Symphony And Musicians Agree To Three-Year Contract
Base salary will increase by 12% from $92,811 to $101,350 over the next three years. The musicians’ union and orchestra management described the deal...
DDP’s 2025 Report On Gender Balance In Ballet Company Leadership
This report analyzes the gender distribution of Artistic, Executive, and Associate/Assistant Directors, as well as Heads of Schools, Heads of Second Companies, Rehearsal Directors,...
Behold The Art Deco Splendor Of The Restored Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
“SOM's all-encompassing makeover of the 1.6 million-square-foot building involved returning to the original blueprints and faithfully restoring details that had been gradually altered over...
The Japanese Island Dedicated To A Centuries-Old Theater Form
Sado Island, just northwest of central Honshu, is home to 34 of the roughly 100 Noh theaters remaining in Japan. Elsewhere, Noh is considered...
The World’s Smallest Commercial Theatre Has Been Saved
Located in Malvern, England, the Theatre of Small Convenience was once a public toilet; it measures 107 sf and seats 12. It was opened as a...
Presenting The Dance Magazine Award Honorees For 2025
“A tradition dating back to 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards are given in appreciation of the artistry, integrity, and resilience that dance artists have...
Without Federal Funding, Tribal Public Radio Stations Fear For Their Survival
“If we lose the radio station, it’s like you lose an arm or a leg,” said the tribal council vice-chair in Warm Springs, Oregon. Said...
Moscow Court Sentences Members Of Pussy Riot To Prison In Absentia
“(Five members) were sentenced to periods ranging from 8 to 13 years for ‘spreading knowingly false information containing data about the deployment of the Russian...
