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Carlos Acosta Is Creating A Cuban-Style “Nutcracker”
Nutcracker in Havana, performed by Acosta's Cuba-based company, Acosta Danza, "will weave traditional Cuban rhythms and dances together with classical ballet, all set to...
This Israel-Hamas War’s Spillover Into Cultural Life
"How is what's happening in the Middle East - and the tensions being driven here by war and violence there — impacting the UK's...
RuPaul Is Sending A Rainbow Book Bus Across America To Give Away Banned Books
"The country’s most famous drag star … (is) one of three business partners behind Allstora, which will ... provide writers with a greater share...
Canada’s First Lady Of Jazz, Eleanor Collins, Has Died At 104
"A luminous singer who performed with jazz legends including Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson, Ms. Collins spent her entire career in Canada. … (Said...
These Art Vandals Were Protesting Something Besides Climate Change (So They Attacked Queen Victoria)
Activists from the group This Is Rigged poured porridge and jam on a bust of Victoria at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow on...
When Ballet Rocked Austin’s Favorite Hippie Hangout (Hey, It Was The ’70s)
"In 1972, hundreds of locals clambered to their seats at Armadillo World Headquarters for one thing only: Sunday night ballet. ... Guests settled in...
Air India Brings Indian Classical Dance Into Its Passenger Safety Video
"Highlights of the video include the Bharatnatyam dance form becoming 'the living canvas for seat belt and cabin baggage instructions', with Kathakali and Mohiniyattam...
How The Criterion Collection Became Cinema’s Ultimate Seal Of Approval
"(It's) a catalog so synonymous with cinematic achievement that ..., over four decades, through a combination of luck, obsession and good taste, this 55-person...
A Chinese Emperor’s Robe, In Near-Mint Condition, Turns Up In A British Earl’s Dresser...
The gold-thread-and-royal-blue-silk garment, purchased in Beijing in 1913 and left sitting untouched in a cardboard box for over a century, would have been worn...
Putin Is Using Classical Music Just The Way Lenin And Stalin Did
That is, "to project 'feelings of patriotism and national pride' inside Russia and 'the authority of the country on the international stage.'" (The phrases...
Culture Wars Over AI Will Be Afflicting Us For A While
The latest battle (last time we checked, at least) was last week, when the image generator of Google's Gemini bot was found to default...
John McWhorter: Black English Isn’t, And Shouldn’t Be, The Exclusive Property of Black People
"There is simply no way that whiteness and Blackness will mingle as they have in music, cuisine, gesture, greeting styles, dating, and multiracial identity,...
Filmmaker Paolo Taviani Has Died At 92
"For more than three decades Taviani and his brother Vittorio formed one of cinema’s greatest directorial duos. … (Their) film Padre Padrone won top...
Georgia Lawmakers Think The State’s Film Tax Credit May Have Gone A Little Too...
"The program has supported thousands of Georgia jobs and the creation of several thriving studios. But it’s hugely expensive — the state is projected...
“Slave Play” In London Will Have Two Performances For Black Audiences, And Even The...
As during the play's Broadway run, the West End production will have "Black Out" nights, as playwright Jeremy O. Harris calls them, when Black...
Bankrupt San Francisco Art Institute Purchased By Nonprofit
"A newly formed nonprofit, composed of prominent local arts leaders and backed by philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, purchased the 93,000-square-foot campus through a limited...
This Year’s “Dance Your Ph.D.” Contest Winner Is All About Kangaroos
"On a broad grassland beneath an Australian sunset, dancers in everything from fishnets to field attire let loose an unchoreographed mishmash of steps, leaps,...
These Standup Comedy Workshops Are Driving Britain’s Right Wing Nuts
Why? Because the workshops, funded by the BBC, are for members of groups under-represented in standup: women, disabled, and LGBTQ people, yes — but...
The Fraught History Of Science Fiction In China
"In 40 years, it’s gone from a politically suspect niche to one of China’s most successful cultural exports, with author Liu Cixin gaining an...
Philadelphia’s New Mayor Says Arts And Culture Are “Essential” To City’s Future
Cherelle Parker: "Every time you hear us referencing the importance of making our city the safest, the cleanest, the greenest big city in the...
Watch The Sistine Chapel’s High-Tech Cleanup Crew Tend To The Frescos
Six million visitors coming through each year cause wear and tear even if they're not touching the walls or ceiling. A BBC crew pays...
Revenue At Troubled Cinema Chain AMC Went Way Up, And That’s Due Entirely To...
Fourth-quarter 2023 earnings were up more than $100 million from a year earlier, and net losses (though still big) were down by over one-third....
Hang On, Maybe John Waters Isn’t Making Another Movie — Just Yet
Yesterday's report that the Pope of Trash is making a film adaptation of his 2022 novel Liarmouth starring Aubrey Plaza was, well, not entirely...
The Twin Cities’ Favorite Venue For Dance Is Closing
"The Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts, which operates the Goodale Theater in Minneapolis, will cease operations on March 31. … Due...
Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall To Be Renamed For Marian Anderson
The original deal with Verizon for naming rights at the Philadelphia Orchestra's home venue expired as of Jan. 1. Philanthropists Leslie Anne Miller and...
