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Georgian Government Sentences Renowned Opera Singer-Turned Opposition Leader To Seven Years In Prison
Paata Burchuladze, who had a very successful career as a bass before returning home to participate in the struggle against an increasingly authoritarian government,...
Santa Fe Opera Extends Music Director’s Contract, Appoints New Principal Conductor
British conductor Harry Bicket, who was appointed the summer festival’s principal conductor in 2013 and music director in 2018, has extended his contract through...
Lincoln Center Unveils $335 Million Redesign Of Its Western Edge
The project, which aims to make that side of the campus less fortress-like and more inviting, will turn the concrete-heavy stretch around Damrosch Park...
As CBS News Radio Goes Off The Air, Longtime Staffers Remember Its 99-Year History
Dan Rather: “CBS Radio should be remembered for becoming a national institution. It, for many, many years, was part — and I would argue...
Iran: We Never Dropped Out Of The Venice Biennale, And We’re Still Coming
Earlier this month, Biennale organizers announced that Iran had withdrawn from the event. But a high official in the country’s culture ministry just said...
The Various Things British People Mean When They Say “Sorry”
“In the UK, ‘sorry’ is not simply an apology, it's a cultural reflex – a five-letter pressure valve used to soften requests, smooth over...
Harvey Weinstein Is On His Third Trial For This Rape Case — And This...
The disgraced movie mogul was first tried for the alleged assault of Jessica Mann in 2020; he was convicted of third-degree rape, but the...
Australia Announces A$1.1 Billion Arts Funding Budget
“The government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled a $1.1 billion (just under US$800 million) arts and culture package in the 2026–27 Federal...
Why Disney’s New Chief Is Pushing Back Against Trump Administration
“Two months into Josh D’Amaro’s leadership, amid renewed calls from the White House to fire (Jimmy) Kimmel and the Federal Communications Commission threatening ABC’s...
Two Of America’s Leading Women Composers Set Up Mentorship Program For Their Younger Colleagues
Back in 2016, Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid ralked about the fact that neither of them had had any female composers as mentors, and...
Luxury Brands Are Becoming Dance’s Number-One Patrons
It’s not just a matter of advertising in the playbills; that’s been happening for decades. Van Cleef and Arpels has directly funded dance festivals...
For First Time Ever, Royal Scottish National Orchestra Will Have Female Music Director
Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė, 37, becomes Music Director Designate immediately and fully assumes the job in the fall of 2027. Current music director Thomas Søndergård,...
Chicago’s Theater Awards, The Jeffs, “Pause” Consideration Of All Non-Equity Shows
The Joseph Jefferson Awards present two sets of honors, one for Equity productions and another for non-union shows at the area’s storefront theaters. The...
Nonprofit Sues To Stop Trump’s “American Flag Blue” Repaint Of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
“In a lawsuit filed Monday, The Cultural Landscape Foundation said the administration’s moves to repaint the bottom of the Reflecting Pool blue without undergoing relevant reviews...
Suspect Arrested For Alleged Terrorist Plot To Blow Up Louvre
“The investigation began after the suspect was stopped by police in Paris on April 28; he was allegedly driving with a forged license. Officials...
Britain’s National Theatre To Begin Annual Nationwide Tour
“Called National Theatre Nationwide, the initiative will see one National Theatre production tour annually direct from its London run with its original cast, … (to)...
What Makes Some People So Good At Picking Up And Changing Accents?
One study found that the best predictor of whether someone could imitate a new accent was being able to execute a tongue-twister. A good...
The Stigma Against Boys Studying Dance Still Lingers, But At Least It’s Weaker Now
“I think the public’s relationship with dance has changed, to the point where for the generation coming up, dance is associated more heavily with...
Why The Major Hollywood Studios Are Skipping Cannes This Year
“For a major release, paying for travel, accommodations and security for A-list talent … can run into seven figures. At a time when the...
Two Years After UArts Collapsed, Its Endowment Is Still Tied Up In Court
“Many parties, including colleges that accepted UArts students and a charitable trust that had funded more than half of the endowment, have been vying...
Critic Rex Reed, 87
“Reed’s reviews, as well as his stylishly written profiles of Hollywood and Broadway stars …, moved beyond the bland and laudatory, offering candid and...
Theatre Cinemacasts And Livestreaming Don’t Discourage In-Person Attendance: Study
“Indigo’s report (for Britain’s National Theatre) states that ‘there is very little evidence that filmed theatre reduces in-person attendance of theatre overall’ and that...
Chicago Sinfonietta’s “Pause” In Activities Blindsided Some Of Its Musicians
“The approximately 60 instrumentalists had a four-year contract with the orchestra that was due to end on Aug. 31, and they do not know...
The City Where The Arts Are Funded By Cigarette Taxes
“Cuyahoga County, home to Cleveland, is thought to be the only place in the country where a tax on cigarettes goes to arts organizations....
What Academics Found When They Examined A Guaranteed-Basic-Income-For-Artists Program
“As researchers who study artists, cultural work and public policy, we evaluated this (New York State) program to see whether it achieved its stated goals....
