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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....
Visitors Get A Rare Closeup Look At Ceiling Murals By Klimt
The 10 paintings were done by the young Gustav Klimt and his brother at Vienna’s Burgtheater from 1886-1888. They’re currently getting a cleaning, and...
Dudamel Takes The New York Philharmonic Uptown To Play Salsa
As part of the lead-in to his formal assumption of the music director title, the Dude got the Phil together with the Spanish Harlem...
David Attenborough, Everyone’s Favorite Nature TV Host, Is Now 100
“(He's) the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70...
America’s First Baroque Dance Company Is Now 50
“While early music enjoyed a strong following (since) the 1970s, historical dance needed help catching up — and the New York Baroque Dance Co.,...
Vice News Is Coming Back (Though Not Quite Like It Was)
“The hip current events platform targeted at Millennials, which sought to be ‘The Economist for young people’ during the decade (2014-2023), is now being resuscitated by...
Hungary: Will Péter Magyar Purge The Corrupted State Media Viktor Orbán Left Behind?
“Since taking power in 2010, Orbán and his Fidesz party reshaped the country’s media to promote themselves and demonise their opponents, sending press freedom rankings plunging and leaving...
U.S. Book-Banners Step Up Attacks On Nonfiction: Study
“PEN America analysed the 3,743 unique titles removed from school libraries and classrooms in the (2024-25) July to June period and found that over...
Judge Rules DOGE’s Cancellation Of NEH Grants Was Unconstitutional
“The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of...
More Mayhem At Venice Biennale: Artist Strike Closes Several Pavilions
“The Biennale was disrupted on Friday morning as some of the major artists at this year’s event shuttered their exhibitions in protest over Israel’s...
Historic But Shuttered Theatre To Become Winnipeg Symphony’s Once-And-Future Home
The Pantages, built in downtown Winnipeg in 1914, is getting $15 million from the Manitoba government for renovation. The venue was run by the...
