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Two Who Embezzled From Indianapolis’s Public Radio And TV Stations Are Sentenced
Mindi Madison and Alicia Wilson, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, have been sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to...
Appeals Court Panel Upholds Stay Of Texas’s Book-Banning Law
"A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit — viewed by many as the most conservative court in the nation — ... upheld a lower...
A Novelist Visits The CIA’s Creative Writing Group
Yes, the Central Intelligence Agency has a creative writing group for staffers; it's called Invisible Ink. Johannes Lichtman recounts his visit there, including his...
For Those Who Saw “Gutenberg! The Musical!” And Want To Know Who This Gutenberg...
Scholars don't really know all that much about the 15th-century German who invented the movable-type printing press, but here's a rundown of what is...
An El Sistema Grad Founds An Orchestra For Refugees In Sweden
Ron Davis Álvarez, a Caracas native, had settled in Gothenburg as director of El Sistema Sweden. When he saw crowds of teenagers from Syria...
Slovakia’s Government Zeros Out Funding For The Country’s Main Contemporary Art Museum
The Kunsthalle Bratislava, which has no permanent collection, was known for its politically progressive and inclusive focus, with particular support for the LGBTQ community....
Third Coast Baroque, Chicago’s Period-Instrument Ensemble, Is Shutting Down
"'As referenced in a recent DCASE study,' the (board's) statement read in part, 'inflation and reduced grant funding, coupled with diminished ticket sales due...
Young Britons Just Don’t Bother With BBC News. A New Podcast Is Trying To...
The Reliable Sauce podcast "sounds as if you are listening in to a conversation (the hosts) might have over a coffee, or on the...
After A Decade Without A Single Increase, Colorado’s Arts Budget May Be About To...
"Gov. Jared Polis’s proposed budget" — likely to be adjusted by legislators — "includes a one-time $16 million tax credit for creative workforce housing, an additional...
Fired Director Of Cleveland Ballet Launches Her Own Ballet School — Right Next Door
Gladisa Guadalupe, recently dismissed as the company's artistic director following a misconduct investigation, founded the Cleveland School of Dance in 2000 before co-founding the...
Thanks To Prop 28, California Schools Are About To Get $1 Billion For Arts...
"There are complexities to bringing $1 billion into classrooms — and restoring programs that have often been the ones to go when money is...
Peter Schickele, Creator Of P.D.Q. Bach And Composer In His Own Right, Has Died...
In a five-decade career, "the Juilliard-trained Schickele generated agreeably melodic chamber music, vocal works, symphonic scores and film soundtracks. But he drew his greatest...
Royal Shakespeare Co. Launches New Low-Price Ticket Scheme
"The (company is) offering 25,000 tickets at £25 as the theatre’s new artistic directors aim to 'throw open the doors' to a more diverse...
Tone, Gender, Performance, And Exclamation Points
"When we talk about exclamation points, people often think we’re talking about tone. But what goes unsaid is that tone is the performance of...
Comedians Stealing Each Other’s Jokes: Taboo Or Standard Practice?
Both, evidently. Some longtime standups are saying it's worse than it used to be; others say it's happened for the entire history of the...
Reworking Balanchine’s “Apollo” From The Muses’ Perspective
In Brett Fukuda's Muse Paradox, there is no Apollo. "I have three men, but their role is abstract. I wanted to analyze my experience...
He Went Into The Competitive World Of Student Dance Conventions And Created A Big,...
"Rather than emphasizing trophies and celebrity faculty," Joe Lanteri and his New York City Dance Alliance have "prioritized longer-term investments in young dancers, preparing...
Depoliticizing Poland’s State TV Network Is A Struggle As Right-Wing Nationalists Act Out
Supporters of the Law and Justice party, which lost the recent elections and had thoroughly politicized state media while in power, have stormed and...
For The First Time, Malaysia Is Criminally Prosecuting Filmmakers. The Charge: “Wounding Religious Feelings”
"The director and producer of a banned Malaysian film that explores the afterlife were charged Wednesday with offending the religious feelings of others in...
English National Opera’s Musicians Formally Declare Strike
"Members of the Musicians’ Union and Equity will walk out on February 1. … Members of both unions have voted in favour of strikes...
After 14 Years, Stolen Picasso And Chagall Paintings Are Found In Belgian Basement
Picasso's Tête (Head) and Chagall's L’homme en prière (Man at Prayer), whose estimated worth totals $900,000, were stolen from a Tel Aviv collector in...
New York Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Murdered In Brazil
The 75-year-old co-owner of the gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co., which represents Kara Walker, Vik Muniz, and Jeffrey Gibson, among others, Sikkema was found...
Warning Of Damage To City’s Economy, New York Cultural Institutions Urge Mayor To Reverse...
"Leaders of major cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Carnegie Hall, sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to...
President Of The Broadway League Is Retiring
"In a surprise announcement, Charlotte St. Martin ... said she would be stepping down from her current role next month. As the leader of...
A Brief History Of Booing At The Theatre (Which Might Just Be A Good...
"The more straight-faced, incendiary boo of displeasure has been all but silenced, bar lone tuts or harrumphs. But for centuries, theatregoing etiquette allowed for...
