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Many Ukrainians See The War As A Fight For Decolonization — And That Includes...
Yes, that means — for now — no Tchaikovsky or Tolstoy, no Shostakovich or Chekhov or Pushkin. "The context for this rejection has to...
Museums Gird Their Loins To Defend Against The Climate-Protesting Art Vandals
"Though most museums don't share details about security matters as a policy, some of the measures being enforced will be immediately obvious to the...
The Climate-Protesting Art Vandals’ Latest Victims? Van Gogh In Rome and Goya In Madrid
"On Friday, three activists for Ultima Generazione threw pea soup at Van Gogh's The Sower (1888) at the Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome. ... Just...
Arts Council England Funding: For Orchestras, It Could Have Been Much Worse
In London, three of the four non-BBC orchestras had their grants cut, with only the Royal Philharmonic seeing no change. The major orchestras beyond...
Arts Council England Cuts: Besides Defunding ENO, How Else Has Opera Been Affected?
"Firstly, there is a substantial transfer of funding away from opera (11% down), most of which has gone to dance (12% up). In addition,...
Arts Council England Cuts: Contemporary Classical Music Sees Losses, A Few Gains
The Manchester-based ensemble Psappha and the Cambridge-based Britten Sinfonia were defunded, while the London Sinfonietta and the service organisation Sound and Music saw cuts...
Donmar Warehouse, A Dynamo Of London’s Theatre Scene, Loses All National Funding
Arts Council England has cut 100% of its grant to the company, which is known for small-scale productions that often go on to successful...
$100,000 Giller Prize For Best Canadian Fiction Work Goes To Suzette Mayr’s “The Sleeping...
"The Calgary-based Mayr won for her novel ..., which follows a queer, Black sleeping car porter making a treacherous trip from Montreal to Vancouver...
After Decades Of Brutal Conflict, Kashmir Has Reopened Its Cinemas. Here’s Why Kashmiris Aren’t...
"Just to reach the cineplex, people need to pass through a police checkpoint manned with heavily armed officers. Then they are then frisked at...
One Of Kabuki’s Top Actors Wants To Expand The Tradition And Work With Other...
"As the 13th successor — and top performer — in the Ichikawa family, Ichikawa Danjuro XIII shoulders a heavy responsibility to keep alive the...
At 93, Pioneering Asian-American Actor James Hong Is Still Working
Born and raised in Minneapolis, he's had a 70-year career (so far), with around 500 credits on IMDb and, evidently, another 200 in voiceovers...
Prix Goncourt, France’s Top Book Award, Goes To Brigitte Giraud For “Vivre Vite” (“Living...
"Giraud, 56, a French writer of novels and short stories, was declared winner ... after the jury voted 14 times. After a final vote...
Making Performing Arts Accessible To The Blind And Visually Impaired: Expensive, But Doable
Bay Area choreographer Jess Curtis created a consulting company, Gravity Access Services, which aims "to help ... producers bring their work to life to...
They Thought It Was An Apprentice’s Copy, But Now They Say It’s A Genuine...
"'The Raising of the Cross' oil sketch from the 1640s was long thought to have been the work of a follower of the 17th-century...
Disgraced Manhattan Art Dealer Sentenced To Ten Years’ Imprisonment By Indian Court
"Subhash Kapoor, ... described by authorities as one of the world's most prolific antiquities smugglers, ... faced charges for the burglary and illegal export...
English National Opera Loses All Regular State Funding And Decides To Move To Manchester
"The English National Opera is to lose its £12.6m core annual funding from Arts Council England in a major shake-up that leaves its future...
Fired Costume Designer Sues Paul Taylor Dance Company For Gender Discrimination
Barbara Delo started with the company in September 2021, shortly after having a baby, and was dismissed this past July. She claims that she...
Germany Allocates €1 Billion To Help Arts Institutions With Soaring Energy Prices
Culture minister Claudia Roth: "We are particularly concerned with the preservation of cultural offerings, from cinemas to theaters and concerts, but also to institutions...
A Few Dedicated Artisans Preserve The Intricate Traditional Crafts Of Tajikistan
"What makes the usto ply their craft when their own culture moves beyond them? Some find work by updating old techniques for new patrons....
The Irish Language Is Seeing The Start Of A Renaissance In Northern Ireland
"Young people with no personal memories of a time when the Irish language was championed as a form of resistance by republican IRA inmates...
New Yorker Cartoonist George Booth Is Dead At 96
"(He) created a world of oddballs sharing life's chaos with a pointy-eared bull terrier that once barked a flower to death, and sometimes with...
John Leguizamo’s Plea: “Cast More Latinos!”
"We need a better pipeline for Latinos in movies, TV shows and plays. We need a system for our stories and our projects. ......
Sydney Dance Company And Rafael Bonachela Will Have Five More Years Together
"Sydney Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela has had his contract renewed for another five years, which will take his tenure to 19 years...
This Pulitzer- And Tony-Winning Playwright Decided She Had To Take Four Years Away From...
By 2018, Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes found that the field she loved was causing more stress and heartbreak than joy and satisfaction. Last year, she...
The Best International Film Oscar Needs To Be Completely Reworked
"Nothing short of a total overhaul of the category is in order. Every year, the Academy tweaks the rules, trying to improve the controversial...
