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Parisian Booksellers Explain How They Are Preparing For The 2024 Olympics
"With a diving suit and helmet, and with dark glasses, earplugs, and a plan for retreat to the countryside." "We'll of course have a...
“Barbie” Arrives In The Cinemas Of Saudi Arabia
"That this was happening in Saudi Arabia — one of the most male-dominated countries in the world — was mind-boggling to many in the...
Directors Of Theatres All Over Britain Are Resigning Because The Job Is So Miserable...
"While larger institutions ... can still attract and keep good artistic directors, regional theatres and arts centres are struggling. A job heading of one...
SAG-AFTRA Will Stop Granting Strike Waivers For Indie Productions
"SAG-AFTRA (had) argued that (waivers) supported the strike because they involved independent producers who agreed to all of the union's demands. But they have...
Opera Philadelphia Cuts Budget And Staff, And Its Director Will Step Down
The company has cut this year's budget by about 20% and eliminated six positions. One of this season's productions, Joseph Bologne's The Anonymous Lover,...
London Evening Standard Is Hemorrhaging Money And Would Shut Down Without Its Deep-Pocketed Owner,...
"The (paper) has lost a further £16m and said it was reliant on extra funds from its owner, Evgeny Lebedev, to continue publishing. …...
National Gallery In London Extends Its First Pay-What-You-Wish Program
While admission to the general collection and some special shows is free, the NG does charge for certain special exhibitions. Last year, amidst the...
U.S. Ballet Companies’ Budgets Dropped By Almost A Third In FY2021
The first full fiscal year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a drop in aggregate spending by the largest 150 classically-based companies of 31.62% from...
Australia Will Be The Only Country With Holocaust Museums In Every State And Territory
In 2019, the country's right-wing Liberal-National government, encouraged by then-Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (a descendant of survivors), pledged millions of dollars to fund the building...
Preserving Nigeria’s History by Digitizing Its Newspapers
"A nonprofit startup called Archivi.ng is attempting to digitise every edition of every newspaper – 50 in all – published in Nigeria since 1...
“Hamilton” Has Now Become A Sims-Style Video Game
"In the Hamilton Simulator, players use their own avatars as they rub shoulders with the musical's characters through 10 levels set during the Revolutionary...
A New Music Director And New Approach At Dallas’s 102-Year-Old Classical Radio Station
WRR Classical 101, long owned by the city of Dallas, is now run by public radio outlet KERA: there are sponsorship announcements rather than...
Virtual Restitution: Activist Group Takes Scans Of Rosetta Stone And Benin Bronzes And Makes...
A collective called Looty "seeks to give people from former colonies who are unable to travel to the West three-dimensional replicas and knowledge of...
The New Yorker Has Chosen Peter Schjeldahl’s Successor As Art Critic
"Jackson Arn has written several pieces for The New Yorker, including reviews of a Georgia O'Keefe show at MOMA and a van Gogh exhibit...
Cleveland Institute Of Music Clears Conductor Carlos Kalmar Of Sexual Harassment
"(An administrator wrote that) 'the specific allegations against Carlos Kalmar did not violate the Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Sex Non-Discrimination Policy Under Title...
Former Curator Sues Worcester Museum Of Art In Massachusetts For Discrimination
"Rachel Parikh alleges she was 'mocked and ridiculed because she is a brown-skinned South Asian' Indian woman and 'subjected to a hostile and offensive...
Writers Guild And Studios Finally Resume Negotiations As Strike Continues
"The return to formal negotiations was announced Aug. 10, nearly a week after both sides met in an exploratory meeting about the talks between...
London’s Royal Ballet School To Study Potential Of Strength Training To Reduce Injuries
"Around 90 students at the elite school, which prepares young people for careers with leading dance companies, will complete a series of strength tests...
When John Huston Left The United States In Disgust
While the filmmaker and actor was by no means a leftist, he was outraged by Senator Joseph McCarthy and his House Un-American Activities Committee...
When Pro Hockey, Romance Novels, And BookTok Collide
"The niche world of hockey romance novels is getting mainstream attention after the wife of an N.H.L. player criticized book fans who she said...
Bringing The Song Recital Into The 21st Century
"This highly specific medium morphs every which way, with new outspoken repertoire, an influx of vocal talent from the early-music community and liberated performance...
Australia Faces A Severe Shortage Of Piano Tuners
"Brent Ottley ... says it became obvious two decades ago that Australia had begun 'running out' of piano tuners. He estimates there are just...
Germany’s Culture Pass For 18-Year-Olds Generated $3.5 Million In Arts Spending In Two Months
"Germany has seen more than €3.2 million in revenue (US$3.5 million) generated for cultural products, events, and services thanks to the rollout of that...
Lebanon And Kuwait Move To Ban “Barbie” For “Promoting Homosexuality”
The Lebanese culture minister said, "The film goes against moral and religious values in Lebanon, as it encourages perversity and gender transformation while calling...
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Says It Needs To Raise $3 Million To Stay Open
The company, which is considered one of the Bay Area's leading professional theatres and has won the special Tony Award for regional theatre, already...
