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The Premiere Of Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass”: An Oral History
"Lenny was feverishly finishing music even as the premiere was approaching. I remember hearing that Alvin Ailey would be waiting for the next piece...
DALL-E, The AI Software That Generates Art, Figures Out What’s Just Beyond The Frame...
Some of the images, like Grant Wood's American Gothic and van Gogh's The Night Café and Hokusai's The Wave, work pretty well. Others, like...
Norman Lear, Now 100, Says Maude Is The Character Who’s Most Like Him
"I thought of Maude as a horseshit liberal. She was altogether liberal, but she knew far less than she should know to support her...
32 Heritage Sites In South Korea Have Been Damaged By A Typhoon
The largest storm ever recorded in the country, Typhoon Hannamnor roared through on Monday. Luckily, no serious destruction has been reported, but several sites...
Southwest Virginia Has No PBS Station. It’s Getting One Next Year, All-Digital
PBS Appalachia Virginia, a streaming service operated by Blue Ridge PBS in Roanoke, will have dedicated staff and studios in Abingdon producing local programming. ...
Anne Garrels, One Of NPR’s Bravest Correspondents, Is Dead At 71
She snuck into war-torn Chechnya, witnessed the Tienanmen Square protests, covered the Taliban's retreat from Kabul in 2001, and did extraordinary reporting from the...
The Philadelphia Orchestra Was In London, About To Play Beethoven’s “Eroica”. Then The Queen...
The concert itself was cancelled, but that doesn't mean the orchestra didn't perform: instead, these musicians from the capital of the rebellious 13 colonies...
BBC Cancels The Last Night Of The Proms “As A Mark Of Respect” For...
This year's iteration of the popular and somewhat rowdy celebration of British patriotism was to have happened on Saturday evening. Friday's concert by the...
Peter Straub, Author Of Horror Classics “If You Could See Me Now”, “Ghost Story”,...
"One of the most celebrated writers of tales of horror, psychological thrillers and stories, ... he was the winner of numerous prizes, including the...
World’s Second-Biggest Movie Theater Chain Files For Bankruptcy
Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas in the US and Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US federal...
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s First Chief News Anchor, Dead At 82
"(He) was the cable news channel's lead anchor for two decades until his retirement in 2001. During his tenure, Shaw anchored major breaking news...
The Odesa Philharmonic, And The American Who’s Been Conducting It For 30 Years
Hobart Earle, who's currently helming the orchestra on a special visit to Berlin: "I never imagined that I would be a long-term music director. ...
National Geographic Cuts Six People From The Top Of Its Masthead
"High-level (layoffs) are unusual for any established magazine, and they are unprecedented for National Geographic, which has enjoyed stable editorial leadership since its founding...
Lea Michele And Her Six Standing Ovations: An Eyewitness Report From Her First Performance...
"After a decades-long, controversy-filled history of desperately wanting to play Fanny Brice, Lea Michele was finally in the role on Broadway. At the first...
Calder Gardens — After 25 Years Of Start-And-Stop, A Space Dedicated To The Sculptor’s...
Located on Benjamin Franklin Parkway just opposite the Rodin Museum and Barnes Foundation, Calder Gardens will include both a building (designed by Herzog &...
“For Such A Small Venue, The Variety Of Spaces Is Remarkable”: Inga Saffron On...
"At a time when Philadelphia architecture rarely rises above the goal of extracting money from land, Calder Gardens promises to be a work of...
Sculpture By Three Generations Of Calders In Philadelphia
Already there are famous mobiles and other pieces by "Sandy" Calder at the Museum of Art, PAFA, Federal Reserve Bank, and Free Library, plus...
Scholars Discover Hidden Images In Vermeer’s “The Milkmaid”
"Advanced scanning techniques revealed that beneath the plain white wall that makes the milkmaid's bright yellow and blue clothes stand out, Vermeer had originally...
New York City Ballet Dancers’ New Contract Has Some Real Changes
Not only does the new labor agreement include a 6.7% pay raise and restoration of benefits suspended when the pandemic arrived, the company formally...
What Can The UK’s Arts Sector Expect From New Prime Minister Liz Truss?
It's hard to say just yet — partly because she's so new and partly because she has a reputation for changing positions on almost...
Why Cast “1776” Entirely With Non-Male, Mostly Nonwhite Actors? This Is Why.
Co-director Diane Paulus: "I want the audience to hold that dual reality, of what the founders were, but also a company of actors in...
Bolsonaro Vs. Lula — Where The Arts Stand In Brazil’s Presidential Election
Jair Bolsonaro abolished the culture ministry, slashed arts funding, and demonized the entire sector — which largely returns his hatred and fears he'll stage...
Savannah Jazz Festival Has To Publicly Deny That It Bans Guns
This summer an activist loudly objected to a no-guns rule at Atlanta's Music Midtown festival (in Georgia, no event on public property may ban...
Saudis And Gulf Kingdoms To Netflix: Remove All “Offensive Content”
"A joint statement issued on behalf of ... the Gulf Cooperation Council made the request, saying the unspecified programs 'contradict Islamic and societal values...
Introducing A New Award, A “Turner Prize For Dance”
Sadler's Wells in London has announced the biennial Rose International Dance Prize, with a £40,000 main award for a full-length piece and £15,000 for...
