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Ireland’s New National Dance Company Makes Its Debut
“Liz Roche, Artistic Director of Luail, Ireland's all-island dance company, (writes) about the beginnings of the company, as it prepares to make its highly anticipated...
Read The Resignation Letter From NEA Literary Staffers
“We are processing a lot of complex emotions in this moment, as we imagine you are too in light of recent agency developments, but...
As The Big Streamers Retrench, Nigeria’s Filmmakers Pivot To YouTube
The country’s film industry is the world’s second largest by output, but the big streaming services who had been commissioning films have cut way...
The Ascent And Descent Of Gérard Depardieu: A Timeline
“For over half a century, (he) stood as a towering figure in French cinema, a titan known for his commanding physical presence, instinct, sensitivity, and...
The Full Arc Of A Tragedy In 4½ Minutes: Audra McDonald And Ben Brantley...
“All of this — right down to that climatic, rushing release called catharsis — is provided, near the end of a delectably tuneful show,...
Putz Paints Penis On Ancient Peruvian Ruin
“The man was filmed while spraying the graffiti on one of the original walls of Chan Chan, a pre-Columbian city 500km (300 miles) north...
New York State Boosts Tax Incentives To Attract More Business From Hollywood
“New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has approved a state budget that increases the cap on the state’s film and TV subsidy to $800 million,...
Second City In Chicago Boosts Pay And Avoids Actors’ Strike
“The performers’ major concern was a wage increase. David Kolen, a senior business representative at Actors Equity Association, said the performers have taken a...
Budget Cuts In Los Angeles Threaten Frank Lloyd Wright Landmark
“Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright’s eclectic Los Angeles masterpiece, is under threat of closure and losing its UNESCO World Heritage Site status amid drastic budget cuts...
La Scala’s Next Music Director Will Be Myung-Whun Chung
The 72-year-old South Korean-born, US-trained conductor has appeared at the Milan opera house more often than any other guest conductor, going back to 1989....
Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
“The actor, 76, has been convicted of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during the filming of Les Volets Verts...
Some Italians Are Highly Offended By Estonia’s Eurovision Song Contest Entry
The Baltic nation’s submission this year is “Espresso Macchiato,” in which Estonian singer-rapper Tommy Cash (who bills himself as the “Kanye East” of Europe)...
Marina Harss Adds Another Dance Critic Gig To Her Portfolio
The well-regarded author, critic and biographer has been appointed dance critic for The Hudson Review, a quarterly journal focusing on literature and the arts....
Donald Trump, Broadway, And Fame: A Brief History
With the real-estate heir-turned-tabloid fixture-turned-reality TV star-turned-politician having taken over the Kennedy Center and now talking about what big-name musicals to present there, Jada...
Researchers Identify Author Of Ancient Scroll Carbonized By Vesuvius
“Traces of ink lettering visible in the X-ray images” — virtually unrolled and scanned for words by a specially-designed AI program — "revealed the...
Chicago Public Schools Unveil Revamped Arts Education Plan
“Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday announced a plan aimed at increasing the quality of arts instruction by establishing a comprehensive arts curriculum and...
Jazz Singer Andy Bey, 85
“Bey had a multiphase musical career, with peaks and valleys that had more to do with shifting tastes than any fluctuation in quality. But...
Leading Dutch Museum Worries That Lending Art To The US May No Longer Be...
“Martine Gosselink, the director of the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, whose collection includes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring …, said the turmoil...
St. Louis’s Muny Gets 2025 Tony Award For Regional Theater
The Muny — officially, the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis — is the oldest and largest outdoor musical theater in the U.S., founded...
Trump Abruptly Fires Head Of Library Of Congress
“President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress — the first woman and first African-American to hold the position. She...
All Rape Charges Against Oscar-Winner Paul Haggis Dropped By Italian Court
A woman had accused the writer-director of Crash of raping her repeatedly over the course of two days in 2022 while they were both...
Trump Renominates NEA Head From His First Term
“According to governmental documents posted online, Trump has nominated Mary Anne Carter to reassume her post as NEA head, a position she left in 2021 when...
Why Mahler’s Songs Are As Great As His Symphonies: Lieder Pianist Julius Drake
“They may be less all-encompassing than the famous symphonies, but Mahler’s songs are miniature masterpieces, ranking alongside the greatest by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and...
The Legacy Of “Monty Python And The Holy Grail” At 50
“Despite the small budget, the film went on to become a comedy classic that influenced Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons and countless other comedies. Now 50 years...
Why “The Crucible” Remains Compelling In The 21st Century
Michael Billington: “There is more to (Arthur Miller’s play) than a single political parallel and, whenever I see the play, I am struck by...
