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Laura Benanti Reveals How She Literally Sang Through An Onstage Miscarriage
"On Monday April 3rd, I performed on stage for 2000 people while having a miscarriage. I knew it was happening. … If it had...
The Enslaved Painter Who Modeled For Velázquez And Became A Star Artist In His...
"(Juan de Pareja) remains an elusive figure within art history, with details of his life prone to myth, his paintings often misattributed and no...
A Critic Makes The Rounds Of Immersive Art Shows
Adam Platt: "As you move from one pleasantly distracting set piece to another, pondering when to ingest the lemon-flavored edible in your pocket, it...
Brussels Museum Schedules, Then Cancels, Sparring Match Between Police Officers And Local Boxers
"The MIMA contemporary art museum in Molenbeek had planned to host a sparring session between around 20 amateur boxers from the Ixelles branch of...
Museum Of Peru’s Shining Path-Armed Forces Civil War Is Abruptly Closed
"Since its controversial inception in 2015, the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion has received about 60,000 visitors a year. But Lima's ultra-conservative...
It Took A Dozen Years For “Shucked” To Plow Its Path To Broadway
"The history of iterations of Shucked is an interesting one, since it bears almost no resemblance to the show that McAnally and Clark started...
Will A Proposed New York City Law Banning Size Discrimination Make A Difference On...
"The bill … would 'prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person's height or weight in opportunities of employment, housing, and public accommodation.' …...
This Magazine With 1,000 Subscribers Has Become A Serious Force In Irish Literature
"Founded in Dublin in 1997 as a receptacle for 'all this great writing floating around,' The Stinging Fly has reached its 25th year as...
Pergolesi Meets Pole Dancing In Performance; Priest Punished With Death Threats
A performance titled Passions croisées (Crossed Passions) in a historic Strasbourg church featured Pergolesi's Stabat Mater accompanied by athletic (and non-raunchy) pole and silk...
Mimi Sheraton, Restaurant Critic And Food Writer, Is Dead At 97
"It's hard to find anywhere in the food universe that wasn't touched by (her) pen or panache. She helped shape modern food writing as...
The Choreographer, Videographer, And Oceanographers Who Worked On Boston Ballet’s New “La Mer”
It's the first live work in North America for beloved Dutch choreographer Nanine Linning, and among her many collaborators are video artist Heleen Blanken...
The Psychiatric Troubles That Made Yayoi Kusama And Her Art What They Are
"From a very early age Kusama has suffered from severe panic attacks and hallucinations, episodes during which pumpkins might talk to her, which is...
As Translated Literature Gains A Higher Profile, Translators Gain A New Role
"In the new visibility, the literary translator possesses a different sort of identity: still the articulate spokesperson for another language and culture, but self-conscious...
“There Is A Much Lower Ceiling Than There Used To Be”: Dallas’s Arts Institutions...
"There is no question that, because of their size, Dallas's big seven arts groups depend more heavily on attendance than others in the region....
Italy’s New Right-Wing Government Wants To Outlaw The Use Of Foreign Words (Yes, Just...
"(The) eight-article proposal includes imposing a fine of up to €100,000 ($108,000) on the use of foresterismi, or foreign words that have Italian translations,...
San Diego Opera Cancels Performances Of An Work It Co-Commissioned
"Citing rising costs and reduced revenue, the San Diego Opera Tuesday canceled performances of (Zach Redler and Jerre Dye's) The Falling and the Rising,...
Some Benin Bronzes Contain Metal Mined In Germany, Say Scientists
"The Edo people in the Kingdom of Benin, modern Nigeria, created their extraordinary sculptures with melted down brass manilla bracelets. … A team of...
Wil Ron DeSantis Come After Mrs. Doubtfire? Florida’s Theater Community Worries About Governor’s Anti-Drag...
A number of organizations, especially larger ones such as Miami's Arsht Center, are confident that shows like Mrs. Doubtfire and Hairspray are sufficiently distant...
Florida’s Department Of Education Gives Its Approval To Michelangelo’s David
"'Florida encourages instruction on the classics and classical art, and would not prohibit its use in instruction,' Alex Lanfranconi, communications director for the Florida...
Elon Musk’s Twitter Labels NPR As “State-Affiliated Media,” Flings Poo When Asked For Explanation
"NPR said it was disturbed to see the description added to all of the tweets that it sends out, with John Lansing, its president...
Britain Fines TikTok Nearly $16 Million For Misusing Children’s Personal Data
"The Information Commissioner’s Office said it issued a fine of £12.7 million pounds ($15.9 million) … (and that) TikTok allowed as many as 1.4...
What Cheryl Strayed Puts Into Her Autofiction, And What She Keeps Out
"How about this woman we create isn't me, but she had that same stuff happen to her in the past and she took a...
Remember Damien Hirst’s Spin Paintings? Now You And AI Can Make One Of Your...
Hirst did the originals, back in the 1990s, by dripping paint onto a rotating canvas. Now he and his partners have set up an...
How Dance Changes When It’s Viewed In A Museum Or Gallery Rather Than A...
It's not just a matter of coming off a proscenium or thrust stage: everything from audience expectations and behavior to documentation practices is different...
$33 Million Rescue By New Government Saves National Library Of Australia’s Digital Archives From...
"Trove, the expansive archival database that holds billions of images, newspapers, documents, manuscripts and myriad other resources that are freely accessible to the public,...
