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Scotland To “Pause” Participation In Venice Biennale
"A spokesman said that in 'the present financial and planning environment' it was necessary to 'review the current model of delivery'. … Scottish involvement...
When Spain’s Largest Newspaper Started A Book Club
The culture editors at El País had been considering starting a reading group for several years, but they only went ahead and launched the...
Arts Funding In New York State Faces A Sharp Drop As Pandemic Relief Cash...
"According to a summary of the (Governor's) executive budget released by the state Senate, the proposed fiscal year 2024 (arts) budget is $42.8 million,...
American Ballet Is Still Hung Up On George Balanchine, And He’s Been Dead For...
The new season of the podcast The Turning looks at the life of the choreographer; the heights, the difficulties, and the suffering that dancers...
Florentines Invite Floridians To Come See For Themselves Whether Michelangelo’s David Is Pornographic
The director of the museum housing the work said that the board, parents and students of Tallahassee Classical School to come see the white...
Countertenor James Bowman, One of The First Stars Of The Early Music Revival, Is...
Starting in the 1970s, he overtook Alfred Deller as the world's leading male alto through his work with David Munrow's Early Music Consort of...
Canada’s Regina Symphony Is Cancelling Performances Because Of Low Ticket Sales
This was supposed to be the first full season since the pandemic for the orchestra in Saskatchewan's capital. Ticket sales, however, are down...
Actors’ Equity Is Forming Its Own PAC
"The union ... will be launching the PAC in the first week of April, with the goal of contributing money to federal candidates who...
Yet Another Prosecution Setback In The Alec Baldwin “Rust” Shooting Case
The special prosecutor originally assigned to the case was legally obliged to withdraw, and now the judge has told Santa Fe's district attorney, whose...
The Texas Observer, Once The State’s Leading Liberal Print Outlet, Is Shutting Down
"The decision marks an end to 68 years of publication, starting with its founding in 1954 by Ronnie Dugger and including a six-year period...
Arvo Pärt And Angélique Kidjo Win The 2023 Polar Music Prize
The 87-year-old Estonian, for many years the world's most-performed living classical composer, and the 62-year-old Beninese singer-songwriter, a five-time Grammy winner, take this year's...
What Does A Film/TV Choreographer Do? More Than Just Dance Numbers
For instance, anytime there's a scene in a club, a choreographer will suggest moves for the extras so they don't look awkward (which is...
The Suffering, Death, And Rebirth Of Professional Orchestral Music In San Antonio
After three decades of financial difficulties and musician-vs.-management strife culminated in a nine-month strike, the board threw up its hands and dissolved the San...
Resurrecting The Gargoyles Of Notre-Dame De Paris
Here's a look-in on the sculptors who are carefully restoring or, where necessary, reproducing the delightfully grotesque waterspouts (yes, they help drain rainwater from...
The New San Antonio Philharmonic Now Has A Proper Union Contract
"The musicians of the San Antonio Philharmonic have reached their first collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) union Local 23."...
Paradise For Young Playwrights: Jeremy O. Harris Leads A Residency In The Hills Of...
"(They're) eating gourmet meals in a medieval village turned boutique hotel with breathtaking views of the postcard-perfect Val d'Orcia countryside. With access to a...
Researchers May Have Just Found A “Lost” Shakespeare Sonnet Inside A Ben Jonson Play
"Beyond 'compelling' stylistic evidence, the sonnet, titled 'To the Deserving Author', is signed with the mysterious pseudonym Cygnus, after the mythical figure who was...
A Major Piece Of Gospel Music’s History Has Been Rediscovered In Pittsburgh
"Charles Henry Pace … was one of the first African American gospel music composers in the United States, and the owner of one of...
BET Is For Sale, And The Cable Network Has Several Bidders
"Tyler Perry's Black Entertainment Television? It could happen: The prolific producer/director/actor is one of several very famous, very rich businessmen who have signaled an...
How’s Ireland’s Basic-Income-For-Artists Scheme Working So Far?
Six months into a pilot program that pays 2,000 working artists €325 per week/€16,000 ($18,200) per year, the results look good: as one recipient...
Oklahoma Moves To Revoke License From Teacher Who Directed Students To Brooklyn Public Library’s...
State Superintendent Ryan Walters has filed paperwork to cancel Summer Boismier's teaching certificate — despite the fact that she's now moved to New York...
Florida School Principal Forced To Resign After Sixth-Graders Were Shown Michelangelo’s “David”
Hope Carasquilla was ousted from Tallahassee Classical School after several parents complained about the lesson in a Renaissance art class. (One parent called the...
The BBC Singers Are Saved: Decision To Dissolve Choir Is Reversed After Outcry
The decision to close the BBC Singers, announced in March, was expected to result in the loss of 20 posts, but was met with...
The Extraordinary Puppets Of Broadway’s “The Life Of Pi”
"Finn Caldwell, the production's puppetry director, and two of those Olivier-winning puppeteers, Fred Davis and Scarlet Wilderink, sat down at the Schoenfeld one morning...
