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Barry Grove, Who Helped Make Manhattan Theatre Club Into A Powerhouse, Will Step Down...
He started with the then-fledgling Off-Off-Broadway company as managing director in 1975. Since then, with artistic director Lynne Meadow, Groves has led MTC to...
There Will Be No Deal To “Loan” The Parthenon Marbles Back To Greece, Says...
Scuttling reports from last week of secret talks over a deal, premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis restated his nation's longstanding position that the ancient sculptures, having...
After Four Years On The Outside (This Time Around), The US May Rejoin UNESCO
"An article in the $1.7 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill passed on 22 December … paves the way for the Biden administration to rejoin and...
“Banshees”, “Everything”, “Ozark” Lead SAG Award Nominations
The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once each received five nods: one for lead performance (Colin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh, respectively),...
Have A Look At London’s “Actors’ Church” In All Its Fabulousness
"The ebullient rector of St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, fondly known as the Actors' Church, carries himself as much like an impresario as a...
National Symphony Orchestra In DC Has Found Its New CEO
"Jean Davidson, 54, is president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the largest professional chorus in the country. (She) will begin...
The Superstar Magician Who Lost, Or Found, Himself In TM
"To the chagrin of his fans, (Doug) Henning himself sold his illusions to David Copperfield and other magicians, and permanently quit the world of...
Sydney Just Isn’t A Museum-Oriented City. Can The New Sydney Modern Change That?
"Museum-building in a real estate-obsessed city that Mark Twain called 'superbly beautiful' — in the sunny heart of a proud 'sporting nation' — often...
Are U.S. Regional Accents Fading Away?
"In Boston, there are reports of people pronouncing the letter 'r.' Down in Tennessee, people are noticing a lack of a Southern drawl. And...
Patricia Barker Is Ending Her Productive, Turbulent Tenure Leading The Royal New Zealand Ballet
In her 5½ years as artistic director, she steered the company through the COVID crisis and a headquarters renovation, and she hired more Kiwis...
The Leading Independent Russian TV Network Has A New Home: The Netherlands
TV Rain (Dozhd) – once headquartered in Moscow, long harassed by Putin's government, and finally shut down in the months after the invasion of...
The Three Amigos Of Ancient Norse Rock Art
"The three enthusiasts have transformed knowledge about prehistoric art in Norway, more than doubling the number of carvings known in their home region. And...
West Virginia Public Radio Reporter Says She Was Sacked After Reporting On Abuse At...
"Reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely claims she was fired from West Virginia Public Broadcasting … after investigating the alleged abuse of disabled patients at state-run...
Venice Has Yet Another Problem: Its Lagoon Is A Dumping Ground For Abandoned Small...
"The wrecks are a threat to other vessels – a boat's engine may be damaged if it passes over them. But they are an...
Here Are The Winners Of The 2023 Golden Globe Awards
The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and The Fabelmans led the feature film categories (with The Fabelmans upsetting Tár for Best...
We’ve Seen Afrofuturism. Now Comes Indofuturism.
"These visions, whether expressed through science fiction, music or art, are rooted in staples of traditional Indian culture such as spirituality and folk customs....
A Dance Critic Writes Her Farewell After A 50-Year Career
Jill Sykes: "There was remarkable generosity in the dance world towards an enthusiastic young observer, allowing me into the innermost work processes. I came...
Germany Runs A Special “Culture Train” From Berlin To Poland
On the 4½-hour trip between the German capital and the Polish city of Wrocław, "passengers encounter writers, musicians, creative artists, a library and a...
Marin Alsop On “Tár”: “I Was Offended As A Woman, As A Conductor, As...
"There are so many men – actual, documented men – this film could have been based on but, instead, it puts a woman in...
Glyndebourne’s Touring Opera, Its State Funding Cut, Cancels This Year’s Season
While the main Glyndebourne Festival receives no public money and is unaffected, its touring and education activities were supported by Arts Council England, which...
An Amateur Researcher May Have Just Identified A 20,000-Year-Old Form Of Proto-Writing
Many of the now-well-known cave drawings of animals include dots, short lines, and crosses; archaeologists suspected that they had some meaning but couldn't work...
Charles Simic, Former US Poet Laureate And Pulitzer Winner, Is Dead At 84
"Author of dozens of books, Simic was ranked by many as among the greatest and most original poets of his time, one who didn’t...
Administrators In Florida Cancel A High School Production Of Paula Vogel’s “Indecent”, Which Is...
"Jacksonville's Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has canceled performances of a play involving censorship and the first lesbian kiss in American theater, triggering...
Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Damage Major Modernist Artworks In Brasilia
Vandals in the crowd seriously damaged several paintings and sculptures and destroyed a couple of pieces entirely — this on top of the damage...
The Louvre Will Reduce The Number Of Visitors It Admits By A Third
"The Louvre in Paris, the world's most well-attended museum, will now limit the number of daily visitors to 30,000 'in order to facilitate a...
