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Lucinda Childs’s Niece Comes Into Her Own As A Choreographer
“As (Ruth) Childs carved her own path as a freelance dancer (in Europe), the specter of her aunt’s work loomed. It continued to deter...
Boston’s WGBH Has Fourth Round Of Layoffs This Year
“Fifteen employees were told that their positions were being eliminated, according to a statement from President and CEO Susan Goldberg. She cited the loss...
Meet The Minnesota Orchestra’s Full-Time Social Media Content Creator
“The day before a fall show, Minnesota Orchestra musicians rushed through the stage door for rehearsal. At the bottom of the stairs was the...
Philadelphia Art Museum Fired Director Sasha Suda After Outside Investigation
“The Philadelphia Art Museum dismissed director and CEO Sasha Suda for cause after commissioning an independent investigation … by an outside law firm, which...
Louvre Hurriedly Institutes New $92 Million Master Security Plan
“The Louvre has unveiled a €80 million ($92 million) overhaul of its security systems in response to the brazen $102 million jewel theft that stunned Paris...
Firestorm At BBC News: Top Two Execs Resign And Trump Threatens To Sue For...
BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness resigned after the leak of a memo about the editing, for the show...
2025 Booker Prize Goes To David Szalay’s “Flesh”
“Szalay’s sixth work of fiction traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife. The judges ‘had never read anything quite...
Archaeologists Uncover Site Where Benin Bronzes Were Made
“Rediscovered structural remains, pottery, and glass vessels illuminate daily life and craft practices in the centuries preceding colonial rule. The dig established a complete...
Russian Publishers And Bookstores Are Nervous As Kremlin Cracks Down On Books
“Publishers have faced a difficult dilemma: stop offering books that the Kremlin dislikes, clandestinely cut the risky parts or openly redact them to show...
Alabama Public Television Has Major Second Thoughts About Dropping PBS
“Officials said the end of the PBS partnership could cost Alabama Public Television millions in funding, 90% of its content and thousands of audience...
England Moves To Undo Cuts In Arts Education; Creative Sector Heaves Sighs of Relief
For years, Britain’s leading cultural figures have warned that substandard arts provision in schools is devaluing the sector and creating an increasingly elite industry. But...
Film Festival In New York Cancelled At Last Minute After Chinese Filmmakers Withdraw
“The inaugural IndieChina film festival was planned to take place between 8 and 15 November. But on 5 November the festival’s curator ... posted...
Why Japan Shadow-Banned Paul Schrader’s Biopic Of Yukio Mishima
Until, that is, last week, when the 1985 film Mishima finally had its Japanese premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where the screening...
Has Chicago’s Theater Scene Addressed The Issues In The “We See You, White American...
“WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times asked some Black Chicago theater makers what has changed for them since 2020. Among those interviewed for this story, even the most...
Toronto’s Only Purpose-Built Dance Venue To Reopen
The auditorium at Queens Quay had been called the Fleck Dance Theatre; early this year, the Harbourfront Centre, which manages Queens Quay, declined to...
Bizarre Attack By Teen Tourist On Met Museum Artworks
On Monday, a 19-year-old hurled water at a 19th-century portrait and a 16th-century altarpiece, then ripped two tapestries. His mother turned him over to...
LACMA Management Won’t Recognize Employee’s Union Formed Last Week
“This means LACMA United cannot move forward with collective bargaining efforts until it is formalized by a National Labor Relations Board election. Complicating matters...
Actress Pauline Collins, Known For “Shirley Valentine,” Has Died At 85
She began her carer in theatre and TV and first became widely known as troublemaking parlour maid Sarah on Upstairs, Downstairs. Her turn as...
Anti-Israel Protestors Light Flares Inside Crowded Paris Concert Hall
Thursday night’s Israel Philharmonic concert at the Philharmonie was interrupted three times by demonstrators, including twice when flares were lit in the balcony and...
Switzerland Asks UNESCO To Officially Recognize Yodeling
The country’s government has requested that the UN agency designate yodeling as Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO’s committee for Intangible Heritage will decide at its...
“India’s Picasso,” The Country’s Most Admired And Reviled Artist
In March, a painting by M.F. Husain became the highest-priced modern Indian artwork ever; in June, an auction of his work in Mumbai was...
Why Robotics Companies Are Working With Dancers
“As moving machines like drones and self-driving cars become more integrated into our daily lives, the tech companies behind them are realizing they need...
James Gaffigan Appointed Music Director Of Houston Grand Opera
The New York-born, Houston-trained conductor is currently general music director of the Komische Oper Berlin and just completed a term leading Valencia’s Palau de...
Chicago Arts Funding Could Shrink Next Year
“(Mayor Brandon) Johnson’s proposed budget allocates just north of $62 million for (the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events) for next year. That’s...
Have Leading Arts Organizations Fulfilled Their Diversity Promises? In Chicago, The Answer Is …
… in effect, “no comment.” Of 21 organizations WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times approached, only seven completed the survey. One answered part of it,...
