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New York City Ballet’s Andrew Veyette And His Difficult Journey
The NYCB stalwart is about to give his farewell performance after 25 years with the company. Yet he almost didn’t make it to this...
There’s A New Stalin Monument In The Moscow Metro, And, Well, Opinions Differ
“The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red Square surrounded by a crowd of Soviet citizens looking...
Institute Of Museums And Library Services Begins Restoring Cancelled Grants And Rehiring Fired Staffers
The IMLS, a federal agency whose grants were all summarily cancelled by the Trump/Musk DOGE, has started reinstating grants and rehiring employees following a...
Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Which Survived Beirut Blasts Is Restored And On View
“After three years of painstaking restoration work, the J. Paul Getty Museum is unveiling Hercules and Omphale, a long-lost Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1652) painting nearly destroyed in the explosions that struck...
Major DC Classical Presenter Moves Next Season’s Concerts Out Of Kennedy Center
In order to “thoughtfully match artists and their work with venues that best serve the art, the audience, and the moment,” Washington Performing Arts...
How A Physics Undergrad In Boston Became A Master Glassmaker In Venice
Roberto Beltrami had traveled to Boston University to study, and in his sophomore year a Dale Chihuly exhibition awakened his fascination with glass, and...
The Media Circus That Keeps Driving South Korean Celebrities To Suicide
“The Korean public holds celebrities to a higher moral standard than normal people, and the media is very aggressive (in) reporting on scandals. They...
Why Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Bringing Back $11-Or-Pay-What-You-Wish Tickets At Opera Philadelphia
The countertenor/company director allows as how yes, ticket revenue under the policy fell from 8% to 4% of the company’s budget — and then...
California Gov. Newsom Cuts Millions From State Fund For Boosting Pay At Small Arts...
“On May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a budget proposal eliminating the $11.5 million allocated ... through the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, … (created) to help organizations...
Architectural Digest Tours A Broadway Set
Specifically, the set of Good Night, and Good Luck. And yes, George Clooney is on hand. (video with transcript) - Architectural Digest
Art And Antiquities Trafficking Has Mushroomed Since COVID, Says Interpol
“’It was like they almost took an MBA during COVID and worked out different ways of operating,’ (a spokesman said), describing criminals innovating and...
Jaap Van Zweden Accused Of Abusive Behavior By Both Musicians And Administrators
“Musicians relate calling in sick, among other things, when van Zweden conducts their orchestra. Others turn to tranquilizers such as beta-blockers.” Six former orchestra...
Australian Ballet Reports Deficit Of $5.84 Million (US)
“The Australian Ballet’s box office fell 18% in 2024 on its way to a loss of $9.1 million, which it blamed on being forced...
Settling Trump’s $20 Billion “60 Minutes” Lawsuit Could Constitute Criminal Bribery, Senators Warn Shari...
“In a letter to Paramount Global Chair Shari Redstone, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said they are concerned...
After 37 Years, Bust Stolen From Jim Morrison’s Grave Is Recovered
“From 1981 to 1988, the bust sat at Morrison’s burial site at the Pére Lachaise cemetery. … French authorities stumbled on the sculpture when...
Roof Of Ming-Era Landmark In China Partly Collapses
“The Fengyang Drum Tower — built in 1375 and used to announce the beginning of ceremonies and the time of day — is one...
Cole Escola Was Definitely Not Expecting “Oh, Mary!” To Be His Big Break
“I assumed that if I had any sort of ‘real career success’ I'd be the gay best friend on a sitcom. ... Who'd ever...
Crystal Pite Says She Does Not Enjoy Choreographing
“No! I definitely struggle. Every time I make something, I think: I can’t do this anymore. It’s too hard. It costs me too much....
Barry Diller On “Coming Out” At Age 83
“I wasn’t closeted — I just never declared. And yet the reaction to that New York magazine excerpt was wild. Suddenly I’m ‘coming out.’ At my...
Santa Fe Opera, About As Close As Adult Professionals Can Get To Opera Summer...
Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham: “It’s like a working vacation, and many of us call it opera camp. I feel like the place itself is magic...
Rural Public Libraries Could Be Wrecked By Trump’s Elimination Of Institute for Museum And...
“Rural libraries in red states … know how to work with very little and maximize what they’ve got. But it’s that very resourcefulness that...
Calder Gardens In Philadelphia Will Open On September 21
“Philadelphia’s long-sought shrine to sculptor Alexander Calder will open its doors to the public Sept. 21, officials announced Tuesday. ... The sculpture garden (will...
If The Trump Administration Won’t Fund Radio Free Europe, The EU Will
Temporarily, at least: “The European Union agreed Tuesday to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to...
“Recklessly Disregards The Truth”: Former Kennedy Center President Calls Out Trump Team’s Allegations About...
Deborah Rutter: “I stand by my assertion that at the time of my departure, the Kennedy Center was fiscally sound. … This malicious attempt...
Former Whitney Museum, Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist Stack, Gets Landmark Status From New York City
After the Whitney moved downtown in 2015, the Metropolitan Museum operated the building as the Met Breuer until the 2020 pandemic. Sotheby’s acquired 945...
