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Hiring And Pay Equity In US Theater Did Improve In 2020, But Just Barely:...
The union's third annual Diversity and Inclusion Hiring Bias Report found that just under a quarter of contracts went to actors and state managers...
Gender Equity Seems To Be Better At Dance Festivals Than In Other Parts Of...
Among the statistics in this report are that, in 2021, two-thirds of US dance festivals studied were headed by women, almost two-thirds of the...
Taking Kids To Museums, Plays, Or Concerts Does Not Improve Their Grades: Study
"There have been persistent theories that wealthier children may be given an advantage in their school careers by being pressed into visits to art...
Restoration Workers At Notre-Dame In Paris Unearth Medieval Tombs
"Several tombs and a leaden sarcophagus likely dating from the 14th century have been uncovered by archaeologists at Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral following its devastating...
The Oldest Form Of Jewish Theater Takes New Shape
Purim spiels, retelling the story of Queen Esther, are documented back to the 14th century and doubtless happened for generations before that. New versions...
Nobel Laureate Peter Handke’s Fans Say His Support Of Milošević Has Nothing To Do...
"Rather than a departure from his literary work, Handke's position on Serbia may be of a piece with it — a logical consequence of...
Read These Letters That Freed Black Folks Wrote To Their Former Enslavers
"Some are exquisite condemnations from learned and accomplished men who escaped their enslavement. Some are brief queries, shots in the dark, dictated by...
$1.23 Billion Redevelopment Of Melbourne’s Main Arts District Approved
The Southbank district already has three concert halls, an outdoor music venue, five theatres, three museums (including the National Gallery of Victoria), an arts...
Conductor Paavo Järvi Explains Why He Stayed In Moscow To Finish His Gig After...
"These young people should not and cannot be punished for the barbaric actions of their government," said the Estonian maestro, who was there to...
American Public Media, Split Off Years Ago From Minnesota Public Radio, Is Being Reunited...
While both networks have long been subsidiaries of American Public Media Group (headquartered in St. Paul), they had been separate divisions, with MPR focusing...
Will The Choreographers For Music Videos Or TikTok Ever be Able To Copyright Their...
"Copyrighting choreography is not impossible, but historically it’s been easier to win legal protection within more traditional forms such as ballet or modern dance. ...
Juilliard’s Board Chairman Tried To Fire Its President. He Failed.
Chair Bruce Kovner, a major donor, told Damian Woetzel, the former ballet star who now runs Juilliard, that an internal evaluation found his leadership...
U.S. Congress Increases Public TV And Radio Funding By $50 Million
"Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, the Corporation (for Public Broadcasting) will receive $525 million in federal funds in FY24, up from $475...
Trinity Church Wall Street Fires Music Director Julian Wachner
While the church was investigating Wachner — who built Trinity's vocal and instrumental ensembles into major forces in New York's concert life — regarding...
Suspect In Stabbings At MoMA Arrested In Philadelphia
Gary Cabana was apprehended while napping on a bench in the city's Greyhound bus station early Tuesday morning. Philadelphia police had been looking for...
Rachmaninov, Russian Culture, And Putin’s Atrocity In Ukraine
"It is desperately ironic that Rachmaninov's experience — being held personally accountable for the actions of a government he despised — is being repeated...
Choreographers For Film And TV Are Forming A New Labor Union
"So what is owed to the creators of the choreography that's helping movies, television shows, music videos, and social media campaigns earn millions of...
How Ukrainians Are Using Books To Defend Against Russian Attacks
After Putin invaded Crimea and the Donbas, the government in Kyiv began giving extra support to Ukrainian-language writing and media; publishing flourished, and Ukrainians...
This Is The Question About Black Life In America That Underlies Dominique Morisseau’s Plays
"Getting free in the past, it's just getting free. Like, you're literally in bondage. Getting free in the present is a very different thing....
Even Pointe Shoes Have Been Affected By The Global Supply Chain Mess
"Amy Taylor, the director of production for Kansas City Ballet who also manages shoe orders, says, 'I've had to go to one of (my...
Andrew Lloyd Webber Plans Big Move Into Film And TV
Announcing the hiring of two senior executives with screen industry experience for his Really Useful Group, the musical theatre mogul said, "While I am...
Early In The Pandemic, Did Unrestricted Funding Gifts Keep Arts Organizations Afloat? Here’s What...
Earned revenue plummeted, of course, while government grants and private donations tried to fill the gap. "Were they enough for organizations in the sector...
Three Major Baltimore Arts Institutions Are Looking For New Leaders. Is Now The Time...
The city is two-thirds Black, and the choice of a Black candidate at one or more of them — the American Visionary Art Museum...
Last Summer Alone, Authorities Seized Nearly 10,000 Looted Artifacts
"International law enforcement authorities in 28 countries executing the latest phase of Operation Pandora, an international crackdown on illegal cultural goods trafficking, seized 9,408...
Actor Jussie Smollett Sentenced To Jail, Probation For Faking A Hate Crime
"Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in jail, and ordered to pay restitution...
