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American Orchestras, Still Largely White, Are Trying To Diversify. It’s Slow Going, But Here’s...
There are blind auditions, special fellowships for Black musicians in particular, prep and financial aid for auditions as well as other programs from the...
The Publishing Industry Starts Campaigns Against The Book-Banning Trend
Penguin Random House has partnered with a raft of advocacy organizations on a public campaign called "Open Books Open Doors", while the Authors Guild...
After 900 Years, St. Paul’s Cathedral In London Is Letting Girls Into The Choir
Well, strictly speaking, they're being admitted to the choir school; there will be separate boys' and girls' choirs. Music director Andrew Carwood: "I accept...
Jacques Perrin, Star Of French And Italian Cinema Who Became Award-Winning Producer, Dead At...
Known early on for his "bright vanilla hair" and youthful mien in films by Jacques Demy, Vittorio De Seta, Claude Chabrol, and others, he...
Former Paris Opera Ballet Star Who Fled Moscow Lands As Artistic Director In Munich
Laurent Hilaire, who was an étoile in Paris since Nureyev's days, became director of dance at the Stanislavsky Theatre in 2017; he left Russia...
Charlotte Ballet’s New Artistic Director On How Newcomers Can Appreciate Dance
Alejandro Cerrudo: "One of the most common thoughts I've heard from audiences is, 'Sometimes I feel like I don't understand it.' You don't have...
How Abortion Has Been Handled In US Movies And TV
"Culture is not linear cause and effect, ... (but) film and television portrayals of abortion ... do offer an imperfect mirror to a culture...
Could They Do Immersive Orchestra Concerts The Way They Do With Van Gogh? The...
"Dubbed Immersive Scheherazade, the experience emulates those immersive Van Gogh shows. Four large screens and several smaller ones showed video close-ups of (Curtis Orchestra)...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Could Change, And Maybe Galvanize, Cultural Scenes Across Eastern Europe
The dangers that war brings and the huge influx of refugees will surely alter the region's arts along with the rest of society. Yet...
Now High Schoolers All Over The US Are Forming Banned-Book Clubs
Not only are these teens gathering to obtain, and read together, the books that conservative school boards and politicians are trying to keep out...
Largest Set Of Ancient Cave Art In North America Discovered In Alabama
There are thousands of life-sized engravings of anthropomorphic figures on the low ceilings of the three-mile-long cave complex, whose ceilings are as low as...
For The First Time, TikTok Will Share Ad Revenue With Top Video Creators
"The company said that with the launch of (advertising program) TikTok Pulse, it will 'begin exploring' its first advertising-revenue share program with creators, public...
Colonial Jamestown, Oldest English Settlement In US, Is Getting Inundated By Climate Change
The site of Captain John Smith's 1607 settlement, still a rich archaeological source, is on a low-lying island in Tidewater Virginia, tucked between the...
More People Died In Mariupol Theater Bombed By Russians Than Previously Thought
Testimony of nearly two dozen survivors and examination of the now-destroyed theater's plans indicate that at least 600 of the people who had taken...
Why Did Everything Fall Apart At One Of New York’s Most Beloved Play Development...
When The Lark's board announced the company's closure last October, they said there was no way to keep the company financially sustainable. Former staffers...
Arguing That Black Students Shouldn’t Have To Master Standard English Is “Underserving Black English...
John McWhorter: "The idea that for Black people standard English is something wholly apart is simply inaccurate. For most Black Americans, both Black and...
Royal New Zealand Ballet Fires Its Ballet Master, The Artistic Director’s Husband, For “Inappropriate...
Michael Auer joined RNZB when Patricia Barker, his wife, took the helm of the Wellington-based company in 2017. His contract was terminated in April...
The Guardian’s Chief Theatre Critic On Changing Her Mind About A Play
Arifa Akbar: "If a critic changes their mind, do they discredit themselves? No, because theatre reviewing is by its nature only ever an overnight...
One Of New York City Ballet’s Male Stars Reconsiders (Almost) Everything About Partnering
Russell Janzen writes, "Not the mechanics of partnering: I relish the physical challenge of supporting and entangling with someone else. But rather the politics...
Four-Year Prison Sentence For Botched Theft Of A Monet
The unnamed defendant, 49, and an accomplice were caught after taking Monet's De Voorzaan en de Westerhem (1871) from the Zaans Museum in Zaandam,...
Rebuilding Ukraine Must Include Culture, Not Just Infrastructure
"It's intergenerational heritage we're losing, and it's not just for one country. What's important to understand is that it's not just about saving the...
Vice Media Wants To Sell Itself Off — In Pieces, If Necessary
"Several buyers have expressed preliminary interest in acquiring Vice outright, ... (though) it also is exploring options to sell the company in parts." Just...
New York City Removes All Regulations On Sotheby’s, Christie’s, And Other Auction Houses
Now the city won't even require auction houses to be licensed, let alone disclose such things as whether they have financial interests in the...
Dave Chappelle Physically Attacked While Onstage At The Hollywood Bowl
"Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival ... on Tuesday night. ...Chappelle,...
Statue Of Pioneering Native American Ballerina Stolen, Hacked Up, And Sold For Scrap Metal
The bronze sculpture of Marjorie Tallchief was part of a monument at the Tulsa Historical Society honoring the "Five Moons," American Indian women from...
