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Dilip Kumar, Bollywood’s First Great Realistic Actor, Dead At 98
"In a career that spanned five decades, Kumar is widely regarded as the finest actor India has ever produced. Starring in some of the...
Eliot Feld’s Successor At Ballet Tech Named
Dionne Figgins, a former Dance Theater of Harlem lead and Broadway performer, will be the new artistic director of the free-of-charge ballet education program,...
The Danish Language Is So Weird That Even Danish Kids Have Trouble Learning It
Researchers "have found that the uniquely peculiar way that Danes speak" – mangled consonants and 40 different vowel sounds – "seems to make it...
This Pair Returned MGM To Glory. Then Amazon Gobbled It Up. What Happens Now?
Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy "have compiled a heady mix of A-list directors and compelling material they hope hearkens back to the days...
The Battle For 1776: America Struggles With, And Over, Its Founding Myths
"For scholars, the rosy tale of a purely heroic unleashing of freedom may be long gone. But does America still need a version of...
How To Transition From Commercial Dancer To Choreographer
"Nine years ago, Del Mak decided he was done performing for artists like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and One Direction. 'I'd done everything I wanted...
Can You Still Play A Violin After Cutting It Up? For This Guy, The...
A visit to the dungeon (that's what he calls it) of Tyler Thackray, proud proprietor of the Instagram account @violintorture, dismemberer of instruments, creator...
We Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Stage Managers, Too
"Black stage managers and their white allies … are establishing new organizations for racial equity, creating more opportunities for up-and-coming stage managers of color,...
Is This The First Known Piece Of Neanderthal Art?
Two years ago in Germany's well-known Unicorn Cave, archaeologists discovered a deer knuckle with diagonal lines deliberately carved in it, Carbon dating has shown...
Actors’ Equity Removes Mask And COVID Testing Requirements For ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Shows
Any Equity production where everyone backstage has had their shots may now let those folks do their work more or less as normal, though...
Richard Donner, Who Directed Some Of The Late 20th Century’s Biggest Blockbusters, Dead At...
Early in his career, he helmed episodes of many of the most iconic TV series of the '60s, then he went on to direct...
Met Opera And Stagehands Union Reach Agreement
"The company's roughly 300 stagehands were locked out late last year because of a disagreement over how long and lasting pandemic pay cuts would...
England’s Arts Venues Can Operate At Full Capacity Starting July 19
Just two more weeks, then no more three-foot distancing and no more mandatory masks, said Boris Johnson. - Variety
The New Hotness In Exotic Dance? Lesbian Doms Performing For Straight Women
" are pioneering a new style: masculinized lesbian stripping that appeals both to the LGBTQ community and to a straight female crowd — the...
What Makes Aristophanes Relevant Today? Call It ‘Patriotic Obscenity’
"When adversaries in politics go low, one has no choice but to go equally low, if not lower, in order to have the same...
This Flight Attendant Wrote A Hair-Raising Novel By Jotting It On Cocktail Napkins
Author T.J. Newman: "I said , 'What would you do if your family was kidnapped and you were told that if you didn't crash...
Bollywood Isn’t Nimble Enough To Have Made COVID Films Already, But This Indian Film...
The Malayalam-language cinema, based in India's best-educated state, Kerala, has managed to produce compelling dramas dealing with the pandemic — from a two-hander shot...
How Do You Prove Opera Singers Can Act? Put Them In ‘King Lear’
Director Keith Warner assembled a cast made up entirely of opera singers, headed by such major names as John Tomlinson, Thomas Allen, Kim Begley,...
How Charleston Is Finally Reckoning With Its History In The Slave Trade
From the Old Slave Mart on Chalmers Street to historic plantations and downtown mansions to the new International African American Museum to walking tours...
A Deep Dive Into The Ancient Egyptian Tombs At Saqqara
Once the necropolis for the Pharaohs' capital city of Memphis, Saqqara has lately been the most exciting and productive archaeological site in Egypt. Here's...
It’s The Chinese Communist Party’s 100th Birthday, And Socialist Realism Is Back
Not only are they reviving classics of the Cultural Revolution like The Red Detachment of Women, new works celebrating the Party's achievements are being...
Chicago Tribune Puts Theater Critic Chris Jones In Charge Of Editorial Page
The move follows the paper's loss of 40 journalists since Alden Global Capital bought the Tribune earlier this year. Jones says he'll continue to...
Composer Louis Andriessen Dead At 82
He combined Philip Glass-style minimalism with influences ranging from jazz to Baroque music to Stravinsky to hard rock, not to mention leftist politics. He...
Daniele Gatti To Succeed Zubin Mehta In Florence
Fired from Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2018, Gatti then had a stint as chief conductor at the Rome Opera. He now succeeds the...
Florida Man Says He’s The One Who Invented Invisible Sculpture, May Sue Artist Who...
In early June in Milan, conceptual artist Salvatore Garau auctioned off an "immaterial sculpture" for €15,000. Now performance artist Tom Miller points out that...
