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Discovering The Ruins Of One Of Shakespeare’s Playhouses Changed Our Understanding Of Theatre History
"There was a received narrative that proper playhouses start off round and then just get bigger, with the pinnacle of that evolution being the...
President Emmanuel Macron On France’s Support For The Arts Amid The Rise Of The...
"I don’t think it can ever be taken for granted. Decisions could be made in a rash manner. I don’t think everyone is pleased...
Cincinnati Symphony Concert Series Goes Immersive And Interactive
"Still largely experimental, (CSO Proof concerts) might include elements of dance, lighting, theater and atmosphere to accompany a short program of classical music. The...
Salman Rushdie Is Working On His First Volume Of Fiction Since He Was Almost...
Speaking by videolink from New York to the Lviv BookForum, the author revealed that the book will be a trilogy of novellas about "the...
Astral Artists, Philadelphia’s Agency For Budding Classical Stars, Is Shutting Down
"Astral Artists, the small but important Philadelphia arts group that has boosted careers and fostered artistic development of classical musicians nationally, is shutting down....
Israeli Air Strikes In Lebanon Nearly Hit Ancient Ruins At Baalbek
"Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada has called for international action after an Israeli airstrike hit perilously close to Baalbek, a triad of Imperial Roman...
Studio Museum Of Harlem Will Open Its New Building In Fall 2025
"Its first show there will bring the museum full circle by focusing on the work of Tom Lloyd, the artist, educator and activist who...
Philadelphia Orchestra To Tour To China For Record 13th Time
"After scrapping its 50th anniversary tour of China in 2023, the Philadelphia Orchestra is picking up where it left off. The full ensemble will...
When Texas Cities Cut Arts Funding, Who Loses?
"The last decade has seen substantial growth in many Texas cities, and with that has come growth in city funding of the arts. However,...
Judge Decides Who Owns Basquiat Painting Which Inigo Philbrick Sold Twice
"A US magistrate (ruled) that a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting used by Philbrick in his illegal scheme belongs to a collector he misled — and...
Public Radio Layoffs Hit Central Pennsylvania’s WITF
Last year, the station, which serves Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Chambersburg, was gifted Lancaster's daily newspaper, LNP, and its website, LancasterOnline, by their now-former owner....
The Acoustics At David Geffen Hall: Did $550 Million Fix The Problems?
"By gutting and rebuilding the interior (of the New York Philharmonic's home), the project was meant to break, once and for all, the acoustical...
Dance Data Project Counts Up U.S. Ballet Companies’ Financial Assets
This is DDP's first-ever report examining the value of ballet companies' endowments and the book values of buildings the companies own. - Dance Data...
In DC, The Problem For Small Theater Companies Is Finding Theaters To Perform In
"A number of companies that cater to smaller audiences with niche or experimental productions are struggling to find or keep their spaces in the...
Book Banners Are Trying A Stealth Method To Get Targeted Books Off Library Shelves
Regular weeding — librarians' term for removing from collections books that are out-of-date, damaged, or too seldom checked out to be worth shelf space...
Author Lore Segal Dead At 96
"An esteemed Viennese-American author and translator, (her) gift for words helped her family escape from the Nazis and … later drew upon her experiences...
San Antonio Philharmonic Turmoil: Two Rival Boards Suing Each Other
The organization itself has filed a case against two former board members who led a schism of the group into rival factions. Those two...
La Course Camarguaise, The Non-Lethal Bull-Not-Exactly-Fighting Of Southwestern France
Rather than egging on a bull to gore him and then killing it, a competitor in this sport merely annoys the animal by trying...
“Thankless And Difficult”: What It’s Like Running One Of L.A.’s 99-Seat Theaters
"'Part and parcel of running a theater in Los Angeles is waking up two to four times a year and not knowing if you're...
Oregon Ballet Theatre Is Shopping For A New HQ
The company is looking to more-than-triple its space, to 40,000 square feet from its current 13,000. … If it were a matter of accommodating...
Kansas City’s Public Radio Stations Cut Jobs, Local Classical Programming
NPR news outlet KCUR and its sister station, KWJC/Classical KC, are eliminating several positions and leaving others unfilled. The most noticeable change to listeners...
Well, At Least One Endeavor Has Been Reborn From The Ashes Of The University...
The Lightbox Film Center, a repertory cinema, had been operating for the past five years in one of the UArts buildings on Broad Street...
Paul Simon, Despite Hearing Loss, Hopes To Return To Live Performance
The singer, now 82, gave up touring in 2018, and he lost most hearing in his let ear while recording last year's album Seven...
Scotland’s Arts Funder Can’t Announce Any Funding For The Arts
Creative Scotland has postponed announcing its next round of funding grants, which were due this month. The agency says it still can't confirm for...
Seeing Art In Person Stimulates Much More Brain Activity Than Looking At Reproductions Does
"Commissioned by the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, … the independent study used eye-tracking technology and MRI scans to record the brain activity of...
