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The One-On-One Dance Performance Experiment
"Audience members reserve a time slot and are paired with dance artists through a lottery system. 'Maybe we don’t want each other,' Bakst said....
Padma Lakshmi On Leaving Top Chef After Filming The 20th Season
"One of the few Indian American women on television throughout her 19-season tenure, Lakshmi became known for her low-key banter, love of bold flavors...
Hamilton Casting, But Make It Backstage
"The Representation, Inclusion, & Support for Employment (RISE) Theatre Directory is meant to serve as a resource for theater producers, directors and other managers across...
Claire Denis, Directing Fierce Films – And Being An Utterly Fierce Interview – At...
She says, "Everything about film-making is frightening. ... I’m scared before about making a bad movie, about not being true to the actors, to...
A West Bank Arts Center Tries To Stay True To Representing Palestinians Despite Massive...
"The building’s remarkable story of survival, transformation and resistance makes it a poignant location for cultural activities that promote dyadic education and exchange within...
The Real Reason Comedian Amy Schumer Abandoned The Barbie Movie In 2016
Basically, the studio was not - at the time - on board with a feminist version. "She said she should’ve known the project wasn’t...
How The Blue Man Group Made Performance Art Mainstream
"In response to the ever-growing anxiety around technology, they conjured up characters who were eager to learn and discover the tactile world around them....
The Fresh Urgency Of Telling Queer Stories On Stage
Why are new plays about historical trans and queer folks important? "These queer stories give us reassurance that we’re not alone now, and we...
Social Media Streamers Won’t Be Subject To New Canadian Content Rules
Individual creators on TikTok, Insta, and other social media streams won't be required to have a certain percentage of Canadian content, or Indigenous rep...
The Literary Roots Of The Movie Die Hard
The screenwriter had to turn the author's "dense first-person prose, which featured its hero monologuing at length on CB radio and offering long sections...
Something Weird Has Happened To The Simpsons
The 34-year-old show is ... good again? Like the old days. The really old days. "Aficionados know there were some great episodes even in...
Learn Some Music History Through A Viral TikTok Dance
The "Pink Shoe Laces" craze might come from an homage to the recently concluded Mrs. Maisel, but some of the kids doing it are...
How A Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window Got To Broadway
We can all thank Jeremy O. Harris, who didn't want to miss it but was out of town during its run at BAM. "Harris...
A History Of The Gay Best Friend
For a long time, "sassy support was about the best representation queer people could hope for on screen, even if it required some code-reading...
The Man In Charge Of Turning Animated Disney Into Live-Action Extravaganzas
"Disney likes the cash. The company also views Mr. Bailey’s remake operation as crucial to remaining relevant. Disney’s animated classics are treasured by fans,...
The Sound Design Of ‘Succession’ Made The Show’s Best Qualities Pop
"The show’s clever sound design, combined with composer Nicholas Britell’s gleefully dark score, reflects a level of emotional sophistication that is unrivaled on television." - Fast...
Once You Start Down The Book Banning Path, The Bible Might Get In Your...
At least, that's what a school district in Utah found, after a parent complained about violence and vulgarity in the book. - NPR
Writers And Actors Congratulate Directors, But Say The Deal Doesn’t Affect Them
The executive director of SAG-AFTRA: "Our bargaining strategy has never relied upon nor been dependent on the outcome or status of any other union’s...
If Pinocchio Doesn’t Freak You Out, Why Does AI?
At issue: "We still take our emotional responses to AI too seriously. In particular, I worry that we interpret our emotional responses to be...
Jessie Maple, A Filmmaker Who Broke Many Barriers, Has Died At 86
Maple was "a bacteriologist who took up filmmaking in the 1970s, became the first Black woman to join the camera operators union in New...
The Story Of The Benin Bronzes Just Added A Strange New Chapter
Plans were underway to give them back, and a Ghanaian architect was designing a great new building. Then "Nigeria’s outgoing president announced he had...
The Case For Multilingual Museums
"One of the biggest challenges with incorporating Spanish and English text is planning for the display of double the amount of text which would...
Another News Story Featuring Michelangelo’s David
This time, "Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism won a lawsuit against Edizioni Condé Nast, which published a magazine cover with a...
The British Museum Seems To Have Actually Dropped BP
But "the museum said that 'certain terms' of the deal remain in effect, because it has verbally agreed to let BP exercise its 'supporter...
Is Now Truly The Time To Protest Here Lies Love Using Pre-Recorded Music?
"Even with Broadway budgets for musicals regularly topping $20 million, suddenly adding 19 people (the theatre minimum according to the collective bargaining agreement in...
