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How Julie Taymor Went From Directing Opera And Off-Broadway To Disney
She was reluctant to do Lion King. "I was interested in the avant-garde. I didn’t have any interest in commercial theatre. I hadn’t even...
Nobel Prizewinner Abdulrazak Gurnah Has Some Strong Words For Europe
Gurnah, who is from Tanzania and lives in Britain, said, "People don't come with nothing, they come with their youth, their energy, their potential....
An Attempt To Remake The Western, Via Covid Protocols And Great Britain
The Harder They Fall is "righteous and rowdy" - and has a Black British musician director who says that his music and films come...
The Curator Who Can’t Live Without Sculpture
Claire Lilley, who placed 18 sculptures for the London Frieze Sculpture show this year: "I love how we as humans occupy the same space...
It’s Time To Start With Oscar Predictions
That seems wild, since this year's version was recent - and grim. "The Oscars’ class of 2020 included plenty of good films ... seen...
Cuban Artist Tania Bruguera Left The Island In Exchange For The Release Of Political...
The activist artist says she accepted a position at Harvard after telling the regime, "Look, you want me to leave, well now you have...
Peter Bunnell, Who Forced The Art World To Take Photography Seriously, 83
"It is a measure of Professor Bunnell’s success that today photography is unquestionably accepted as both a fine art and a discipline worthy of...
Musicians And Venues Struggle To Balance Safety With The Joy Of Finally Having Performances
Rock musician Dave Grohl speaks for pretty much every performer: "You wake up every day, cross your fingers that they’ll open a door, turn...
This Netflix Exec Wants British Talent To Come Back To The UK
Fiona Lamptey's vision: "I really want to bring back our stars, like people that have to leave their home to go make a film...
The Theatre Performance That Turned Actor Karen Lee Into A Visual Artist
It was a particularly bad evening for the actor who had recently been diagnosed with epilepsy: "I was onstage, and I forgot my lines,...
What It Takes To Go From Stand-Up Comedian To Media Mini-Mogul
Star power, a lot of hustle, and some luck. Ask Phoebe Robinson: "Her career models have shifted from comics like Wanda Sykes to multihyphenates...
A Last Minute Settlement At The Kennedy Center Keeps The Musical Hadestown Afloat
IATSE stagehands at the Kennedy Center voted to strike if a deal couldn't be reached - but at the last minute, the venue and...
How Did The Pandemic Affect The Indian Art Market?
Some things went better, including a lot of pivoting to digital, but "Before the pandemic hit India, the annual India Art Fair took place in Delhi....
The Great Novel Of The Internet Was Published In 1925
That novel? Mrs. Dalloway, of course. "'We are all Mrs. Dalloway now,' one writer put it." - The Atlantic
The Founder Of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Arrived Just In Time For The Great...
Conductor Theodore Thomas' first concert in Chicago was predicted to be "one of the most notable events in the history of music in Chicago."...
Opera Singer Warns Of Brexit’s Damage To British Musicians’ Careers And Standing
If British musicians can't travel to Europe easily and often, Dame Sarah Connolly says, their ability to be seen and to network will decline...
Maria Rosario Jackson, NEA Chair Nominee, On The Role Of Arts
Jackson, a professor at Arizona State and a veteran arts administrator, "is a recognized expert in creative placemaking, a process that leverages arts, culture...
Union President Says A Contract Or A Strike Is Mere Days Away As IATSE...
What issues remain? So many, the union says - "'the most grievous problems' in the companies’ workplaces." - Deadline
Playing Princess Is No Easy Role
At least, not when that princess is Diana, says actor Kristen Stewart. - BBC
Opera Performer Killed By Scenery On Bolshoi Stage
The accident happened to a member of the chorus during a scene change. "As the chorus kept singing and the orchestra continued to play, there...
A Brief Survey Of Men Having Opinions About Women Reading
"You’d think men might sit out commenting on books written by women about female rage, but you’d be wrong." - LitHub
Stop Calling It Misinformation
It's weaponized propaganda - and happily spread by armies of humans, as well as bots, online. - The Atlantic
Composer Louise Farrenc Is Making A Huge Comeback
Though is it a comeback if the 19th-century composer was never as popular before as her work is now? "'The symphonies and the overtures...
Black, Queer, And Other Theatre Artists Left The Flea To Protest Racism
Now the Fled Collective artists are back, in collaboration with the theatre, after 18 months of restorative justice work. - American Theatre
Do We Need A New Bill Of Rights For An Artificial Intelligence-Driven World?
Absolutely, we do. "Some of the failings of AI may be unintentional, but they are serious and they disproportionately affect already marginalized individuals and communities."...
