"What’s amazing is how young looking and exuberant this ballet is. ... Mr. Balanchine did all these dark, morbid ballets toward the end of his life. Jerry was going on like he was going to live forever." - The New York Times
Wow, did that not go as planned. Apparently, Yahoo was also looking at Hulu. "Either of those, with hindsight being 20/20, would have been a better acquisition." - Variety
Beloved children's author Mo Willems, who is bringing a Pigeon opera to the Kennedy Center, says children's lit and opera have commonalities, including big emotions. "It’s direct communication. It’s interior dialogue. It’s self-discovery. And both forms really have been pushed off to the side." - The New York Times
Annie Ernaux, writing about a French superstore, "faces the harder emotional truth: you can hate everything the superstore stands for, ... the superstore offers a real opportunity to feel the edges of your own anonymity, one you don’t get anywhere else." - Paris Review
Cultural Emergency Response, based in the Netherlands, coordinates "first responses to damage and to prevent future damage by shielding sites against threats posed by war, natural disaster and climate change." - The New York Times
Liz Sexton "can spend upwards of 100 hours on a mask, honing the details using woodworking techniques, be that carving more than a hundred tri-pointed teeth of a marine iguana, or using an orbital sander to achieve the milky smooth skin of a beluga whale." - Minnesota Public Radio
“We don’t agree with applying a one-size-fits-all solution to shows that are unique and different in their approach to creative staffing,” the AMPTP stated. “Some writers are the sole voice of a show and others work with only a small team. The WGA’s proposals would preclude that.” - Variety
Losses narrowed by $102 million to $235 million, for an adjusted EPS of 17 cents a share, a also ahead of expectations. Shares popped higher this morning on the numbers. - Deadline
Critics generally hate the shows, but, if attendance figures are anything to go by, the paying public loves them. Museums have taken notice of the excited crowds, and now, they’re beginning to try their hands at digital showmanship. - The New York Times
Pushkin has been falling rapidly in Ukraine. Since the start of the full-scale invasion last February, more than 30 monuments to the poet have been dismantled. From a western European or anglophone perspective the loathing of a poet who died nearly 200 years ago can seem bewildering. - The Guardian
One of the most intriguing aspects of the celebrated show is the live video recording, with close-ups of the actors and occasional puppetry interludes presented on an attendant screen, which also allows room for subtitles for the invented language spoken by the performers. - ArtsHub
"The Dream Journey aims to promote traditional, Sufi-style music, the popularity of which has declined in recent decades" due to the spread of militant, severe brands of Islamism. "Their channel has amassed over 36 million views and 169,000 followers, and has launched several careers." - The Christian Science Monitor
What led to Nataki Garrett’s resignation after just four years in the post, in which she spent as much or more time handling crises and fielding criticism as programming and making theatre? And what led OSF to the point where they had to put out their hand for help? - American Theatre
These unmissable logos seem designed to engage audiences with the stage quite actively, creating an Instagrammable moment in a space where cameras are mostly frowned upon. - The Stage