"It's not stage fright exactly. But I'm not comfortable like I used to be. And it's far easier to do telly and films. They throw money at you for very little, and you get to do it until you do it right." - The Guardian
The latest Orchestra Repertoire Report shows a 638% increase in music by women at our symphony halls in the past six years. The numbers for women composers of color — which started at next to nothing — is up a whopping 1425%. - NPR
The idea and hope behind Ulitsa Sezam, which debuted in 1996, five years after the USSR came apart, was to help its young audience learn the values of a free-market, democratic society. The translation from American to Russian culture and mindset, however, was far from smooth. - Smithsonian Magazine
"Once ubiquitous in Hong Kong, the signs ... have been steadily removed in the last few decades. The recent dismantling of some of the largest remaining ones, however, is rekindling interest in the local art form." - Bloomberg CityLab
The more important factor in the dwindling of the Academy Awards viewership is that the Academy has been hurting itself by doing its job: honoring the best movies each year. “Best” is famously a matter of taste, but most observers would agree that it doesn’t mean “most successful financially.” - The Daily Beast
She's made her career as a classical violinist, but the EIF includes dance, theatre, and popular music as well. "'Well, classical music does count for a pretty large percentage of the offering,' she counters, before saying that she's been deluged with offers of help in the other areas." - The Guardian
At first, Mr. Powell says, the artistic mischief was a joke, a test of whether anyone would notice and a strike against the ubiquitous prints he saw at hotel chains. Now, it is part of his brand and his business. - The Wall Street Journal
Dance Data Project's latest report says that in "ballet and classically inspired companies" the vast majority of the repertoire was created by male choreographers, but that the ratio has changed from nearly ¾-¼ to more like ⅔-⅓ — with near parity for mixed bills of new works. - Dance Data Project
A leading expert on museum security answers questions about which artworks are and aren't protected by glass (and why), the tensions between protecting the art and letting the public see it, and what he wishes the demonstrators would understand. - The Atlantic
"Disney is to release Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in French cinemas next month but has warned that future blockbusters may go straight to its streaming service, Disney+, unless France relaxes film distribution rules" which keep films off streaming services until long after a theatrical run. - The Guardian
She tweeted the news on Monday but actually turned in her card this summer. LuPone said in a subsequent statement, "When the run of Company ended this past July, I knew I wouldn't be onstage for a very long time. And ... I made the decision to resign from Equity." - Playbill
"The Walnut Street Theatre is seeking a single donation of more than $10 million to complete a capital campaign for the long-planned, pandemic-delayed expansion of its Center City home. The benefactor would be offered naming rights to the existing mainstage auditorium or perhaps the entire theater complex." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"(The Czech conductor), 41, will begin his tenure in September 2025. He succeeds Antonio Pappano, who steps down from the post at the end of the 2023-24 season after 22 years in the role – making him the Royal Opera's longest serving music director." - The Guardian
"(This) supernatural satire set amid a murderous Sri Lankan civil war ... is about a photographer who wakes up dead, with a week to ask his friends to find his photos and expose the brutality of war." - BBC
