When some local comedians realized that one basement comedy club is a designated bomb shelter, they started a regular show there. They call it Cultural Defense, and its popularity has surprised everyone. (It's not like American standup, though — more like a panel discussion with wisecracks.) - The New York Times
The new Labor government's Arts Minister is also the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations: Tony Burke. He indicates particular interested in job security and insurance for gig workers, but says there will be no formal arts policy until after town hall meetings held all over the country. - Limelight (Australia)
Dr. Taruskin was said to have grown gentler in his later years and he befriended many young critics and scholars, the same sorts of people he used to deride in public attacks and private postcards. - Washington Post
"As the (new Warner Bros. Discovery) media conglomerate looks to recalibrate its streaming priorities, it will no longer produce originals for HBO Max in the Nordics, Central Europe, the Netherlands and Turkey, and will also remove some content from its platform in order to free up licensing deals elsewhere." - Variety
"His work, weaned on modernism, liberated by postmodernism and forever revisiting the classics, cared little about aesthetic ideology but was deeply rooted in history. Whatever comes after Brook, it (won't be as) linked to the breakthroughs that defined theater directing as an art form (in itself)." - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
"Some groups decided to skip it, arguing that its bellicose themes would be offensive during wartime. Others, eager to show solidarity with Ukraine, added renditions of the Ukrainian national anthem to their programs to counter the overture's exaltation of czarist Russia. Still others are reworking it." - The New York Times
The redesign by landscape architect Bas Smets will include expanded plazas in front and in back of the cathedral; more plantings, including shade trees for queueing crowds, a new welcome center and museum, and a cooling system that will cover the pavement with a ¼-inch sheet of water. - The Guardian
Wall and ceiling paintings, believed to be by Genoese artists, were found and conserved in three rooms of the Prince's Palace: the Gallery of Hercules, the Chamber of Europe (Salon Matignon), and the Throne Room. It's unknown exactly when or why the frescoes were covered over. - Artnet
"In all, 13 members of the Mariupol troupe survived the weeks of bombardment of their city. ... In recent weeks, the group has reconvened in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod — where they live together in a dormitory — to rehearse (a) new play." - The New York Times
"He explored the interior world of the self and the nature of reality in dramas of every description – Shakespeare, opera, Asian epic and invented language – on stages and spaces all over the Earth. Literally the earth on many occasions." - The Guardian
New York state residents, along with tri-state students, will still retain the option to pay as they wish but for all other visitors, tickets will soon cost $30 for adults, $22 for seniors, and $17 for students, making the Met one of the most expensive museums in the city. - Hyperallergic
In a world flooded with such new devices, it is not at all surprising to find that many people now are not even aware of any aspiration to self-knowledge beyond what may be revealed by the AppleWatch or the Fitbit. - Unherd
An emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a specialist in Russian music, Mr. Taruskin was the author of a number of groundbreaking musicological studies, including the sweeping six-volume Oxford History of Western Music. - The New York Times
‘Ultimately, it’s about laying the foundations to encourage students’ awareness that multiple perspectives of history exist, and trying to do that in the most sensitive way we can.’ - ArtsHub
