Just Stop Oil demonstration interrupted a performance of The Tempest at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Actor Sigourney Weaver sat aghast as protesters walked on stage and fired a confetti cannon, holding placards and announcing politely: “We’ll have to stop the show, ladies and gentlemen, sorry.” - The Conversation
You get Figures in Extinction, a trilogy which choreographer Pite and director McBurney have been creating for Nederlands Dans Theater. "The idea was to have me in the driver’s seat for part one, Simon for part two, then work jointly for part three," said Pite, but their roles quickly merged. - The Guardian
After video of a worker using a hammer, chisel, and other tools on the stones of the Great Pyramid of Giza went viral on social media last November, outrage about the incident has grown to include a statement in Egyptian Parliament and one Egyptologist claiming “mismanagement.” - ARTnews
High culture became the only thing standing in the way of the free market, and now that too has been taken care of. Art can co-exist with Schlock, but it cannot indefinitely survive the onslaught of Kitsch — the only kind of culture the free market can really tolerate. - Unherd
The state’s HB 710, enacted last July 1, forbids anyone under 18 from accessing library books that contain “sexual content,” regardless of the work's literary or educational merit. - Publishers Weekly
"(Researchers) gathered a group of 15 to 20 people monthly for six months to talk about how they viewed news in general and the BBC in particular. They were starting from a low point: 'about 90% of the participants said they don’t trust the BBC to tell the truth.'" - Nieman Lab
After Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad on December 8, the orchestra's rehearsals and concerts were halted as Syria embarked on a delicate transition away from decades of one-family rule enforced by a repressive security apparatus. - Yahoo
"More than 1,000 days after she and her fellow musicians were first displaced, (violinist Tetiana) Martyniuk-Bahrii said she had grown accustomed to the uncertainty. 'It’s a life, but I can’t say it’s a totally happy life,' she said. 'Who knows what will be next?'" - The New York Times
Before COVID, the company typically offered eight productions per season, but, as with the current season, there will be only six productions plus a few concerts in 2025-26. General director Matthew Shilvock said there is "great enthusiasm for the art form but with costs increasing faster than income." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
"A year after (he) controversially vetoed $32 million in arts grant funding, he wants most of it back. But he … wants language in Florida law to 'ensure funding is provided only to activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups.'" - Florida Politics
Though he also sang with the great companies of London, Paris, Milan, Munich, San Francisco, and other cities, he's best known for his long association with the Met, where he gave 1,672 performances in 88 roles. - OperaWire
Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency mogul who earned international notoriety when he purchased Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian (the banana duct-taped to a wall) and ate it, claims that an art adviser forged his signature and fraudulently sold to Geffen Giacometti's Le Nez. Geffen's attorney calls the suit "bizarre and baseless." - The New York Times
"The newly discovered work shows an unidentified man with a thin moustache, quill in hand, standing next to a stack of papers or books — a prosaic image compared to the scene of Jesus Christ, bound and wearing a crown of thorns, that Titian later painted over it." - Reuters
"The Giller Prize has parted ways with its lead sponsor Scotiabank more than a year after members of the literary community began protesting the bank's ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer. The Giller Foundation, which administers Canada's richest fiction prize, said its 20-year relationship with Scotiabank ended Monday." - The Canadian Press (MSN)
The closure comes nine months after Wales' Culture Secretary assured the historic building would remain open, despite concerns from the museum's director over its deteriorating condition. - BBC
