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Justin Peck And Patricia Delgado On Choreographing “Buena Vista Social Club” Together

Delgado: “Working on so many projects in the supporting role to Justin has given me such an understanding of his style and his pace. I was so gratefu­l to get the chance to do a co-choreographic process, but it doesn’t feel that different. If anything, it’s just given me more creative agency in the room.” - Dance Magazine

Understanding AI: What’s The There There

Such is the prism of our information environment that AI discourse has become nearly as polarized as politics. Online influencers have sorted themselves into camps that include starry-eyed “accelerationists,” Cassandra-like “doomers” and skeptics who dismiss the technology as modern-day snake oil. - Washington Post

Seattle Cornish College of the Arts, Acquired By University, Lays Off Staff And Faculty

While officials presented the move — which comes amid a larger trend of consolidation in higher learning — as a way to ensure Cornish’s future, it has created uncertainty and anxiety for Cornish staff and faculty, who will all be laid off at the end of May. - Seattle Times

Idaho Teacher Ordered To Remove “Everyone is Welcome Here” Poster From Classroom

West Ada School District administrators stood firm on their statement that the sign — which displays an array of hands with different skin tones, below the words “everyone is welcome here” — violated the district’s policy on content-neutral displays. - Seattle Times

Hugh Jackman And Sonia Friedman Launch Transatlantic Theatre Production Partnership

The Hollywood and Broadway superstar actor and the West End and Broadway super-producer, working in partnership with director Ian Rickson, have formed a joint venture called Together. The company will focus on fully-staged-but-stripped-down productions in small venues, aiming for performances both intimate and affordable. - Deadline

Publisher Sold, Leaving Writers Wondering If They’ll Get Paid

The unique selling point of the publisher, launched in 2011 by QI researchers John Mitchinson and Justin Pollard, and Crap Towns author Dan Kieran, was that it allowed writers to pitch ideas online directly to readers. - The Guardian

The New Yorker Parts Ways With Its Art Critic

Jackson Arn, who joined the magazine in 2023, was accused of making inappropriate overtures to some of the attendees and appeared intoxicated at the celebration, according to the two people, one of whom witnessed his actions. - The New York Times

Inside Trump’s Meetings At The Kennedy Center (Unions? What Are They?)

"Somebody replied that, in a break with the past, the center would be doing some shows not affiliated with Actors’ Equity, the union representing actors. The person said that the change “opens us up for a whole bunch of more options as well as a lot more money.” - The New York Times

Canadian Actor Writes About Her Two-Week Detention At U.S. Border

“I told them I would pay for my flight home and asked when I could leave. No answer. Then they moved me to another cell – this time with no mat or blanket. I sat on the freezing cement floor for hours. I realized they were processing me into real jail.” - The Guardian

Why Robert Frost’s Poetry Became Uncool, Especially Among Literary Types

“This has a lot to do with the fetishization of what’s difficult, especially as both poetry and criticism professionalized. … (Ordinary people) understand the words. People read the poems and think they know what the poems mean. … (And) many people read Frost for the first time as children.” - The Paris Review

Come To The Cabaret Workshop

Reporter Elysa Gardner looks in on some master classes designed to hone young performers’ skills in delivering song lyrics, improvisation and scat singing, assembling a program, and other ingredients of a successful cabaret performance. - The New York Times

Toronto Gets A New Venue For Theatre And Opera

The companies Tapestry Opera and Nightwood Theatre are the anchor tenants at the Jackman Performance Centre, which includes a flexible performance space as well as offices and other facilities in the city’s Rosedale neighbourhood. - Ludwig Van

Former FBI Lead Investigator Reveals His Theory About Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

“Retired agent Geoffrey Kelly, who led the investigation into the (1990) thefts for more than two decades, recently (said) he suspects the initial plan ... was to make quick money stealing the Rembrandts. ‘Then they wake up on March 19 to realize that they’ve committed the heist of the century.’” Here’s who he thinks “they” are. - Boston.com

Writer-Director Arrested For Cheating Netflix For Show That Never Aired

“A Hollywood writer-director was arrested Tuesday on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of lavish purchases that included a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari.” - AP

Two Convicted In Theft Of Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet

The satirical artist’s piece, titled America, was stolen in September of 2019 while on display at an exhibition at Blenheim Palace in England. Michael Jones was convicted of planning the heist, while Frederick Doe was convicted of helping to sell the gold in the object. James Sheen had already pled guilty to burglary. - BBC

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