On stage in DC: Two timpanists, seventeen timpani: “Rhythmic and melodic material is split between the two soloists — each surrounded by drums and navigating the placement and tuning of each note.” - Washington Post
Then Hurricane Helene hit - and hit hard. In Asheville’s long-gestated River Arts District, the president of the District’s art group describes “the current scene as ‘near apocalyptic,’ adding that ‘two-thirds of the district has been either washed away or is in rubble.’” - The New York Times
Andy Newbery, season three’s helmer: “Hopefully, shows like this will make it easier for the next generation coming through... to hopefully accept themselves a bit more easily and a bit quicker, and maybe some of that shame won't exist in the same way like it did for a lot of us.” - BBC
In its funding, anyway. “There are so many people who just need a first chance to make a smaller-budget film,” she says, pointing out that often, women don’t get the chance to make a second film if the first isn’t a huge success. - The Guardian (UK)
“My husband tells me, ‘You are a nicer person in Hindi than you are in English.’ I believe him. For everything that English has granted me, it has also been the language of competition and of getting ahead in life.” - LitHub
Magee was “an enigmatic and idiosyncratic artist and poet who spent four decades building a starkly beautiful monument of stone and steel in the West Texas desert that may be the most significant artwork most people have never heard of.” Then there was his alter ego. - The New York Times
Somehow, billionaire mansions survive - the Biltmore House, hotels, and even gardens were little damaged by Hurricane Helene - but Biltmore Village? Yikes. - NPR
“Keeping the National Ballet dancing, whether at home or abroad, is a matter of existential importance for Ukraine, Sukhorukov and his colleagues say. ‘Ballet in our culture — this is the face of the country.’” - Washington Post (MSN)
Among others, “you can find the contemplative radicals of Hummingbirds trolling the streets of Laredo over on PBS; the determined detectives of The Chicano Squad solving crimes in Houston on A&E; and on Netflix, a dozen or so student musicians competing in Going Varsity in Mariachi.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
At least, that’s what the authenticators say about a painting bought for £2,000. “The artwork had been exhibited in Canada five times between 1912 and 1913, but its whereabouts had since been unknown.” - BBC
Though many believe the technology could speed the work of seasoned moviemakers, it could also replace less experienced digital artists. Others experts worry that the technology could become a quick and inexpensive way of creating online disinformation, making it even harder to tell what’s real on the internet. - The New York Times
She will soon meet with King Charles, a classical music fan who studied the cello, piano and trumpet, to outline her ideas. She is contemplating a flash musical event in which the rooms at Buckingham Palace are briefly occupied by composers or performers. - The New York Times
Part of the challenge is that such questions aren’t really empirical; they can’t be answered by just by asking Americans about their arts activities. Rather, they’re normative and therefore, inevitably, political. - NEA
Rather than egging on a bull to gore him and then killing it, a competitor in this sport merely annoys the animal by trying to pluck off tokens stuck to its body or forehead. Despite healthy attendance, la course camarguaise now faces financial problems, angry detractors, and badly-behaved spectators. - The Guardian
