"(The company) has developed trauma trainings, a symposium, and post-performance discussions to help guide people through the heavy subject matter" — a mass shooting at a high school and the unexpected effect the atrocity has on a wedding ten years later. Counselors are available for the cast as well. - San Francisco Classical Voice
In Chicago, San Francisco and Boston, these groups are adopting unique organizational and financial structures to survive in overheated real estate markets. These arts models give artists more control over their place within these neighborhoods, but also emphasize stability and cooperation over resale value. - Bloomberg
Innocence, as the work is called, has been hugely impressing (and depressing) audiences and critics in Europe since its 2021 premiere at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Why will it be even more loaded in the States? Because it's about a school shooting — and its aftereffects 10 years later. - AP
Now, at just 23, she is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, approaching the close of a momentous season at Lincoln Center, where her versatility, artistry and jaw-dropping abandon have made her seem like a ballerina superhero. - The New York Times
The volume of film and video being produced in Southern California is still far below what it was before last year's writers' and actors' strikes — and the professionals who work on the camera, sound, lighting, makeup and similar crews are getting desperate about the lack of jobs. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Manhattan prosecutors, preparing for retrial after Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned by New York state's highest court in late April, say they'll try to get indictments on additional charges because "some people who were not ready to speak out in 2020 now appear ready to do so in 2024." - CNN
"Qommittee says it hopes, among other things, to connect drag performers and communities lacking in local support to resources including legal aid and therapy. It may also help performers and venues navigate the business." - AP
The Standard, which has suffered six straight annual losses (most recently, £16.4 million through October 2022), hopes to repeat the successful switch to digital-only by its sister publication, the now-profitable Independent, while continuing to be released in hard copy each week. - Press Gazette (UK)
"The house is reportedly set to cut around 50 employees based in London, and … similar layoffs may follow in New York and at other Sotheby’s locations in Europe. … Last year, Sotheby’s laid off at least 10 senior employees." - ARTnews
“It’s one of the great roles in musical theater, and I’ve always thought maybe some day I could try it,” she said. “It scares me to death, but I certainly feel old enough now, and having experienced motherhood, perhaps I have what is needed to dive in.” - The New York Times
Despite beginning the job just as COVID shut down live performance, Dominique Meyer has increased corporate sponsorships to €38 million and has seen both box-office revenue and cash-on-hand rise by 22% over his tenure. Yet, because he's French, Italy's new-ish nationalist government is replacing him. - AP
Most of the missing items are ancient gems and pieces of jewelry from Greece and Rome. Some were listed on eBay by the seller Sultan1966, including a piece of Roman jewelry reportedly worth £50,000 ($60,000) that was offered for a starting price of £40 ($48). - Artnet
The reality is that they are all scrapping over crumbs when the real betrayal is the state’s paltry investment in the arts. This includes the music education that would provide new audiences for orchestras and opera companies. - The Guardian
Language has been a central object of philosophical attention ever since the ‘linguistic turn’ in the beginning of the 20th century. What can the emergence of a second language-producing entity tell us here? - 3 Quarks Daily
While monuments to important figures and concepts are useful teaching tools, nothing is quite as impactful as physically confronting a space where historical tragedies have occurred. - The Urbanist
