The Essential Theatre AI Can’t Mimic
No technological breakthrough will ever nullify the wisdom of these playwrights. The shadow of death sentences us to live in endless search of elusive...
Experiential Art Is Having A Moment. Will It Last?
As big money has rolled into the sector, so too has a desire from companies to rely on solid gold intellectual property to bring...
When Should A Dancer Take The Risk Of Turning Down A Role?
“In a world with fewer contracts than aspiring dancers, and a long history of training dancers to silently acquiesce, it can feel taboo to...
The Israel Philharmonic Says It’s Just About Music And Apolitical. Is It?
That may be an ideal, but the reality is more complicated. The orchestra receives a subsidy from the government, typically reported to be around...
Visual Artists Demand Compensation For Work That AI Has Trained On
The group is calling for retrospective settlements for previous unauthorised use, for transparent disclosure of training datasets and for fair licensing agreements to ensure...
Clandestine Project In London Shares Museum Membership Cards With Poor Artists
Being the director of a major museum in London is no easy task, but I think we can separate the dire situation of the...
Was The Rodgers-And-Hart Breakup Really As Sad As In The Movie “Blue Moon”?
Ellin Stein looks at what’s fact and what’s fiction in director Richard Linklater’s film about Lorenz Hart on the opening night of Oklahoma!, Richard...
How Gamification Is Killing Hobbies
Birding is not the only hobby with an app problem. So many leisure pursuits now have their own gamified digital platforms: Untappd for beer enthusiasts. Strava for runners. Ravelry for...
Britain’s Cinemas Were Closing. Community Volunteers Stepped In
The cinema, which is a charity, has a bustling roster of volunteers to help keep it running. They have eight paid staff and 60-70...
This Year’s Oscar-Winning Documentary Decided It Was Only Ethical To Self-Distribute On Streaming
“The Palestinian-Israeli collective behind the film rejected a deal from Mubi, the company behind hits such as The Substance, after controversy over ties to an investment firm...
Harper Lee’s Unpublished Early Stories Are Now Seeing Print. What Can They Tell Us...
“Drafted in the decade before To Kill a Mockingbird, after Lee had first moved to New York City in 1949, the stories feature some...
Warner Bros. Discovery Is Indeed For Sale, And “Multiple Parties” Are Interested, Says Board
“Amid swirling reports of bidding interest by Paramount Global, the WBD board of directors says is it ‘has initiated a review of strategic alternatives...
Could Las Vegas Become Another Movie Production Center? That’s What Nevada Labor Unions Are...
“The effort to offer up to $95 million in tax credits to Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery for a new film production...
It Seems A Picasso Painting “Fell Off The Truck” In Spain
“Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a Picasso painting, insured for €600,000 ($700,000), which vanished while traveling from Madrid to an exhibition in...
After Just Two Years, Baltimore Symphony Extends Music Director Jonathon Heyward’s Contract
“Heyward, 33, signed a three-year contract guaranteeing that he will preside over Maryland’s largest cultural organization through Aug. 31, 2031. … Heyward will donate...
French Politicians Make The Louvre Jewel Heist A Symbol Of Macron’s Presidency
“The theft has become a kind of shorthand for what critics describe as Macron’s France: a state weakened by austerity, wavering authority, and institutional...
No Cameras?? Before Jewel Robbery, Audit Found Louvre’s Security Inadequate
“Because of repeated postponements of the scheduled modernisation of security systems, cameras have mainly been installed only when rooms have been refurbished,” said the...
What Ireland’s Basic Income Plan For Artists Accomplished
The basic income for the arts (BIA) initial pilot ran from 2022 to 2025 and helped 2,000 artists. The results of an independent study found that it...
A New AI-First School In San Francisco
Alpha School’s website suggests a futuristic learning model: AI tools make it so that students only need to spend two hours a day on...
Nineteen Percent Drop In International Students At US Universities This Fall
After India (down 45%), the arrivals figures from the US International Trade Administration (ITA), highlighted considerable declines from other major source countries, with China...
End Of An Era: MTV Is Shutting Its Music Channels. Is The Music Video...
The specific shuttering of the brand’s music platforms does call into question the position of the music video in today’s industry, and whether the...
Museums Are Banding Together To Survive Trump Attacks
The cultural community is now reeling and searching for answers. Many institutions have shown resilience, and sprouts of resistance are emerging. But the community...
Tech Groups Sue Texas Over Online Censorship Law
When app stores determine that a user is under 18, “the law prohibits them from downloading virtually all apps and software programs and from...
On The Eve Of America’s 250th Birthday, Museums Ponder How To Tell The Nation’s...
“I am hoping that people will take away from the whole range of exhibitions that we’re doing that democracy was achieved as a result...
Just How Will The Kennedy Center Make Dance Less “Woke?”
Avoiding “wokeness,” as the conservative right defines it, may prove difficult. Ballet has long been shaped by refugees, people of color, and the queer...
