Performance At La Scala Ends Early After Conductor Riccardo Chailly Falls Ill
During the second intermission of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk on Wednesday evening, a very weak Chailly was taken to a Milan hospital and...
Royal Ballet Star Matthew Ball Is Moving Into Choreography
And he’s not going to be a rule-breaker, trying to revolutionize the art form: “There’s nothing wrong with organic movement. … There’s a reason...
The Best Classical Music Performances Of 2025
I love to be surprised: to come across premieres and fresh interpretations that upend my expectations and open my mind to new possibilities. When...
What If Laziness And Apathy Have Neurological Causes?
When these systems become dysfunctional, people who were once highly motivated can become pathologically apathetic. Whereas previously they might have been curious, highly engaged...
2025’s Best Dance
Emotion was often the bedrock of the dances and dance artists who rose to the top this year. - The New York Times
A.A. Milne, Author Of Winnie-the-Pooh, Also Wrote Romance Novels
“For the next fifty years, females of all ages both delighted and troubled him. He was not sure he ever understood them, but …...
Korea’s Classical Music Scene Has A Major Economic Problem
Korea’s classical music market remains chronically constrained. In an ecosystem dominated by private presenters, major international orchestras often need to schedule at least three...
The Bain Report: How The Movie Theatre Business Can Be Saved
So, how does the cinema experience fit into this time? Its key benefits are “immersion, spectacle, and shared experiences,” the Bain report highlights. “But...
A Tumultuous Year For Washington DC Classical Music
More and more, the political noise around the Kennedy Center threatens to overwhelm the music within, and it’s unclear what, if anything, is being...
Frank Lloyd Wright Also Designed Typeface Fonts
What’s more, those fonts have been adapted for digital use. - Artnet
If You Quit Social Media. Will Your Time Really Be Better Spent On…?
One of the more common doomsday scenarios about social media goes something like this: an internet-addicted public, hooked on the dopamine hits of engagement...
A Historic Turner Prize Winner
The judges praised Nnena Kalu's brightly coloured sculptures - which are haphazardly wrapped in layers of ribbon, string, card and shiny VHS tape -...
And Now… The Trump Administration’s War On “Woke” Fonts
US diplomats have been ordered to return to using the Times New Roman typeface in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden...
Historic Movie Palace Is Remade Into Palm Springs’ New Performing Arts Center
The Plaza Theatre had a star-studded opening in 1936, with the premiere of the Greta Garbo vehicle Camille. But it fell on hard times...
Of Sports Betting And Music Competitions
I acknowledge that it is important to be able to honor great musicians in a very public way but I believe there is a...
Philly Fringe Returns To Regular-Season Programming
“The legendary festival, known for experimental and boundary-pushing theater, previously offered year-round programming before the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. In recent years, it has...
Emily Nussbaum Named The New Yorker’s Theatre Critic
“Nussbaum, a highly respected culture writer who received a Pulitzer Prize for her television criticism, has been a member of the New Yorker writing...
As Benin Bronzes Are Being Returned To Nigeria, There’s Nowhere Suitable Which Can Display...
When 100 of the restituted sculptures were exhibited last month in Benin City, there was no high-tech security and the labels were on paper...
People Over 70 Who Listen To Music Daily Face Significantly Lower Risk Of Dementia,...
“A major new study led by researchers at Monash University (in Melbourne) … found that daily musical engagement correlates with a marked reduction in...
A New Solti Conducting Competition Is Starting Up In Budapest
This one, which takes place next October, will involve the Hungarian Radio Symphony and Hungarian National Philharmonic and is being organized by Müpa, Budapest’s...
Baritone Jubilant Sykes, 71, Stabbed To Death
A Grammy-nominee (for Leonard Bernstein’s Mass conducted by Marin Alsop) who moved smoothly between classical, musical theater, and gospel, Sykes was found dead in...
2025 Turner Prize Goes To Nigerian-Scottish Artist Nnena Kalu
“Kalu, an autistic artist with learning disabilities and limited verbal communication, … (won) for her colourful drawings and sculptures made from found fabric and VHS tape, becoming...
Paul Taylor’s “Esplanade” At 50
How the landmark modern dance was created, whom it influenced, and why it’s still magical today. - The New York Times
Why Are We Curious About Some Things And Not Others?
All this infophilia raises an important question: if we like information so much, why don’t we seek out more of it? - Psyche
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Makes Its Interim Artistic Director Permanent
Richard A. Freeman Jr. served on an interim basis for two seasons, including holding the company together through the turmoil following the firing of...
