All About America, Good And Bad, At This Year’s Edinburgh International Festival
“It is the largest presentation of American artists in the history of the festival,” says director Nicola Benedetti. The program includes a residence by...
Historic Palaces In Iran Damaged By U.S. Bombing
“The most serious confirmed damage to date has been to Tehran’s Golestan Palace, dating back to the 14th century, and the 17th-century Chehel Sotoon...
The Once-Banned Street Music Of Afro-Uruguayans Has Leapt Back To Life
Candombe — not to be confused with candomblé, the syncretic religion created by Afro-Brazilians — was once confined to poor black neighborhoods in Montevideo....
What If A “Day Job” Is The Foundation Of An Artistic Career?
Rather than sticking our heads in the sand—and hoping that belief, alone, will be the source of motivation we need to succeed—what if we...
Shaker Dancing And Christian Spirituality
“Though Christianity’s relationship with dance remains tangled, the full-bodied nature of Shaker devotion, revolutionary in the 18th century, is now an ideal for some...
How Luxembourg’s Minister Of Culture Defended This Year’s Venice Biennale Entry
“The role of the state is not to filter works in the name of good taste,” Thill said, adding that art should challenge audiences...
Why You Can’t Love A Clone
Even if a new mug – or a clone – is identical to the original in every visible way, the fact that it is not the same alters...
Italy Pays €30 Million For Rare Portrait By Caravaggio
"The portrait, painted around 1598 and attributed to Caravaggio in 1963, depicts Maffeo Barberini, a nobleman who later became Pope Urban VIII. The painting...
Fighting Over Art And Politics Again (And Again)
Identity, even when mobilized as a force for visibility and justice, can shield art from critique—transforming dissent into offense and rendering criticism suspect. Questioning...
How Politics Made Contemporary Art Predictable And Dull
The ambition to explore every facet of the present was quickly replaced by a devout commitment to questions of equity and accountability. There was...
The Global Elite Have Given Up On Spelling And Grammar
The literary breaches, while trivial, highlight a reality that has become all too clear: There’s an inverse correlation between power and proper punctuation. - The...
Marseille Has A Thriving Artist Community. So Why Might The City Elect A Far...
If your experience of Marseille is limited to certain multicultural central neighbourhoods then it might be easy to assume that this is – and...
Last Of Great Authors Of Latin America’s Literary Boom, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Has Died...
“(He) achieved international renown with the 1970 publication of A World for Julius, ... portraying the life of Lima's elite through the eyes of...
This Year’s Spotify Report: Music Business Is Increasingly Global
Spotify said artists from 75 different countries had generated at least $500,000 in streaming royalties last year, compared to 66 the year prior, with...
Making The Case For Opera In Odd Spaces
Sitting in front of the singers, without the distraction of the sets or even an orchestra, I found myself face to face with Mozart’s...
Hollywood’s Casting Process Has Changed Massively
“As their profession is thrust into the spotlight with a new Oscar for their work being awarded on Sunday, the casting directors I spoke with acknowledged...
European Union Threatens To Withdraw Funding For Venice Biennale If Russia Is Allowed To...
“This decision by the Fondazione Biennale is not compatible with the EU’s collective response to Russia’s brutal aggression,” said the EU commissioners for technology...
Portland Has Millions Of Dollars In Unspent Arts Funding, And Arts Organizations Are Pleading...
The government of Oregon’s largest city has $8.5 million in money from its (unpopular) Art Tax that has never been spent; this was reported...
Over Objections Of Musicians And Staff, Beatrice Venezi Confirmed As Music Director Of La...
“Venezi, the daughter of a far-right militant and known for tossing her blonde mane in a popular shampoo ad, is seen as part of...
Phoenix Symphony Selects L.A. Phil Alum As Its Next Music Director
Chilean conductor Paolo Bortolameolli, who was associate conductor under Gustavo Dudamel at the Los Angeles Philharmonic through 2023, begins his term in Phoenix with...
Costs To Produce Theatre In Britain Have Doubled In The Last Ten Years
The annual Theatre in the UK report from the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre says that, despite soaring attendance, many theatres in...
Bill Kurtis To Retire From NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me”
The 85-year-old former CBS anchorman has been judge and scorekeeper on the public radio comedy-quiz show for 12 years. His last show will air...
The Data Confirms: It’s Women Who Keep American Contemporary Dance Running
“Among the largest 150companies, … in all leadership categories except music directors/principal conductors, women comprised between 59% and 85% of artistic and administrative roles.” -...
The LiveNation Settlement Will Solve Nothing
With a fine equivalent to a few days’ revenue and some marginal changes to its business practices, Live Nation will, more or less, plow...
Al Zuckerman, Who Founded One Of The First Modern Literary Agencies, Has Died At...
“His working approach was that a literary agent should be a creative and business partner for writers — a relatively novel idea at the...
