Woolly Mammoth Theatre Director Jumps To Lincoln Center
Maria Manuela Goyanes is heading to New York’s Lincoln Center Theater, where she will be artistic director of LCT3, a black-box space devoted to...
100M Americans Now Pay For Streaming Music (But Growth In Subscriptions Has Slowed)
The RIAA reported that U.S. recorded revenue grew to $17.7 billion, an all-time high, while vinyl sales stayed strong, growing to $1.4 billion in...
How One Big U.S. City’s Arts Organizations Are Dealing With The Tumult At The...
As the rules and criteria for grants have abruptly changed, many organizations in Philadelphia are taking a watch-and-wait stance, some, like the Black-founded-and-run Philadanco,...
Does Sleeping On An Idea Help Creativity?
Scientists are finding experimental evidence that supports what Edison and Dalí knew all along — that the transition between wakefulness and sleep is a...
Art Advisor Lisa Schiff Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison For Art Fraud
Authorities say that Schiff defrauded clients of her art advisory business out of roughly $6.5 million in connection with the purchase and sale of...
AI Is Upending Art Authentication
AI’s objective analysis has thrown a wrench into this traditional hierarchy. If an algorithm can determine the authorship of an artwork with statistical probability,...
Jury Duty As Theatre, Or Theatre As Jury Duty
“Jury Games (is) one of several immersive theater productions that are taking jury service … and repackaging it as entertainment. Similar experiences will be...
City Of Miami Beach Ends Attempt To Evict Cinema For Showing Best Documentary Oscar...
“Mayor Steven Meiner introduced a resolution last week describing the film No Other Land as antisemitic, but he withdrew it during Wednesday’s commission meeting after five...
After 37 Years, Chicago Sun-Times Film Critic Richard Roeper Is Leaving
“Roeper co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, succeeding Gene Siskel after his death. He announced his final day with the Sun-Times”— from which he...
National Symphony Music Director Gianandrea Noseda Will Stay On Through 2030-31
The four-year extension means that the Italian conductor will remain in D.C. at least through the National Symphony’s centennial season. - The Washington Post...
Radio Free Europe Sues Trump Administration Over Elimination Of Funding
“Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — the U.S.-funded news outlet set up to reach people under Communism during the Cold War — said on Tuesday...
David Hallberg Extends As Artistic Director Of Australian Ballet
The five-year extension of his contract means that Hallberg will stay on in Melbourne at least through 2030. The company has also appointed a...
Pianist András Schiff Cancels All Tour Dates In United States
“(The) eminent concert pianist, who has boycotted strongman rule in Russia and his native Hungary, said on Wednesday that he would no longer perform...
The Phrase “Pride And Prejudice” Has History From Long Before Jane Austen’s Novel
“The phrase, which has religious origins, appeared in hundreds of works before Austen was born. From Britain it traveled to America, and from religious tomes...
The New Soap Operas — Told In 60-Second Chunks
They are called micro dramas — vertically filmed, under minute-long clips that together are often movie-length soap operas. But instead of waiting weeks to find out,...
Plant-Based Music: Biologist-Turned-Composer Tarun Nayar Collaborates With Vegetation
“By connecting cables from his custom-built modular synthesizers to mushrooms, fruits, and leaves, he transforms their natural bioelectric signals into captivating sounds. During his...
Should The Getty Think About Moving?
In the fires’ aftermath, an unexpected but fittingly inconceivable thought came to mind. I found myself wondering: Should the Getty move? Should the Villa,...
Tate Museums, Citing Deficits, Cuts Seven Percent Of Staff
Approximately 40 roles have been impacted by the cutbacks, made through voluntary exits and hiring freezes. - Hyperallergic
AI And Writing: Looking Beyond Whether It’s Cheating
As a history and literature concentrator, most of my humanities courses strictly prohibit generative AI, viewing it as a shortcut that undermines learning. But...
Justin Peck And Patricia Delgado On Choreographing “Buena Vista Social Club” Together
Delgado: “Working on so many projects in the supporting role to Justin has given me such an understanding of his style and his pace....
Understanding AI: What’s The There There
Such is the prism of our information environment that AI discourse has become nearly as polarized as politics. Online influencers have sorted themselves into...
Seattle Cornish College of the Arts, Acquired By University, Lays Off Staff And Faculty
While officials presented the move — which comes amid a larger trend of consolidation in higher learning — as a way to ensure Cornish’s...
Idaho Teacher Ordered To Remove “Everyone is Welcome Here” Poster From Classroom
West Ada School District administrators stood firm on their statement that the sign — which displays an array of hands with different skin tones,...
Hugh Jackman And Sonia Friedman Launch Transatlantic Theatre Production Partnership
The Hollywood and Broadway superstar actor and the West End and Broadway super-producer, working in partnership with director Ian Rickson, have formed a joint...
Publisher Sold, Leaving Writers Wondering If They’ll Get Paid
The unique selling point of the publisher, launched in 2011 by QI researchers John Mitchinson and Justin Pollard, and Crap Towns author Dan Kieran,...
