Soprano Edith Mathis Is Dead At 86
On the opera stage, she was known mainly for Mozart, but she was particularly active as a recitalist and concert soloist, and she built...
New Trump Kennedy Center Fires Deborah Rutter, Install New Board Leaders
The Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to install President Donald Trump as chairman of the board, cementing the plan Trump announced Friday to overhaul...
The Taliban Banned Music. So What Happened To Afghanistan’s Musicians?
“It’s very strange, because one day we were honourable, respectable people of our city,” he said. “Then just one day later we became victims...
“A New Identity”: When Dancers Switch To Choreographing Full-Time
"The transition ... involves more than just hanging up their (sometimes-proverbial) shoes. It can come with a new perspective on movement, a new relationship...
PBS Closes Its DEI Office
“In order to best ensure we are in compliance with the President’s executive order around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion we have closed our DEI...
The Beginning Of the End For Big Research Universities?
In practical terms, this means that every $1 million grant given to a school could have been transformed, at the stroke of midnight, into...
Assessing The Artistic Losses From The LA Fires
Every arts organization has been touched by the flames in one way or another. Administrators are now assessing what the future looks like, as...
Missouri’s Two Largest Public Radio Stations To Split From University Of Missouri
"Public radio news/talk stations KWMU (90.7) St. Louis and KCUR (89.3) Kansas City have announced plans to separate from the control of and operation...
Her Title Just Begins To Describe What This Woman Does For Broadway’s “The Lion...
"The show is like a giant, kinetic jigsaw puzzle: It needs someone to ensure that all the pieces fit together, so that the narrative...
Trump’s Marching Orders For The NEA
The NEA says applicants for all grants must follow "all applicable executive orders" from the White House. The guidelines state that applicants "will not operate any...
Tech’s Biggest Battle: The Box
Google owns the most popular browser, on top of which is what its developers call the “omnibox” — the box that used to be the...
For The First Time There Was Gender Parity For Major Film Lead Actors In...
Out of the 100 top-grossing films of last year, women led 42% of the films, the same percentage as their male counterparts, with 16%...
Hilton Als, Curator (And Critic)
It is unusual for a critic at a major publication to get paid for curating gallery and museum exhibitions, though Als, 64, has cleared...
Greeting Card Company Goes To Court To Claim Banksy Copyright
The company is called Full Colour Black and it sells cards emblazoned with images of street art, including works by Banksy. Its owner, Andrew...
A Third Of The Observer’s Staff Is Taking Buyouts Before The Guardian Turns Over...
"More than 20 Observer journalists are believed to have taken redundancy rather than transfer over to Tortoise Media … following the sale of The...
Jeff Koons: Here’s What Really Motivates Me (It Isn’t Money)
He has been frustrated by suggestions that his art was partly driven by a desire to make a lot of money. “The value in...
“I Was Screaming Because Of The Pain”: Salman Rushdie Testifies In Attempted Murder Trial
"Rushdie, 77, is testifying for the prosecution against Hadi Matar, 27, the man accused of assaulting him with a knife as he was about...
Estranged Husband Of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Charged With Hiring His Murderer
"On Tuesday, Daniel Sikkema was charged in New York for murder-for-hire, passport fraud, and conspiracy to murder a person in a foreign country. …...
Anonymous $60 Million Gift To Sarasota Orchestra For New Concert Hall
"The Sarasota Orchestra has announced a $60 million donation toward the planning and construction of its new music center. The donor wants to remain...
L.A. Unified School District Sued For Diverting Millions Earmarked For Arts Education
"Los Angeles Unified officials repeatedly violated Proposition 28 — a state law requiring the hiring of arts teachers — misusing millions in state funds...
Enormous Gift Of French Neoclassicist Works To Art Institute Of Chicago
"A wealth of Neoclassicist art has joined the holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago via collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz, who have gifted...
L.A. Opera Calls Off Premiere Of Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln In The Bardo”
For the second consecutive season, Los Angeles Opera has cut costs by canceling a planned world premiere. After withdrawing Mason Bates’s The Amazing Adventures...
Suspect Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Egyptian Antiquities Into US
"Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, … pleaded guilty on Monday to smuggling hundreds of precious artifacts, including ancient Egyptian talismans, gold amulets and a sculpture...
Salomon Bausch On Maintaining The Legacy of His Mother, Pina
He had just finished law school when his mother suddenly died in 2009. Within two weeks, he was heading the Pina Bausch Foundation, where...
“Dolly Parton” Producers Strike Back Against Homophobic Audience Outbursts
The homophobic incidents come as a new bio-musical about Parton, titled Hello, I’m Dolly, is prepping for a bow on Broadway in 2026, with the country...
