Discovering The Ruins Of One Of Shakespeare’s Playhouses Changed Our Understanding Of Theatre History
"There was a received narrative that proper playhouses start off round and then just get bigger, with the pinnacle of that evolution being the...
Exploring The Dudamel Phenomenon
Not since Leonard Bernstein has a conductor done as much as Dudamel to make classical music accessible — or so thoroughly captured the public...
President Emmanuel Macron On France’s Support For The Arts Amid The Rise Of The...
"I don’t think it can ever be taken for granted. Decisions could be made in a rash manner. I don’t think everyone is pleased...
Cincinnati Symphony Concert Series Goes Immersive And Interactive
"Still largely experimental, (CSO Proof concerts) might include elements of dance, lighting, theater and atmosphere to accompany a short program of classical music. The...
Salman Rushdie Is Working On His First Volume Of Fiction Since He Was Almost...
Speaking by videolink from New York to the Lviv BookForum, the author revealed that the book will be a trilogy of novellas about "the...
Astral Artists, Philadelphia’s Agency For Budding Classical Stars, Is Shutting Down
"Astral Artists, the small but important Philadelphia arts group that has boosted careers and fostered artistic development of classical musicians nationally, is shutting down....
Israeli Air Strikes In Lebanon Nearly Hit Ancient Ruins At Baalbek
"Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada has called for international action after an Israeli airstrike hit perilously close to Baalbek, a triad of Imperial Roman...
Studio Museum Of Harlem Will Open Its New Building In Fall 2025
"Its first show there will bring the museum full circle by focusing on the work of Tom Lloyd, the artist, educator and activist who...
Philadelphia Orchestra To Tour To China For Record 13th Time
"After scrapping its 50th anniversary tour of China in 2023, the Philadelphia Orchestra is picking up where it left off. The full ensemble will...
Longtime Houston Alley Theatre Managing Director To Step Down
The Alley put out a press statement that included a long list of financial achievements during the years Dean Gladden has been managing director....
The Fake Van Goghs That Fooled The Experts
Experts at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam say three paintings in private collections previously believed to be by the artist are fakes, including...
The Case For Why Painting Still Matters
In an age of cold digital screens and AI-enhanced visual manipulation, we have been told that canvas, oil and pigment are becoming irrelevant, or...
When Texas Cities Cut Arts Funding, Who Loses?
"The last decade has seen substantial growth in many Texas cities, and with that has come growth in city funding of the arts. However,...
Kansas City’s Iconic Nelson Atkins Museum To Expand Again
The institution has launched a global competition as part of a larger rebranding for the museum, unfolding in 2025. The renovation, it hopes, will attract wider...
Richard Serra And The Tension Between Site And Context
"If you go into a community to make a work and you try to follow the demands of the local people, which are never...
Can Opera Ever Be Widely Popular Again? (And What Would It Look Like?)
“We can’t dumb down the audience. We have to continue as composers of opera in the 21st century to move people, and you don’t...
Judge Decides Who Owns Basquiat Painting Which Inigo Philbrick Sold Twice
"A US magistrate (ruled) that a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting used by Philbrick in his illegal scheme belongs to a collector he misled — and...
For A While, Podcasting Was the Future…
The money for the sound-rich, years-long documentary projects seems to be mostly gone, though some exceptions remain... - NiemanLab
Are Our Houses Too Big?
"I think our houses are generally too big; they are, in design terms, a bit lazy in this sense. We’d benefit enormously by cutting...
Public Radio Layoffs Hit Central Pennsylvania’s WITF
Last year, the station, which serves Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Chambersburg, was gifted Lancaster's daily newspaper, LNP, and its website, LancasterOnline, by their now-former owner....
How Netflix Has Changed The Viewing Experience
The library we enjoy today may have been built with debt instead of venture capital, but its sheer enormousness reveals it as a visitor...
The Acoustics At David Geffen Hall: Did $550 Million Fix The Problems?
"By gutting and rebuilding the interior (of the New York Philharmonic's home), the project was meant to break, once and for all, the acoustical...
How Artists Have Historically Documented Climate Change
“What’s really surprising … is that there was an understanding of human impact on the environment much, much earlier than most people understand today.” -...
Dance Data Project Counts Up U.S. Ballet Companies’ Financial Assets
This is DDP's first-ever report examining the value of ballet companies' endowments and the book values of buildings the companies own. - Dance Data...
In DC, The Problem For Small Theater Companies Is Finding Theaters To Perform In
"A number of companies that cater to smaller audiences with niche or experimental productions are struggling to find or keep their spaces in the...
