A Painful Gesture Toward Opera On New York’s Little Island
"The opera’s three-and-a-half-hour running time has been cut to ... ninety minutes, and the exquisite Italian libretto is being projected in internet-speak English subtitles...
Some Welsh Folks Called The Police On A Gallery’s Front Window
The complainers, and the police, said the painting of a naked woman could be pornographic. The artist: "I don’t know what kind of pornography...
Ellen Armstrong Was Segregated Black America’s Preeminent Magician And Performer
The act of the only Black woman magician touring during Jim Crow “was fun, full of 'marvelous, mystifying magic, music and mirth,’ as her...
As Portland’s Powerhouse Literary Arts Turns Forty, It Gets A Big, Freshly Refurbished Home
The 1906 building is now earthquake-retrofitted. Renovating “represents seismic change, pun intended, in the organization’s capacity to serve the community. Not only do you...
A Star Choreographer Issues A Major Apology
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, accused by many former dancers and staff members of body shaming and bullying, apologized and said, “I embrace the idea...
Can The San Francisco Symphony Get Its Chorus Back In Time For The Next...
The chorus struck for three days last week, canceling the season opener. “An earlier proposal would cut choristers’ compensation by 65% and reduced...
Jeff Bezos’ Fiancee Sued Over New Children’s Book
Lauren Sánchez’s new picture book came out last week, but her former yoga teacher says it’s an idea that she came up with and...
Canada’s Juno Awards Tried To Drop Gospel, Reggae, And Children’s Albums From The Lineup
That did not go over well with the musicians of Canada - and all three are back. - CBC
Why Attending A Film Festival Is Worth All The Fuss, Celebrity Sighting Brouhaha, And...
True, "film festivals have become a crucial part of the industry’s infrastructure, which may work against what makes them valuable in the first place,”...
Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author, Has Died At 81
DeMille’s thrillers featured fast-moving plots with everything from “terrorist hijackings, Russian spy schools, gruesome murders, Mafia kingpins, and wartime crimes military malfeasance” -...
Writers Explain Why They Love “The Chicago Manual of Style”
"The Chicago Manual of Style isn’t merely a guide; it’s a testament to the art of textual precision. … CMOS doesn’t skim the surface...
US State Department Turns To Streaming As Global Influencer
“Film and television not only entertain, but they also provide a way to highlight issues, start conversations about difficult topics, and give voice to...
Reassembling Opera, With Yuval Sharon
“I want a production to constantly unsettle the audience and ask for continuous renegotiations of their experience.” - The Wall Street Journal
“Saturday Night Live” Turns 50, And Lorne Michaels Decides He Won’t Retire After All
Four years ago, Michaels, the series's founding producer, said that by the end of the 50th season, "I think I really deserve to wander...
How Big Tech Has Taken Over Our Culture
These corporations have erected a private state over us. They who have disrupted almost every economic and political balance in the Republic. They who...
How Bookstores Across America Are Taking On Book Bans
Perhaps no bookstore in America’s heartland better exemplifies a commitment to the freedom to read than Loudmouth Books, in Indianapolis. - Publishers Weekly
A Decade On, “The Babadook” Holds Up, And It’s Still A Gold Mine For...
"Fans were soon drawing (the) hokey monster against rainbow backdrops. They were bending his rhyming schemes to echo contemporary gay lingo (“BABAYAAAAAAAAASS!!!” one illustration...
New Immersive Architecture Is Changing Our Urban Experience
"The distinction between theme parks and urban venues is rapidly dissolving" - Dezeen
New UK Culture Minister Says New Regulations For Streaming Are Necessary
“There’s a choice ahead of us, whether we choose to be the last guardians of this chapter, or whether we choose to be the...
Argentine Tango In Radical Reinventing
Today, fliers and social media posts use labels including “dissident tango” and “inclusive tango,” while a growing number of the nontraditional lessons and events...
It Seems We Are Not The Only Primates Who Dance
Researchers in Germany and France have analyzed the stylized movements of some female gibbons, and they've found that, defining dance as "an intentional movement...
Unknown Piece By Mozart Discovered
The piece dates to the mid to late 1760s and consists of seven miniature movements for a string trio lasting about 12 minutes, the...
San Francisco Symphony Finds Few Fans For Its Present Course
"I continue to be struck by the fact that the current leadership of the San Francisco Symphony really has no defenders in any press:...
About 170 Layoffs At Atlantic Music As Streaming Levels Off
The streaming boom that lifted the music industry’s fortunes in the mid-2010s after years of decline has leveled off, — with the recorded-music industry posting just...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Gives Status Of Possible “The Warriors” Musical
This project started, as Hamilton did, as a concept album, which is being released next month. Miranda said that he won't proceed with creating...
