A Look At The Dance Offerings At The Venice Biennale
Choreographer Wayne McGregor, artistic director of the Biennale's dance division, made a point of selecting work that he describes as "innovative, edgy, and perhaps...
Spotify Is Becoming A Social Network Around Music
Combined with the app’s 2023 revamp, which added a TikTok-like discovery feed, artist profiles where creators can hawk merchandise and concert tickets, as well as...
Is Using Generative AI In Documentaries Legitimate? We Asked Errol Morris.
"Film isn’t reality, no matter how it’s shot. … I guess people are so afraid of being tricked or manipulated that they feel if...
The New Play About J.K. Rowling Is Controversial In Britain And The States. Yet...
The one-act by American writer Joshua Kaplan, titled TERF, doesn't premiere until next month at the Edinburgh Fringe, yet right-wing media on both sides...
Hollywood Film Crews Argue That Their Long Working Hours Are Literally Life-Threatening
"When studio grip Rico Priem, 66, died on the freeway after pulling two 14-hour overnight shifts in a row on the Pomona set of...
The Picassos In That For-Women-Only Exhibition In Tasmania? They’re Fakes, Artist Confesses
Kirsha Kaechele, the artist-curator behind the "Ladies Lounge" installation at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), said she painted the faux-Picassos specifically...
Performing And Visual Arts Majors Have Worst Job Prospects, Says New Federal Study
"Art history, visual and performing Arts, and graphic design majors nationwide have the bleakest employment prospects across all college majors in the United States,...
Did LACMA’s Exhibition Of Korean Art Include Forgeries? Evidently So.
"At least four works by artists from South Korea shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art may be fakes, according to leading...
Iván Fischer Appointed Music Director Of European Union Youth Orchestra
The 73-year-old Hungarian conductor, founder and director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, succeeds Vasily Petrenko, who has just completed a ten-year term. Fischer begins...
The Orchestra Breaking All The Rules
These novel approaches have allowed this maverick company to chart an enviable path in the US arts scene as a small-to-medium outfit that punches...
French Arts Sector Breathes Sigh Of Relief After National Elections
The French committee of art historians warned against the “xenophobic hold up of cultural heritage” and the union of art gallery owners said its...
A Theatre Redefining Diversity
BAD exists for actors who’ve been shut out of roles for being insufficiently white, thin or cisgender, who’ve not felt welcome in audition rooms...
Regal Movie Theatres Says It Will Spend $250 Million Upgrading Its Movie Theatres
The raise is intended to boost its already existing locations (425 theaters across the country) with enhancements like luxury recliners and other amenities. -...
How Desantis’s Elimination Of Arts Funding Affects The Tampa Bay Area
Although some entities — like the Tampa Museum of Art — expected to receive more than half a million dollars from the state, it...
How One Author Found The Right Audio Narrator For His Book
Michael Andor Brodeur, whose day job is classical music critic for The Washington Post, was relieved when informed he would not be recording the...
How Turkey Is Trying To Remake Its Cultural Tourism
In the century since the creation of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923, Istanbul's population has soared from fewer than 1 million people to...
Dancers Fired By Syracuse City Ballet Win “Vindicating” Settlement
"The settlement, which includes back pay and an apology, … came after the National Labor Relations Board ruled recently that the Syracuse City Ballet...
Does Embracing Local Customs Increase Immigrants’ Sense Of Belonging?
Does adhering to the ‘rules’ of a new home, ie embracing a new way of life, itself produce that much-needed sense of belonging? Does adopting...
French Critic Sues Theatremaker Who Mocked Him Onstage And Mooned Audience
Stéphane Capron from radio station France Inter filed a defamation claim against Spanish actor-director Angélica Liddell after she read one of his reviews aloud,...
US Copyright Office Clarifies Royalty Rights On Streaming
The rule clarifies that songwriters are entitled to collect mechanical royalties generated from streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple, and Amazon after their termination rights have been invoked (i.e.,...
CNN Is Laying Off 100 Staffers As Part of Overhaul Of Online Operations
"CEO Mark Thompson outlined his digital vision in a lengthy memo to staff Wednesday morning, announcing plans to build a flurry of digital products....
What Role Should AI Have In Teaching?
As more tools proliferate and their capabilities keep improving, relatively few observers believe education can remain AI free. At the same time, even the...
How The Big Celebrity Book Clubs Really Work
"Not once did I catch a whiff that (Reese) Witherspoon, (Jenna Bush) Hager, (Oprah) Winfrey, or any of the other celebrities are not die-hard...
Some Of Alice Munro’s Associates Knew About Her Husband’s Sexual Abuse Of Her Daughter
Said Munro biographer Robert Thacker, "I knew that it was going to come out, and I knew that I would be having conversations like...
Cellist Antonio Meneses Reveals Stage Four Brain Cancer Diagnosis, Cancels Engagements
The Brazilian cellist has been diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, the same cancer that struck conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in 2022. Meneses has withdrawn from...
