Now Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Have Struck Botticelli’s “Birth Of Venus” (At Least They Didn’t...
"Two activists from Last Generation pasted images of a flooded Tuscan town over the goddess's giant shell on the 15th-century work (at the Uffizi...
Rijksmuseum To The Mob: Please Give That Frans Hals Painting Back, We Have An...
The show will include 50 works by Hals — but not Two Laughing Boys With a Mug of Beer, which was stolen (for the...
Why We Need Theory
The vocation of theory to give us perspective on the production of ideas—on their historical conjuncture, their class interests, their philosophical deficiencies, their determined...
Calgary Arts Groups Are Struggling (Just Like Everywhere Else)
Released just last month, the most recent research shows that, while Calgarians are still interested in engaging in the arts, audiences are much more...
Will This Production Of “The Wiz” Change How Broadway Does Business?
“Broadway and the road have gone through different eras and phases, and it will continue to morph, but we may be beginning a chapter...
Opera Philadelphia Cuts Festival And Budget
In August, the company reduced its staff by about 16%, developed a smaller scale for Festival O, and trimmed the budget by about 20%...
It’s Official: “Peak” TV Is Over
The 14% year-over-year decline in the number of new scripted series across live television networks and streaming represented the steepest drop-off in at least...
We Need To Rethink Cultural Infrastructure — Fund It Like Highways
"We need to stop treating museums, theaters and galleries like sacred spaces that exist in some rarefied realm of public life. And we need...
Hezbollah Goes Into The Immersive Theater Business
No, this is not a joke, though Robert F. Worth thought it was, when he first saw the announcement that the Lebanese Shiite militant...
Actors Equity Authorizes Strike Over Development Pay
"We know there is no revenue from the development sessions themselves, but it’s still work, and that doesn’t change whether there’s revenue today or...
Bharathanatyam: A Newcomer’s Guide
Writer and dancer Lakshmi Thiagarajan explains some of the origins and history of the South Asian classical dance form, the components of a traditional...
Ralph Fiennes: Time To Get Rid Of Trigger Warnings In The Theatre
Fiennes, 61, renowned for his roles in Schindler’s List and the Harry Potter films and currently starring in a touring production of Macbeth, said...
Universal Studios Hollywood Has A Poverty Problem — Among Its Underpaid Staff
"A new UCLA Labor Center study of (the theme park's) employees reveals that … 44% of the workers reported that they worried about being...
The Neuroscience Behind Our Connections To Music
Music preferences can reflect emotional states and change with life experiences, suggesting a deep psychological connection to the types of music individuals choose. -...
The Queer Feminist Collective In North Carolina That’s Repatriating Banned Kids’ Books Back To...
Firestrom Books in Asheville got a call from a distributor asking them to take in eight tons of books rejected by Duval County Public...
University Of New Hampshire Closes Museum In Cost-Cutting Move
Declining enrollment— the main campus had 13,860 students in 2022, down from 15,479 in 2017—and inflated operating costs led to the multimillion-dollar deficit that resulted in eliminating 75 total...
How, When, And Why The Orchestra Plays Winners Off The Stage At Awards Shows
First of all, it's something that nobody wants to do. Yet the show's director, who makes the decision, has to balance the interests of...
Ex-Husband Sought For Arrest In Murder Of Gallerist Brent Sikkema
"Alejandro Triana Prevez, the man who confessed to the murder of New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, told Brazilian authorities Sikkema’s ex-husband, Daniel Sikkema,...
Musée d’Orsay’s Virtual-Reality Van Gogh Show Sets New Attendance Record
"Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise,' which closed last Sunday, brought … in a total 793,556 visitors, or an average of 7,181 each day. The show’s...
Is Wisconsin Now Dead Last In State Arts Funding Per Capita?
So reports Wisconsin Public Radio, which says that the state spends 18 cents per resident, while neighboring Minnesota spends $9.67 (53 times as much)...
Columbus Symphony To Build $275 Million Concert Hall In Center Of Ohio Capital
The new venue, on a city-owned plot directly across the Scioto River from the central business district, would have a main auditorium with a...
Bob Edwards, Longtime NPR Anchor, Is Dead At 76
"(He) stayed at Morning Edition for nearly a quarter-century and became as much a part of the begin-the-day rhythms for NPR listeners as coffee...
Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Throw Soup At A Monet
On Saturday, two young women from an activist collective called Riposte Alimentaire ("food counterattack"), the group responsible for a similar assault on Mona Lisa...
Dana Gioia: My Battles With Opera
I realized the dangers of opera too late to be saved. By ten I had already been corrupted by my parents. Neither of them...
The Crusader Working To Audit Record Companies For What They Owe Artists
“A lot of artists are afraid to approach labels or even question the accuracy of royalty payments. But we’re getting like 17-cent checks. I...
