Legendary Russian Choreography Yuri Grigorovich, 98
Grigorovich's productions of the Stone Flower, Ivan the Terrible and Romeo and Juliet redefined Soviet ballet. Praised for revitalising male dance, he created parts...
Tom Hanks Will Return To The Stage For The First Time Since 2018
The Oscar and Tony winner will star in a theater adaptation of his collection of short stories The World of Tomorrow this fall. The...
This Spring’s Art Auctions Were A Disappointment
The houses had estimated $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in sales for the week’s evening sales, but together brought in just over $1 billion,...
Opposition Grows Against Guggenheim Bilbao Expansion
“A planned extension of the Guggenheim Museum into the Special Area of Conservation of the Biosphere Reserve risks undermining biodiversity, water quality, and the...
How Online Gambling Has Changed Canadian Culture
This shift has led to changes in how people interact socially, both online and offline. The convenience and accessibility of gaming platforms, including platforms...
Spoleto Festival (The Italian One) Has A New Artistic Director
Daniele Cipriani, a dance impresario well-known in Italy, has been nominated by the minister of culture to be artistic director of the Spoleto Festival;...
Ma Cong Brings Jolts Of New Energy To Richmond Ballet
In his first season as successor to founding artistic director Stoner Winslett, Cong has revitalized the company’s offerings with contemporary pieces by the likes...
New York City Ballet’s Andrew Veyette And His Difficult Journey
The NYCB stalwart is about to give his farewell performance after 25 years with the company. Yet he almost didn’t make it to this...
There’s A New Stalin Monument In The Moscow Metro, And, Well, Opinions Differ
“The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red Square surrounded by a crowd of Soviet citizens looking...
Institute Of Museums And Library Services Begins Restoring Cancelled Grants And Rehiring Fired Staffers
The IMLS, a federal agency whose grants were all summarily cancelled by the Trump/Musk DOGE, has started reinstating grants and rehiring employees following a...
Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Which Survived Beirut Blasts Is Restored And On View
“After three years of painstaking restoration work, the J. Paul Getty Museum is unveiling Hercules and Omphale, a long-lost Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1652) painting nearly destroyed in the explosions that struck...
Major DC Classical Presenter Moves Next Season’s Concerts Out Of Kennedy Center
In order to “thoughtfully match artists and their work with venues that best serve the art, the audience, and the moment,” Washington Performing Arts...
How A Physics Undergrad In Boston Became A Master Glassmaker In Venice
Roberto Beltrami had traveled to Boston University to study, and in his sophomore year a Dale Chihuly exhibition awakened his fascination with glass, and...
Big Tech Turns To Hollywood To Try To Sell A Kinder Gentler Version Of...
Google is funding short films about AI that portray the technology in a less nightmarish light than in many Hollywood science fiction depictions. -...
The Media Circus That Keeps Driving South Korean Celebrities To Suicide
“The Korean public holds celebrities to a higher moral standard than normal people, and the media is very aggressive (in) reporting on scandals. They...
We Should Rethink Our Open Spaces
To reimagine open space is not to think bigger—it is to think deeper. To look between, beneath, beyond. It is to ask: How do...
Mark Twain’s Many Contradictions
Overall, Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is less a literary biography than a deep dive into “the most original character in American history.” - Washington Post
Can Interacting With Emotionally-Neutral Machines Help People Become Kinder?
hen untrained people, predisposed to fly off the handle, interact with emotionally neutral machines that have set higher ethical bars, will they or can they begin...
Why Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Bringing Back $11-Or-Pay-What-You-Wish Tickets At Opera Philadelphia
The countertenor/company director allows as how yes, ticket revenue under the policy fell from 8% to 4% of the company’s budget — and then...
The End Of Literary Gatekeepers?
I have about the same chance of publishing my work in The Paris Review as getting struck by lightning while being inaugurated as the Pope. But...
Immigrant Artists Who Are Pushing Back
The exhibition is intended as a celebration of immigrants in a time of crackdowns and deportations. It is also a form of outreach, offering...
How The Alternative Press Subverted Media
While traditional journalism often evaluates the trustworthiness of news by how seemingly objective or dispassionate the newsmaker is from a given issue, newsmaking from...
California Gov. Newsom Cuts Millions From State Fund For Boosting Pay At Small Arts...
“On May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a budget proposal eliminating the $11.5 million allocated ... through the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, … (created) to help organizations...
How To Make A Living As A Writer
I got this job the way I’ve gotten most of my jobs: through an acquaintance who heard I was looking for work. This is...
Why AMC Movie Theatres Have Slashed Wednesday Ticket Prices
Studios have long been pushing Aron and other exhibitors to offer discounted Wednesday prices, but this will be the first test to see whether...
