Royal Shakespeare Co. Artistic Director Gregory Doran Steps Down For Good
Doran, who has worked with the RSC for 35 years and was its leader for nearly a decade, has been on personal leave since...
Architect Oscar Niemeyer’s Final Building Is Now Finished And Open
The late Brazilian modernist designed this public pavilion/art gallery at the Château La Coste winery near Aix-en-Provence in 2010, when he was 102. (He...
Creator Of “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812” Sues Producer For Unpaid...
"Dave Malloy, who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the show, has filed a petition ... (saying) he is owed 'hundreds of thousands...
World War II Killed 20th-Century Classical Music, Says Conductor John Mauceri
His idea, spelled out in a new book, is that the natural heirs of Mahler and Richard Strauss were the "degenerate" composers (e.g., Korngold,...
French Presidential Debate Gets Historically Low Ratings
A nearly three-hour televised debate between French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on Wednesday night scored the lowest ever ratings for such a match-up. - Deadline
The Arts World — At War With The Culture Wars?
Following the lead of activist filmmakers and stars—who ran especially hot on social media during the long months of Covid lockdown—the industry has clearly...
What Does It Mean To Make Art?
Implicit in the phrase “the artist’s life” is the idea that this is a life apart. We are not so quick to rhapsodize about the...
What Researchers Are Learning About Language From Teaching AI
The difficulty in understanding transformers lies in their abstraction. Whereas a conventional program follows an understandable process, like outputting the word “grass” whenever it...
Is Netflix’s Stumble An Inflection Point For Streaming?
Is there such a thing as too many streaming options? How many people are really willing to pay for them? And could this business...
Why Is Netflix Losing Subscribers? It’s Become Cable TV
Since NBC took back The Office and HBO Max did the same with Friends, well, it can’t exactly be said that the emperor has no content....
Pianist Alexei Lubimov’s First Interview Since Moscow Police Tried To Break Up His Concert
"The police said they were just following orders, and they obviously didn't know the music or why they had these orders. ... Anyway, they...
Why Researchers Are Leaving Australia In Droves
My peers are burnt out, despondent and thinking of leaving the sector. Everybody has told me to leave the country, even if I am able...
Mills College, Where American Avant-Garde Music Got Wild (And Ultimately Kinda Cool)
Laurie Anderson, Steve Reich, Dave Brubeck, and Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh are alumni. John Cage, Terry Riley, Lou Harrison, Pauline Oliveros, the Art...
Study: Public Art Reduces Traffic Accidents
A study conducted by Bloomberg Philanthropies examined 17 sites over two years, before and after they were painted with “asphalt art” (art on surfaces such as...
And Just Who Is Joe Kahn, The New York Times’ New Top Editor?
For one thing, he's the first executive editor who may be wealthier than the paper's owners. (He is heir to a large retailing fortune.)...
How Big Publishing Consolidated
As 2022 began, the U.S. trade publishing business was dominated by what has been called the Big Five—Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins,...
France’s Top Stage Awards Underscore The Massive Divide Between State-Funded And For-Profit Theatre
"The Molières were designed to bridge the gap between (the) two opposing production models. ... The distinction has long structured French theater and shaped...
Struggling To Understand (It’s More Difficult Than Ever)
Not understanding makes bad things happen. When we don’t understand why lightning strikes or ships sink or babies die, sacrificing virgins might seem a...
What Happens When Big Corporations Take Over Local Newspapers? A New Study Says —
— that there's "an immediate drop in content." The drop isn't exactly a surprise, but what one lead researcher found "shocking" was that the...
National Geographic Discovers Philadelphia’s Thousands Of Murals
Mural Arts Philadelphia started as an anti-graffiti program, drafting the taggers to paint something building owners and community members would be happy, not angry,...
Standup Comedians Say Audience Behavior Just Keeps Getting Worse
"There's something in the water,” said Nish Kumar. ... "I've had a few conversations with other comics and there's a sense that something doesn't...
For This Summer, At Least, Lincoln Center Is Replacing The Mostly Mozart Festival
"Summer in the City", running mid-May to mid-August (and including six Mostly Mozart programs), is the first festival under chief artistic officer Shanta Thake,...
Producers Of “Rust” Get Maximum Fine For Negligence In Alec Baldwin’s Shooting Of Cinematographer
The report from New Mexico's Occupational Health & Safety Bureau found that the crew "demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety" and "willfully violated" established...
Actor Robert Morse Dead At 90
He first gained fame in the Broadway and film versions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. That show won him his...
Allegations Of Toxic Culture Behind Giant LA Dance Competition
Behind the bright lights and pulsing music, some dancers say they were sexually assaulted, harassed and manipulated by the company’s powerful founder and famous...
