Reconsidering Classic Literature?
The old classics still have the power to move and transform young people in ways that no technical education can. We don’t have to...
How Do We Know For Sure About The Gender Imbalance In Ballet? It’s Thanks...
Dance Data Project founder Elizabeth Yntema: "The lack of artistic and leadership opportunities for women in ballet has been talked about for years. But...
Next COVID Hazard: Audience Insecurity
The past few months have been exceptionally tough for arts events because audiences ‘are prioritising seeing family and friends, or wanting to reduce the...
She’s A Painter, A Writer, And The Only Woman Ever To Dump Pablo Picasso....
"It has been unsettling, if not entirely unwelcome, to find herself courted in recent months by art world pundits and curiosity seekers. … 'I...
Aussie Arts Desperately Need An Insurance Scheme During COVID Uncertainty
The CEO of Live Performance Australia says the Omicron variant has dashed hopes of a live arts sector bounce back in 2022, and that...
Getting Duke Ellington Into The Orchestral Canon
Thomas Wilkins has been conducting Ellington with leading orchestras for some years now, including this weekend and next with the LA Philharmonic. He says...
Deborah Cullinan Is Leaving Yerba Buena To Be Stanford University’s First VP Of Arts
She explained that her job will be less about individual programming decisions, which will remain the prerogative of those programs’ leaders, and more about...
Was Terry Teachout The Last Of The Conservative Arts Critics?
"For him, conservatism signaled a commitment to tradition, to persevering and building on past achievement. It was a conservatism of memory, not of grievance...
The Myths Of A Common Language
If the confusion of tongues is not the primary source of human conflict, might the corollary be true: that resolving conflict doesn’t require a common language? -...
How Many Composers Ever Get To Have Two Operas Premiere In New York At...
"One new opera demands an enormous amount of attention, but two is downright invasive," says Ricky Ian Gordon. His Intimate Apparel (adapted by Lynn...
A Lot Of Broadway Shows Have Closed Temporarily. Could That Become A Standard Business...
The highly contagious omicron variant has given productions a reason to shut down for what happen to be the slowest two months of the...
The Newbery Award Has Been Honoring Children’s Books For 100 Years. Not All Of...
People tend to give books that win classic or canonic status, presuming that a Newbery medalist from decades ago will always be good for...
The Abuse Lawsuit Against UNCSA Is Even Bigger Than You Thought
Most of the reporting about the case has focused on sexual abuse of students in the dance division, but the allegations (and the defendants)...
Large Limestone Sphinxes Unearthed In Luxor
"A German-Egyptian team of researchers, led by archaeologist Hourig Sourouzian, discovered the artifacts half-submerged in water during their restoration of the funerary temple of...
A Film Studio In Space? That’s The Plan — And Within Three Years, No...
A company called Space Entertainment Enterprise intends to open a space station containing both a film and TV studio and a sports/performance arena for...
Pioneering Black Conductor Everett Lee Dead At 105
He was the first African-American to be a music director on Broadway (On the Town, 1945) and the first to conduct an orchestra in...
Could End Of The BBC’s License Fee Spell The End For Public Broadcasting?
The licence fee announcement needs to be seen as part of a wider legacy in which the government has questioned the relevance of the...
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Settles Wrongful Termination Suit With Former Director Nathalie Bondil
Bondil’s claim alleged the board “orchestrated, led, and continues to lead an intentional campaign of defamation and destruction of her reputation.” Now, the museum...
Can Theatre Learn Something About Value From Professional Soccer?
At a time of a public health emergency, more people appear to have prioritised football than theatregoing. We should ask why. The answer is...
Auction Of Nelson Mandela Personal Items Is Blocked
The South African government objected to the sale, which was scheduled to take place later this month, arguing that several items on the block,...
Ancient Cynicism Was Empowering. The Modern Version Is Paralyzing Us
What was satire then is ideology today: Cynicism—the belief that people are generally morally bankrupt and behave treacherously in order to maximize self-interest—dominates American...
The Oakland Symphony After Michael Morgan’s Death
Morgan’s leadership — which was characterized by people who knew and worked with him as values-based, community-oriented, and energetic — left no doubt among those at...
Dutch Government Will Buy A Rembrandt For €175 Million From An Offshore Tax Haven,...
The Standard-Bearer (1636) is being purchased from the Rothschild family via a trust in the Cook Islands which is owned by a holding company...
Streaming Boom Has Been A Career Boon For Older Actors
It's no secret that Hollywood has faced accusations of ageism, seeking younger audiences at the expense of older players both in front of and...
A New TV Dance Competition Will Restage Set Pieces From “Dirty Dancing”
The series, titled The Real Dirty Dancing and debuting on Fox on February 1, will feature eight celebrities learning routines from the film at...
