Spain’s Supreme Court Orders Franco’s Heirs To Return Medieval Statues To Santiago De Compostela
The statues, from the city’s cathedral, became the city’s property in 1948 and were subsequently moved to Franco’s summer palace at his wife’s request....
American Conservatory Theater Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein Is Moving To Houston’s Alley Theatre
“Jennifer Bielstein is leaving her role after seven years on the job, opening one of the top leadership positions in Bay Area theater as...
How A Library Of Congress Specialist Wooed Stephen Sondheim To Donate His Papers
“When Stephen Sondheim visited the Library of Congress in 1993, he saw something that stopped him in his tracks. Mark Horowitz, a senior music...
Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus” Is Pretty Much Always Timely. Why Isn’t It Staged More Often?
A military hero turned civilian leader, a rigid strongman, weaselly senators, demagoguery, class dynamics (not to mention an interfering mother) — these things are...
Inside BBC World Service’s First Experiment With AI Translation
The broadcaster has just launched the website BBC News Polska, for which a team of four native Polish speakers is curating material on global...
Indie Filmmakers Are Using California’s New Tax Credits As Studio Features Go Elsewhere
“Of the 48 titles selected to receive filming subsidies, only five are feature films, announced the California Film Commission on Monday. They account for...
Executive Director – Southeastern Theatre Conference
The Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), the largest network of theatre practitioners in the US, seeks service-oriented & inclusive leader to serve as its Executive Director
The Bruce Museum, Inc. Seeks Chief Operating Officer
The Bruce Museum, Inc. (the Bruce) is an American Alliance of Museums accredited institution that highlights art, science, and natural history in numerous exhibitions.
Is Removing Cultural Appropriation From “La Bayadère” Even Possible? This Company’s Giving It A...
Dutch National Baller director Ted Brandsen: “Just as you don’t (simply) replace a Rembrandt with a new painting, you don’t let such wonderful ballet...
Behavioral: Why We’re Addicted To Work
Work requires and supports a certain ecology of tasks, an economy of attention. You train your mind to it. When the job’s gone, that...
Athens’ Ancient Outdoor Theatre Gives Its Final Season Before Three-Year Renovation
“The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished tradition for many Greeks. But this edition...
The Man Who Became History-Keeper Of A Legendary Dance Mecca
Norton Owen has worked in the press office, run the summer school for students, and done development work. But along the way, he began...
Seattle Festival Canceled Over Concerns About ICE
“My biggest concern was exposing our community members that could be affected by ICE to any danger or safety issues,” said Angel-Cano, a community...
Hollywood Is Struggling. But Its CEO’s Are Making Out Like Bandits
The median compensation for media and entertainment executives for 2024 was $33.9 million, up 7% from 2023, according to figures from data company Equilar....
NYC Police Cancel Theatre Program Meant To Connect Community
For 10 years, “To Protect, Serve and Understand,” was an acting troupe born out of the killing of Eric Garner in 2014. It paired...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Are Still Trying To Cut State Arts Budget To $1
“(Giv.) Ayotte had proposed a $16 billion two-year budget that included nearly $1 million annually for the arts council. ... But some legislators consider...
Does Choice Make You Free? (The Costs Of Choosing)
If choice has indeed become an end unto itself, absent a set of principles for actually making choices, then something has gone awry. -...
Norman Foster To Design Translucent Bridge For Queen Elizabeth Memorial
His translucent glass “unity bridge”, inspired by Elizabeth’s wedding tiara, is said to symbolise her as a “unifying force”. - The Guardian
FanFic Writers Battle Against A Deluge Of AI Slop
“This is something that takes time and effort and your heart and your soul, and you do this in a community. And then you’re...
Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, Master of The Bronze Sphere, Is Dead At 98
“Pomodoro’s massive spheres are instantly recognizable: shiny, smooth bronze globes with clawed out interiors that Pomodoro has said referred to the superficial perfection of...
Send In The Saints: Notre Dame Statues To Be Returned
The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian landmark for renovation just four days before...
Man Trips, Tears Hole In 17th Century Painting In An Uffizi Gallery
While trying to emulate de’ Medici’s arm placement, the man lost his balance and rolled backwards on the balls of his feet, falling back...
One Man Has Been Tuning Pianos In The Sydney Opera House For Fifty Years
Terry Harper “started on rehearsal pianos in the backroom, while building up his skills and confidence, before finally taking over when his dad retired...
High-Tech Storytelling Is All Over Broadway These Days
“Stages have been brimming with large-scale and high-resolution videos, deployed not simply for scenery but also as an integrated narrative tool. It is all...
There’s A Boom In Translated Fiction. A New Prize Aims To Give A Boost...
“(Three publishers) have launched the biennial Poetry in Translation prize, which will award an advance of $5,000 to be shared equally between poet and translator. The...
