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American Public Media, Split Off Years Ago From Minnesota Public Radio, Is Being Reunited...

While both networks have long been subsidiaries of American Public Media Group (headquartered in St. Paul), they had been separate divisions, with MPR focusing...

Will The Choreographers For Music Videos Or TikTok Ever be Able To Copyright Their...

"Copyrighting choreography is not impossible, but historically it’s been easier to win legal protection within more traditional forms such as ballet or modern dance. ...

Juilliard’s Board Chairman Tried To Fire Its President. He Failed.

Chair Bruce Kovner, a major donor, told Damian Woetzel, the former ballet star who now runs Juilliard, that an internal evaluation found his leadership...

U.S. Congress Increases Public TV And Radio Funding By $50 Million

"Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, the Corporation (for Public Broadcasting) will receive $525 million in federal funds in FY24, up from $475...

Trinity Church Wall Street Fires Music Director Julian Wachner

While the church was investigating Wachner — who built Trinity's vocal and instrumental ensembles into major forces in New York's concert life — regarding...

Suspect In Stabbings At MoMA Arrested In Philadelphia

Gary Cabana was apprehended while napping on a bench in the city's Greyhound bus station early Tuesday morning. Philadelphia police had been looking for...

Rachmaninov, Russian Culture, And Putin’s Atrocity In Ukraine

"It is desperately ironic that Rachmaninov's experience — being held personally accountable for the actions of a government he despised — is being repeated...

Choreographers For Film And TV Are Forming A New Labor Union

"So what is owed to the creators of the choreography that's helping movies, television shows, music videos, and social media campaigns earn millions of...

How Ukrainians Are Using Books To Defend Against Russian Attacks

After Putin invaded Crimea and the Donbas, the government in Kyiv began giving extra support to Ukrainian-language writing and media; publishing flourished, and Ukrainians...

This Is The Question About Black Life In America That Underlies Dominique Morisseau’s Plays

"Getting free in the past, it's just getting free. Like, you're literally in bondage. Getting free in the present is a very different thing....

Even Pointe Shoes Have Been Affected By The Global Supply Chain Mess

"Amy Taylor, the director of production for Kansas City Ballet who also manages shoe orders, says, 'I've had to go to one of (my...

Andrew Lloyd Webber Plans Big Move Into Film And TV

Announcing the hiring of two senior executives with screen industry experience for his Really Useful Group, the musical theatre mogul said, "While I am...

Early In The Pandemic, Did Unrestricted Funding Gifts Keep Arts Organizations Afloat? Here’s What...

Earned revenue plummeted, of course, while government grants and private donations tried to fill the gap. "Were they enough for organizations in the sector...

Three Major Baltimore Arts Institutions Are Looking For New Leaders. Is Now The Time...

The city is two-thirds Black, and the choice of a Black candidate at one or more of them — the American Visionary Art Museum...

Last Summer Alone, Authorities Seized Nearly 10,000 Looted Artifacts

"International law enforcement authorities in 28 countries executing the latest phase of Operation Pandora, an international crackdown on illegal cultural goods trafficking, seized 9,408...

Actor Jussie Smollett Sentenced To Jail, Probation For Faking A Hate Crime

"Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in jail, and ordered to pay restitution...

The Slow Death Of The Second-Run Movie Theater

Time was, folks on a budget could see a film at cinemas where titles that were no longer brand-new were shown at discounted ticket...

Mezzo-Soprano Josephine Veasey Dead At 91

She sang with such conductors as Bernstein, Solti, and Karajan (whom she told she wouldn't work with him again), with a repertoire from Mozart...

After A COVID-Wracked Winter, Broadway Producers Anticipate A Big Spring Comeback

The holiday season in particular was plagued by constant cast changes or cancellations when someone in the company got sick or tested positive.  With...

The First Comprehensive Encyclopedia Of Indian Art Is About To Arrive (And It’s Written...

The open-source online project — started by Bangalore's Museum of Art and Photography, with entries written by Indian experts — will include textiles and...

Jewelry Retailer Van Cleef & Arpels Launches A New Contemporary Dance Festival

Dance Reflections, which will be held in a different city each year, debuts in London March 9-23 with a program featuring contemporary classics by...

How To Fill In All The Gaps We Have In Ancient Greek Texts? Artificial...

"Artificial intelligence could bring to life lost texts, from imperial decrees to the poems of Sappho, researchers have revealed, after developing a system that...

Audible Goes All In On Its Push Into Live Theater

"The company, which created its theater division just five years ago, has already released 93 audio theater works, ... commissioning new work from 55...

Presenters Are Cancelling Performances By This 20-Year-Old Antiwar Russian Pianist.  Should They Be?

Alexander Malofeev traveled to Canada for a concert this week with the Vancouver Recital Society and a Prokofiev concerto this weekend with the Montreal...

Is Business Finally Turning Around At Long-Troubled Barnes & Noble?

In 2019, after years of management turmoil and falling revenue, James Daunt (who turned around British chain Waterstones) was brought in to fix things. ...
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