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Is Alessandra Ferri Now Dancing Her Final Role?
"It’s not merely that she’s now 61 — albeit dancing exquisitely — and sharing a stage with dancers one-third her age. It’s also that...
Daniil Simkin Begins A Pivot From Dancing Ballet To Filming It
"On June 25, his production company, Studio Simkin, unveiled one, a seven-minute dance film produced by (and starring) Simkin and choreographed by David Dawson....
Yet More Evidence That Beethoven Had Severe Lead Poisoning
"(Testing revealed that) the levels of arsenic and mercury in Beethoven’s hair were slightly elevated. The lead levels, on the other hand, were a...
The Debate Over Repatriating Looted Art Goes All The Way Back To 1815
That September, officials from present-day Belgium and the Netherlands arrived at the Louvre to reclaim artworks plundered during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars....
The 30 Most Arts-Vibrant Rural Counties in The U.S.
These counties are all in the top 5% of SMU Data Arts' Arts Vibrancy Index, and all are classified as rural by the US...
Philadelphia’s Leading Local Foundation Is Changing How and What It Funds
"The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations it is interested in funding,...
Strapped For Cash, San Francisco Public Radio/TV Outlet KQED Is Closing Its San Jose...
While the satellite office isn't officially a bureau, some KQED staffers have used the space — in a city with a larger population than...
The Great Leadership Turnover At Broadway’s Nonprofit Theaters Begins With Second Stage
Artistic director Carole Rothman is leaving Second Stage after 45 years; her successor is Evan Cabnet, currently leader of LCT3, Lincoln Center Theater's emerging-artists...
South Texas School District Agrees To Remove 676 Books, Including Anne Frank’s Diary And...
At the request of right-wing Christianist activists who describe the books as “very sexually explicit” and “filthy and evil,” the superintendent of schools in...
Kinky Friedman, Texas Satirist, Songster, Novelist, And Folk Hero, Is Dead At 79
"'The Kinkster,' as he sometimes called himself, brought an outlaw spirit and vaudeville showmanship to politics, books and music, pushing the bounds of good...
Co-Founder Of Vox.com Is New CEO Of WBEZ And Chicago Sun-Times
"(Melissa) Bell in 2014 co-founded Vox.com, where she pioneered their distinctive explainer journalism style. As publisher of Vox Media, she oversaw its editorial publications,...
The Traditional Chinese Art Of Acting And Singing With Boar Tusks In Your Mouth
"It could be the most terrifying folk art in China. It is called shua ya, which literally means 'teeth playing'. … Performers need to...
Why Did Leonardo da Vinci Use Mirror-Writing? Probably Not To Keep Things Secret
Mirror-writing, after all, isn't that hard to read once you figure out the idea, and a genius like Leonardo could easily have come up...
A Performing Arts Center For A Refugee Camp The Size Of A City
"Constructed from earth bricks, the Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre (in Uganda) is intended as a creative outlet for the community, which is home...
This Trump Biopic Was A Major Hit At Cannes. It Can’t Get A US...
The Apprentice (not to be confused with Trump's old reality TV series) is a rather unflattering depiction of the young Trump's disciple-like relationship with...
Atlantic Ballet Of Canada Launches Professional Training Program For Indigenous Dancers
"The two-year program in Moncton, N.B. will accept eight Indigenous dancers in Grade 11. … The (instruction) will be in contemporary style, but also...
Their Play Is A Cautionary Tale About Terrorism. Now Putin’s Government Is Prosecuting Them...
"Cultural figures supporting the women" — director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, two highly decorated fixtures of contemporary Russian theater — "say this...
A Piano For Players With Small Hands
It's called a stretto piano, and it fits 88 keys on a keyboard roughly 7/8 the size of a standard grand piano keyboard. Studies...
Hawaii’s Governor Tries To Keep A Law Allowing Him To Shut Down TV And...
"A planned veto by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green that would maintain a state law allowing Green or a county mayor to shut down electronic...
The Case Against Alec Baldwin For The “Rust” On-Set Shooting
"This account is based on more than 30 other interviews" — Baldwin has stopped discussing the case with the press — "conducted in New...
Pompidou Center’s Planned Satellite In Jersey City Runs Into Funding Trouble
The museum, currently expected to open in 2026, had $58 million in earmarked funding from various New Jersey government sources. But the latest estimate...
American Repertory Theater Begins Construction On New Theater Complex One Town Over From Cambridge
"The multimillion-dollar (facility) in Allston will expand the A.R.T.’s performance capabilities and meet rigorous standards for sustainability. The 80,000-square-foot building ... has been in...
The Rarest Book In American Literature
"If ever a book ought not to be judged by its cover, Edgar Allan Poe’s debut collection, Tamerlane and Other Poems, is that book....
The Who’s “Quadrophenia” Is Being Turned Into A Ballet
"The ballet is set to tour Plymouth, Edinburgh and Southampton before its official opening at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London on June 24 next...
Why 14 Years Of Tory Rule Have Left Britain’s Arts Sector In Tatters
"Twelve culture secretaries in 14 years invites ridicule. … Unlike in ... countries where culture is openly embraced by politicians, in the UK, it...