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Spend Years Writing Theatre Criticism, And Maybe Learn How To Write Plays
That formula worked for Kelundra Smith, at least. One important detail: In criticism and in theatre, “you have to have a strong pitch.” ...
How Much Did Munro’s Books Management Know About Alice Munro’s Daughter?
One former employee says that keeping the info secret, and celebrating Munro, was “a gap in understanding.” The manager says that “she did not...
Ina Jaffe, Longtime And Legendary NPR Journalist, Has Died At 75
Jaffe, “an NPR correspondent for roughly 40 years who was known for her unflinching approach to journalism and was the first editor of the...
Britain’s New Culture Secretary Calls For Arrested Presenter To Hand Back His Salary
“The BBC continued to employ Edwards, formerly its most high-profile newsreader, for five months after he was arrested on three counts of making indecent...
In San Francisco, Ballet22 Provides Space, And The Opportunity To Go On Pointe, For...
“Ballet22’s intense three-week rehearsal period is ‘treasured time,’ as dancer Trevor Williams puts it, a chance to learn roles forbidden at their usual dancing...
Portland’s Upcoming City Council Election Will Have A Massive Effect On The City’s Arts...
Portland, Oregon, voters recently voted for a new city council structure. That council will have to figure out what to do with the home...
Suspect Arrested In Connection With Vandalizing Home Of Brooklyn Museum Director
“Taylor Pelton, 28, has reportedly been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime. Pasternak’s Brooklyn Heights residence was splashed with red paint in...
Book Bans Are Hurting Indigenous Authors And Books, And Everyone Else Too
“Books that are getting published today are not just for Native kids. They're important to Native kids because they affirm our existence as Native...
Plagiarism Accusations Are Blowing Up The Dance World – Again
“Given that there are few protections for choreographers’ intellectual property unless that property has been copyrighted, and that copyrighting choreography is highly uncommon and...
Cal Shakes, Not Yet Successful At Its Emergency Fundraiser, Extends Over The Weekend
The company is really hoping to make enough money to produce As You Like It in September. "The 50th anniversary performance ... is supposed...
In Turkey, Archaeologists Find The End Of The Rainbow
That is, what they’ve called “a pot of gold” (golden coins) that help explain the political landscape from the time of the Pelepponisian War....
Philly’s Free Library, Despite The Resignation Of Its Staff, Says Author Events Are Returning
The entire Author Events staff resigned in June, after “layoffs loomed internal meetings became contentious.” The resigning staff said they found the work...
If You Think Climate Change Doesn’t Affect Art, You’re Not The One Trying To...
“Art shipping and storage companies seek to avoid abrupt changes in temperature and humidity as much as possible to prevent possible damage, especially to...
Cracking The Code Of Rembrandt’s Golden Luster
A team of scientists found that “the Dutch Master incorporated 'pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar' — yellow and reddish-orange arsenic sulfide mineral variants that he...
A Cultural History Of London’s Biggest Sandwich Moments
“These are sandwiches that announced themselves, generating queues and crowds and noise, from hollers in the streets to streams of hyper-colourful Instagram photos. This...
Did This College Student Really Find A Hidden Chagall And Buy It For Two...
The California student was at an estate sale. “I looked closely at the back and I saw it said Chagall and I was like,...
Why Is NBC So Obsessed With Showing Us Non-Athlete Celebrities At The Olympics?
“I’ve had mixed feelings about the effectiveness of NBC’s strategy — do I care about what John Mulaney has been watching (and wagering on)...
Buffalo, Desperate For Money, Decides To Add Taxes To Music And Arts Tickets
Surprised "venues received letters saying that going forward the city would require a paid license for every event that 'falls into the category of...
In Minneapolis, Indigenous Teens Get A Summer Filled With Architecture And Design
“Two of the founders of the new camp — architects and friends Mike Laverdure and Sam Olbekson — estimate that there are only about...
Orchestras With Outdoor Summer Home Bases See Revenue Boosts
But the Pittsburgh Symphony doesn’t have an outdoor venue. Could that change - and could it help the symphony survive? - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As Arts, And All, Journalism Jobs Dry Up, What Skills Are The Journalists Left...
The situation in Australia is grim. "What this all shows is not only the precarity of the journalistic profession, but also the low value...
Five Of The Best Metatextual Novels About Visual Art
“The anxieties of the art maker – the writer – come through in anxieties about painting, or photography, or sculpture, or dance. But the...
Is Dance An Art Or A Sport, Or Both?
At the Olympics, that’s not really in question as it’s part of Paris’s “Cultural Olympiad, a program of multidisciplinary arts events directed by Dominique...
Richard Crawford, Leading Scholar Of American Music, Has Died At 89
Crawford entirely changed the field. He “was a pioneer who shaped the scope of American music research. … It wasn’t about celebrating an unchanging...
Theatres Use Gaming To Attract New Audiences
For instance, Dungeons and Dragons improv can break through barriers and attract nontraditional audiences to theatres. - ArtsHub