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This Professionally Trained Ballerina And Scientist Uses Dance To Teach
To teach … about food safety, that is. “Science and art have several things in common,” says Eleonora Moratto, “and specifically ballet and science...
Has Broadway Finally Reconciled With Pop Music?
Maybe! There’s “the sense that the theater has so fully reconciled with pop, rock, R&B and country — you know, the music that’s been...
Why Did The Washington Post Hire A Publisher And Incoming Editor At The Center...
Both, “when they worked as journalists in London two decades ago, used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles, according to a...
Swiss Museum Removes Monet, Van Gogh After Facing Up To Their Possibly Nazi Looted...
Kunsthaus Zurich is finally facing up to the issue, that is: “There have long been suspicions about the provenance of works in the Emil...
In Britain, Art House Movies Are Having Themselves A Summer
Why? Last summer’s Hollywood strikes, for one. "The franchise machine has slowed down and more original, risky features have slipped in” - including many...
In Honor Of Father’s Day, Here’s An Incomplete List Of The Worst Dads In...
The Western canon has … let’s say a lot … of examples. Why? “Bad behavior often makes for good art.” - LitHub
This Year’s Tony Awards Show Us How Theatre Is Changing
We all know nonprofit theatres are struggling, and many are even closing. But oh gods, are they important: “100 percent of the nominees for...
The Magic Kingdom Is Very, Very Expensive Now
A lot of people heading to Disney theme parks go into significant debt for the trip, especially parents with kids under 18 - who...
Will The Lawsuit And ‘True Story’ Of Baby Reindeer Keep It From Emmy Wins?
All of the (negative) attention may be just a distraction, but it could be one that moves voters into supporting another series entirely. -...
Ben Vautier, French Artist And Member Of The Fluxus Movement, Has Died At 88
"He was most famous for his ‘écritures,’ or written paintings, often rendered in white handwritten letters scrawled on a black background. His aphorisms included ‘Ce...
Dame Tracey Emin? King’s Birthday Honours Are Surprisingly Good
New Dame Imelda Staunton said, “I feel that this honour also recognises the importance of the arts in this country. Theatre, film and television are...
As Inside Out 2 Makes Big Box Office, It Also Takes On The Teen...
And one dad (along with the biggest box office of 2024) says it succeeds. “The panic attack Riley suffers at the film’s climax is...
How One Author Deals With The Terrors Of Writing A Book
R.O. Kwon (The Incendiaries, Exhibit) says that the best way to write is to imagine no one will ever read it. - The New...
A So-Called One Hundred Percent Accurate Tonys Prediction List
Well, if we don’t all know Merrily We Roll Along is going to sweep its categories, this Vulture article will tell us - and...
The Powerful President Of France’s National Film Board Gets A Three-Year Suspended Sentence
That sentence is for sexual assault of his godson in 2021 - after which Dominque Boutonnat “was re-upped by the French government in 2022...
Ariana DeBose Is Prepping Hard For Tonight’s Tony’s Ceremony
“For the past two weeks, DeBose has been on a mission, however implausible, to see all of the nominated plays and musicals.” - The...
When Vinyl Boomed Back, So Did Bootleggers
“Following the illegal vinyl trade – and the work of the people trying to stop it – can be both fascinating and very strange. The...
Ursula Le Guin’s Family Is Turning Her House Into A Writer’s Residency
Writing in the same room as Ursula K. Le Guin’s rock collection? Yes please! - Seattle Times (AP)
What Is A Book Ban, Anyway?
Basically, it’s removing a book from the people who would otherwise have access - but oh, the details are complicated. - NPR
What Next For American Ballet Theatre?
Susan Jaffe has some ideas, some plans, and some hopes. But “the challenges facing Ballet Theater, which begins its summer season at the Metropolitan...
How Sleep No More Changed Theatre For Better
And for worse. “The world of the McKittrick, we believed (or let ourselves pretend to believe), was an enchanted one; not just by the...
Philadelphia’s UArts Gets Hit With A Class Action Lawsuit Over What It’s Doing To...
“The suit claims that UArts failed to follow the 1988 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires employers with 100 or more employees...
The Books That Inspire Emma Donoghue
Donoghue doesn’t know why one story “about a risk-loving boy thief and the scary/seductive witch whose island he repeatedly sneaks on to” gripper her....
The Hype Man For ‘Asian Hollywood’ Gets His Day In The Sun
Bing Chen’s Gold House “operates behind the scenes of a dizzying array of projects. The team’s consulting work for film and TV includes cultural...
Seems Like Making Video Games Universally Accessible Would Be The Most Obvious Goal On...
The true game-changer was 2020’s The Last of Us, Part 2. The makers "decided to do a lot of experimenting and consulting with gamers...