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New York’s Hot New Dance Studio Is A Corridor In Penn Station

“Officially called the West End Concourse, the corridor has a lot going for it: It’s easily accessible, the floors are spacious and smooth, and there are public restrooms, a rarity in New York City. It’s a ready-made stage for all sorts of group and partnered dance. … The biggest draw? It’s free.” - The New York Times

Our Cities Will Work Better When We Rethink Our Relationship With Cars

Renegotiating the city’s relationship with cars has the power to rejuvenate New York. In the 20th century, automobiles defined modernity. Gridlock represented an excess of urban energy. Today, private cars that go wherever, whenever, are signs of stagnation and retreat. - Curbed

The Rockettes At 100

Each April, hundreds of hopeful leotard-clad dancers travel from all over to the Big Apple to audition for a coveted spot on the famous kickline — founded in 1925, halfway across the country in St. Louis, Missouri, by choreographer Russell Markert. - New York Post

Trump’s Kennedy Center To Be A Pollical Rally Hall

President Trump has announced that The Kennedy Center will play host to an official celebration of his first 100 days in office, with tickets to the event ranging between $175 and $1,000 in price. - The Violin Channel

There’s A Growing “Reading Crisis” In Britain: Study

“According to the report, nearly half (46%) of U.K. adults say they struggle to focus on reading due to distractions around them. That figure rises to 55% among respondents ages 16-24 and 35-44, and to 52% for respondents ages 25-34. One in three adults revealed that they multitask while reading.” - Publishers Weekly

$340 Million Performing Arts Center Is Central Issue In Dallas Exurb’s Election

“The two bond measures before voters in Frisco … are crucial in the city’s bid to establish a large-scale performance hall. ... Debate over the arts center, billed as a regional draw that will host Broadway-caliber stage productions, has dominated candidate forums for the city council.” - The Dallas Morning News (MSN)

Art Institute Of Chicago Ordered To Turn Over Schiele Portrait

“A judge in New York ruled on Wednesday that the Art Institute of Chicago must surrender a 1916 drawing by Egon Schiele to investigators who plan to return it to heirs of a Jewish cabaret entertainer from Vienna who was murdered in a Nazi concentration camp in 1941.” - The New York Times

U.S. Ballet World’s Favorite Shoemaker Is Sold To Private Equity Firm

“Capezio is changing hands after more than a century of family ownership. On Thursday, Argand Partners LP, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm, revealed its acquisition of Ballet Makers Inc., the parent company of the venerable dance brand.” - WWD

Mauritshuis Museum Says Three of Its Rembrandts Have Turned Out To Be Copies

“The museum (in The Hague) has 11 pieces currently attributed to Rembrandt, including the famed Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632). The museum also has artworks that were purchased as Rembrandts, but have since been written off or had their authenticity questioned. There are now seven of these works.” - ARTnews

Eunice Golden, Pioneering Female Artist Of Male Nudes, Is Dead At 98

“(Her) bold paintings of male nudes challenged ideas about feminism, art and sexuality — although, like many of her peers, she was not recognized as a pioneer until her later years.” - The New York Times

Philadelphia Orchestra’s New CEO Comes From Inside

“The understudy has landed the starring role. Ryan Fleur, after twice serving as interim leader, has been named president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, the group announced Wednesday.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)

Electrician Stumbles Across Hidden 17th-Century Frescoes

Davide Renzoni was inspecting cables in the Pompeian Hall of Rome's Villa Farnesina when he opened two trap doors in the ceiling and happened on a set of perfectly preserved frescoes, likely by Carlo Maratta, one of the last masters of Baroque classicism, and two of his students. - The New York Times

Letter Reveals Shakespeare Did Not Abandon His Wife

For more than 200 years it has been believed that Shakespeare left his wife in Stratford-upon-Avon when he travelled to London and that a decision to leave her almost nothing in his will meant he probably felt bitterness towards her. - BBC

Five Months In, How’s America’s First TKTS Booth Outside New York Doing?

“Based on recent ticket sales and Visitor Center website traffic, … the formula has proven to work in Philadelphia. … While Philly tourism and theater attendance have been down compared to 2019, Amy Murphy, Arden Theatre’s managing director, said TKTS is already paying dividends.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)

The New Yorker: A Magazine Of Words Defined By Iconic Wordless Covers

Beyond the masthead and issue date, no set typography has ever been allowed, maintaining a unique wordless space in magazine publishing where only an image connotes the idea. The absence of copy is arresting, the silent core of what the solely visual can communicate. - The Conversation

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