"I know I am expected to say this illness changed my life. No. Things that were very important to me as a musician before are still as important. Things that were not important are still not important. I can't say I feel perfectly, but I feel well enough." - AP
As one commenter put it, "It looks like you've been living under a rock for the past year, but at least try to read the room. Russia has blood of innocent people on its hands." Tolstoy, of course, was a famous pacifist; the choreographer, Yuri Possokhov, is Ukrainian. - Chicago Sun-Times
"Oregon Ballet Theatre has announced that Dani Rowe will become its next artistic director, effective February 27, after an 18-month search. The company has been led by interim artistic director Peter Franc since June 2021, following the (firing) of previous director Kevin Irving." - Pointe Magazine
Said Philip Birsh, whose family has owned Playbill for over five decades, "We want people to go to the theater. This piece exaggerated the issue in my opinion. ... It's not up to my standards. All we are missing is 'Headless body in topless bar.'" - The Daily Beast
"After expanding its horizons in Málaga, Shanghai and Brussels, with the prospect of a spinoff in the pipeline for Jersey City, United States, in 2025, the Pompidou Center ... will bring its expertise to the contemporary art museum being constructed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh." (in English) - Le Monde
Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns five Broadway venues, is combining operations with ATG, which operates more than 50 venues, mostly in Britain, as well as two on Broadway. Jujamcyn owner Jordan Roth, the largest single shareholder in the merged entity, will be its creative director. - The Hollywood Reporter
The theater, originally known as the Ohio Theater and located off Wooster Street in SoHo, was founded as a nonprofit in 1993, and before that provided a shared space for independent companies and artists to brainstorm and perform. - The New York Times
“I was invading public space with a mosaic of a small character whose role is to invade,” said the artist. A quarter-century later, it is hard to go more than a few blocks in much of Paris without spotting an Invader mosaic — if you look. - The New York Times
Dreams of collectivity in the financialized and non-financialized zones of the art world have deep roots. But they were usually outside the door of the art world center, banging to get in. What’s different about the most recent period is that it really felt as if this door had been opened. - Artnet
By stepping into a conservatory, we are encouraged to maintain packed-out schedules, work beyond the point of exhaustion, and have pristine social media accounts showcasing our highlight reel of repertoire in order to justify our choice in career. - I Care If You Listen
While getting the sound of the orchestral hall right was a heavy lift, the architects and designers also had to contend with another problem in the Lincoln Center's history. - CBC
The time is right to revisit and revise the Public Broadcasting Act. A revised and reauthorized act would identify and direct resources to needs that contemporary telecom content providers are not meeting and adjust the allocation of federal appropriations. - Current
"Fertility-related customs have been celebrated in mid-February since pagan times. ... By the 18th century, we see something that begins to resemble modern Valentine's cards. In the 19th century, this evolved to the point where popular ladies' magazines like Harper's Weekly published instructions for readers on how to craft them." - AP
The reason the Babel story matters is not that it happened once but that it happens over and over: We Babelize and de-Babelize. The internet is an engine of both processes. - Wired
"Want to become a signature voice of your troubled nation? Perhaps you need a decades-long exile in California. It worked for Czesław Miłosz, who entered the pantheon of Polish poets thanks to works he wrote mostly in Berkeley," where he spent 40 years and won a Nobel Prize. - Zócalo Public Square
