Tag: 01.07.21
‘Für Elise” — Igor Levit Says That Piece You Hate From Piano Lessons Is...
"It's just emptiness. How great must a composer be to allow himself to write about nothing?" The pianist has a go at persuading Joshua...
Reconsidering The Benefits Of Hierarchies
"Similar to the related terms of bureaucracy and meritocracy, hierarchy is a concept rife with negative connotations. Common sense might suggest that it is...
How Governments Around The World Are Supporting The Arts To Survive COVID
Governments across Europe, as well as in Canada, Australia and some Asian countries, have held back the wave so far by moving fast at...
Some Good News From A Bad Year: US Book Sales Well Up In 2020
"With all major categories posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 8.2% in 2020 over 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan....
The Black Photographers Who Changed The World’s Understanding Of Black Life
The Kamoinge Workshop was "a collective of black photographers who formed in 1963 to document black culture in Harlem, and beyond, from live jazz...
The Depopulated Paris Of Young Edward Hopper Feels Like A Mirror Of Our Pandemic...
It's desolate, empty streets; bridges with no tourists; the sidewalks near the Seine silent. What wouldn't we give now for the American diners of...
The Damages To Art In The Capitol Building
Insurrectionists' "time in the building is now represented by the damage they left behind. A 19th-century marble bust of former President Zachary Taylor was...
A New “Arts Worker” Movement
Built on the concept of the “arts worker” — an immense labor category representing 8.8 million Americans doing everything from designing clothing to sweeping museum...
‘Star Wars’ Fan Fiction Video Is All Over The Place — And Disney Is...
"Such films have existed almost as long as the franchise itself. Early examples were spoofs, like the 1978 short Hardware Wars and a 1997...
Medieval Silver Hoard Unearthed In Polish Village
Archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences discovered a ceramic vessel containing well over 6,000 coins and rings as well as silver bullion near...
Venice’s Mayor Wants Museums To Stay Closed, And Half The Town is Furious
"The decision by Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of Venice, to extend the closure of the city's 11 civic museums — including the Doge's Palace,...
France’s Cultural Venues Will Be Closed All Month
"Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed … museums, cinemas, theaters, concert halls and gyms 'will not in the weeks to come'." Venues had...
Consider The Word ‘Sedition’
"Sedition — Merriam-Webster defines it as 'incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority' — is a word that echoes across American history,...
Simon & Schuster Cancels Sen. Josh Hawley’s Book In Wake Of Capitol Riot
From the company's announcement: "We did not come to this decision lightly. As a publisher it will always be our mission to amplify a...
Montreal Symphony’s Next Music Director Is Rafael Payare
A graduate of Venezuela's El Sistema, the 40-year-old music director of the San Diego Symphony begins a five-year term at the Maison symphonique in...
Nina Ananiashvili Sent To Siberia (For Her New Job)
Once one of the biggest stars at both the Bolshoi and ABT, she returned to her native Georgia in 2004 (at President Saakashvili's personal...
After A Year Away, Boston Symphony’s Music Director Is Back
Andris Nelsons, who has been in Europe since before the pandemic started, returned to Symphony Hall to record three programs pairing Beethoven symphonies with...
The Stage 100 For 2021 Honors British Theatre’s Response To COVID
"Arts workers in the NHS, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, actor Michael Balogun and theatre company 20 Stories High are among those recognised in this...