Tag: 03.25.21
Are Virtues Of The Past Casualties Of Progress?
If we cannot slow down and grow cautiously, evenly, gradually into our new technological and political possibilities and responsibilities—even the potentially liberating ones—the last...
Kurt Weill Was Destined For Broadway All Along
Joshua Barone: "Kurt Weill is often described as if he were two composers. One spun quintessential sounds of Weimar-era Berlin in works like The...
What Will Happen To NYC’s Thriving Burlesque Scene?
Many burlesque entertainers pull together a living in New York through a variety of performance gigs, while others use it as a release from...
How The Oakland Symphony Built Its Record Of Social Justice
Michael Morgan believes the power of the symphony orchestra lies in its ability to be harnessed for a diversity of musical styles and genres....
The Queen Of England’s Houses Cannot Be Searched For Looted Cultural Artifacts
Wait, are palaces like Sandringham likely to host stolen cultural artifacts? We'll never know - at least not from the police, who are barred...
Fake News From Assyria, 2700 Years Ago
It all comes down to the earring. "The arresting piece of jewellery, which bursts from the borders of itself with piercing radiance like a...
Now We Truly Have Everything, Including A Playlist Of Jane Austen’s Favorite Music
Music was inextricably linked to Austen's creativity - she practiced, when she had access to a piano, every day, and copied friends' sheet music...
Regal Theatres Owner Cineworld Posts $3 Billion Loss
The U.K.-based company also said it has secured binding commitments for $213 million in additional cash via a bond to boost its financial flexibility...
How Playwriting Competitions Help The Entire Field Of Theatre
Despite the fact that they can sometimes feel like (as one literary manager put it) "the Hunger Games of playwriting," prizes do help bring...
Restored Ghent Altarpiece Is Finally Back Home — In A $6 Million Bulletproof Display...
The van Eyck masterpiece is the most stolen individual artwork we know of (one panel is still missing after 87 years), and its Flemish...
Dream Big, Sure. But It Can Paralyze You
Sure, audacious goals can be energizing. But a fixation on them can lead to big disappointments. Worse, when your eyes are constantly on the...
Google Podcasts Has An Extremism Problem
"Even in the world of podcasting, Google Podcasts … stands alone among major platforms in its tolerance of hate speech and other extremist content....
How The Pandemic Has Changed Audio Quality On Public Radio
Producers and engineers have come to rely on specialized apps, and they’ve developed workarounds for the shortcomings of Zoom’s recording functions, among other solutions....
LA’s Music Center Is First Arts Center To Get “Healthy Building” Designation
The Music Center in downtown Los Angeles says that it is the first performing arts organization in the country to receive a UL “healthy...
Those Unknown Sappho Poems Discovered Back In 2014? There’s A Problem
Don't worry: so far, there's no evidence that they're forgeries. But "the editors of a scholarly volume in which the circumstances of the discovery...
San Francisco Starts Program Providing Guaranteed Basic Income To Artists
"More than 100 San Francisco artists will be guaranteed $1,000 a month for six months under a pilot program set to launch in May,...
Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, 79
"The filmmaker, cineaste and critic who emerged in the wake of the French New Wave with such classics as The Clockmaker of St. Paul,...
After Three Decades As Artistic Director, Kevin McKenzie To Retire From ABT
"The company announced on Thursday that McKenzie, 68, will continue to oversee programming and performances through 2022 while a search for a successor begins...
Germany Tries To Figure Out How To Go About Returning Benin Bronzes
"On the heels of a German state visit to Benin City, … the culture ministry and museums are now playing catch-up. … Culture minister...
Actor Jessica Walter Dead At 80
"Walter's six-decade acting career spanned across film and television, from Clint Eastwood's directorial debut, Play Misty for Me, to the voice of Malory Archer...
Connecting Dance And Nursing
Devynn Emory, 40, sees nursing as “not so far away from dancing,” they said in a video interview. “It’s really just another understanding of...
NYC Mayor Orders Vaccinations For Theatre Workers
At a news conference, Mr. de Blasio said that in addition to the Broadway vaccination site, there would be a mobile vaccination unit to...
Debates Are Roiling The Translation World — Who Gets To Translate?
Debates ensued about whether the choice of a translator should be only merit-based or whether identity should play a part. Another thread was about...
UK Arts Organizations Have Bled Memberships During COVID. What To Do?
The decline in cultural memberships has undoubtedly been accelerated by Covid-19. Just this month, the Royal Academy (RA) reported a loss of 18,000 members...
The STEEP Road Back
The many threats and threads around reopening social spaces for live performance can easily blur together. Focused problem-solving and readiness require that we tease...