"Over a period of 15 years, from 1967 to 1982, [he] wrote some of the most brilliant and distinctive plays on the British stage. Yet he became sour and paranoid about the failure of the arti…
The unfair labor practices complaint charges that Baltimore Symphony management has failed to bargain in good faith, "unlawfully locked out the musicians … [and] failed and refused to prov…
The 59-year-old conductor's contract was to have expired at the end of this season; he'll now remain on the job through 2022-23. In his 14 years there so far, he's brought the KCSO increasin…
"A report from SMU DataArts ranks the most 'arts-vibrant' communities in the United States based on the number of artists and arts and cultural nonprofits it has, as well as the number of pe…
Following "profound and healthy debate" at its Extraordinary General Assembly, the International Council of Museums postponed indefinitely a vote on whether to adopt a new definition of muse…
In an escalation of what has reportedly been a long feud, staffers of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities "arrived at their offices in Southeast before the holiday weekend to find…
"A prolific conductor of film, television, and video game scores, Anthony Parnther may be one of Southern California's best kept musical secrets. An American conductor of West Indian and Sam…
"Ben Barson and Giselxanath Rodriguez, part of the Afro Yaqui Music colective, talk about artivism " what it means, what it can look like " in relation to building a jazz opera with various …
"I dont want to call it a conspiracy, because I dont think its done on purpose, but there is this falling away of women artists and artists of color that needs to stop and be corrected, says…
"The Lakota Music Project [is] a collaborative program developed with the [South Dakota Symphony Orchestra] and musicians of the tribe. The goal is to create cultural cooperation and break d…
"[Opera North] has won awards before, but the one it received last December represented a first for any opera company. City of Sanctuary, an independent national movement working on solidari…
"Over the last few years, [Kevin Jones and Lesli Mones, co-founders of The August Wilson Red Door Project, and retired Portland Police Bureau deputy chief Robert Day] have formed an unusual …
"'Why aren't there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?' The Flatland team reached out to historians, cultural directors, curators, sociologists and artists, many of whom identify as Hispanic …
"Tara Brooke Watkins discusses how Oklahoma! has shaped the state's cultural identity, the Tulsa race Massacre, and Spinning Plates's production of the musical with an all-black cast." " How…
"This year's cohort … may suggest a shift [away from painting and toward multimedia work] for a program that has been exceedingly influential as a career-defining platform for generations …
"Nicole Brewer examines a prominent racist policy in theatre " when plays written by people of color are staged by white directors " through the lens of actors, theatregoers, and playwrights…
"We live in a time when Google spreadsheets are documenting how arts administrators are underpaid and undervalued; when activists and cultural workers increasingly demand accountability from…
Phil Chan, co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface: "What is emerging is a series of best practices that any performing arts organization can employ when staging works from the Western canon …
"Michaela Goldhaber, current artistic director of Wry Crips, talks to the founding and early members of the disabled women's theatre group about their history." " HowlRound
Dozens of statues went up in western European cities in the decades between the revolutions of 1848 and the outbreak of World War I. Nowhere were they used more deliberately to craft a natio…
"Imagine this scenario: Hilarion likes Giselle, but she swipes right on Albrecht, and is smitten. Little does she know, Albrecht is already involved with Bathilde. When Giselle finds out, sh…
"After a latish start as an artist " she was in her 30s " she made steady initial headway in a male-dominated Black Power movement and a white-dominated feminist movement. And she has held h…
"Technically, the lockout ends Monday, but the musicians' first work obligation isn't until 10 a.m. Wednesday. If the players show up for rehearsal, the work stoppage would be over. If, inst…
Three years after three dozen people died in the flames at the warehouse-turned-artist-colony, Max Harris, the 29-year-old resident caretaker, was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughte…
"Totalitarian systems don't last, it is my fervent belief. Some of them have lasted longer than others. When they come apart, what is it that causes them to fall apart? … [And] how do you …