The company's chief content officer said in a statement, "Given the legislation has not yet been implemented, we'll continue to film there, while also supporting partners and artists who cho…
Says Yuval Sharon, who's directing a revival of ATLAS for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, "It's a big deal to me, and it's a very big deal to Meredith. It's a huge risk on one hand, but I feel…
The elephants-not-in-the-room at this morning's press conference celebrating the appointment of Lonnie Bunch III as the Smithsonian Institution's new secretary were the man currently occupyi…
Kathryn Scanlan found the journal in a bin of unsold items at an estate sale; it covered the years 1968-72. "Over the years, Scanlan 'edited, arranged, and rearranged' the contents, the prod…
She began her career in the Bay Area in the 1970s; adopting the masculine pseudonym was one of her first Conceptual works. She never revealed any personal info and almost never explained her…
When Barbara Walters launched the show in 1997, it was seen as mildly scandalous that someone with her journalistic prestige would go to daytime TV; when President Barack Obama appeared on i…
"The Sud Culture Solidaires trade union said in a statement that the Louvre was 'suffocating' and staff were being overwhelmed by the number of visitors. … 'More than 10 million people vis…
The stated idea behind the tours is to attract Parisians who avoid the museum because of the massive crowds of tourists. If that's the case, though, why are the tours being offered through A…
Batsheva Dance Company's Ohad Naharin told Army Radio, "BDS is against the occupation, something I sympathize with. I've always said that if protesting and boycotting my performances would i…
"Louisville, Kentucky has gotten used to the fact that the maestro rides his bike to concerts. No limo, no tux for him. At 32, Teddy Abrams is the youngest conductor of a major orchestra in …
The Dutch National Ballet tried it two years ago with a new piece for its junior company, and it worked. English National Opera and Music Theatre Wales have projects they hope to try the tac…
"[The expert engaged for the project] has 22 months to identify potential risks to the world-famous museum, such as fires, theft or terrorist attacks, and to come up with 'a massive evacuati…
Ben Lewis, who wrote a recent book on the history of Salvator Mundi, says curators at the Louvre don't believe the $450 million painting is entirely Leonardo's work and wouldn't exhibit it a…
"Some 20,000 unionized musicians across the country will soon see 'painful' reductions in their pension benefits in order to keep the American Federation of Musicians' $1.8 billion multi-emp…
Sarah Kaufman: "The subtlety, intelligence and beauty of Federer's play can pull us into a direct and instant involvement with grace. We experience a dimension of humanness that feels perfec…
Christine M. Daly: "There's a spray that we use [on the puppets], but there's not a lot you can do about it. You cannot wash their insides. That's the hard part. We are probably the biggest …
He had been highly regarded for his multi-volume life of Theodore Roosevelt, the first book of which won a National Book Award and a Pulitzer, when he shook up the literary and political wor…
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, an editor on the Norton Shakespeare edition, wasn't worried about profaning the Bard's texts; he thought the playwrights were being told to stick too close to the ori…
Figures indicate that the number of books checked out at college libraries accross the U.S. has fallen by as much as two-thirds over the last decade, even as use of the library buildings has…
Chicagoans watched Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and other heroes of the blues on videos at the the fifth Digging Our Roots: Chicago's Greatest Hits "listening session"…
If only they were still with us, two major artists would be celebrating their birthdays this weekend. " Doug Ramsey
"The Free Spirit singer announced the launch of The Great Khalid Foundation in El Paso on May 10th: a music and fine arts organization that aims to help underserved communities. The website …
"[Latyra] Blake and her collaborators made the artworks as part of Women in Reentry, a project of the People's Paper Co-op. Together, they've spent months learning to make paper from their o…
"The Sphinx Organization, a US non-profit organization dedicated to the development of young American Black and Latin classical musicians, has today announced the 16 recipients of the 2019 M…
"A [dance instruction] programme in Stockton-on-Tees has helped young people excluded from mainstream schools learn new skills, develop self-worth and show others what they can achieve." " A…