"Frank Almond, concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony for the last 25 years, has stepped down from his role. The violinist originally announced last year that this would be his last season …
"Grist, a 20-year-old nonprofit online magazine that focuses on climate and environmental coverage, has taking full ownership of all the assets of what's left of Pacific Standard, an award-w…
It'll be to an empty house, though; social distancing isn't over yet. The Live from Covent Garden series, streamed over the Royal Opera House's YouTube and Facebook pages, begins on June 13 …
"Artistic director Thierry Frémaux picked a total of 56 films for the Cannes 2020 selection, many of which had planned to premiere on the Croisette. Instead, they will now screen at differe…
In a striking departure from their customary reluctance to take strong political stands that would alienate some visitors, art museums around the country, speaking separately but with one vo…
"Short as it is, [Jamar Roberts's] video, Cooped, released last week, is one of the most powerful artistic responses yet to the Covid-19 crisis. And as that crisis changes shape, as the anxi…
"[She] first became known in Cambridge when she started selling her photos in a pushcart in Harvard Square. When police tried to chase her away, [her husband], a civil rights attorney, succe…
"'I can't make my characters exist without interaction," [one novelist] says. 'While, for instance, I can edit out cheek kisses because this may no longer seem the norm, my characters need t…
"Hoffman was one of the first book retailers to employ aggressive marketing techniques in the service of creating mass market bookselling. Despite occasional criticism from authors and publi…
"Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the c…
"Amanda Crowe, a museum employee who was laid off on March 30, filed a lawsuit in a county court against the institution and [ex-director Mark] Masuoka last week, alleging that she had been …
No, this isn't some Regieoper conceit. This performance will take place on an actual parking deck " the one at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where, starting next Friday (June 12), music director…
Due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and social distancing rules, the company is postponing everything through the end of the year that had been announced for its Stratford-upon-Avon head…
"Carol Murphy, whom [former director Mark] Masuoka fired in 2015 as director of external affairs, painted him as a boss who was 'quiet,' 'strange' and 'extremely introverted' yet also parano…
Amanda Hess: "The mask is a public health device, but it has also revealed itself as a mask in the more traditional sense: a tool in a social ritual, a fetish object that signifies a person'…
"The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theaters.…
The world's largest movie theater chain revealed that it expects its financial report for the first quarter of 2020, during which the COVID lockdowns began, to show a loss of up to $2.4 bill…
I hear from nearly all corners of the arts sector that there is "no going back to normal" " that something fundamental needs to be redesigned in our systems to make them more equitable, heal…
"A deadly thunderstorm that rolled across parts of northern India damaged sections of the Taj Mahal complex, including the main gate and a railing running below its five lofty domes, officia…
"'Talking About Race' is a Web-based initiative that uses videos, role-playing exercises and question-based activities to explore the origins and definitions of race and identity. Built on t…
While she did sing some Italian roles (Gilda, Lucia, Rosina) and even a few German ones (the Queen of the Night, Zerbinetta), Mesplé won worldwide acclaim for the French concert and opera r…
This past Friday night, as the KCPD prepared to confront people demonstrating against police violence in Minneapolis and elsewhere, security guards on duty at the closed museum agreed to pol…
A 22-page white paper with dozens of requirements and recommendations, delivered to Govs. Gavin Newsom (CA) and Andrew Cuomo (NY) as well as the Los Angeles County Department of Public Healt…
"The most widely-read books are translated foreign bestsellers. There is little space for Russian talent " and if you want to be one of the chosen few to secure a book deal, that means satis…
"It's paradoxical but true: On TikTok, a platform driven largely by dance, people with little to no dance background are becoming megastars " and highly-trained dancers can seem like fish ou…