Leigh Fondakowski: "When we arrived in Denver, the play was not yet finished. It had only two acts then. … Moments were shifting, and the order of scenes kept changing all through previews…
Three weeks ago, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the orchestra cancelled three concert dates in China that were part of a planned eight-concert tour of East Asia March 3-12. Now the orchest…
Charlotte Vanweersch alleges that the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds hadn't taught her how to properly lift a partner as heavy as the one she was assigned for a "throwing and…
Woman with Eyes Closed, commissioned by Opera Philadelphia for its O20 festival this September, has a plot inspired by the 2012 theft, from the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, of seven paintings now …
"These libraries are offering an alternative form of resistance, opening up platforms traditionally reserved for committed activists to waves of first-time protesters " from high school stud…
"[He was a] million-selling adventure writer and real-life thrill-seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels. … In real life, Cussler … parti…
"The classic story of Atticus Finch, a small-town lawyer who defends a black man in a racist town, was told under the championship flags of the New York Knicks (who have played their own tra…
When the director's latest film, An Officer and a Spy (about the Dreyfus Affair), was nominated for 12 César awards, many people in France and beyond were outraged and threatened a boycott,…
"On Tuesday, [he] apologized to women who had accused him of sexual harassment. … But on Thursday, as some of Europe's leading opera houses considered canceling future engagements, Mr. Dom…
"[A generation ago], it was widely assumed that a theater needed a single, visionary artistic director. … As the years went by, this model became so settled and essential that experienced …
"Pop-up shows at Washington's two airports and an immersive display in a 12th-floor suite at the Hamilton Hotel offer the first glimpse of its future. The suffrage-themed displays represent …
"That's because what Robbins created wasn't just a series of dances, however peerless, but an overarching view of how, beyond anything else, movement could tell a story," writes Gia Kourlas.…
"Barcelona's city council has refused to greenlight a planning application for an outpost of [St. Petersburg's] State Hermitage Museum. The council took issue with the site chosen for the pr…
The continent had been resistant to the accusations of sexual harassment that ended Domingo's U.S. career, but following the AGMA report, Spain's Culture Ministry cancelled his invitation to…
The maestra will be 64 when she steps down at the end of August 2021 after a 14-year tenure. While she has reportedly been quietly frustrated by the orchestra's recent struggles, she will re…
"You can read Volume 1 online and Volume 2 should be dropping any day now." The publication's mission? "Taco Bell Quarterly is the literary magazine for the Taco Bell Arts and Letters. We're…
And it's not just the Trockaderos and Cinderella's mean stepsisters, either. Gilbert Bolden of New York City Ballet, James Whiteside of ABT, Bennet Gartside of The Royal Ballet, and Raffaele…
The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko, with music by Anthony Bolton and a libretto by Kit Hesketh-Harvey based on the book Death of a Dissident by Litvinenko's widow, premieres this J…
"Home Office officials are to launch a consultation on legally forcing organisations to increase physical security at venues and train staff to respond to terrorist attacks, as well as putti…
"The Ahmanson's gift program, which has paid for 114 paintings and 15 sculptures, is the backbone of the museum's widely admired European art collection." And why is that program being ended…
"Once I realized that that was the way this character was thought of, I just didn't want to participate in it anymore. … The character of Apu was done with love and pride and the best of i…
"[She] fled Hitler's Germany as a teenager and became a [multiple-]prize-winning poet in the United States, drawing on her family history for lyrical works about love, art, nature and loss, …
"Structural problems, such as Hollywood's persistent lack of women in positions of power and key creative roles, will take years to adequately address. Still, on top of the specific changes …
Laura Collins-Hughes talks to playwright Paula Vogel, director Mark Brokaw, and actors Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse talk about the original 1997 Off-Broadway production and why they've…
"[The exhibition] brought in 1,071,840 visitors over the four months it was on view. This figure easily smashed its previous attendance record of 540,000 visitors, which was held by a 2018 E…