"Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are nestled in one another's arms, sweat glistening on their muscled chests. They kiss softly and tenderly. It's the middle of the night in a…
At a contentious meeting Wednesday night, Intiman's board of directors laid out a stark vision for the nearly 50-year-old arts organization, saying it was out of money and would probably hav…
"Dorsen has an answer, or many answers, depending on how you break down her thoughts on the intersection of computer technology and theater. … Her inspiration came while reading a 1950 ess…
"What was the crowning achievement of Stanley M. Freehling, the extraordinary philanthropist, fund-raiser and all-around arts agitator for the State of Illinois? Was it the saving of the Goo…
The contradiction between the lofty stated values of the museum and the predatory exploits of its patrons would be great fodder for satire if it were not so deeply disturbing. " The New Repu…
De Luz, who retired from NYCB last spring, has just begun a five-year term as artistic director at Spain's national company, which came to international renown under the leadership of choreo…
"With this project, Steven Holl ran with the idea that architecture could sculpt the experience of bringing together a community in a free-of-charge, 22,000-square-foot "third place,""reflec…
"The 12-month residency will mentor three writers each year, during which time they will create new work for the outdoor Globe Theatre and the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, as well work…
Paul Meecham is stepping down, effective next week. "During his three years with the [organization], Meecham worked to expand the Utah Symphony's reach across the state, … spearheading 'th…
Twelve years after he left the (now-defunct) liberal radio network Air America, just under two years since he resigned from the Senate over disputed #MeToo allegations, and two months after …
"The artist's return to Belgrade after nearly a half-century has been an event. … On Saturday, the day the show opened, her face was on the front page of nearly every national newspaper in…
The Open Youth Orchestra of Ireland "is preparing for its inaugural performance, which will showcase adaptive instruments, virtual reality music and revolutionary 'conductology'. (includes v…
"Hundreds of interlocking panels " black, white and Coca-Cola red all over " made up Josef Albers's Manhattan, a mural in which geometry and meticulous precision met modernist vivacity. It w…
Ever on the frontier of experimentation, the adventurous tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger is aided by the complexity of Steve Lampert's composition Zigsaw. " Doug Ramsey
Three years ago this past April, my old friend John Sinclair and the Bach Festival Society Choir and Orchestra of Winter Park, Florida, gave the world premiere of my most recent collaboratio…
In today's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column I describe one of my favorite academic pursuits, a choice example of which has lately made it into the news. Here's an excerpt. *  …
"After luncheon, we played prisoner's base, and I at once realised that there is a vast difference between games and play. Play is played for fun, but games are deadly serious, and you do no…
"Arthur Koestler's classic story of Stalinist purges has hitherto been known through an incomplete translation by his girlfriend " until a student found the original in an archive." " The Gu…
Along with inclusion on an illustrious list of past fellows " more than 1,000 in all, since the program's first class in 1981 " each of this year's grantees gets a $625,000 stipend, meted ou…
In 2016, Rinder led the move of the museum from its original home, an architecturally significant but seismically challenged structure, to an acclaimed new building. The $112 million project…
Li Cunxin, who defected from China in 1981, danced with the Houston and Australian Ballets, retired from the stage in 1999, and became a Melbourne stockbroker. Then, in 2012, came a call fro…
A modest room with fewer than 100 seats, Tula's is a movie-set-ready jazz joint: cocktail tables bathed in golden light, wood-and-mirror-paneled bar, intimate stage, flat black ceiling, slow…
Eva Yaa Asantewaa "wasn't looking for a curatorial position when she got a call from Gina Gibney, the artistic director and founder of Gibney, a performing arts and social justice organizati…
For players, the NSO has become more appealing than ever. It has long been one of the best-paid orchestras in the country. Now, it's also seen as among the more dynamic ones. The orchestra i…
Nearly 70% of its 80 full-time students can't afford to pay their tuition, which comes to about $13 USD per month, according to an official DCMA press release. While the school has received …