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Jocelyn Allgood, who participates in several community theatres near her in Texas, says that "it's our small contribution to humanity " to ease the burden of life, to make you laugh, to stir…
In a Q&A, Cecelia Watson, author of the new book about the oft-misunderstood punctuation mark, talks about how the semicolon has elicited romantic love, inferiority complexes, class rese…
"Sotheby's Mei Moses found that between 2012 and 2018, sales results rose just eight percent for men, while women saw the price for their work go up an astonishing 73 percent. By compa…
A consensus is finally beginning to emerge: Something is wrong with science that's causing established results to fail. One proposed and long overdue remedy has been an overhaul of the use o…
Of course, libraries have never been only about books! But reading and books are more important than ever for contemporary society, and public libraries occupy a unique position as a public …
"Can good writing truly be taught? Is the traditional workshop structure"a writer stays silent while her peers lay bare her pages"good pedagogy or licensed cruelty? What people, and what siz…
The new festival this fall will feature six world premieres from choreographers including 2013 MacArthur fellow Kyle Abraham, Jacob Jonas and Janie Taylor " plus collaborations with noted ar…
Unlike some new facilities attached to performing arts complexes " the Kennedy Center's REACH extension, opening in September, comes to mind " TLI is not aiming to be radically new or differ…
Chicago's Curbside Splendor was named "Best Indie Book Publisher" by Chicago magazine in 2014, featured on Bustle's "13 Indie Presses You Should Know" list in 2017, and even profiled in Lit …
"Somehow I didn't remember " or didn't see " what has been right there onscreen the whole time. Which is that Mr. M is a monster " a distillation of human moral squalor with few equals in mo…
Andrea Scott: "Of course, the major power dynamic at play in this story is the one between art and money. For too long, patronage of the arts has come with patronizing attitudes toward artis…
While PBS has offered on-demand streaming for a number of years, it will stream programming live on YouTube TV. "Based on their markets, 333 member stations will be available to users." " Ar…
The Chronicle struggled in the first few years after Gwaltney and John A. Crowl established it in 1966, but became widely-read and influential for its coverage of unrest and social issues on…
"Why should we take seriously the words of someone who doesn't understand the great amount of work involved in creating a performance? A critic's opinion is unreliable if it's based only …
"Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced Thursday that Jamar Roberts has been selected to be the company's first ever resident choreographer. Mr. Roberts, a veteran company member, will…
The Ballet leadership is definitely playing offense here. Rather than direct their side of the story to favored reporters or even just the media, these emails are going out to everyone on th…
"It explicitly states that the cathedral must be rebuilt as it looked before the fire … and it limits derogations to the existing heritage, planning, environmental and construction codes t…
Instrument maker David Klavins's custom-built 470i piano, with a vertical steel frame six meters (19.7 feet) long and strings up to five meters (16.4 feet) long, has been installed in a new …
Kourlas has been writing reviews and features for the Times on a freelance basis since 2000; she has also been dance editor of Time Out New York and an editor of The Paris Review. " The New …
"His first exhibition was of the sculptor Alison Wilding, whose work he continued to show until his death. It was in 1988, though, that … three of the [Goldsmiths] art school's new graduat…
The Balitmore Symphony is not alone; almost every concert season sees news stories about a U.S. orchestra facing potential ruin (often with a strike or lockout raising the stakes). Why? Ther…
"Changes to rental rules in Scotland and an increasing lack of affordable accommodation are threatening to turn the fringe into 'a glorified industry showcase', according to artists." " The …
Louisville Ballet invites applications and nominations for this important co-leadership position.
The San Bernardino County Museum Association solicits, manages, and distributes funds, engages in programs, and advocates to benefit the mission of the San Bernardino County Museum.
Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner's Glory Days was a promising little show when it finished a successful run at metro DC's (small) Signature Theatre, but the transfer to the Great White Way j…
