Art and Culture

“Her choreography landed like a bomb in a landscape where vaudeville and ballet ruled the day.” – The New York Times Source link
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Marjane Satrapi has died and every Iranian woman I know is in shock and mourning, while none seems confused by reports of the cause. She died “of sadness”, according to those close to her. Of course she did. Iranians often do. And…
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Updated at 3:54 p.m. on June 6, 2026Three months ago, a 75-year-old lawmaker filed a complaint as part of an ongoing lawsuit in federal court, claiming that she had been unlawfully excluded from an upcoming board meeting that would…
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Good morning. Here are this week’s highlights: In Washington, the Education Department moved to cancel student loans for nearly every college arts program and to judge schools by their graduates’ earnings (The New York…
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Arts Engines highlights the perspectives of the thought leaders and game-changers who are creating significant impact in the field of the arts. As the only arts show of its kind with an African-American host, it is produced in…
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The National Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season is in jeopardy because the Kennedy Center has not approved its budget, according to officials familiar with the situation, depriving the ensemble of the money it needs to book venues and…
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“The state’s public television commission agreed Thursday to pay PBS dues and undo its effort to cut ties from the national network. Arkansas had been set to become the first state to cut off from PBS, but paused the move earlier this…
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“Philippe Vergne, the former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Dia Art Foundation in New York, has been named to the newly created position of Artistic Director and Chief Curator and will work alongside…
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Good Morning, The Kennedy Center found time this week to order Trump’s name scrubbed from every email signature, voicemail, and letterhead (Politico) — but still hasn’t approved the National Symphony’s budget, leaving…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of literary entities, from the presenters of the National Book Awards to an organization supporting North Carolina writers, have received grants from an endowment…
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