Art and Culture

In the biggest shakeup on the local theater scene in decades, Pittsburgh’s two largest theater companies have voted to merge into a single group.Pittsburgh Public Theater, founded in 1975, and…
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LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey has reached a confidential settlement with three British ‌men who had filed civil lawsuits at London's High ‌Court accusing him of sexual assault between 2000 and 2013,…
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The first of January feels a long time ago. But barely 10 weeks have passed since conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin brought in 2026 with the Vienna Philharmonic in its New Year’s Day Concert. On the programme was one piece which symbolised…
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“The newly announced measures (against overcrowding) include slashing the (maximum) size of visitor groups from 30 to 20. Access for groups will also be limited to the museum’s off-peak hours between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.” – Artnet…
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The West Kowloon Cultural District — a 99-acre campus, home to the M+ contemporary art museum, Hong Kong Palace Museum, and two performance venues — has gotten a 10-year loan and authority to issue bonds to bridge the gap until rental…
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An aerial view of the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2009, one of the world's leading museums of modern and contemporary art / AFP-Yonhap The name Centre Pompidou, the iconic Parisian arts complex, has surfaced with striking frequency in…
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The Trump administration is proposing a new screening facility for White House visitors underneath Sherman Park in conjunction with AECOM and Thornton Tomasetti, according to planning documents submitted to the National…
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Picking up my ballet shoes again after six years has been bittersweet. I have felt joy in returning to a childhood hobby yet discomfort, too, knowing that I originally stopped ballet because of my incredibly flat feet. There is no doubt…
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Earlier this month, more than sixty artistic and executive leaders from theaters across North America gathered at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The purpose of the convening was clear from its title: From Crisis to Catalyst: Transforming…
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An international team of researchers has confirmed the discovery of the lost city of Alexandria on the Tigris in Iraq. Founded by Alexander the Great (356 BCE–323 BCE), whose brief empire stretched from Greece to the Indus River and…
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