Art and Culture

When my grandma was a child, she wanted to be a star. She would hide behind the kitchen door when her parents had friends over and do her best opera singer impression, hoping to be discovered. In her last years, when she was living with…
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In response to the resignation of Esa-Pekka Salonen, the San Franciso Symphony has now issued a statement denying disagreement over artistic goals – Salonen’s cited reason for quitting. Rather, according to the board, cutbacks in…
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Recently I had a few conversations with Michael Ondaatje about his first collection of poetry in 25 years. With capacious introspection as well as intimate documentary recall, the poems and prose in A Year of Last Things, make for a…
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“It’s (Josh) Kantor’s job to punch up the action when it’s going well on the field and soothe fans’ frayed nerves when it’s not. Through … social media, he interacts with fans in real time, taking requests. … He’s made…
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Davies Symphony Hall | Credit: Craig MoleIn the flood of news about the San Francisco Symphony, from the announcement of the orchestra’s 2024–2025 season to the unexpected decision of Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen not to extend his…
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Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of The Juilliard School's Dance Division (center), speaks with…
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As US museums continue to grapple with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, several have drawn correlations between the years-long slump in visitors and cuts to their workforce. But as visitor numbers begin to stabilise, it remains…
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“There’s definitely been a contraction after years of it feeling like TV was undergoing this crazy expansion.” – BBC Source link
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When the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam showed 28 of the Dutch 17th-century master Johannes Vermeer’s 35 extant works last year, everyone knew it would be an extraordinary experience. But Taco Dibbits, the museum’s general director, was…
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Art by Monet Cogbill. It’s season announcement season once again, but with the excitement of all of the upcoming shows at theatres across the country, there was a notable absence when Steppenwolf recently unveiled its 2024-25…
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