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One Of America’s Leading Public Art Programs, Mural Arts Philadelphia, May Lose $1 Million A Year In…
“The long-running arts organization, which specializes in project-based community programming, currently has more than $3.68 million in funding for the year. However, (Mayor Cherelle Parker’s) new financial plan could reduce…
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Tennessee becomes first state to protect musicians, other artists against AI
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential…
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Georgia Lawmakers Back Away From Capping $1 Billion Film Incentive
Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday backed away from a proposal to cap the state’s $1 billion incentive for film and TV production.
The state tax incentive has turned Georgia into a major production hub over the last decade, attracting…
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Harlem’s Apollo Theater And Opera Philadelphia Renew Their Producing Partnership
“Few details were available on the initiative, which picks up on the joint venture that brought Charlie Parker’s Yardbird and We Shall Not Be Moved to the stages of both companies. No commissioned composers have yet been announced…
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Off-Broadway is booming — and it’s a lesson for theaters everywhere
Midtown’s swell, but lately New York’s hottest tickets are well below 42nd Street.
While theaters in the city and around the country have struggled in the face of skyrocketing expenses and sagging…
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The Star, LA: Plans for $1-billion Hollywood tower by Norman Foster unveiled
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Celebrated architect Norman Foster has unveiled plans for a new $1-billion office tower in Los Angeles that will see greenery spilling out from a series of…
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Making Alma Mahler “actually seem like a real person”
The new German edition of “The Marriage,” from Wolke Verlag — with an ingenious cover
When I embarked on my novel The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York, I felt I possessed a pretty good understanding of Gustav, and none at all of…
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Some arts nonprofits look to expand their real estate footprint
Even four years since the start of pandemic, the performing arts sector is still recovering. Venues are still seeing fewer ticket sales compared to 2019. Donations have dwindled. And several nonprofits have…
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opera doesn’t have to be this expensive
Touring and audience development, another focus, has been the subject of much ire recently with cuts to Welsh National Opera and Glyndebourne Touring (although funding increased to English Touring Opera).…
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Axing of Cambridge mixed choir ‘regressive move for women’, say supporters | Choral music
A decision to axe a mixed choir at St John’s College, Cambridge, in an attempt to make room for a “broader” range of music has been condemned as “fundamentally regressive” by the former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Sir Simon…
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