Art and Culture

Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics…
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When the writer Gabriel García Márquez, the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and other classic novels, died nearly 10 years ago, he left behind an unfinished novel, “Until August.” The novel was published this week, unleashing a…
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The magazine, once a prominent publication for fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction, with a focus on global art and politics, quickly found itself imploding as its all-volunteer staff revolted over the essay. – The Atlantic…
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On December 7th, at a safari resort in Kasane, Botswana, Ukraine briefed the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on an endangered national treasure. It wasn’t a monastery menaced by air strikes. Nor…
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Richard Hedreen, 88, is gifting his entire collection, comprising more than 200 artworks and estimated to be worth about $300 million, to Seattle University. He’s also donating $25 million in seed funding to develop a museum to house…
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Reporting to the board of directors as a co-leader alongside the Artistic Director, the Executive Director will be responsible for the business operations of the organization, and the leader of its financial and strategic planning for…
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Image of a classical piano concert (Jewelia/Pixabay/CC0C) Music is a universal language… it’s an often repeated axiom, but what does that mean? Two newly published scientific studies add proof to the common impression. One…
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Ten weeks ago, Deborah S. Brant stepped in as Cincinnati Ballet’s interim president and CEO. Today, the search for her successor ended when Brant was appointed to take the position on a permanent basis.It was the first step to resolving…
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WA principal dancer Dayana Hardy Acuna For its first mainstage production for the year, the WA Ballet is presenting the lavish 19th century Petipa ballet, La Bayadere. Considered one of the masterpieces of the classical canon, it is…
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Both the NBA and the WNBA have, in addition to their “regular” dance crews (the Raiderettes, the Laker Girls, etc.) with members in their 20s, a number of teams with “mature” dance crews. Here’s a visit…
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