Art and Culture

Is it possible to write a satirical campus novel anymore? Satire requires exaggeration and the pointed introduction of absurdity, but it is hard to see how modern university life could be further embellished in these respects. As…
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After two years dark, the Kharkiv National Opera and Ballet company has built an underground bunker with a complete auditorium in it.Says general director Ihor Toulouzov, “We want to bring life back to Kharkiv, including cultural…
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In the mountains of Santa Monica: Otto Klemperer, Prince Hubertus von Löwenstein, Arnold Schoenberg, and Ernst Toch | Credit: UCLA, Ernst Toch Archive (Rights: Courtesy of the Ernst Toch Archive, 1, Music Library Special Collections,…
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On February 28, the faculty senate of the Cleveland Institute of Music voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion of no-confidence in its president, Paul Hogle, and provost, Scott Harrison, citing reputational damage to the…
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When school district leaders in the Fort Worth suburb of Keller cancelled the production last month, they gave no specific reason but indicated that they’d prefer something more anodyne than a docudrama about the murder of a gay…
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NORTH ADAMS — A rowdy picket line outside the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday…
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the…
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2024 marks 150 years since the birth of Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), arguably the most influential classical composer of the 20th century. As a significant contributor to musical modernism, Schoenberg’s work reflected a radical…
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Four years ago, Netflix was faced with a formidable challenge to its dominance. Competitors including Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery invested billions of dollars to chip away at Netflix’s market share by launching splashy…
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The Atlas Performing Arts Center invites applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director, available in the Summer 2024. Douglas Yeuell, who has served as Executive Director since 2014, recently announced that he will…
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