Art and Culture

The Highmark Mann opened five decades ago as the Robin Hood Dell West, the local summer retreat for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and it has evolved into a bona fide arts center that feels both sylvan and city. – Philadelphia…
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Fresh off of last month’s victory against pirate web site Anna’s Archive, 13 publishers across all segments of the industry have allied to sue yet another pirate site, WeLib, for copyright infringement.The suit, filed in the U.S.…
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In the years since American Dance Theater, the descendants of modern dance have performed at Lincoln Center with varying frequency. But the new festival counts as the center’s biggest commitment since the early years and part of the…
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Ever since the old Fox sold off most of its entertainment assets to Disney, Lachlan Murdoch — son of Rupert and CEO of Fox Corp. — has been using the money from that deal to rebuild his father’s TV empire for the streaming era. –…
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“Opponents allege the Ellison family’s acquisition of so many media properties — CBS News, CNN and Larry Ellison’s stake in TikTok — threatens free speech and democratic society itself. Meanwhile, Paramount insists…
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“Judge Christopher R. Cooper of Federal District Court in Washington asked for a status report from the Kennedy Center that would include plans for ‘public access and ongoing programming, activities and operations’ should the center…
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The Kennedy Center is establishing a new endowment in President Trump's name to support previously existing private endowments and its $257 million in federal funding. The fund was created at a Thursday meeting of the performing…
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After approving a dramatic expansion of the California production tax incentive last year, Sacramento legislators may soon come to the aid of the state’s struggling post-production industry. Assembly Bill 2319, which passed…
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Victor DeRenzi: “In the last few years, I had begun to realize that I could not develop an artistic future for the opera with the current board. Budgets were approved late, sometimes less than six months before the new fiscal year…
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If it is true that every historical era gives rise to the aesthetic sensibility most perfectly calibrated to its moral and spiritual essence, one wonders what truth is revealed by the fact that all of a sudden, the tragicomic is back.…
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