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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Chie Hammons’s Hudson Valley Dance Studio by Jason Chen and Angela Hau

The artist Chie Hammons’s Hudson Valley space also has circular walls and a skylight that acts like a sundial.

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10 Things We’re Excited About This Fall by Dwight Garner, Jesse Green, Alexandra Jacobs, Gia Kourlas, Alex Marshall, Melena Ryzik, Maya Salam, Jennifer Szalai, Alissa Wilkinson and Jason Zinoman

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

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Sunday, August 31, 2025

What’s Loud, Pink and Drawing New Yorkers Together? by James Thomas and Amir Hamja

With his Karlala Soundsystem, Karl Scholz is using nightclub-grade audio to ensure that neighbors gather.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

You’ve Got Fan Mail: The Weird and Lovely Things Actors Get by Sarah Bahr and Amir Hamja

Joey Fatone, Michelle Williams and other actors share some of the declarations of admiration they’ve received during their runs onstage.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps Down from ABT by Gia Kourlas and Amir Hamja

After 29 years, the American Ballet Theater principal bids farewell with “Swan Lake.” It’s demanding. But she’s got this.

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Democrats to Protest Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center With Pride Event by Michael Paulson and Javier C. Hernández

“This is our way of reoccupying the Kennedy Center,” said Jeffrey Seller of “Hamilton,” who was asked to stage the invite-only concert hosted by five senators.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025

Trump’s Kennedy Center Comes Into Focus With Theater and Dance Plans by Michael Paulson and Javier C. Hernández

Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Axis Dance Explores New Frontiers With Mobility Technology by Margaret Fuhrer and Aaron Wojack

A new work by Axis Dance Company, “Kinematic/Kinesthetic,” uses mobility technologies to reshape ideas about moving and about the devices themselves.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Climate Activists Interrupt New York City Ballet Performance by Javier C. Hernández, Rachel Saltz and Amanda Webster

Protesters interrupted an all-Balanchine program on the company’s spring season opening night, which coincided this year with Earth Day.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Last Tango in the Guggenheim by Annie Aguiar and Vidhya Nagarajan

Members of the dance company Ballet Hispánico weren’t the only ones who swirled amid the art in the museum’s rotunda during a recent presentation and tango class.

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Jenifer Ringer Is Back at the School of American Ballet in a New Role by Gia Kourlas and Amir Hamja

Jenifer Ringer, the celebrated New York City Ballet principal, is back at the School of American Ballet in a new role: teacher and guiding light.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

Anne Imhof’s ‘Doom’ at the Armory Has Everything, and Nothing by Jason Farago and George Etheredge For The New York Times

Anne Imhof’s three-hour spectacle of moody youth at the Armory is sweet sorrow, full of moping and muttering. Still, almost despite itself, it points to true art.

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising by Robin Pogrebin and Javier C. Hernández

For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is to raise additional revenue through ticket sales and private dona…

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover by Adrian Horton and Benjamin Lee

Issa Rae, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes among those who chose not to associate with the institution and president Donald Trump’s takeover of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Friday, December 27, 2024

NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump by Benjamin Mullin and Kate Conger

Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?

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Saturday, September 7, 2024

“Dziwna Wiosna”: About Cruelty Without Brutality or a War Story for the Young Children by Zuzanna Madurska and Jacky Lie-A-Njoek

In Poland, the war is no longer just the national memory and has been present in our everyday life for more than two years now. Its impact on everyday life and the shape of many seemingly st…

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Monday, September 2, 2024

“Drapando:” Scratching For A Connection by Maria Karaś, Jacky Lie-An-Joek and Tessa Coenen

The play Drapando, czyli Atak Zamszałego Starucha (Drapando, or the attack of the mossy old man) was presented at the 7th Review of New Theatre for Children. It was directed by Zofia Pinkie…

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Monday, August 5, 2024

The Choreographer Bringing Hope to the Stage and Beyond by Gia Kourlas and Benjamin Malapris

Rachid Ouramdane, who presented a major new dance as part of the Cultural Olympiad, directs the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris. How does he do it all?

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Pretaped by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they had recorded earlier on a grand marble staircase outside the auditoriu…

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Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they performed on a grand marble staircase outside the auditorium.

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Friday, June 14, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024

This Year’s Tony Nominees in Portraits by Dana Scruggs, Michael Paulson, Julia Jacobs, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

The Tony Awards are Sunday. Each year we photograph nominated performers and talk to them about their craft. This time, we asked about early theater memories.

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Friday, May 17, 2024

Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break? by Jay Root and Michael Paulson

Broadway is still recovering from the pandemic. A state tax-credit program has helped, but watchdogs say it aids some shows that don’t need a boost.

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

A ‘Skate Migration’ Is Changing How Atlanta Rolls by James Thomas and Gem Hale

As Black roller skaters from around the country bring their styles to the city, some locals look for space to preserve the moves Atlanta is known for.

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah to step down as Young Vic artistic director by Naomi Clarke and Jabed Ahmed

Kwame Kwei-Armah became first African-Caribbean director to lead a major British theatre when he took over from David Lan in 2018

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:36AM
Friday, January 26, 2024

Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules by Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small

The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration.

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Friday, January 5, 2024

TV tonight: Sarah Millican’s new standup is foul-mouthed but hilarious by Hollie Richardson, Graeme Virtue, Alexi Duggins, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

Who else could wring humour out of getting a smear test? Plus: wild childhood pets and more on Would I Lie to You? Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...

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Monday, January 1, 2024

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