Judith Jamison, acclaimed dancer and Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies aged 81 by Maya Yang In New York and Agencies

Jamison joined Alvin Ailey’s dance company in 1965 and performed there for 15 years, premiering solo Cry in 1971 Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades w…

Don’t Say ‘Macbeth’ and Other Strange Rituals of the Theater World by Juan A. Ramírez and Daniel Terna

Pulling back the curtain on the peculiar customs and enduring superstitions that help define life backstage.

Kwame Kwei-Armah: arts education cuts pose danger to diversity in theatre by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Outgoing artistic director of Young Vic calls for urgent government action to redress arts funding in schools Kwame Kwei-Armah, the outgoing artistic director of the Young Vic, has warned th…

Jeff Bezos and Jessica Chastain Toast a Daring ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway by Sarah Bahr and Rebecca Smeyne

A stripped-back revival of the classic musical, starring the singer Nicole Scherzinger, opened at the St. James Theater on Sunday night.

Alvin Ailey’s Silky Creatures of the Night by Gia Kourlas and Mohamed Sadek

Two dancers from the Ailey company perform part of “Night Creature” on the roof of the Whitney Museum, where the choreographer is the subject of a major exhibition.

Black actor who faced abuse over role in Romeo & Juliet calls for industry-wide action by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who played Juliet alongside Tom Holland’s Romeo, says racist abuse went on for months The actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who received a barrage of online racia…

“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…

Performance That Every Man Should See, And No Child Should by Tessa Coenen and Zuzanna Madurska

Introduction Gdzie Jest Tata? (Where is Daddy?) as seen at the Review of New Theatre for Children in Wrocław is a show produced by Everest Foundation, written by Jan Naturski, directed by J…

“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…

The Stuff They Strut on the Jellicle Catwalk by Siobhan Burke and Ok McCausland

From the first solo to the euphoric final bows, dance is essential to the world-building of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” Watch four standout dancers from the reinvented classic.

How to Survive (and Maybe Conquer) the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by Bob Morris and Kieran Dodds

It’s a prime opportunity for performers looking to make a splash. Nadia Quinn, a comic actress and singer from New York, decided to give it a shot.

Is the theatre interval becoming a thing of the past? by Nadia Khomami and Zainab Haji

Lasting Covid impact and need to attract audiences behind move to performances running straight through For some it’s an indispensable part of their night at the theatre, a chance to top u…

From Here to Eternity, a Choreographer Sinks Into the Sea by Gia Kourlas and Mohamed Sadek

Faye Driscoll uses the ocean as her collaborator in a sunset dance celebrating the 10th anniversary of Beach Sessions.

‘Sprinkled with stardust’: Stoke-on-Trent’s mythic UFO landing comes to the stage by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Deborah McAndrew’s Bright Lights Over Bentilee recreates the local legend of a UFO sighting in the fields behind a housing estate in 1967 For residents of the Bentilee housing estate in St…

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?

London play paused after theatregoers felt faint during abortion scene by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Mainly male audience members had to step out of preview performance of The Years after graphic scene An award-winning play premiering in London had to be stopped for 10 minutes during a prev…

How to Teach a Horse to Dance by Alex Marshall and Bobby Beasley

A dressage rider explains how she and her horse, Jagerbomb, made it to the Olympics.

Photographer Magnus Hastings celebrates the artistry and pride of drag by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Queen, his biggest show to date, opens in Liverpool and features new commissions of the city’s drag performers As a child, Magnus Hastings loved stealing his sister’s clothes and wearing…

Seattle’s high cost of living hits artists hard by Margo Vansynghel and Sarah-Mae McCullough

In this new package, our arts team explores how much Seattle artists make, how they afford life in the city, what could help and more.

How Seattle can support its artists despite rising prices by Margo Vansynghel, Gemma Wilson, Moira Macdonald and Michael Rietmulder

Organizations in Seattle and elsewhere are trying to address the affordability crisis for artists with programs tackling basic income, affordable housing and more.

In ‘Life and Trust,’ the Details Are in the Devil by Alexis Soloski and Hiroko Masuike

A new immersive piece of theater from the producers of “Sleep No More” transports visitors to the Gilded Age through a retrofitted skyscraper in Manhattan.

TESZT 15: Euroregional Theatre Festival Timișoara, Romania (19-26 May, 2024) by Jozefina Komporaly and Katalin Demeter

Within the rich landscape of Romanian theatre festivals, TESZT has carved out a niche as an inclusive and regionally oriented forum, initially aimed at bringing together creatives from the g…

With the Help of Whales, a Choreographer Falls Into an Abyss by Gia Kourlas and Simbarashe Cha

Mayfield Brooks explores grief and decomposition in the hull of a 19th-century cargo ship.

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…

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Sarah Paulson Party for the Tonys by Nancy Coleman and Sarah Bahr

Spirited celebrations that included an official after-party at Lincoln Center and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel, where revelers broke out in show tunes, continued until nearly 5 a.m.

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.

Tony nominees speak to the shows that shaped them by Michael Paulson and Julia Jacobs / The New York Times

The Writer Behind “Stereophonic,” the Most-Nominated Play in Broadway History by Alex Barron, Larissa Anderson, Daniel Ramirez and Melissa Kirsch

David Adjmi discusses “Stereophonic.”

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.

Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman call for urgent political support for the arts by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Actors call for all parties to back investment as figures suggest 16% cuts since 2017 Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman have called on all political parties to urgently invest in …

‘The war was not going to stop me’: amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 12 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war Vyacheslav Yehorov was working at a film school creating art therapy for children when…