Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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A conversation with dance photography icon Lee Gumbs

Dance Informa had the chance to talk with the one and only Lee Gumbs, whose dance photography has long been making a splash on Instagram and other social media outlets. From his dance career…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:19PM

Making contact: COVID dance bubbles across the concert scene

The restrictions that COVID-19 has brought to the workplace have been difficult for everyone, in any field. But how do dancers, whose careers revolve around contact and physical exertion, …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:01PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Love in a Wood, Jermyn Street Theatre review - stars gather remotely for a lively online presentation by Heather Neill

Free reading for charity of Wycherley's first Restoration comedy Swaggering rakes, posturing fops, sexual intrigue, illicit encounters, wit, artifice, wigs, fans and beauty spots - these ar…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:54PM

Michelle Lee’s SINGLE LADIES to premiere at Red Stitch in February by Gabi Bergman

Written by the award-winning writer of Going Down and Rice, Michele Lee, Single Ladies is a hilarious buddy story of

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:03PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosts Passport to the Arts offerings for people with disabilities

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announces its Passport to the Arts spring 2021 season, with a variety of classes, performances and bonus content offered virtually, designed for child…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:55PM

Symbiosis Arts premieres new film ‘The Valkyries’

Symbiosis Arts, a dance-based collaborative arts company that was originally founded by Braeden Barnes and Ryland Early, has released a new short dance film, The Valkyries, available to vie…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:34PM

Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’ by Jesse Green

All Ryan J. Haddad wants is a boyfriend. But his pride — or is it his prospects’ prejudice? — keeps getting in the way.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:32PM

Momentum Dance Company brings magic to families with children’s programming

Celebrating 37 years of dance, art and culture, Momentum Dance Company and its Founder and Artistic Director, Delma Iles, announce a magical series of children’s programming through May…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:19PM

Theatre Review: ‘Hi, Are You Single?’ by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in partnership with I Am A Theatre Production (IAMA) by Mary Ann Johnson

This one-man show, written and acted by Ryan J. Haddad, has some interesting twists. It’s a gutsy play that calls attention to something that many people find discomfiting — that people …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:00PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Show Biz Legend Jan McArt Dies, Leaving Lasting Legacy by Bill Hirschman

Larger-than-life, effusive, generous and driven Jan McArt, a show business legend who helped push South Florida theater out of its infancy and through its adolescence with flair and verve, d…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:54PM

In China’s Voguing Houses, Queer Millennials Strike a New Pose by Wang Xuandi and Fan Yiying

Ballroom culture is quietly flourishing in China’s cities, creating a safe space for young LGBT people to explore their identities. SHANGHAI — When he’s hanging around campus, Zhao Zix…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:16PM

Rena Butler: Where body and spirit converge

You know when a Zoom call turns into a heart-to-heart that you didn’t know you needed? Well, that’s what happened when Dance Informa spoke with the lovely Rena Butler of Gibney Dance Com…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:01PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Finding center and focus: Balancing academics and dance

Dancers are full of passion. They identify as dancers and probably will forever. And while it’s certainly possible to make a career out of dance, it’s also important to get a good educat…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:39PM

The History of Sketch Comedy review – Keegan-Michael Key's love letter to laughter by Brian Logan

Podcast The comic actor’s exuberant 10-part history unpicks the nuts-and-bolts of what makes sketches funny, from overlooked past acts to SNL, and British favourites including the Two Ronn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM

Denzel Washington’s ‘The Little Things’ Leads Box Office Despite HBO Max Debut by Rebecca Rubin

Would audiences pay to see a new movie in theaters if they could watch the same title at home from the comfort of their couch? Prior to the pandemic, the response from theater operators and …

SOURCE: Variety at 07:33PM

Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart Reminisce With Clive Davis at Virtual Pre-Grammy Gala by Jem Aswad

Clive Davis… talk show host? Well, not exactly. But this year’s version of his annual exclusive pre-Grammy party — now taking place virtually and in two parts, the first of which was S…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:33PM

‘Mass’ Review: A Charged Meditation on the Aftermath of a School Shooting by Owen Gleiberman

“Mass,” a drama that consists of two couples seated across a table from each other in a placidly sterile church antechamber, discussing the unthinkable (two of them are the parents of a …

SOURCE: Variety at 07:33PM

Meryl Streep will extend her Golden Globes record with nomination for ‘The Prom’ by Paul Sheehan

Meryl Streep is predicted to extend her Golden Globes record with a 33rd nomination for her star turn in the Netflix musical “The Prom.” She plays a Broadway diva down on her luck who se…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:31PM

Glynn Turman (‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’): From Independent Spirit bid to Golden Globes nomination? by David Buchanan

Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is slated to have a big morning when Golden Globes nominations are announced on Feb. 3, with predicted bids for Best Film Drama, Drama Actress (V…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:31PM

Haunting last words from a Black cop on death row in Meshaun Labrone’s ‘Spook’ by Jordan Ealey

“It’s not what you are, it’s what you don’t become that hurts.” This quote by musician Oscar Levant is what opens the film Spook. Based on a solo stage piece by the same name, writ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:22PM

“The Catastrophist” Puts Prophecy under Microscope—Streaming Marin by Bdhorwitz

Lauren Gunderson Illuminates Her Husband’s Life & Love by Barry David Horwitz Halfway into her new one-man show, beamed from Marin Theatre Company, wonderful playwright Lauren Gunderso…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:08PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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For lovers of sleuthing, a Sherlock Holmes audio drama from We Happy Few by Kendall Mostafavi

In this ever evolving age of the coronavirus, theaters have been experimenting in ways to keep the arts alive and thriving. We Happy Few has recently been producing audio recordings with ext…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:13PM

Theatre in the age of video: NIDA and TDC reflect on how video has influenced theatre by Sean McLoughlin

As the arts landscape of 2021 develops, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and video technology specialists Technical Direction Company

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:12PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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February 2021 theater openings, Week 1: Prodigal Son Returns, Online. by Jonathan Mandell

Below is a selection of streaming plays that are opening day by day in the first week of February — a reunion reading of a play by Billy Porter, a Sondheim concert, and a slew of shows hon…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:47PM

VIDEO: Stanley Tucci Talks SUPERNOVA and More on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Stage and screen actor Stanley Tucci was featured in conversation on CBS Sunday Morning today, January 31.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PM

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Peter J Snee

If everything that you knew was in danger, what would you finally need to get off your chest? It’s 1956

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:18PM

Let it go Melbourne by Peter J Snee

Melbourne audiences will experience the magic of Disney’s Frozen when the much-anticipated Melbourne season of the hit Broadway musical opens

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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David Saire obituary by Jaspa Saire

My father, David Saire, who has died aged 89, was an actor and director whose work included The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962), Mickey Dunne (1967) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). David …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25PM

Bob Avian, Broadway Choreographer, 83 by Artsjournal2

Avian co-choreographed A Chorus Line with Michael Bennett, and choreographed Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard. He “directed a 2006 revival of A Chorus Line that ran on Broadway for almost …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Lonely Struggle Of The Street Artists Of Paris by Artsjournal2

The artists of the Place du Tetre are feeling squeezed out by restaurants, and then there’s the emptiness. One of the artists: “It’s a hard time for everyone, but it’s especially dep…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Most Valuable Award In British Poetry Goes To Bhanu Kapil by Artsjournal2

Poet Lavinia Greenlaw, who chaired the committee for the T.S. Eliot prize, said of Kapil’s How to Wash a Heart, “This is a unique work that exemplifies how poetry can be tested and remad…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Judi Dench Is A Bit Bored In Lockdown by Artsjournal2

Someone hire her, quickly. “Lockdown, I fear, is not the life Dench was born to. She used to practically eat and drink on the stage, but the theatres have closed, who knows for how long. S…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Baltimore Museum Bought Art By Women in 2020. So… by Artsjournal

“I would like to officially state that I’m thrilled that the museum has collected art by women, in 2020 and in any other year, and the selections named in the press release are fantastic…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Leslie Odom Jr Almost Passed On Playing Sam Cooke by Artsjournal2

Those who have seen One Night in Miami will appreciate that the actor, singer, and star of Hamilton made a different choice, especially with his movie-closing performance of “A Change Is G…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Here’s What The New American Elite Looks Like by Artsjournal

“From the American Revolution until the late 20th century, the American elite was divided among regional oligarchies. It is only in the last generation that these regional patriciates have…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Students At The Glasgow School Of Art Protest School’s Pandemic Paralysis by Artsjournal

“The pandemic will have caused frustration to students everywhere and it must have been difficult for university authorities to react to the ever-shifting situation. However, this last yea…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Bipartisan? Biden Should Think Arts by Artsjournal

“It’s worth recalling that federal support for the arts throughout modern American history has been bipartisan. The Federal Art Project (1935–43) commissioned artworks by some 10,000 a…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

A Checklist For Happiness? It Doesn’t Work That Way by Artsjournal

“Every cultural message we get is that happiness can be read off a scorecard of money, education, experiences, relationships, and prestige. Want the happiest life? Check the boxes of succe…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Joseph Conyers on Being an Artist Entrepreneur by Artsjournal1

The Philadelphia Orchestra bassist and entrepreneur shares the passions that have fueled his success. – Aaron Dworkin

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Psychology Of Massive Multiplayer Online Games and The QAnon Delusions by Artsjournal

“The art of creating the connections and building communities of others who also come to believe and amplify them is a virtuous circle that keeps growing and strengthening increasingly wac…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Looking for a Fugitive Rainbow — A Very Transient “Gift” to the Bidens by Artsjournal1

Laura Baptiste, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s always-helpful chief of communications, found herself dealing with misinformation disseminated in a number of news reports after the i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Theatre Of Dreams by Artsjournal

We are neurochemically predisposed to find our dreams meaningful, which may suggest that they do have a pedagogical function. Even the common advice to make an important decision only after …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Could Amsterdam’s Radical Effort To Transform Itself Leave Capitalism Behind? by Artsjournal

In April 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19, Amsterdam’s city government announced it would recover from the crisis, and avoid future ones, by embracing the theory of “doughnut econ…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Paris’s Pompidou Centre Will Close For Three-To-Four-Year Renovation by Artsjournal1

“‘We no longer have a choice, the building is in distress,’ Centre Pompidou president Serge Lasvignes told Le Figaro of the extensive upkeep needed for its Renzo Piano- and Richard Rog…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Rare Violin Tests Germany’s Nazi Looting Restitution System by Artsjournal

More than 80 years later, his 300-year-old violin — valued at around $185,000 — is at the center of a dispute that is threatening to undermine Germany’s commitment to return objects lo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Broadway League – Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion by Artsjournal

Founded in 1930, The Broadway League (League) is the national trade association for Broadway and commercial theatre.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

While Lockdown Keeps The Hordes Away, The Louvre Is Fixing Itself Up by Artsjournal1

“The world’s most visited museum — a record 10 million in 2019, mostly from overseas — is grappling with its longest closure since World War II, as pandemic restrictions keep its tre…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Milwaukee Ballet Plans Return To Mainstage Performance In June by Artsjournal1

As it did with its abbreviated Nutcracker in December, the company will do its first two productions of 2021 before an in-person audience of 10 people, with all other ticketholders watching …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Five Things I’ve Learned: How to Love Opera Like an Insider by Artsjournal

Join acclaimed classical music critic and opera insider Anne Midgette in this live, two-hour online class.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

City Of Austin Announced Major Overhaul Of Its Arts Funding Program, And Local Arts Community Is Saying “Whoa!” by Artsjournal1

“Staff with the city’s Cultural Arts Division unveiled an entirely new funding system in mid-December that, among other changes, lowers the funding cap for all funding programs, drops or…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Metropolitan Opera Hires Harvard Law Dean As Chief Diversity Officer by Artsjournal1

“Marcia Sells — a former dancer who became an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn and the dean of students at Harvard Law School — has been hired as the first chief diversity offic…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Playwright We Need To Snap Us Out Of The Past Four Years Is Brecht by Artsjournal1

“Telling a lie over and over can make it seem true. It can also remove agency from the viewer, ceding the individual’s judgement over to the expectations of the story being told. Brecht …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

André Gregory: What I Learned From Brecht (And His Wife) by Artsjournal1

“As I was at the beginning of my education as a young director, as well as a nervous, nerdy intellectual, I asked Helene Weigel about the Verfremdungseffekt, Brecht’s famous ‘alienatio…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Cable TV Cord-Cutting Accelerates During Pandemic by Artsjournal

In the interim, expect a flood of cable programming to start migrating over to streaming in anticipation for the day when cable is no longer a viable platform for networks to reach audiences…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Case For Simpler Grant-Giving by Artsjournal

“Are we giving to organizations that are actually doing the best work? Or are we giving to organizations that are giving us the best grants?” – WestWord

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Twenty-One Young Composers For 2021 by Artsjournal1

Michael Andor Brodeur: “There is really no playlist to match this unstable, uncertain moment. And, honestly, right now I’m less interested in rummaging through the past for reference poi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

How Social Media Has Rewired Our Cultural/Political Discourse by Artsjournal

This expanding cornucopia of tech and entertainment has served as a compensatory narrative of progress and advancement for an empire in decline. The future seems more and more constrained, m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Andreas Delfs Named Music Director Of Rochester Philharmonic by Artsjournal1

The 61-year-old conductor spent a dozen years as music director of the Milwaukee Symphony (1997-2009). “Once reportedly accustomed to a few sellout audiences a year, the orchestra reported…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Hollywood Waits With Its Blockbusters. Streaming Is Still A Risky Path by Artsjournal

Even as the studio insists that its streaming strategy is a one-off response to the pandemic, it might not be able to rebuild those bridges. Seeing the backlash is just another reason the re…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Native American Languages Could Become Another Casualty Of COVID by Artsjournal1

Jodi Archambault: “As COVID-19 takes a fearsome toll on our people, it also threatens the progress we have made to save our languages. The average age of our speakers — our treasured eld…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Sculptor Barry Le Va Dead At 79 by Artsjournal1

“[He] became part of the New York art scene during the late 1960s and went on to be associated with the Process art and Post-Minimalist movements. Unlike the best known adherents of those …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Matter by Artsjournal1

An arts organization must come to matter to the community. When it matters, the community will support it. But how do arts organizations come to matter? The mindset that “We matter because…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Proposed: Why The Art World Needs Populism by Artsjournal

“On closer inspection, there is an asymmetric battle between a grassroots struggle to redistribute power, and those who place institutional preservation at the center. Ironically, Trump, b…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The New Elite: Those Who Have Been Vaccinated by Artsjournal

“A leisure class of the newly vaccinated will mean that hotels, catering services and other businesses will be scrambling to employ bartenders, servers and other staff who are also vaccina…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museums Ponders A Name Change by Artsjournal

After reporting in the Kansas City Star turned up evidence that William Rockhill Nelson, the Nelson in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art was a segregationist, the museum is reassessing being…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

When Everything Is Seen Through A Screen, What Is Theatre? by Artsjournal

“Digital performance has only exacerbated the definitional crises during this year of hard and soft quarantine. At a recent UCLA roundtable on the subject of the future of theater, I came …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Pompeii’s Museum Is Completely Open For First Time In Decades by Artsjournal1

“The Antiquarium, a museum located on the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, fully reopened this week for the first time in more than 40 years. Home to some of the razed settlement’s …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Five Things I’ve Learned: Documenting the Lives I Admire Most by Artsjournal

Join award-winning documentary filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland in this live, ninety-minute online class.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

In Rape Case, Filmmaker Luc Besson Is — Well, Not Exonerated, Exactly … by Artsjournal1

The charge by actress Sand Van Roy was first made in May 2018; it was dismissed for lack of evidence nine months later, and subsequently reopened following a civil complaint by Van Roy. Afte…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Will The Big U.S. Publishing Houses Be Backing Away From Conservative Political Books? by Artsjournal1

“There are some in the industry who believe houses have a responsibility to publish a wide range of viewpoints, seeing it as a First Amendment issue.” (And conservative books have tended…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

‘A $75 Million Bet That The Future Of Photography Won’t Always Involve Cameras’ by Artsjournal1

“Leading stock photography company Shutterstock announced today that it has acquired TurboSquid, a digital media company that sells 3D assets, for $75 million. The move is both a talent an…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Pakistan’s Submission For This Year’s Oscars Is Banned In Pakistan by Artsjournal1

The director, Sarmad Khoosat, is (or was) a popular member of one of the country’s most beloved entertainment families; the film itself, Zindagi Tamasha (in English, Circus of Life), has b…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Stand-Up Comedian Jailed For Jokes He Hadn’t Told Yet by Artsjournal1

On New Year’s Day, Munawar Faruqui, a rising talent in India’s relatively new comedy circuit, was starting off a two-week tour with a gig in Indore when the leader of a Hindu extremist g…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Why Cities Won’t Be Done In By COVID by Artsjournal

Despite the long tradition of anti-urbanism in the U.S. that always seems to see the demise of cities just around the corner, they will survive because they are one of humanity’s greatest …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

These Classical Music Organizations Have Always Been Focused On Racial Equity by Artsjournal1

The long-overdue work that larger institutions have started on in the wake of last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests has been the day-in-day-out project of some other groups. Joshua Bar…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

What Small Chicago Arts Groups Have Learned About Working Online by Artsjournal

Before the pandemic, in-person classes offered by the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company tended to be small, with only 8 to 10 students. But over the last months, the theater has dropped prices bet…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Running The Prix De Lausanne Ballet Competition Despite The Pandemic by Artsjournal1

Since this year’s 78 contestants from 20 countries can’t travel to Switzerland, they’re submitting pre-recorded videos. The jury members (masked and socially distanced, of course) will…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

What Happens To Whistleblowers Who Outed Their Arts Organizations? by Artsjournal

After the open letters are published, the articles are out, and the declarations are made on social media, what happens to the people behind them? Artnet News spoke with a number of whistleb…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Season Three Of ‘Serial’ Is Headed To HBO by Artsjournal1

“The third season of the award-winning podcast, which arguably set in motion the current boom for non-fiction audio series, was set in the Cleveland justice system. Unlike the first two se…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

New Access: Super High Resolution Images Of Raphael’s Sistine Chapel Drawings by Artsjournal

The V&A partnered with the Factum Foundation to create the high-resolution color, infrared and 3-D scans in 2019. And last year, in honor of the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Pop-Up Newspaper Covering ‘The World’s Largest Protest’ by Artsjournal1

For two months, many thousands of farmers have been staging a massive sit-in with their tractors on the highways around New Delhi, demanding that the Indian government withdraw a package of …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Highlights Of 125 Years Of The NYT Book Review by Artsjournal

“In many ways, the Book Review’s history is that of American letters, and we’ll be using our 125th anniversary this year to celebrate and examine that history over the coming months. I…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

‘It’s Muybridge on Steroids’: Herman Cornejo And A ‘Photo-Scientist’ Make A Totally Different Dance Video by Artsjournal1

In DANCELIVE by Herman Cornejo, shot by Steven Sebring using his specially developed in-the-round camera system, viewers can “watch [dancers] from up close and see their movements from all…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Building Preservation Run Amok? LA Grapples With What To Save by Artsjournal

If the owner is explicitly saying the business itself won’t survive, keeping the building around as a cultural monument raises additional questions about what culture, exactly, is being pr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

A Need For Orchestras To Be More Nimble In Scheduling by Artsjournal

Until the arrival of the coronavirus, the prevalent model was not particularly friendly to rapid response. Symphony orchestras did a good deal of planning two or three years in advance, alth…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Longtime Folger Theatre Director Janet Griffin To Step Down by Artsjournal

The announcement means the departure of one of Washington’s longest-serving theater chiefs and an opening in a company with a prestigious literary pedigree: It is an arm of one of the worl…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Plight Of The Artist… As Expressed In A Cartoon by Artsjournal

There is ample absurdity to wring from the fine-art ecosystem, where hierarchies and quid pro quos rule. Players ruthlessly engage in an unspoken competition for limited opportunities and re…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Lessons For Us From China’s Cultural Revolution by Artsjournal

Trump failed to purge all the old élites, largely because he was forced to depend on them, and the Proud Boys never came close to matching the ferocity and reach of the Red Guards. Neverthe…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Cannes Film Festival 2021 Isn’t Cancelled (Yet), But It Is Postponed by Artsjournal1

With ongoing uncertainty about the future course of the pandemic, Cannes organizers decided they had no choice but to change this year’s dates from May 11-22 to July 6-17. “The move, whi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Culture Wars Come To Slovenia by Artsjournal1

Perhaps it’s better to say the culture wars have been brought to the tiny ex-Yugoslav republic in the Alps, courtesy of prime minister Janez Janša, now in a third term as prime minister. …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Museums Around Europe Face Yet More Weeks Of Lockdown by Artsjournal1

Except in the countries where they aren’t: the Uffizi in Florence welcomed all of 800 visitors when it reopened last week, and Belgium declared museums essential and let them keep operatin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Actress Cloris Leachman, 94 by Artsjournal1

“[She] began her astonishingly prolific eight-decade career performing radio plays as a child in Iowa. She appeared in Shakespearean comedy and Eugene O’Neill melodrama on Broadway in th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

New Online Dictionary Tracks History Of Science Fiction Vocabulary by Artsjournal1

“The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction includes some 1,800 separate entries, from actifan and aerocar to zero-gravity and zine. … A historical dictionary devoted to the history of…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

COVID And Theatre: How Half A Dozen Different Countries Are Coping by Artsjournal1

Here are reports from Taiwan (“Shows go on – with precautions in place”), Italy (“A sharply divided theatre world”), the U.S. (“Struggling on despite lack of leadership”), Swed…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Inauthenticity Of Working In A Digital Medium by Artsjournal

“With digital, there is no such thing as authenticity. You are trusting that it is what it is. I feel eventually no matter how convincing it may seem, what we are experiencing through medi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

$100 Million Holocaust Memorial And Museum Planned For Site Of Babyn Yar Massacre by Artsjournal1

“The complex will include a dozen buildings, including two separate museums — one for Ukrainians and Eastern European Jews killed in the Holocaust, and one specifically memorializing tho…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Genius Equation (Or How You Can Become One) by Artsjournal

“If you’re a prodigy with a great gift for something, you can simply do it – yet might not be aware of why and how. And you don’t ask questions. Indeed, the geniuses I met seemed too…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Wigmore Hall’s Free Streamed Lockdown Concerts Have Been Quite A Success. They’re Also Expensive. by Artsjournal1

The performances — by such well-known artists as Mitsuko Uchida, Steven Isserlis, and the choir Stile Antico — cost about £3,000 each for personnel and copyright payments, and that does…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Study: Can Machines Make Good Therapists? by Artsjournal

A recent study invited college students to talk about their emotions via an online chat with either a person or a “chatbot” (in reality, the chatbot was operated by a person rather than …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Is Choreography Is Protected By U.S. Copyright? Yes And No by Artsjournal1

It’s a messy enough business that the first commercial choreography for a pop music video (an industry where you’d think there’s enough money involved to have figured this out years ag…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

We’re Seeing More Deaf People On TV. Now Let’s Hear Some Of Them. by Artsjournal1

“Many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals have welcomed the increase in visibility that deafness and hearing loss have enjoyed on TV lately. … But for many who use devices like cochlear…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Govan’s Folly? Stuck in the LACMA Quagmire by Artsjournal1

In decades of covering museum buildings, I’ve mostly refrained from “reviewing” a building that hasn’t gone up yet. That’s why I’ve hung back from commenting on the Los Angeles C…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Cure For Disinformation by Artsjournal

“The internet contains, for better or worse, a significant amount of humanity’s intellectual and creative outputs. It’s also a cesspool of outrageous falsehoods. Having access to so mu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Biden’s Inauguration Was Driven By Creativity. So Let’s Use That Creativity… by Artsjournal

There can be no national recovery, no American Rescue, without the creative economy, and the 5.1 million creative workers who make it up. And right now, many of those creative workers are in…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Improvised Comedy: How New York’s Standups And Clubs Are (Barely) Making It Through Lockdown by Artsjournal1

“Despite a state ban on live comedy performances, the pandemic hasn’t destroyed the New York comedy scene — it just pushed it underground. … Venue owners are finding ways to stay in …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

A Rethink In Investing In Smaller Arts Organizations by Artsjournal

“It is time to make significant investments in these smaller organizations to increase their capacities and develop a practice that does not make becoming more mainstream the ultimate goal…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

This Was An Odd Year For Movies. The Oscars Should Reflect That by Artsjournal

“The kinds of movies that traditionally contend for awards — mid-budget dramas with recognizable stars and respectable historical subjects or social themes — were thin on the ground th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

With No Mardi Gras Parade, New Orleans Creates Floats Out Of Houses by Artsjournal

“Look around Rona, socially distanced float houses have become a thing. A really big thing. Apparently, if you to take the parades off our streets, our streets become the parade. From Gret…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Perils Of Our Time Demand An Artistic Response by Artsjournal

Deborah Cullinan: “The events of the past year, and the shocking insurrection that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 6, have reinforced the value of art in our society. We have always know…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Cicely Tyson, 96 by Artsjournal1

“Regal in bearing, with willowy beauty and delicately chiseled features, Ms. Tyson was known for embodying women of great poise striving under great pressure. … [Her] electrifying portra…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Cheech Marin’s New Museum Gets A Green Light by Artsjournal

After years of planning, the long-awaited Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California, has finally received the green light from t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Eva Coutaz, Longtime Director Of Classical Label Harmonia Mundi, Dead At 77 by Artsjournal1

“Having started her career with Harmonia Mundi in 1972 as a press officer, she went on to produce more than 800 recordings with artists including Philippe Herreweghe, [William Christie], J…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre – Executive Director by Artsjournal

The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre (Civic) is one of the country’s preeminent community theatres and has been center stage in the Kalamazoo community for 91 years.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Museum Of The Bible Gives 5,000 Artifacts Back To Egypt by Artsjournal1

“The collection” — which, the museum says, has “insufficient reliable provenance” — “includes manuscripts and papyrus fragments with texts written in Coptic, hieratic and demot…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Botticelli Portrait Is Now Most Expensive Old Master Painting Ever Sold (Except For ‘Salvator Mundi’) by Artsjournal1

“A sterling 550-year-old portrait by the Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli that was the star lot of Sotheby’s Old Masters sale has sold for $92.2 million, making it the second-most-ex…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Hey, Joe And Kamala! You Know Who Can Help You Save America? Arts Researchers! by Artsjournal1

“In addition to being creative thinkers and makers, many artists, designers and architects are also researchers whose work reveals new insights and approaches to solving some of the most c…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Did Stock-Trading Redditors Just Save Live Cinema? by Artsjournal1

Or, if not the entire movie-theater business, at least AMC. The pandemic had made the already-difficult financial situation of the world’s largest cinema chain disastrous. But the same ama…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Public Radio And TV Face Looming Shortage Of Broadcast Engineers by Artsjournal1

“The workforce of broadcast engineers — those who know to fix broadcast transmitters, tubes and wires — is reaching retirement age. … Far fewer skilled young people are waiting in th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Improbable Story Of A Disney Movie That Almost Didn’t Get Made by Artsjournal

“So, uh, how — and why — did all of this happen? Here is the oral history of The Emperor’s New Groove, an irreverent, pratfall-heavy, non sequitur of an animated movie that so defied…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

New Design For COVID-Safe Pop-Up Theatre by Artsjournal1

The Vertical Theatre, as it’s called, will be modular, with a capacity of 1,200 to 2,400, seated in small groups separated (if necessary) by clear screens. The structure has a roof, but th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Apple’s Tim Cook: We Have To Say All Engagement Isn’t Good Engagement by Artsjournal

“At a moment of rampant disinformation and conspiracy theories juiced by algorithms, we can no longer turn a blind eye to a theory of technology that says all engagement is good engagement…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

After 30 Years, Co-Founder/Editor Of London Review Of Books Retires by Artsjournal1

“Mary-Kay Wilmers … was one of the founders of the literary magazine in 1979, along with Karl Miller and Susannah Clapp, became co-editor in 1988, and has been its sole editor since 1992…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Playwright: We Need To Stop Cancel Culture by Artsjournal

“I do not consent to being part of an arts community that engages in witch hunts of people who don’t think like me,” Carmen Aguirre says in the nearly 30-minute video, which she posted…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Mike Birbiglia On Doing Comedy Over Zoom by Artsjournal1

“I’ve done about 18 of these virtual shows, and I’ve learned things from them that I thought I had long understood after 20 years of being a professional comedian. People need comedy. …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Simon Rattle’s Departure From London: Sign Of A Post-Brexit Musical Exodus? by Artsjournal

“At the darkest hour, with concert halls shuttered and musicians facing visa hell, Rattle’s defection is being regarded, rightly or wrongly, as a loss of faith. I have heard the word ‘…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

78s Were More Than Just Caruso, Ma Rainey, And Dixieland — They Were Used For Recording Music All Over The Globe by Artsjournal1

In fact, outside North America and Europe, 78s were the standard record format well into the 1960s, and they hold an enormous variety of music from the days before globalization. A new antho…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Why “Our Town” Still Resonates 80 Years Later by Artsjournal

With the country splintered, its institutions shaken, a book documenting a classic American play affirming shared life experiences and bedrock values seems especially timely. Published Jan.�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Australian Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Stepping Down After 22 Years by Artsjournal1

Garry Stewart took the helm at Adelaide-based ADT — which is the country’s oldest contemporary dance company — in 1999 and choreographed 20 original works there. – InDaily (Adelaide)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

A Trump Presidential Library? The Argument Against It by Artsjournal

“The danger of Trump using a presidential library to burnish his image is far more serious, with the ex-president and his surrogates still promoting the idea that his electoral loss was so…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Amanda Gorman Invited To Recite Poem At This Year’s SuperBowl by Artsjournal

She will be reciting at the Super Bowl pre-show on Feb. 7, before the Kansas City Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. – NPR

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

A Lawsuit Over Schenkerian Music Theory And A Huge Debate Over How Music Theory Is Taught by Artsjournal

At its best, music theory creates simplified models that help us understand how compositions are conceived and constructed while leaving space for the mystery of artistic intervention. At it…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Amazing Japanese Rice Field Murals by Artsjournal

There’s a village meeting each year to decide the theme. Village officials make a simple computer mockup and then ask art teachers to make more detailed drawings. Next, color-coded markers…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Survey: When American Arts Organizations Plan To Resume Live Performances by Artsjournal

The study surveyed 104 organizations, including 91 in the United States and 13 in Canada, from Dec. 12, 2020 through Jan. 12, 2021. The study found that, among U.S. organizations, companies …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Corky Lee, Photographer Of Asian America, Dies Of Covid At 73 by Artsjournal2

Lee, the son of immigrants from China, “was determined both to restore the contributions of Asian-Americans to the historical record and to document their present-day lives and struggles, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Executive Director by Artsjournal

Asheville Symphony seeks next Executive Director

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Tonys Voting Has A Plan, But The Awards Date Is A Mystery by Artsjournal2

The Broadway League and the American Theater Wing: “One, the much-delayed awards will be scheduled ‘in coordination with the reopening of Broadway.’ And two, the voting will take place…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Looking For Movies About Wall Street For, Well, Reasons? by Artsjournal2

You won’t find them on the usual streaming suspects. – The Verge

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Beaming Music To Potential Extraterrestrial Life by Artsjournal2

The SETI Institute is ready to take music to Mars, or wherever. While it’s a listening project, it’s also now a beaming project. A founding astrophysicist and a musician “have devised …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Forgotten Black British Writers That A Booker-Winner Wants To Bring Back by Artsjournal2

Bernadine Evaristo, author of 2019’s Booker prizewinning Girl, Woman, Other, is launching, or relaunching, a series of Black British novels that didn’t quite make it into the British can…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

An Appraisal, And An Appreciation, Of Cicely Tyson by Artsjournal2

Wesley Morris: “Alas, she would not be playing the most daring, out-there characters. And let’s face it: the great parts were always headed to someone whiter anyway. The more audacious m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Dramatic Importance Of Club Dance To City Life by Artsjournal2

That’s merely one thing that’s missing right now, of course, but it is missing, and Dublin isn’t going to let people forget the joys of moving their bodies alongside so many others at …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Duke Bootee, Who Changed The Course Of Hip-Hop, 69 by Artsjournal2

Writer, studio musician at Sugar Hill Records, and singer, Bootee couldn’t take the upbeat party aims of early hip-hop. So he wrote “The Message” about the serious, gritty life of his …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Apple Also Blames Facebook For Undermining Democracy by Artsjournal2

And now there’s a tug of war about the future of the internet – and the future of any kind of privacy. – Wired

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Time To Bring Back Leonard Bernstein’s Musical? by Artsjournal2

Mark Swed thinks so: Bernstein “devoted four years to the musical. He wrote more music for it than for any other theater work. The show had a $900,000 sponsorship from Coca-Cola. It was bi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Colorado Symphony Can Breathe Easy For A Few More Months by Artsjournal2

A $2 million donation means that musicians and staff have salaries and health care through June, despite the fact that there’s no revenue coming in from concerts. – Nine News (Denver)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Sharon Kay Penman, Historical Novelist Of England And Wales, 75 by Artsjournal2

Penman’s best-selling, lengthy books about medieval England and Wales were stuffed with research – and drama. But “such was her commitment to the factual record that she kept a running…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

The Greek Language Is Deluged With English Right Now by Artsjournal2

The word for pandemic is absolutely Greek, but nearly everything else the Greeks discuss about COVID-19 is English – and a leading linguist is worried. “Far too many [English terms] are …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

SOPHIE, Innovative Music Producer, Electronica Musician, And Trans Icon, 34 by Artsjournal2

She died in what her team said was a “terrible accident” in Athens while celebrating the full moon. “SOPHIE was a trailblazer in almost every respect. The Scottish-born, L.A.-based pro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

When Writers Of Color Have To Save Themselves by Artsjournal2

Brian Lin: “At the start of the pandemic, I emailed friends, colleagues, and mentors, all POC, to ask two questions about their literary lives. What is a recurring situation that’s desta…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

After Inheriting A Massive Khmer Art Collection, A Daughter Returns It To Cambodia by Artsjournal2

When Nawapan Kriangsak inherited the priceless art collection of her father, scholar and collector Douglas Latchford, she already had a plan in motion to return his art to Cambodia, from whe…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

After 30 Years, London Review Of Books Editor Steps Down by Artsjournal2

Mary-Kay Wilmers was one of LRB‘s co-founders in 1979, and after co-editing it since 1988 became sole editor in 1992. Two women will take over: “Wilmers will continue at the paper as con…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

When Broadway Returns, Ticketing May Be Different by Artsjournal2

Why did Jujamcyn switch from Ticketmaster to SeatGeek (more commonly a sports ticket app in the U.S.)? For one thing, SeatGeek is very commonly a contactless system, which now seems possible…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Robert Cohan, 95, Who Exported Contemporary Dance From The US To The UK by Artsjournal2

Cohan founded an outpost of Martha Graham’s school in London in 1966, and, a couple of years later, The Place. That venture (including the London Contemporary Dance Group) “initially per…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

This Week on Broadway for January 31, 2021: Diane Paulus by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, Peter Filichia, and James Marino talk with Diane Paulus. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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BROADWAY THEATER OWNER RETHINKS POST-PANDEMIC TICKET SELLING by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson’s and Ben Sisario’s article appeared in The New York Times, 1/29; via Pam Green;  In a sign that some theaters are rethinking how they will operate when Broadway reopen…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:04PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Who Will Survive? by Steven Morris

The question is, in some ways, a question of how to survive during cultural climate change: In the midst of a tempest, do you stake your survival on the smaller rafts that have demonstrated …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:38PM

Column: A critic’s ‘Snowmaggedon’ memoir: Was ‘Burn the Floor’ worth risking my life? by Chris Jones

A theater critic, trying to live up to his colleagues, reviews a show in a blizzard only to end up in a dangerous snowdrift. A memory of a fateful night at "Burn the Floor."

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:16PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Mint Theater Company presents ‘Katie Roche’ in its Silver Lining Streaming Series by Deb Miller

Next up in Mint Theater’s free on-demand Silver Lining Streaming Series – celebrating the award-winning Off-Broadway company’s silver anniversary and marking “twenty-five years of un…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:47PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Review: We Ask These Questions of Everybody, Sound Festival by Anna Perry

Review: We Ask These Questions of Everybody, Sound Festival4.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping pa…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:12PM

BIPOC Classroom Resources by Lindsay Price

Are you looking for Black playwrights, plays to produce, plays to study, or inspiring quotes to use in your classroom? Look within our BIPOC resources. BIPOC Public Domain Plays Look for Nor…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM

Episode 25! Magic Kingdom! 7 Dwarves Mine Train, new wishable, and BBQ sauce that #smellslikeRAISINS by Framily Travel

Episode 25! Magic Kingdom! Ride footage Seven Dwarves Mine Train, Dumbo, Barnstormer, Little Mermaid, NEW WISHABLE and Georgia gives a Wishable away for #MissionMagicToDo! NEW Columbia Harbo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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2021 Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition to take place online

From March 8-19, The 2021 Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition (VKIBC) will take place online, with dancers performing live and in their own time zone, in Asia, North America, …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:07AM

‘It does & should make a viewer think’: We Ask These Questions of Everybody – soundfestival (Online review) by Louise Penn

Produced by HERA, We Ask These Questions of Everybody uses text drawn from real conversations; samples, soundscapes and singing. It is performed by a cross-genre, all-disabled ensemble, plac…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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‘Missed Connections’ show with magic is coming to A Red Orchid Theatre, thanks to a chance connection by Doug George

Magician Jon Tai's show will be streamed via Zoom from his Pittsburgh living room, with audience members invited to become part of the mystery.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:37AM

Listen to Fan-Voted Top Songs on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is counting down the top 20 favorite mu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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NEW DAWN:  THEATRE AFFIRMATIONS by Robert Shuman

My projects complete easily and automatically—and I am pleased with my process and results.   All right resources are mine now–and I am grateful.    I am worthy of success.   My path…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:23AM

Synetic Theater to produce original art films and stream on custom app by News Desk

Synetic Theater has announced the launch of a new digital streaming app as well as the creation of a film production arm, Synetic Motion Pictures. The streaming service, dubbed “Synetic St…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:16AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Manipulate festival review – visual theatre experiments on a different stage by Mark Fisher

Available online Denied live performance, creators slip its boundaries to explore screen trickery in this stimulating festival of storytelling, puppetry and animation If there’s one festiv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells celebrates 50 years at Royal Festival Hall by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of live concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in August 2021. This post Mike Oldfield’s Tubula…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:58AM

On the Life Cycle of the Green Hornet by Trav S.D.

Launched this day in 1936, the original radio incarnation of The Green Hornet, an interesting pop culture character for all sorts of reasons. For example, it is one of the few such character…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06AM

‘A few tasty morsels to satisfy any cravings’: TELLING TALES – muck + rumble (Online review) by John Chapman

Short and sweet but with a sharp edge the playlets featured in Telling Tales help spread ‘a little bit of magic’.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Weg met Eddy Bellegueule review – a four-way triumph by Susannah Clapp

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, live streamPlaying multiple roles – and all the music – four young actors dazzle in Eline Arbo’s superb staging of Édouard Louis’s brutal coming-of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! SHOW LISTINGS by Cabaret Hotspot!

Send us your Valentine’s Day Show’s and we will post them right here on Cabaret Hotspot! *** Legendary Broadway & TV star CAROLE DEMAS and Award Winning music director IAN HERMAN in�…

SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:10AM

Fri., 2/5 @ 7:30 pm Carole Demas in “Songs from the Heart” by Cabaret Hotspot!

Legendary Broadway & TV star CAROLE DEMAS and Award Winning music director IAN HERMAN in Songs From The Heart Starts Friday, February 5 @ 7:00 pm EST then Live Streamed and On Demand Eve…

SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:07AM

Wed., 2/10 @ 2:00 pm EST / 7:00 pm UK – Harold Sanditen’s Open Mic by Cabaret Hotspot!

Harold Sanditen’s Open Mic Party – Live on Zoom Come with a Heart On Party (Show #1) Thursday, February 10 @ 2:0o pm EST / 7:00 pm UK Time Join Harold for a two part show on Feb. 10 and …

SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:06AM

Sun., 2/14 @ 7:00 pm EST Miles & Miles & Miles of Heart by Cabaret Hotspot!

Miles & Miles & Miles of Heart Starring: KT Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, Natalie Douglas & Marissa Mulder For the Benefit of The Mabel Mercer Foundation Sunday, February 14 @ 7:00 pm S…

SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:04AM

Seth Bisen-Hersh: Cabaret HotTrax Featured Vendor by David Sabella

Seth Bisen-Hersh: Cabaret HotTrax Featured Vendor Seth Bisen-Hersh is a prolific, versatile and award-winning composer/lyricist and performer. His musicals include Love Quirks (currently off…

SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:03AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Death or Re-birth?: On Vicissitudes of the Egyptian stage during 2020 by Nora Amin

This year, for theatre and dance artists around the world, it was necessary to convey the message that culture contributes to human immunity. The year will remain a turning point in the glob…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:20AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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DANCE NEWS: WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company's Dance Film Joins Official Selections at 2021 Espoo Digi-Dance International Film Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"iyouuswe II, a Dance Film" by WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company ranks among OFFICIAL SELECTIONS at 2021 Espoo Digi-Dance International Film Festival

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

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