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As museums begin to reopen, many are requiring visitors to book tickets in advance, wear masks, use hand sanitizer upon entering or undergo temperature checks, according to Fortune. In Munic…
Most theatres and show producers have been sold expensive "business interruption" policies to cover closure as a result of events outside their control. But believe it or not, according to t…
Unlike those who write dry, hyper-specialized academic criticism, Greil Marcus isn't afraid, as one reader of his once put it, to let "everything remind him of everything else." While discus…
For the moment, the eyes of the concert industry are on the Arkansas city of Fort Smith. There, at a venue called TempleLive, blues-rock singer Travis McCready is set to perform a solo show …
Following the Black Death in the 14th century, outbreaks recurred throughout Europe and the Mediterranean for centuries. The spectre of plague was significant not just in the history of medi…
The real question may not be "How can you possibly teach art online?" but "How can you possibly understand art online?" My simple answer to that complex question is: "At best, imperfectly. A…
With high profiles, comparatively secure government funding and established philanthropic networks, major arts festivals are in a position to make a difference. At one point in Getting Their…
I've heard administrators insist that online instruction is just a "change in delivery system," not a diminution of content. But this bureaucratic bromide wilfully ignores the wisdom of Mars…
How many climate-themed works have been presented in the theaters of America, one of the major energy-gouging countries in the world " particularly in our large, well-funded stages? It is an…
"Without an urgent government rescue package, 70% of our performing arts companies will be out of business before the end of this year," she wrote. "More than 1,000 theatres around the count…
In mitigating the impact of the COVID19 crisis, the federal government swiftly responded with economy-wide measures as part of its immediate relief. It is in this roll out of the Canada Emer…
"As a critic, I am desperate to maintain contact with what musicians are doing, thinking, and feeling. The sound is often tinny, the stage patter awkward, the home décor distracting. One co…
Beyond self-inflicted attention deficits, people who cannot deep read " or who do not use and hence lose the deep-reading skills they learned " typically suffer f…
The 68 staff cuts are mostly attributable to the collapse of the company's events business, which was one of its strongest pillars for many years.
In the innovative system, the disinfectant is stored on the ground, and pumped through a hose to the hovering drone, which then spreads it throughout the theater. Meanwhile, another drone dr…
The global live music industry is worth some $30 billion every year. Or, rather, was. In a matter of weeks, Covid-19 shut down everything from pub gigs to festivals. And in doing so, it also…
Philosophers have long concerned themselves with what they call "the paradox of fiction""why would we find imagined stories emotionally arousing at all? The answer is that most of our mind d…
From our present experience of the internet, what changes might we expect? We are all André Malraux now. To create his "museum without walls," an archive of images from around the world, be…
Our preconceived ideas about a composer or piece can keep us from listening with fresh ears. An intermezzo by the mighty Brahms? Before you hear a note, you may already have decided it's gre…
The economy's reliance on live events has been growing for years. When Disneyland opened in 1955, it sparked a boom in the theme park business. In recent decades, the Wizarding World of Harr…
LA City Council unanimously approved two motions that repurpose arts fees paid by developers in support of now-canceled or planned cultural events as small-dollar grants to artists, arts org…
The cello concerts have the added bonus of another San Francisco shelter-in-place trend. Page Street is one of an increasing number of roads closed to through traffic to give people space to…
Today's internet generations have been graced with equity at birth, in that they have the means to create power for themselves, even if they do not start out with it. In the digital world, t…
It includes $100 billion for rental assistance, another round of $1,200 direct payments to taxpayers, and sets aside 25 percent of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for nonprofit…
"The dual nature of power and truth results in the curious fact that we humans know many more truths than any other animal, but we also believe in much more nonsense. We are both the smartes…
