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Some representatives believe that, even after social distancing measures fade, schools will begin to incorporate video into at least part of their showcase models. On-demand video allows age…
In 2015, Guy Laliberté sold the Cirque du Soleil to American private equity investment firm TPG Capital, Chinese investment company Fosun and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec…
"[He] devoted his career to studying how some of the fundamental elements of art could be manipulated to create perceptual effects. His experiments with color led him to make paintings of ge…
"Gallery closures and social distancing measures are vitally important, but they are also causing huge disruption to the lives and livelihoods of artists. The practicalities of organising a …
Charlotte St. Martin said that in the last ten weeks Broadway has been losing an average of $35 million a week; this will remain so for however long Broadway remains closed. If this continue…
The broad cupolas in Italian churches of the era were constructed by laying bricks in a "complex cross-herringbone spiraling pattern" called a double loxodrome, according to a team of engine…
Whether we're talking about vaccines or groundbreaking clean energy, lifesaving technologies shouldn't be treated as precious commodities to be hoarded for private gain. In the midst of glob…
"For decades, [the piece] seemed, to Mr. Glass's circle, to exist only as fragments in his archive. Then the final manuscript for Music in Eight Parts resurfaced near the end of 2017. … No…
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…
"[He] came from a family of griots, the dynastic West African musicians whose songs carry news and chronicle history. Steeped in those traditions, he electrified the kora, the traditional gr…
Carmina Burana. Bolero. Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel. Even The Rite of Spring. They're good pieces, they work for dance, and audiences are familiar with them. "Still, many choreographers …
"Booksellers around the country say they're experiencing 'Christmas' levels of demand post-lockdown, as many readers have sworn off shopping offshore following the Covid-19 crisis, which cla…
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…
"Bucking the trend of the vast majority of international festivals and opera companies that have been forced to shutter due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Salzburg Festival announced today…
"The UK's largest arts and cultural organisation, the Southbank Centre, has warned that it will have used up its financial reserves by September, forcing its closure until April 2021 unless …
"Hyperallergic reached out to several art schools in California to see how they are planning to address the need for social distancing while maintaining the integrity of their arts curriculu…
The controversial documentary " produced by Moore, directed by Jeff Gibbs, criticized by many mainstream scientists, and championed by parts of the far right " incorporates a clip from the p…
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I have a Facebook page, believe it or not, but I don't do Irony Lite, nor do I care whether other people find my tastes insufficiently cool, much less insufficiently "white" (by w…
"Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim."
Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Continue reading Almanac: Graham Greene on despair at About Last Night.
Some time ago, I wrote on Rifftides, "The Czech Frantisek UhliÅ™ is one of the greatest bassists in the world." Leading his septet on his new release, Story of my life, he is as powerful …
Kingsley Amis is interviewed by Simon Raven on Monitor. The interview, introduced by Huw Wheldon, was originally telecast by the BBC on February 2, 1958:
(This is the latest in a series …
"Despair is the conclusion of fools."
Benjamin Disraeli, The Wondrous Tale of Alroy
Continue reading Almanac: Disraeli on despair at About Last Night.
Clayton Patterson's importance in general, but especially on the Lower East Side of New York City, comes from his commitment to social and political values for the good of his community. He …
First of all, yikes. However, many of us miss the moviegoing experience, and so a few movie theatres in Texas are trying to "create an early blueprint for all the other theatres that are sti…
No, theatre and dance and opera and concerts won't be returning in the autumn. "'I am 100 percent confident that it is not happening,' said Nancy Umanoff, Mark Morris's executive director. F…
