The late Donald Marron was a class act, so it struck me as fitting (not to mention smart) that his estate's holdings of modern and contemporary art are not going to be hocked on the block at…
The project, called "50 Fanfares", will encompass chamber works as well as short fanfares and full orchestral scores commissioned from 50 Australian composers and premiered through the 2020,…
In today's Wall Street Journal I review the new Broadway revival of West Side Story. Here's an excerpt. *Â Â *Â Â * Pop quiz, boomers: What's your favorite musical? If I had to guess…
A British Pathé newsreel story about the 1953 Covent Garden premiere of Benjamin Britten's opera Gloriana, commissioned as part of the celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II…
"But I think he thought that the object of opening the mind is simply opening the mind. Whereas I am incurably convinced that the object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is t…
When I think about the works by the brilliant Belgium-based choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker that I've seen over the years, I realize how the different New York spaces in which they …
"I'm trying to have a bigger conversation about social conditions, and sometimes I'm having that conversation in a really pensive, sort of introspective kind of performance. And then sometim…
Zumthor's single, integrated composition (now tan instead of black!), raised high above the grime of the city, is just a building. The strength of LACMA as it stands now is its complexity; i…
The result, at least in what producers were careful to call a dress rehearsal, is intermittently convincing. The hologram gets some of Houston's physical tics right, and the lip-syncing " if…
This effective ban on modern architecture commissioned by the US government is horrifyingly reminiscent of Hitler's insistence that public buildings in the Third Reich hew to the Classical t…
That system sometimes "reward[s] bad behavior. We reward those who keep spending without regard" and sometimes "penalize organizations that take thoughtful, correct and prudent cuts to their…
The Vice President, Marketing & Communications is a critical member of the Executive team at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and leads a division that is responsible for $31 million …
Lyric Opera of Kansas City seeks a poised and professional candidate who will be responsible for the strategy, implementation, evaluation and achievement of earned ticket revenue goals and f…
The Boston Children's Chorus (BCC) seeks to identify a talented Executive Director who can bring their knowledge and lived experience to the critical discussions inspired through our commitm…
In today's Wall Street Journal drama column I review the New York premiere of Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky. Here's an excerpt. *Â Â *Â Â * It's February"or, as it's known …
Theatre has always paid attention to political and social issues. So what does working on climate change look like for theatre? American Theatre presents a collection of stories exploring ho…
Comedian Alexis Pereira writes a genuine essay about the bogus essay he posted to Twitter, written by an imaginary student and marked up in red pen by Pereira as an imaginary English teacher…
The Wrights became known as "the Medicis of Seattle," especially renowned for their marvelous art collection. " Seattle Times
In the 1970s and '80s, Abu Obaida Hassan's singing and skill on the Nubian tambour thrilled Sudanese listeners and even gained attention overseas. Then the imposition of a stern version of S…
The European Union will demand that Britain gives a collection of ancient marble sculptures back to Greece as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. Greece has long argued that the Parthenon Marb…
The now-famous video of Spot the Robot dancing to "Uptown Funk" was created (as was Spot) by a contractor for DARPA searching for new ways to make robots useful to the military. "Considering…
'Technology is playing a huge role in shaping the future of how people engage with orchestral music,' says James Williams, managing director at the RPO. 'At the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,…
"With the Off Broadway production of Cambodian Rock Band now in performances at Signature Theater, [playwright Lauren] Yee and director Chay Yew appeared on Stagecraft, Variety's theater pod…
In this week's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, I write about one of music's most mysterious powers. Here's an excerpt. *  *  * Music is the most mysterious of all the …
Blackletter, or Fraktur (as it's known in German), was used all over Europe during the Middle Ages and through the early years of the printing press. As the rest of the continent gave blackl…