Clarence Avant, who boosted the careers of generations of musicians, entertainers, sports stars and politicians, has died. He was 92.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:37PMThere's been a disturbing trend at concerts this summer: performers like Harry Styles, Drake and Bebe Rexha being hit — and sometimes hurt — by audience members throwing things at them d…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:25PMIn the festival “Archive of Desire,” artists and musicians thoughtfully engage with the writing of Constantine P. Cavafy, a self-assessed “ultramodern poet.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:11PMTravel to the U.S. for performing artists could get more expensive after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has proposed doubling the cost of visa applications.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:42PMMultidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has explored mass incarceration for the last eight years. With this sizeable grant, he hopes to sustain "The Healing Project" for decades to come.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:01AMAfter VAN magazine published accusations against Robert Beaser, a former head of The Juilliard School's composition department, hundreds of composers, educators and presenters are demanding …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PMThree people have accused two teachers at the world-renowned music school — composers Robert Beaser and the late Christopher Rouse — of sexual misconduct dating back to the 1990s and 200…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:32PMA Mexican cumbia-punk band called Son Rompe Pera, a traditional singer from West Bengal named Rina Das Baul and a group from near Timbuktu called Al Bilali Soudan: three global acts on the r…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:54AMIn New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:43PMA new project conceived by Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman recasts baroque music that by turns demonizes and exoticizes Arabs and Muslims.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:07PMA number of Russian stars from the performing arts world are using their voices and international platforms to denounce the invasion of Ukraine and speak up against Russian President Vladimi…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:18PMWhile Russian artists and institutions grapple with how they are viewed internationally, American cultural organizations make what amounts to foreign policy decisions.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:18PMA New York City opera company created an updated version of Fidelio for the Black Lives Matter era. The performance features singers who are incarcerated in real life.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:03PMWilliam Ivey Long is an iconic presence on Broadway, designing costumes for shows such as Diana: The Musical and Chicago. Now two men have accused the former Tony Awards chairman of sexual a…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:54AMThe Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink had a six-decade career leading major orchestras across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K. He was hailed as a musician's musician, prizing the art well above g…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:12AMThe actor agreed to a settlement in a class-action suit led by two of his former students, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, at his now-shuttered Studio 4 school.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:48AMIn a Twitter message, the co-creator of In The Heights wrote: "In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry."
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12PMThe university announced Wednesday that it is naming its newly reestablished college for performing and visual arts after the late, beloved actor and Howard alumnus.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:48PMThe groundbreaking California-based dancer and choreographer made high art, but also created works that were solidly for the community. She died at age 100.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:48PMAt a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:32AMViewers worldwide are responding to a moving video of Marta C. González, a former dancer afflicted with dementia. But critics are questioning whether González is who the clip makers claim …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:12AMWith a grounding in classical theater, Ian Holm became beloved by movie fans around the world, especially in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit." He died Friday at age 88.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12PMThe Broadway League, which represents theater owners and producers, announced Tuesday that their productions will continued to be shuttered through at least Sept. 6.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:12PMThe wide-ranging shows presented by one of the nation's top performing arts centers are a summer staple in New York City. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will not return until 2021.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:42AMThe five-time Tony Award winner whose work spanned some four dozen plays and musicals died Tuesday at age 81 due to complications related to COVID-19.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:48PMThe nation's largest performing arts organization has told its orchestral players, chorus and stagehands they will not be paid after March 31. The company has canceled the rest of its season.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:06AMArts and cultural events and institutions across the country are announcing cancellations and closures, including SXSW in Austin, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera in…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:24PMThe Boss' Tony-winning, autobiographical, one-man stage show is coming to the streaming platform in December.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:48PMIn honor of his birthday, the orchestra delivers the New York premiere of his Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra September 22 & 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Boss has announced a limited, intimately scaled music-and-words show at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre, running in October and November.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:33PMA fairy-tale romance between a dancer from Connecticut and a young Cuban studying at Columbia turned into a political thriller — and resulted in the unlikely birth of a new art form in Cub…
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