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Thursday, September 18, 2025

With ‘Inter Alia,’ NT Live Brings Viewers Around the World Up Close by Valeriya Safronova

NT Live, an arm of Britain’s National Theater, is reaching huge audiences around the world who can’t make it to London to see its performances.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

How Lisa Laurén’s Artsy Childhood Inspires Her Sought-After Animal Heads by Valeriya Safronova and Sasha Arutyunova

A sought-after textile artist applies a can-do spirit from her artsy childhood in a Swedish commune to creating animal costume heads for performers. They cost from $2,500 to $3,500.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Russian Comedy Plays on YouTube, Not in Movie Theaters, to Avoid Censors by Valeriya Safronova

Aleksey Krasovskiy faced an uproar for a film about a tragic event in Russian history. So he paid for it himself and didn’t bother asking for permission to show it.

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