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“Using … harnesses, ropes and belay devices, (the Oakland-based company) Bandaloop can take dance’s soaring, ethereal qualities to extremes and bring them to unlikely perpendicular surfaces like the rock face of El Capitan in California or Tianmen Mountain in China.” Or the Nederlander Theater, in the musical Redwood. – The New York Times Source link
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An Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted their suspension over alleged cooperation with an overseas TV channel. Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, five months before the Taliban seized power amid the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. The station’s content is produced entirely by
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Children who are surrounded by books spend more time reading—particularly those in underserved school districts. Such is the conclusion of a recent study conducted by Little Free Library and the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, the first part in a multi-site observational report seeking to uncover children’s reading habits. “Convenient, widespread access to
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Recently artsjournal.com shared a lengthy piece by composer and musician Jonathan Blumhofer, on the arts in times of political unrest. Although you will see I disagree with its message, it is a thoughtful and considered piece. After a discussion of the complex, to say the least, relationship between conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Nazis, he
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Segerstrom’s new VP of programming aims to expand the center’s artistic scope, deepen community ties and build on its legacy. Limor Tomer started her position as Segerstrom’s vice president of programming and production in January 2025. Photo courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts/Stephanie Berger When Limor Tomer stepped into her new role as vice
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Many of us suffer from a wish to be special. We toil away in the unconscious belief that a special person is a better person, and a special life is a better life. Whether that specialness is conferred by the glamour of celebrity or social media likes, or by the dignified success of reaching the
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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas’ brain tumor has returned, and the 80-year-old intends to lead his final performance in April. Thomas announced in August 2021 that he had undergone surgery for a glioblastoma. He returned to conduct with a reduced schedule and the following March resigned as artistic director of the New World Symphony in Miami
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Escapism is more tempting than ever in the digital age and is often associated with guilt or laziness. But some are unlearning those narratives, teaching each other to normalize radical rest and permit healthy doses of escapism with the popularization of concepts like “rot day.” – The Tyee Source link
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