SALZBURG, Austria — The premiere of a new production of Janacek’s opera “Kat’a Kabanova” had just ended at the Salzburg Festival here last week. When the lights went up, Kristina Hammer, the festival’s new president, was wiping tears off her cheeks. It was hard to blame her for crying. “Kat’a”
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‘White Noise’ to Open the New York Film Festival
“White Noise,” the latest project from the director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach, will be the opening-night film of the 60th New York Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. The festival, which runs Sept. 30 to Oct. 16, will be holding the North American premiere of the film; its world premiere will
Vail Dance Competition to Characteristic Roman Mejia and Caili Quan
Feminine dance-makers and choreographer-composer collaborations are the poles of this yr’s Vail Dance Competition, which can characteristic the New York Metropolis Ballet soloist Roman Mejia and the dancer and choreographer Caili Quan as its artists in residence, the competition introduced on Thursday. This system for this version, which can run
Music for the Darkish at an Experimental Pageant
GATESHEAD, England — Early on Saturday night, the ultimate strains of Gavin Bryars’s looping “Jesus’ Blood By no means Failed Me But” pale into silence at an enormous live performance corridor right here. After some well mannered applause, a number of hundred viewers members prized themselves out of chunky beanbag
Deliberate Earlier than Struggle, a Competition Embraces New Ukrainian Music
The Ukrainian Up to date Music Competition returned for its third version this weekend, with a slate of works associated to themes of nature and mythology. Throughout an introduction at Merkin Corridor, the viewers was advised that whereas the occasion might have turn out to be newly related in latest
With Its Future Unsure, the Humana Competition Will Not Return in 2022
Alternatives for rising playwrights to interrupt into the business are few — and now there’s one much less. The Humana Competition of New American Performs, one of many premiere showcases for brand spanking new work by up to date American playwrights, won’t happen this 12 months, both in particular person
6 Gift Ideas For 2022 Festivals
Searching for the best celebration gifts in 2022? Indeed, you’ve come to the perfect locations, since I’ve assembled this fun of wonderful gifts for celebration participants that they’re ensured to adore and get huge loads of purpose during celebration season! While the whole celebration industry has taken somewhat of a
At New York Youngsters’s Movie Competition, the Movies Come First
When Chloé Zhao gained the Academy Awards for greatest director and greatest image for “Nomadland” final 12 months, some who felt particular pleasure had been neither her kinfolk nor her movie business collaborators. These delighted followers had been the workforce behind the annual New York Worldwide Youngsters’s Movie Competition, which
French Feminine Administrators Proceed Sizzling Streak at Rendez-Vous Pageant
Intercourse and the town, false identities and love triangles function prominently on this yr’s Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, an annual showcase of up to date French filmmaking held by Movie at Lincoln Heart. Since final yr’s digital version, feminine administrators from France have been making headlines, with two main European
Black Artists Pioneered Digital Music. This Pageant Celebrates Them.
Hutchinson stated the problem is not only effacement — historic neglect has had a cloth impression on Black artists within the trade. (In 2019, Forbes revealed a listing of the highest-paid D.J.s in digital music — none had been Black.) In a number of of her skilled roles — as