“Lightning and strong winds struck the Board of Trade building in downtown Duluth early Thursday, knocking the chimney through part of the roof – and leaving many of the Minnesota Ballet’s costumes under a thick pile of rubble. … The rest of the ballet’s rooms were unharmed, except for a few branches that came through the dance floor studio windows.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
How London’s New Mayor Plans To ‘Democratise The Arts’
Sadiq Khan: “I don’t want Zone 1 to hog the best arts and culture in our city. There are 33 boroughs, I want to democratise the arts so that every Londoner can benefit from the world’s best art. Love London will give you a discount to enjoy that.” (Love London is a planned card for London residents offering discounts on performance tickets.)
The UK Gov’t Inquiry Into The Iraq War Is Now An Edinburgh Fringe Event
“From 8 August, a host of comedians, authors and politicians, including Stewart Lee, Omid Djalili and Ian Rankin, are to stage a [non-stop] complete reading of Sir John Chilcot’s 6,000-page report on the Iraq war, invasion and occupation.”
How Great Visual Artists Have Staged Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’
From Marc Chagall through David Hockney, Maurice Sendak, and William Kentridge to Jun Kaneko.
Al Jazeera Is Coming Back To America
“Al Jazeera English is in talks with cable carriers that carried the now defunct Al Jazeera America to make its live video stream available [digitally] in the U.S. starting in September … The move comes almost three months after it shut down its U.S. cable television network, Al Jazeera America.”
An Artist’s Nightmare: Thieves Steal An Entire Show On Its Way To The Gallery
Herr Nilsson lived the (bad) dream.
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Some Happy News From Turkey: Antiquities Traffickers Arrested With 2,000-Year-Old Statue Of Aphrodite
“Istanbul anti-smuggling police units contacted two suspects who were trying to sell historical artifacts obtained from illegal excavations upon received intelligence. The two suspects, identified as A.Ş. and Y.Z., demanded 1 million Turkish Liras for the 13 artifacts, which included the Roman period statue of Aphrodite, seven bottles, two wine cups, two cubes and a piece of sheet glass sent as a gift to a princess.”
Fur Will Be Flying: ‘Cats’ Is Back On Broadway, And, Well, Not Everyone Is Happy About It
“Who wants Cats again? I posed the question to people of all stripes and have come to realize that the question is itself a theatrical acid test: It gives way to passionate replies on both sides. No one seems indifferent.”
Where The Stars Who Just Left ‘Hamilton’ Are Headed Next
For Leslie Odom Jr., Philippa Soo, and Daveed Diggs, there are films, television shows, a new musical, and a cabaret show. For Lin-Manuel Miranda, there’s probably world domination. (Don’t smirk – it’s just possible his father could be working in the White House next year.)