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Dallas to dazzle with new performing arts district

The spotlight is on Dallas as it opens its $354 million performing arts center, unveiling a new opera house and theater designed by architectural stars with the idea of making the arts more accessible.

Kennedy Center enlists art groups for education

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is starting a new program that could reinvent arts education for schools struggling with budget cuts and fewer art teachers, organizers said Friday.

Kennedy Center offers help to strapped arts groups

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced plans Tuesday to expand its crisis consulting for arts organizations that are struggling to survive the recession, an effort championed by first lady Michelle Obama and congressional leaders.

Lincoln Center names real estate exec as new chair

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has named a new chair, who'll help guide its ambitious redevelopment project.

Bill Cosby to receive Mark Twain humor prize

Bill Cosby will receive the nation's top humor prize from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a prolific career that often focused on race relations and breaking down stereotypes, the center announced Wednesday.

Kennedy Center showcases artists with disabilities

Artists with disabilities from around the world will convene in 2010 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the largest ever showcase of their work, the center announced Tuesday.

Kennedy Center to help struggling arts groups

With the nation's nonprofit arts organizations suffering in the dismal economy, the stalwart John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is offering crisis consulting to see them through.

Aretha Franklin among performers at King concert

A free concert featuring Aretha Franklin will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to pay tribute to the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior.

Lincoln Center celebrates its 50th anniversary

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is throwing a yearlong bash to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Civic leaders pay off debt of Philadelphia's Kimmel Center

Philanthropic groups are paying off the $30 million debt of Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

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2010 Program Highlights at the MuseumsQuartier Wien
Source: photography-news.com

As one of the world's largest centers for contemporary art and culture with more than 60 different art and culture facilities, the MuseumsQuartier Wien will once again be offering a number of cultural highlights in 2010.

Were the Noughties a cultural golden age?
Source: The Times

The problem with assessing the cultural evolution of the past 10 years is that, essentially, everything has happened, and usually all at once. Big stars got bigger, yet at the same time became irrelevant.

*Fame* remake is hot (viewer response)

After dealing with a major headache on Mon., I decided to watch the first available movie. When I walked into the auditorium for the 2009 remake of *Fame*, however, I expected it to be a waste of time and money.

Student slams Harvard on graduation ban
Source: msnbc.com

A Harvard University senior says the school singled her out because of her race when it barred her from graduating because of her alleged connection to a campus shooting.

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Barry Humphries, the clown prince of suburbia
Source: Australian News Network

'Far from wishing to change society," Barry Humphries once wrote in his wonderful orotund way: "I can only hope that my audience will pause, reflect for a moment, and pass on their immutable way, not forgetting, perhaps, to drop a coin in my hat."

Congressman Feels 'Very, Very Privileged' To See Show, Calls Atheists Evil
Source: Epoch Times

"I was very moved by the song that talked about the damage that atheism has caused and is causing. It was very moving, but all of the performances were moving, uplifting; they teach us about the eternal nature of mankind and of how we have to be humble.

Six Artists Are Honored at Kennedy Center - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Twyla Tharp and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who this weekend became the latest recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the performing arts.

EMPAC - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY:: arcspace.com
Source: arcspace.com

EMPAC is a platform for performance and research incorporating four distinct and specialized venues under one roof: an acoustically optimized 1,200 seat Concert Hall, a 400 seat Theater, and two black box studios created for flexible use by artists and researchers.

Philadelphia Dance Calendar
Source: PhiladelphiaDANCE.org

Best resource for dance performances, workshops and master classes in the Greater Philadelphia region. Most comprehensive on line calendar devoted solely to dance in the region.

Britney Spears' mother: 'It's been a whirlwind'
Source: msnbc.com

Lynne Spears, whose daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn found both fame and infamy in a dizzyingly short amount of time, said her new book is an attempt to set the record straight. "I wanted people to see our family as we really are," she said.

Britney Spears' mother: 'It's been a whirlwind'
Source: msnbc.com

Lynne Spears, whose daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn found both fame and infamy in a dizzyingly short amount of time, said her new book is an attempt to set the record straight. "I wanted people to see our family as we really are," she said.

Theater review: 'Escanaba In Da Moonlight' is a bawdy and hilarious keeper
Source: citizen-times.com

Haywood Arts Regional Theatre's current "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" starts with a curious title but a good concept: Five guys head off to the family Deer Camp during hunting season in Michigan's Upper Peninsula — an insular locale where the language, lore and everything  …

Opera enters a whole new aria
Source: Telegraph

Last night, Bayreuth Opera streamed Wagner live over the internet for the first time - a sign of the times, as opera houses leap into the future with HD cinema screenings and web downloads.

Mathinna - a painful journey between cultures
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Mathinna is an epic story told in the bold, shorthand strokes of Stephen Page and his team at Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Sheriff's niece strips naked at Iowa 'art center'
Source: msnbc.com

Iowa doesn't have any all-nude strip clubs - but it does have performing arts centers where women dance naked.

West End's newest musicals
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The story, very simply, is that we see three friends and their magical journey from Atlantis to a place called Interzone - a land where magick pills grow on trees and every blade of grass is a little glowstick and then there is a sequence where everyone is attacked by 23 luminous …

Theatre too expensive, says Tate
Source: BBC News

Costly tickets make theatre "elitist", Doctor Who star Catherine Tate has warned as she prepares to tread the boards again in London's West End. "If you want more people to come to the theatre, don't put the prices at £50," she told the BBC's Razia Iqbal.

Theatre de la Jeune Lune closing its doors
Source: jeunelune.org

The Board of Directors of the Twin Cites-based Theatre de la Jeune Lune voted this week to list the theatre's headquarters for sale and to shut down the arts group as currently organized.

When Mario meets Mozart
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Video games are busting out of the console and invading the world of art.

Dallas Best Chinese Shows on Jan 7th 8th and 9th
Source: bestchineseshows.com

The Chinese New Year Spectacular, which uses the expression of Chinese classical dance, showcases the true traditional Chinese culture without any Communist Party Culture.

NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular | Best Chinese Shows
Source: NY

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) has been successfully hosting Chinese New Year events for the past four years. The Chinese New Year Spectacular, showcasing Chinese traditional culture and arts, is an important platform for celebrating the events

Chinese Unveil Mammoth Arts Center
Source: The New York Times

Compared variously to a floating pearl and a duck egg, the titanium-and-glass half-dome of the National Center for the Performing Arts formally opened its underwater entryway to Chinese officials and dignitaries here over the weekend.

Markstone Capital Chairman to Receive Prestigious Raoul Wallenberg Award
Source: The Earth Times Online

Los Angeles philanthropist and investor, Elliott Broidy, has been named recipient of The Raoul Wallenberg Award. The award is given periodically by The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States.

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