2010 Program Highlights at the MuseumsQuartier WienSource: 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.

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 banSource: 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 suburbiaSource: 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."
Six Artists Are Honored at Kennedy Center - NYTimes.comSource: 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.comSource: 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 CalendarSource: 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 keeperSource: 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 ariaSource: 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.
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 TateSource: 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 doorsSource: 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 MozartSource: 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 9thSource: 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 ShowsSource: 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 CenterSource: 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.