The New York Times – Music:
With previously undisclosed $130 million gifts to the Perelman Performing Arts Center in Lower Manhattan and the Shed in Hudson Yards, the former mayor continues to shape the city’s arts scene.
Category: Culture (Arts)
-
Filmmakers Sometimes Take a Years-Long Approach to Documentaries
The New York Times – Film:
Three films showing at the Tribeca Festival tell stories over several years, a challenge for the filmmakers and the subjects.
-
Stan Lee, a Comic Book Presence On and Off Screen
The New York Times – Film:
Mr. Lee was nearly synonymous with Marvel Comics and appeared in many of their films, but his guest appearances cross over into audio, animation and more.
-
Christian Petzold and a German Connection With His Films
The New York Times – Film:
After becoming known for movies distanced from his country’s history, culture and memory, he has drawn from them in some recent works.
-
The North to Shore Festival Comes to New Jersey
The New York Times – Music:
A new arts festival featuring local and marquee-name talent is coming to the Garden State.
-
Departures Force Los Angeles Philharmonic to Reinvent Itself, Again
The New York Times – Music:
Its beloved music director, Gustavo Dudamel, is leaving for New York, and its innovative chief executive, Chad Smith, is going to Boston. Now the esteemed orchestra is pondering what’s next.
-
Blacksmithing Is Alive and Well in Kentucky
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The “functional art” of Craig Kaviar, including transforming guns into garden tools, is part of a revival of the ancient craft.
-
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s San Juan, Puerto Rico
The New York Times – Travel:
The multi-hyphenate writer and performer spent his childhood summers on the Caribbean Island and offers a non-tourist’s take on the U.S. territory and its capital.
-
Thomas Stacy, Master of the English Horn, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:
Through his decades with the New York Philharmonic and his busy touring schedule, he helped make an unfamiliar instrument much less so.