Performing Arts

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now expanded its censorship from the internet, video, TV, and publications to live performances, such as rap and cross talk. Live shows such ...

Often called "the man with the golden flute," James Galway earned his nickname. It applies not only to ...

Are we living now in a “classical” or a “romantic” musical era? I mean with a small C ...

LONDON—British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they ...

As a composer of music for the classical concert hall, I have been surprised from time to time ...

Is the Great American Songbook still being written? The so-called Great American Songbook is defined as a canon ...

NEW YORK—There is perhaps nothing more painful than the forced separation of two people who are truly in ...

“Life is a journey, not a destination.” “[That platitude] can be a copout, avoiding the effort you need ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on July 17, a $400 million boost to the film and television industry ...

LONDON—Britain will invest nearly 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) in the arts, and hopes to allow outdoor and ...

In the wake of the current pandemic, theatrical performances must try to present the same emotional effect that ...

When Ludwig van Beethoven penned his manuscripts, he transformed black ink and white paper into something beyond the ...

Born in 1941 in Argentina, of Argentine and Swiss parentage, Martha Argerich ranks as one of the great ...

“Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic” is like a Disney fairy tale. It’s such an engrossing cinematic spectacle—exhilarating ...

One of Shakespeare’s last plays, “Cymbeline” is considered to be one of his more problematic works. That’s because ...

MOUNT HOPE, New York—Katy Mantyk is a special soul.  The first time I heard her play was at ...

One of the signs of the sickness besetting modern culture is the apparent loss of the grand tradition ...

This Wednesday, May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day. It’s a special day, especially for me. I probably ...

With works ranging from those which have long since attained classic status—such as the 1952 MGM musical "Singin' ...

The title “Jascha Heifetz: The Supreme” of Arkiv’s two-disc Artists of the Century collection, which ranges from Bach ...

COVID-19 has caused so much suffering to so many. One section of the needy population is children, who, ...

It can be a challenge to create a complex portrait of a man when any mention of his ...

With non-essential industries shut down in Australia, private music teachers have been forced to think outside the box ...

Imagine opening night. You’re sitting on a plush red chair and looking out at a gilded stage in a ...

Originally produced by London’s National Theatre of Great Britain back in 2012 and later brought to Broadway's Music ...

CHICAGO—A few weeks ago if one walked into a theater lobby in Chicago, one would hear the sound ...

NEW YORK—Vivian Neuwirth's drama "Mr. Toole” is a fictionalized take on the real-life story of John Kennedy Toole ...