A member of Merce Cunningham’s final company, Toogood brings to the job years of experience as a dancer and educator.
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A Beloved Soprano to Lead Opera Theater of St. Louis
Patricia Racette, who has a recent history of performing in and directing productions with the company, will begin as its artistic director this fall.
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Wildfires, and an Unlikely Romance, Light Up a Lost Paradise
In Franziska Gänsler’s novel, “Eternal Summer,” a tenuous bond forms between strangers stranded in a hotel as the world burns.
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An Actress of Many Passions, Now Making History in ‘Wicked’
The last time Lencia Kebede lived in New York, in 2015, she was a 21-year-old college intern at the United Nations, taking and translating notes for the ambassador from Guatemala, who was working on an anti-poverty initiative. What a difference a …
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As LACMA Gets a New Look, the Art Inside Will Change, Too
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art recently announced that the public would finally be able to preview its new, long-awaited $720 million building starting in June. There will be tours for members and donors along with musical performances by the …
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At Milestone Films, Passing the Torch, but Keeping the Flame Alive
The distributor’s owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive.
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Turnstile, Hardcore Punk’s Breakout Band, Can’t Be Contained
On a nostalgic drive through Turnstile’s Baltimore hometown last month, the band’s workaholic frontman, Brendan Yates, pointed out an empty lot that looked like the eroded remnants of a loading dock where the band once played a show. A few days later …
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An Operatic ‘Diamond on the Side of the Road’ Catches Light Again
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is making a fresh case for Douglas Moore’s “Giants in the Earth,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning but long obscure opera.
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The Stakes for OpenAI’s Plan B
The giant artificial intelligence start-up dialed back its corporate reorganization plan, but big questions remain about its future.
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