Performing Arts
From indie electronica to classical opera, ARTINFO picks the top international music acts gracing Hong Kong stages this spring. Mumiy TrollContemporary Russian music is now divided between what came before and after Mumiy Troll. The band is the most...
Auckland Fringe is an open-access, pan-arts festival that aims to provide a platform for practitioners to present innovative work in an environment of artistic freedom and to enable audiences to access these eclectic arts experiences. First held in 2009,...
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BEIJING — The capital has more music venues than ever before. ARTINFO takes you through five of the best. Yugong Yishan A favorite venue for local and international acts, Yugong Yishan has a capacity of several hundred and attracts up to 6,000...
Art-lovers among the filmmakers and fans gathered in the snowy Utah mountains for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival have a plethora of art-related viewing options this week. From Ireland to Sierra Leone and with subjects ranging from Hemingway to Pussy...
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today and there are films on the program that look great, of course, and even surprising. But as is the case every year in Park City, the slate is filled with classic indie themes and cookie-cutter plots: childish...
2012 was a huge year for the performing arts. Across film, music, television, and theater, boundaries were broken, the inexplicable seemed to happen time and time again, and key figures were lost. With that in mind, we’ve decided to collect what we consider...
There are some film artists so accomplished that, as amazing as it is to see their winning streaks continue, you can almost take their ongoing accomplishment for granted. The Canadian director David Cronenberg and Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien are two...
Of the 39 productions that opened on Broadway in 2008, just three were directed by women. This season that number doubles to six. Off-Broadway, another eight productions will be helmed by women this year — a new record. Of course, it goes without saying...
Experimental musician, composer, and artist John Cage turns 100 today, and centennial celebrations have been planned all around the world. His avant-garde musical compositions, like the ground-breaking work of silence “4’33”” and collaborations with modern...
Rockstars are a chosen people elevated to God-like status for their virtuosic talent, unchecked egos, and polyamorous, indulgent lifestyles. While sex, drugs, and shredding are thought to be their métiers, a lesser-known but popular pastime of the rockstar is...
