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April 11, 2025

Bucharest Dances Takes Over Calea Victoriei Streets

Noaptea Dansului (Dance Night) is returning in 2025 with a spring edition called Dance Night - Bucharest Dances. The event will take place on Calea Victoriei, in front of the National Museum of Romania's History, and feature over 10 dance schools from Bucharest. It will run from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, allowing the public to enjoy a unique experience.

https://www.actmedia.eu/daily/noaptea-dansului-dance-night-spring-edition-on-calea-victoriei-on-sunday/113490

Art
April 11, 2025

Coachella Launchpad for Global Superstars Like SZA

Coachella has historically featured emerging artists in its lineup, with past performers including SZA, The Weeknd, and BLACKPINK, who all started out on the smaller stages before gaining mainstream success.

https://www.insider.com/things-should-never-do-at-coachella-biggest-mistakes-from-local

Art
April 11, 2025

Foundation Funds Arts Integration for 100 Teachers

The foundation has partnered with a school district's makeSPACE program, providing intensive, multiyear training for teachers to incorporate art forms like theater, music, and dance into teaching subjects such as math, science, and the arts. The foundation funded five additional schools, enabling around 100 teachers to learn how to use these creative tools. Jeffrey Marrazzo, a music educator and opera singer, credits his childhood exposure to music with instilling confidence in his creativity, which is now being fostered in students through this program.

https://whyy.org/articles/university-of-pennsylvania-ai-training-teachers/

Art
April 11, 2025

Istanbul Intercultural Festival Unites Through Theater

The Istanbul Intercultural Festival will bring together artists from Türkiye to promote intercultural exchange and dialogue through art. The seven productions, including performances by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters and Turkish State Theaters, aim to foster unity despite declining support for the arts. Festival President Kamil Kellecioğlu emphasizes the unifying power of theater as a bridge between societies.

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/frankfurt-turkish-theater-festival-to-open-in-may-207925

Art
April 11, 2025

Jellett and Hone's Hidden Artistic Bond Revealed

Mainie Jellett's painting "Decoration" (1923) and Evie Hone's stained-glass image of a chalice (1948-52), a study for her famous piece, the East Window of Eton College Chapel in Berkshire, UK, are featured in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin until August 10. The exhibition explores the artistic friendship between Jellett and Hone, two key figures in Irish Modernism.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/11/trump-turns-on-museums-and-libraries-the-art-markets-12-fall-evie-hone-and-mainie-jellettpodcast

Art
April 11, 2025

Kinoshita Group Backs Royal Opera House Ballet Tour

The ballet company has embarked on its first self-funded tour, backed by the Kinoshita Group and supported by The Royal Opera House in London. The classic ballet "Giselle" premiered in Paris in 1841 with music by Adolphe Adam and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. The story revolves around Giselle's tragic betrayal and her descent into madness, ultimately leading to her death at the hands of the vengeful spirits known as the Wilis.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/11/stage/national-ballet-japan-miyako-yoshida/

Art
April 11, 2025

NCA Exhibition Showcases Artistic Fusion in Karachi

The National College of Arts (NCA) exhibition will run until April 16, having been inaugurated by Prof Dr Murtaza Jafri. The event showcases a blend of traditional and contemporary art, drawing praise from attendees including artists, faculty members, and students who appreciated the displayed works.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1300087-art-exhibition-begins-at-nca

Art
April 11, 2025

UCLA MFA Artists Confront Consumerism and Mortality

At UCLA's MFA thesis exhibition, three artists explore commercial production through their work. Yezi Lou creates expressive paintings featuring consumer objects in empty environments, such as a plastic duck on a paddleboat. Sheng Lor reimagines the sewing loom with yarn-covered sculptures that become unrecognizable. M. O'D-L uses industrial refuse to create abstract, emotive canvases. In contrast, Alma Alvarado's videos depict animal butchering and curing in precise detail, while ricardo nagaoka's "Shroud" installation features a steel coffin attached to a breathing apparatus, accompanied by a short film of shaving.

https://hyperallergic.com/1002489/the-dizzying-range-of-ucla-mfa-show-spring-2025/

Art
April 11, 2025

UPEI Apologizes to Artist Christopher Griffin Over Censorship

The University of Prince Edward Island apologized to artist Christopher Griffin after he quit his unpaid residency due to administrators' request to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. The painting, "The Crossing," depicts lemmings around an American flag and was inspired by George Washington's iconic crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolution. Griffin claimed the university censored him and offered to discuss his work publicly before quitting. The university has since apologized and invited Griffin to return to campus for a roundtable discussion, where he will display "The Crossing" again in a prominent location.

https://thestar.com/news/canada/prince-edward-island/p-e-i-university-apologizes-for-removing-lemming-painting-that-offended-americans/article_bf26f099-8ac2-5b27-90b2-4008be10ad0d.html