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Ousted Zürich theatre directors defy critics with ‘woke’ party
The two directors had come under fire from conservative critics over their avant-garde productions, including queer reinterpretations of classics
Tamara de Lempicka makes her Broadway entrance
A new musical about the glamorous Art Deco painter matches its subject’s maximalism
Dramatic turn: how the theatre was integral to Rembrandt’s art
A new exhibition in Amsterdam explores how the Old Master's paintings and drawings were inspired and informed by the art of acting
Jazz hands for the art deco queen—Tamara de Lempicka musical to hit Broadway next spring
Artist's racy antics will be brought alive on stage at the Longacre Theatre in New York
Art is placed centre stage in Broadway play about photographer Larry Sultan
And big-name contemporary art stars alongside Willem Dafoe in a new heist film
A Frida Kahlo musical is headed to Broadway
Developed with the permission and assistance of Kahlo’s estate, the musical will offer “a full-throated celebration of Kahlo’s joyous spirit of creativity”
Peter Brook, a giant of international theatre whose stage work moved in sympathy with the visual arts, has died, aged 97
Brook's influential "white-cube" 1970 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and his epic 1985 realisation of the Sanskrit epic The Mahābhārata find echoes in art history
Warhol and Basquiat on the stage in London and Faith Ringgold's retrospective at New York's New Museum
Plus, Betye Saar remakes a mural in Los Angeles
When Warhol met Basquiat
The acclaimed writer of biopics about Stephen Hawking, Winston Churchill, and Freddie Mercury has now turned his attention to the two great artists in a new play
Andrew Lloyd-Webber on why he commissioned eight monumental Shakespearian paintings for a London theatre
Artist Maria Kreyn’s depictions of King Lear and Othello go on show as part of Theatre Royal Drury Lane's £60m revamp
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Pre-Raphaelite paintings go on show in his refurbished historic London theatre
Composer has funded a two-year, £60m renovation of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to turn it into a public gallery and heritage attraction
Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov found guilty of fraud and ordered to pay $1.85m in damages to culture ministry
Accused of embezzling funds while staging a contemporary arts festival, Serebrennikov faced six years in prison but was handed a suspended sentence
Degas’ love of the Paris opera house is brought to the fore in this catalogue
The artist used a variety of devices to explore the interior of the Opéra Garnier throughout his career
This well illustrated and wittily written book provides a thorough history of men wearing women’s clothes
Transformation, communication, exaggeration and non-conformity are some of the impulses behind cross-dressing
Can’t get tickets for Hamilton: the Musical? See the exhibition instead
A new exhibition about the Broadway show opens in April 2019
Great Apes: when Planet of the Apes meets a White Cube opening
A new play in London based on Will Self’s 1997 novel is a viciously literate satire that imagines an art world populated entirely by chimpanzees
Interview with Antony Hegarty: “I think the art world is where I belong”
The musician explains why he is performing in the stage production The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramovic, Doug Aitken and Matthew Barney are leading the way in a new kind of theatrical art
"In long, durational performance, you change the performer and the public" says Abramovic
New York’s digital shorts: 'Made Here' explores artists’ relationships with the city
The web-based videos looks into the lives of performers and artists
Interview with Jonathan Meese: "I am the samurai of art”
The German artist explains why he puts aggression and provocation centre stage—along with his mum
"Il Tempo del Postino": the performance art group show comes to Art Basel
Constructed for a theatrical setting, this event makes space and time its materials
Visual art group show “Il Tempo del Postino” will take to stage at Art Basel 2009
Each artist participating will present a 15-minute long performance, transforming the space provided by Theater Basel
London: Campaign to save Theatre Museum fails
The V&A could not raise the money to keep it running
London: V&A Theatre Museum likely to close
The collection will be put into storage