After one holiday season lost to the pandemic and another curtailed by Omicron, seasonal staples including “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Messiah” are back in force.
Category: Culture (Arts)
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Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again
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Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady
The New York Times – Music:Dolly Parton’s theme park gets into the holiday spirit in a way that rivals Radio City’s Rockettes — with fewer kicklines but far more fingerpicking.
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Chanel Brings Its First Runway Show to Africa
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The French brand brought its Métiers d’Art show to Dakar.
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Book Review: ‘The McCartney Legacy’ by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
The New York Times – Music:“The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700 pages — and only the first volume planned.
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Irene Cara, ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ Singer, Dies at 63
The New York Times – Music:Ms. Cara was a child star from the Bronx who gained international fame as the singer of major pop anthems from movies of the 1980s.
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The Chief Curators of MoMA and the Guggenheim on Leading Change
The New York Times – Business:Ann Temkin of MoMA and Naomi Beckwith of the Guggenheim discuss how they’re rethinking business as usual — and why they have reason to be hopeful.
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Robbie Fairchild Celebrates a Different Kind of Opening Night
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Robbie Fairchild, a Tony-nominated former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, opens the doors to his floral-arrangement business.
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Park Avenue Armory Season Spotlights Homelessness and Medical Ethics
The New York Times – Music:Highlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.
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Xaviera Simmons Is Embarrassed for America
The New York Times – T Magazine:For the interdisciplinary artist, watching the cycle of responses to white supremacist violence — outrage turning into apathy — is an anguish as familiar as heartbreak.
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New York’s/Manhattan’s Next Generation of Design Gallerists Invite You Inside
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:New York’s new guard moves beyond social media, opening brick and mortar spaces to make design within reach.