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Can Japan's ancient Noh theatre survive coronavirus?
With audiences and performers already dwindling even before the pandemic, some in the industry of traditional Japanese Noh play fear the virus may sound the death knell for an art considered one of the oldest extant theatre forms in the world.
UK arts sector 'warmly welcomes' €1.7bn COVID-19 rescue package
The UK government says the "biggest ever one-off investment" in culture will help theatres, museums and galleries, music venues and cinemas to remain open.
This 23-year-old is on a mission to make theatre carbon neutral
Meet Alice Boyd, the eco-minded theatre maker bringing sustainability to the stage.
'Creative genius': Satirist and director Jonathan Miller dies aged 85
Jonathan Miller, satirist and director of opera and theatre, dies aged 85
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Coldplay refuses to announce world tour for environmental reasons
The British band's refusal to tour shows the music industry is starting to take sustainability seriously,
Arts play major role in health and well-being, WHO says in new report
Can we dance our way to better health and well-being? The answer is yes, according to a new study released this Monday by the UN's health body.
Watch: Disabled artist dances with the stars in South Africa
Musa Motha's leg was amputated when he was 11-years-old, after being diagnosed with cancer. Now he is a lead dancer in 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero.'
Briton Peter Brook wins prestigious Princess of Asturias arts prize
Legendary British theatre director Peter Brook has won the prestigious Princess of Asturias arts prize.
Easter Passion re-enactment in impoverished Caracas neighborhood
People living in Petare - one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the capital of Venezuela, came together on Friday (April 19) to watch a re-enactment of the Passion of Christ.
Taiwan now home to 'world's largest performing arts centre'
Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts is said to be the largest performing arts centre in the world.
Burning Man festival founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70
The founder of a popular US counterculture festival, Burning Man, has died in San Francisco.
Sochi surprises at the Winter International Arts Festival
Classical music and a whole lot more is on offer at the annual event in the Russian city
Watch: tightrope walker crosses Rome's Tiber River
Taiwan let off hundreds of lanterns to mark the start of the mid-Autumn festival
Hundreds of lanterns have been launched in Taiwan as part of the Sky Lantern Festival.
'The Stones Speak' project brings Athens' historical gems to life
The project is giving performances of the classical works of Homer, Sophocles, Plato and more at archaeological sites across the Greek capital.
Arrest of Russian theatre director hampers ‘Nureyev’ premiere
Kirill Serebrennikov has a history of criticising Russian authorities and the Orthodox Church, and his supporters say he was framed in a fraud case as part of a government crackdown on artistic freedoms.
The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe and in the World
This is Magritte In Paris the Pompidou Centre is staging an exhibition of the works of Belgian artist Rene Magritte.
Up and Down - an Eifman ballet in London based on an F.Scott Fitzgerald novel
Russian choreographer Boris Eifman has taken up the challenge of using the plot of a complex psychological novel for a ballet.
The best of Arts and Culture in Europe and the World
The European Oscars Captured on camera for acting in front of the camera – stars of the European silver screen.
Czech puppets vie for UNESCO nod
Puppetry has a very long history across the Czech Republic and can be traced deep into the Middle Ages.