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US artist Leigh recasts colonial imagery at Venice Biennale

Simone Leigh’s 16-foot bronze bust of a Black woman, titled Brick House, presides over the entrance.

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 24, 2015

How Gabriela Montero Uses the Piano for Political Protest

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 20, 2015

Why Composer Max Richter Wants To Put You to Sleep

Michael San GabinoAugust 17, 2015

Kent Nagano’s ‘Violent Shift from the Status Quo’

Recalling Gian Carlo Menotti

Larry JohnsonJune 27, 2019

In the early 1990s, the famed composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti came to Chicago as the guest for a black-tie event for Chicago Opera Theater. Larry Johnson recounts a rare opportunity to spend time with a world-famous musician and composer.

Digital Pina Bausch Archive Announced

Candice AgreeJune 27, 2019

Pina Bausch studied with Antony Tudor, José Limón, Alfredo Corvino, and Paul Taylor, before joining the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company and the New American Ballet.

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