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World
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Compete at Venice Film Festival
Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature and new movies from Luca Guadagnino and Pablo Larraín will also debut at this year’s event.
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Books
At Avignon Festival, Theater’s World Gets Wider
Under its new director, the event is shining a spotlight on countries and performers rarely represented on the biggest European stages.
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At Montpellier Danse, Leaning Into New Work as the Void Looms
The festival, the final one for its longtime director, started with a bravura work by Wayne McGregor that was at once otherworldly and deeply human.
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At the Ojai Festival, a Star Pianist Keeps the Focus on Young Artists
Mitsuko Uchida sat at the piano with her back to the audience. It was an unusual look for a reigning pianist who can fill a concert hall, or sell a new album of 200-year-old sonatas, on the strength of just of her name and face. But over four ...
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Newyork
DanceAfrica Brings Cameroon to Brooklyn
Summer Fridays A guide to enjoying the best of the city every weekend. Credit...Brooklyn Academy of MusicDanceAfrica Brings Cameroon to Brooklyn By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today, and on Fridays through the summer, we’ll focus on ...
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World
At Cannes, Inspiration From Ancient Romans and Modern Women
Though the history-inflected “Furiosa” and “Megalopolis” were the hottest tickets, films by Andrea Arnold and Rungano Nyoni proved to be discoveries.
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World
Cannes Film Festival: Red Carpet Roundup
Jane Birkin pairing her beaded dress with a basket. Madonna in a Jean-Paul Gaultier cone bra and a garter set. Kristen Stewart barefoot in Chanel chain mail. Spike Lee in a sunset-inspired suit. The Cannes Film Festival, with its sheer preponderance ...
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Books
PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.
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Lincoln Center’s Summer Festival to Focus on Civic Bonds
The third edition of Summer for the City will feature hip-hop, comedy, classical music and more, under the motto “life, liberty and happiness.”
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This Year, the Berlin Film Festival Sparkles
After two years of pandemic disruptions, the festival returns in full, with Kristen Stewart as the jury president and gems like Celine Song’s “Past Lives.”