The European Union should do more to mitigate the “very irregular” employment situation” and the challenges posed by AI and digitalisation that artists and other professionals in the creative sector face, lawmakers have demanded. The European Parliament’s culture (CULT) and employment (EMPL) committees this week presented a joint report that called for a new framework...
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Here’s how culture is used to treat mental health issues in Europe
Two decades’ worth of research and a pandemic have led to a boom in programmes using culture for its health benefits. A growing number of initiatives across Europe are using access to the arts as a tool to improve health and well-being alongside classic medical treatment. In the Danish town of Silkeborg, a group of new...
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Stratford Festival’s ‘Grand Magic’ mines existentialism, absurdism and nihilism to cast a riotous spell
Grand Magic By Eduardo De Filippo, translated by John Murrell and Donato Santeramo, directed by Antoni Cimolino. Until Sept. 29 at the Stratford Festival’s Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside Dr., Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca and 1800-567-1600 STRATFORD—To helm the Stratford Festival is to promote Shakespeare, no question. But throughout his time with the company, artistic director Antoni...
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The Forgotten History of Tsianina Redfeather, the Beloved American Indian Opera Singer
Briana A. Thomas Reporter Throughout the United States and Europe, newspapers, music critics, government leaders and royal nobles raved about the captivating voice of mezzo-soprano Tsianina Redfeather. The Muscogee singer’s perfect enunciation, great vocal range, superb legato, exquisite musical intelligence, genuine presence, and overall graceful charm were the talk of every town. Tsianina (pronounced Cha-nee-nah)...