/news/tags/performing-arts Performing Arts en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:34:21 GMT /2025-11-10/lockdown-was-illuminating-tim-robbins-reflects-on-the-origins-of-topsy-turvy "Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:34:21 GMT /2025-11-10/lockdown-was-illuminating-tim-robbins-reflects-on-the-origins-of-topsy-turvy Tonya Mosley /2025-11-05/its-as-if-ive-been-reborn-misty-copeland-begins-a-next-chapter-in-a-new-body Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:35:07 GMT /2025-11-05/its-as-if-ive-been-reborn-misty-copeland-begins-a-next-chapter-in-a-new-body Tonya Mosley /2025-10-23/ballet-star-misty-copeland-says-farewell-to-the-stage Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:03:15 GMT /2025-10-23/ballet-star-misty-copeland-says-farewell-to-the-stage Andrew Limbong /2025-10-23/misty-copeland-hangs-up-her-pointe-shoes-after-performing-at-retirement-show Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:27:12 GMT /2025-10-23/misty-copeland-hangs-up-her-pointe-shoes-after-performing-at-retirement-show The Associated Press /2025-10-23/misty-copeland-hangs-up-her-pointe-shoes-after-performing-at-retirement-show Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:27:12 GMT /2025-10-23/misty-copeland-hangs-up-her-pointe-shoes-after-performing-at-retirement-show The Associated Press /2025-10-15/when-broadway-flops-get-a-second-life-as-student-musicals Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:10:16 GMT /2025-10-15/when-broadway-flops-get-a-second-life-as-student-musicals Elissa Nadworny , Lauren Migaki /2025-10-14/drew-struzan-artist-of-iconic-movie-posters-dies-at-78 The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:07:28 GMT /2025-10-14/drew-struzan-artist-of-iconic-movie-posters-dies-at-78 Alina Edwards /npr-news/2025-10-08/talks-resume-as-broadway-actors-consider-a-strike Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:21:43 GMT /npr-news/2025-10-08/talks-resume-as-broadway-actors-consider-a-strike Jennifer Vanasco /2025-10-06/where-are-kennedy-center-audiences-going Most of us have a venue we love — a theater or concert space — where we really feel at home. But what do you do if that place goes through radical changes? Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:47:09 GMT /2025-10-06/where-are-kennedy-center-audiences-going Elizabeth Blair /2025-10-06/bread-and-puppet-theater-is-still-working-to-make-the-revolution-irresistible The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:00 GMT /2025-10-06/bread-and-puppet-theater-is-still-working-to-make-the-revolution-irresistible Neda Ulaby