The most common refrain among leaders of New York City’s performing arts organizations is the question, “What comes next?” The most common response: “No one really knows.” New York Philharmonic President Deborah … » Read

As U.S. performance groups do their utmost to maintain a connection with their audiences by streaming from their archives, their homes, front lawns, hall closets, and every other conceivable space, the Dallas Symphony has actually returned to the … » Read

The musicians of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra have issued their own press release stating that, as funds from the Payroll Protection Plan from the CARES act have run out, the orchestra has put them (and undoubtedly much of the staff) … » Read

Arts leaders in new South Wales (NSW) can be excused if they are beginning to embrace the old adage, “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” On May 24, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced, with appropriate fanfare , a … » Read

At the end of the worst single day and week of cancellation announcements since March, the American Ballet Theater issued its own last night. The season was designed as a celebration of the company’s 80 th anniversary. “Due to ongoing … » Read

With Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) funds running out, organizations everywhere are moving into the next stage of survival mode. The Minnesota Orchestra for one has announced that full time staff and musicians will take a pay cut of 20 percent. … » Read

The first post-lockdown performance at Barcelona’s Liceu opera house next Monday, June 22—the “Concert for the Biocene”—will play before a most unusual audience. As conceptualized by the artist Eugenio Ampudia, the … » Read

The presenting arm of Lincoln Center is following its tenants’ lead and shutting down all programming through February, 2021. That includes the Great Performers Series and the White Light Festival, plus any activity in the 2020/21 David … » Read

The shoes just keep dropping. Within minutes of Lincoln Center’s cancellation of its fall season, the New York City Ballet followed suit. Programming for September 22-October 18 has been erased from the schedule, as have all of the … » Read

It’s been quite a day for New York’s major performing arts venues. First,  Lincoln Center cancelled its fall season, followed within the hour by New York City Ballet , and now, at the end of an already wretched day, Carnegie … » Read