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Taiwan Strips Sakuliu Pavavaljung of National Arts Award After Supreme Court Upholds Conviction

The move signals the first use of new rules introduced in 2023 that allow the state to withdraw arts honors after a criminal conviction.

Guggenheim Names Hirshhorn’s Melissa Chiu Director of New York Museum

Salzburg Festival Installs Karin Bergmann as Interim Artistic Director

Weimer Criticized After Berlin Culture Fund Puts Jury-Backed Project on Hold

Salzburg Festival Board Moves to Replace Intendant as Legal Dispute Escalates

Opera Houses Answer Chalamet With Sold‑Out Shows as Germany’s Culture Minister Invites Him

South Africa to Sit Out 2026 Venice Biennale After Court Rejects Artist’s Bid

Barbican Arts Chief Devyani Saltzman Exits as Role Is Scrapped

WNO Moves West Side Story to Baltimore, Casts Ryan McCartan and Shereen Pimentel

Berlin Assures Gorki Theater’s Finances as Staff Sue Over Workshop Merger Plan

Philip Glass Pulls 'Lincoln' Symphony Premiere From Trump-Rebranded Kennedy Center

Holger Klotzbach, Founder of Bar jeder Vernunft and Tipi, Dies at 79

Mikhaylovsky Theatre Names Solovyov Acting Artistic Director After Kekhman Exit

Muti Opens Milan’s Opera Prison Theater With Concert on Inmate‑Built “Sea” Instruments

Hasko Weber Appointed Intendant of Staatsschauspiel Dresden Beginning 2027

La Scala Confirms Riccardo Chailly to Resume Conducting 'Lady Macbeth' After Health Scare

Pope Leone XIV Calls for Action to Protect Cinema, Warning Theaters Are Eroding

Berlin’s RambaZamba Theatre Says Productions at Risk as Funding Shortfall Bites

La Fenice Names Beatrice Venezi Music Director After Unanimous Vote

Melbourne University Publishing Shuts 85-Year-Old Meanjin With Final Issue in December