The Belarus Free Theater’s members fled repression at home. The company’s latest show imagines a nightmare future of authoritarian Russian rule.
Author: ALEX MARSHALL
‘Cabaret,’ Starring Eddie Redmayne, Leads Olivier Award Nominees
A revival of the 1966 musical, with Jessie Buckley as Sally Bowles, is up for 11 awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
Russian Filmmakers and Other Artists Face Boycotts Over Ukraine
A Russian moviemaker with Ukrainian roots and relatives in Kyiv denounced the war. The Glasgow Film Festival dropped his film anyway.
Gérard Depardieu, Friend of Putin, Denounces ‘Fratricidal War’
“Stop the weapons and negotiate,” the French actor and staunch Russia ally told a news agency.
Russian Artists Speak Out Against War, but Fear Reprisals
Two Russian artists have pulled out of the Venice Biennale and thousands are signing antiwar petitions.
A Humorous Ukrainian Writer, With Nothing to Laugh About
Andrey Kurkov wrote about fighting between Russia and Ukraine long before Thursday’s invasion. But now, more than ever, he wants to explain it to the world.
Francis Bacon’s Animal Paintings, Analyzed by Animal Experts
A new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy highlights Francis Bacon’s paintings of animals. We showed them to some specialists in their subject matter.
Sweden’s Songwriters Look to K-Pop
Dozens of songwriters and producers in Stockholm make a living from K-pop — even if they can’t speak Korean.
A ‘High Priestess of Satanic Art’? This Organist Can Only Laugh.
For more than a decade, Anna von Hausswolff has been bringing the sound of pipe organs to rock fans. But Roman Catholic extremists have tried to stop her playing shows in churches.
Gaspard Ulliel, 37, ‘Moon Knight’ and ‘Hannibal Rising’ Star, Dies Skiing
He gained fame as a young Hannibal Lecter and the designer Yves Saint Laurent. He died after a skiing accident weeks before he is to appear in a Disney+ series.