Directed by Evren Odcikin for Soho Rep, “The Great Privation” rummages around in the tainted soil of the United States and pulls up some shameful old skeletons for inspection. From the start, though, a defiant light radiates through this tale, and comedy shares space with disquietude. Warm, dexterous central performances from Lucas-Perry and Vickerie (a … Read more
▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 5. Jason Derulo: “Whatcha Say” Speaking of Auto-Tune, this proudly synthetic debut single from the R&B singer Jason Derulo doubles down on vocal effects, prominently sampling Imogen Heap’s 2005 pitch-shifted a cappella tune “Hide and Seek” and heavily processing Derulo’s own voice to match hers. For better … Read more
“Adolescence,” arriving Thursday, on Netflix, is a four-part mini-series about a 13-year-old accused of killing a classmate. So far, so Netflix. Its distinguishing features are its depressing realism and the fact that each episode is a continuous scene, which adds to the sense of panic and hurriedness. The show begins with the police storming the … Read more
On Monday evening in Paris, Karlie Kloss and the fashion designer Rick Owens were reminiscing about their first meeting. It was, Ms. Kloss said, 17 years ago when she was so fresh to modeling that her mom accompanied her to the fitting. What a difference a decade and a half makes. Today Ms. Kloss sits … Read more
Meow Wolf — which runs a psychedelic string of immersive art exhibits across the country — has announced plans to build its first East Coast outpost, at Pier 17 in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of Manhattan, with an opening set for 2027 or 2028. “There is big ambition here,” Vince Kadlubek, one of the … Read more
Gustavo Dudamel does not officially take over as the New York Philharmonic’s music and artistic director until fall 2026. But he will be a fixture on the podium in the orchestra’s coming season, leading six weeks of concerts and several world premieres, the ensemble announced on Tuesday. Matías Tarnopolsky, the Philharmonic’s president and chief executive, … Read more
In early 2010, I was sitting at a communal table in a coffee shop in Cape Town, when I spotted a grizzled, bearded fellow who looked strangely familiar. It was Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost playwright and the great chronicler of his country’s apartheid past. There he was, sipping a cup of coffee like any … Read more
And then there is Memoli’s material, which takes the dance back to a time when Tharp was in her 50s and improvising to explore classical technique, experimenting with movement — spatially, rhythmically and sequentially. She was reinventing: stripping out preparations, pairing a loose top of the body with a classically held center, and using torque … Read more
Inside a dark theater in Midtown Manhattan, Allison McCulloch watched “Kraven the Hunter,” an origin story for the obscure Spider-Man villain, while jotting notes on a white piece of paper smaller than a Post-it. Fur clothing. Taxidermied animals. Characters eating steak. McCulloch is the Roger Ebert of vegans, a dedicated cinephile who cares as much … Read more
Students at New York University who study the music industry and do research at the frontiers of audio have a new benefactor: Sony. A $7.5 million donation from the Japanese electronics and media giant, made through its personal entertainment business unit, will help establish the Sony Audio Institute, a multifaceted partnership at N.Y.U.’s Steinhardt School … Read more