Festival
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World
Firecrackers and Ice: 5 Must-See Festivals in Asia This Winter
Catch a mountain trout on a frozen South Korean river, witness a fiery pelting of devotees in Taiwan or find…
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World
As Israel Weighs How to Honor Oct. 7 Victims, Festival Exhibit Serves as ‘Hallowed Space’
A backgammon set suspended midgame. Tents and folding picnic chairs dotted among the trees. A psychedelic dance floor with downtempo…
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Arts
Greta Gerwig to Head Cannes Film Festival Jury
The director and writer behind “Barbie,” “Little Women” and “Lady Bird” will help pick the winner of next year’s Palme…
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Arts
Camaraderie and Visibility: A Festival for Black Classical Musicians
“You feel like you’re home,” a bassoonist said of the Gateways Music Festival, which for 30 years has provided Black…
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Arts
Under the Radar to Return, With New Partners
The festival of experimental work is planning a citywide event at multiple venues in January, after the Public Theater declined…
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World
‘We Are Waiting’: Family of an Israeli Hostage Marks Her Birthday
At the home of Yakov and Liora Argamani, Oct. 12 has long been a day for celebrating their daughter’s birthday.…
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Video captures concertgoer being kidnapped by militants.
Videos verified by The New York Times show a woman — an attendee at a music festival that fliers said…
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The Wide World of Puppetry Converges on New York
This year’s International Puppet Fringe Festival surveys puppetry traditions from around the globe, and celebrates the legacy of the master…
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Arts
At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage
The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.
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Can New Jersey’s New Festival Top Coachella or SXSW? It Thinks So.
A new arts festival featuring local and marquee-name talent is coming to the Garden State.