How Lisa Laurén’s Artsy Childhood Inspires Her Sought-After Animal Heads A sought-after textile artist applies a can-do spirit from her artsy childhood in a Swedish commune to creating animal costume heads for performers. They cost from $2,500 to $3,500.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....7/01/arts/animal-cos

How Lisa Laurén’s Artsy Childhood Inspires Her Sought-After Animal Heads A sought-after textile artist applies a can-do spirit from her artsy childhood in a Swedish commune to creating animal costume heads for performers. They cost from $2,500 to $3,500.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....7/01/arts/animal-cos

Telemann’s Comic Opera Was a Delight. Why Is It Ignored? Georg Philipp Telemann’s overlooked intermezzo “Pimpinone” is being presented by the Boston Early Music Festival this weekend.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....6/27/arts/music/tele

American Ballet Theater: Highlights From Its Summer Season The Russian ballerina Olga Smirnova lit up the start of the company’s six-week summer season. She wasn’t alone.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....6/25/arts/dance/amer

On Smaller Opera Stages, Daring Art Has More Room to Breathe Unlike most countries, Germany has a network of minor but generously subsidized theaters whose vitality is remarkable, and unmatched.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....6/24/arts/music/germ