Arts and Entertainment

Honoree Robert Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Set to John Philip Sousa’s rousing patriotic music, this pas de deux (duet) is choreographed by George Balanchine and has been performed for various political figures over the last century.

Rachel Karr is the daughter of Bernard Karr, who founded Hyde Park Antiques Ltd., in 1965. She grew up listening to the discussions of the city’s most venerated dealers, and joined the family business in the 1990s.

A smorgasbord of stunning fine art and antiques, brought to New York’s Park Avenue Armory by more than 60 of the top dealers in the world, is being glamorously staged for the large crowds of collectors expected to flow through on Oct. 18–25.

Painter and children’s book illustrator Kadir Nelson has long created images of the African-American experience. But his first self-authored children’s book (he has illustrated others prior to this), “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans,” takes the African-American story on, full force.

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Peruvian children play their cellos during a string instruments practice organized by celebrated tenor Juan Diego Florez.

Members of the public don’t seem to like looking at modern art or installations and prefer the classics, according to an experiment conducted at the Tate Britain by Philip Hensher, an art critic for MailOnline.com.

The story goes that there was a man called Guo Han in the Tang Dynasty who, upon gazing at the bright moon one night, saw a heavenly girl slowly descending towards him. When he had a closer look, he saw that the dress she was wearing was seamless. He asked her why.

If the epic Hollywood disaster movie 2012 is correct then we all have three years to live.

Being an artist can often be seen as a stress-free job. However, those in the industry or wishing to make a living from it may think otherwise.