Performing Arts

An acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show encourages the audience to think about why they're voting the way they do.

DePrince, born in Sierra Leone, lost both her parents during the country’s civil war. She became the youngest principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem and later joined the Boston Ballet.

NPR's Scott Simon visits The Second City Theater in Chicago to talk with comedians about the challenges of improv.

Witches are having a moment in Ukraine. Now they have taken center stage in a dark musical comedy titled The Witch of Konotop, with performances selling out all summer in Kyiv.

Tourism in the Austrian city of Salzburg generates about a billion euros annually. Many of those tourists visit locations where some scenes of The Sound of Music were filmed, but many residents are less than enthusiastic about the von Trapp family's story.

A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.

The legacy of the emancipation of Jim and Winnie Shankle spans generations. The true love story among former slaves is shared in a dance performance in the Texas town the couple founded in 1867.

The musician died this month at age 58. His collaborators are paying tribute to "a great artist who belongs to the world.”

A play about witches is selling out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Critics say that even though the plot takes place centuries ago, the play's takeaways and parallels to today resonate with Ukrainians.

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.