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The Luminary / STLMadeEight billboards in St. Louis and St. Louis County feature messages urging people to stay involved in the fight for change. -
August Jennewein/University of Missouri-St. LouisThe University of Missouri-St. Louis has removed the Touhill Performing Arts Center's director as part of a wave of budget cuts. The university also trimmed 14 jobs from the theater because it has lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. UMSL also has had a loss in state funding.
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With its call for extended, close contact among performers, dance is particularly tricky in a time of social distancing. St. Louis Ballet leader Gen Horiuchi composed a production aimed at keeping dancers safe from the coronavirus.
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Vocalist Kim Massie earned the nickname "The Diva of St. Louis" through two decades of performing around the region. She died Monday.
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St. Louis Art Museum Director Brent Benjamin says that the museum has a diverse group of visitors, but that the organization must make systemic changes to ensure racial equity.
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With Powell Hall still closed because of the coronavirus, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's "On the Go" series brings informal concerts to parking lots and backyards.
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The first Powell Hall concert since March will take place Oct. 15. Music Director Stéphane Denève will lead the first two weeks of performances, in front of tightly limited audiences of 100 patrons.
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The former Greyhound bus station in north St. Louis once bustled with travelers. But after Greyhound moved, the building became abandoned. In recent weeks, it's become a canvas for St. Louis-based artist Cbabi Bayoc, who installed spray paintings that show beauty and Black pride.
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Arts organizations that normally present live performances and exhibitions have had to adapt during the pandemic, but there are still many opportunities in the St. Louis region for their patrons. Nancy Kranzberg shares what she has experienced.
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Opera Theatre has established a fund to support work by underrepresented voices in the heavily white world of professional opera. It also plans a fellowship program to train artists and administrators of color.
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Soul Shed University, a program based in the Old North neighborhood of St. Louis, captured the Arts & Education Council's stARTup Creative Competition. The program provides mentoring to young musicians.
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D.B. Dowd launches an illustrated, 26-letter take-down of the president.
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