'Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera

Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump ...
City Bureau

The Collective Art of Puppeteering: How Latino Artists Are Carving Out Spaces For Themselves And Generations to Come

Underrepresented in the niche puppet scene, a community of Latino artists including Changosnakedog are leaning on one another ...
InsideNoVa

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance

CalMatters reports that dancers believe AI can't replicate their craft's emotional and cultural depth, despite recent ...
VietNamNet

“Dancing legged beauties”: Vietnam’s frog jerky becomes Tet bestseller

As Tet approaches, a unique specialty from An Giang is stirring up excitement among food lovers. Known as khô nhái - or more affectionately, vũ nữ chân dài (“dancing legged beauties”) - this sun-dried ...
seattlepi.com

The plague of frog costumes demonstrates the subversive power of play in protests

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anya M. Galli Robertson, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) When the center of ...
USA Today

Dancing frogs and naked bikers in Portland resist Trump, National Guard

PORTLAND, OR – Ana Hilde doesn’t recognize the apocalyptic version of Portland that Donald Trump has been selling to the world. The Portland she loves is a creative community where people are ...
The New York Times

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!

Images of anarchists clad in black gave the city a bad name in 2020. Now, demonstrators in Portland are poking fun at President Trump’s apocalyptic talk with colorful animal suits. Images of ...