
A New Festival Embraces the Possibilities of Disability-Centered Opera
The three works at the Makemake festival at National Sawdust make the case that disability-led opera is artistically ambitious, despite the logistical challenges.
The 10 lead Arts articles from The New York Times. Updated Nov 15 at 11:47 AM EST.

The three works at the Makemake festival at National Sawdust make the case that disability-led opera is artistically ambitious, despite the logistical challenges.

As an acclaimed production returns to the stage, four actors reflect on one of theater’s great challenges for Black performers.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur,” a Cannes prizewinner, uses the story of a cheating spouse to examine the compromises Russians make under authoritarianism.

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