arts – People's World

Raphael, Italian painter and architect, High Renaissance harbinger of modernity

April 3, 2020 By Jenny Farrell

The great Italian painter and architect, Raphael, died 500 years ago, on April 6, 1520.

Ten poetry books that illuminate a decade’s struggles

January 15, 2020 By Chris Butters

Every movement for social change—in fact, every socialist revolution—has had its poetry that illuminates, inspires and helps unify our struggles.

World famous Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso dies

October 21, 2019 By Combined Sources

"Today is a sad day for the world, but she will always be with us."

Rembrandt: His times and his art on the 350th anniversary of his death

October 3, 2019 By Jenny Farrell

Rembrandt anticipated a democratic culture that was yet to come. He was the first to place modern knowledge, understanding, and therefore doubt, at the center of his art.

L.A.’s Pacific Opera Project offers broad social criticism in The Mikado

August 28, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Now Pacific Opera Project (POP) has done it again, offering local audiences another shot at “the most fun one can have in a Los Angeles theater right now."