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New York CityLaurie Anderson, A.M. Homes, and Sophie Cabot Black: Muldoon’s Picnic

© Wolfgang Tillmans & Beowulf Sheehan
Unknown; Laurie Anderson

LondonPlaying with Fire: Yuja Wang

Playing with Fire installation © Clément Deneux
Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bach, Liszt, Prokofiev, Brahms, Chopin
Pre-recorded avatar of Yuja Wang, Piano

BerlinEnsemble Modern / Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart / SWR Experimentalstudio

Berliner Festspiele
Iannotta, Illés
Michael Wendeberg; Michael Acker; Unknown; Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart; Experimentalstudio des SWR

New York CityThe Essence of Us: A Cuban Story

© Christopher Duggan
Various
Marianela Boán; Pedro Ruiz; Eduardo Vilaro; Ballet Hispánico New York; Malpaso Dance Company; Unknown

BrnoFestival preview: Destiny

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: Destiny
Tomáš Hanus; Robert Carsen; Janáček Opera NTB; Radu Boruzescu; Annemarie Woods; Janáček Opera NTB Chorus

BerlinDeutsche Oper Berlin

Berliner Festspiele
Stockhausen: Mittwoch aus Licht
Le Balcon; Maxime Pascal; Susanne Kennedy; Markus Selg; Andra Dumitrascu
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Entering an Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang

Playing with Fire installation © Clément Deneux
Don your VR headsets and enter a small bunker in the basement of the Royal Festival Hall to experience an immersive odyssey featuring an avatar of the superstar pianist. 
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Mazzoli’s The Galloping Cure gets eye-catching premiere in Edinburgh

Justin Austin (Lucky Mack) © Andrew Perry

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek provide an intriguing allegory for the opioid crisis, performed blisteringly at the Edinburgh International Festival.

****1
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Branca’s Hallucination City: 100 electric guitars at Lincoln Center

Glenn Branca’s Symphony no. 13 (Hallucination City) © Lawrence Sumulong
The plugged-in six-string is the sound of New York City and Branca’s Symphony no. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 guitars and drums is revived at Lincoln Center. 
*****
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Trojan’s Carousel: a magical night of dreams come true in Prague

Kolotoč (Carousel) © Martin Špelda
A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.
*****
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Women take over: Future Dance Festival at New York's 92nd Street Y

Jacque Foreman and Caroline Clarke in Savea Kagan’s Glass Ceiling © Steven Pisano
Two evenings of live dance and a full program of dance films from young choreographers yielded much to admire and be amused by at the Future Dance Festival 2026.
****1
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Regents Opera’s Salome lands a knockout punch at York Hall

Kirsty Taylor-Stokes (Salome) © Steve Gregson
Mark Ravenhill directs a brutal, bloody Salome at the spiritual home of British boxing, York Hall. 
****1
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ParisLa Fille mal gardée

Léonore Baulac as Lise and Simon Valastro as Widow Simone in Ashton's La Fille mal gardée © Benoite Fanton
Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Philip Ellis; Osbert Lancaster

ParisThierrée/ Pite/ Pérez/ Shechter

© Agathe Poupeney | OnP
Richter, Various, Pärt
Crystal Pite; Hofesh Shechter; James Thierrée; Iván Pérez; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Tanja Rühl; Cécile Giovansili Vissière; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisContemporary choreographers: Creating today

© Julien Benhamou | OnP
Woodkid, Drake, Nakano, Various
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; Tess Voelker; Damien Jalet; Mehdi Kerkouche; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Unknown; Chanel; Fabiana Piccioli; Sander Loonen