“actors [of a certain race] weren’t just cast because they were great for the role, but also because the director had something to say” ...

"My work is confessional...My self portraits beg for viewers to examine them, and in turn me, as closely as I do myself." ...

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times addressed the gains that women conductors have made in a world (still) dominated by male leaders. ...

A thought from Virginia Woolf about the limitations of an individual to speak un-biased about questions of sex. ...

Judith Hanna considers why the press has focused on screen-writer Diablo Cody's prior profession, and how being a stripper may have positively influenced her current work. ...

A quote from an article in The Guardian (UK) about the absence of Black Women in the ballet world ...

Excerpts from a New York Times interview with choreographer Trisha Brown in which she discusses the difficulties of being a woman in the art world. ...