In her first-place freestyle routine at the World Indoor Skydiving Championships this spring, set to Sofi Tukker’s propulsive “Best Friend,” she carved and flip-twisted through the air with impossible ...

Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...

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Armed with a tape recorder and open ears, Tony Schwartz turned everyday noise into lasting art. Now, his recordings live on at Smithsonian Folkways, where they continue to inspire new ways of ...

The opening and closing concerts of a season tend to be statements of intent – to pursue a path of exploration or (latterly) ...