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Monday, February 1, 2016

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Hieronymus Bosch Credited With Work in Kansas City Museum

By NINA SIEGAL
“The Temptation of St. Anthony,” dated 1500-1510, is by the Dutch Renaissance master Hieronymus Bosch, experts from the Bosch Research and Conservation Project said on Monday.
Rik Klein Gotink/Image processing by Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project

“The Temptation of St. Anthony,” dated 1500-1510, is by the Dutch Renaissance master Hieronymus Bosch, experts from the Bosch Research and Conservation Project said on Monday.

A 16th-century depiction of St. Anthony that had been attributed to the workshop of Bosch or a follower is now thought to be by the Dutch master’s hand

Review: Spectacle of ‘Grease: Live!’ Puts Moments Above Story

By NEIL GENZLINGER
Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough in a scene from “Grease: Live!,” which aired on Fox on Sunday.
Michael Becker/Fox

Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough in a scene from “Grease: Live!,” which aired on Fox on Sunday.

With its bar-raising razzle-dazzle, “Grease: Live!” propels the trend of musicals-on-television toward a new art form: not theater; more like the movie, but performed live.

Trying to Separate Bill Cosby From Cliff Huxtable

By RACHEL L. SWARNS
Bill Cosby as Dr. Cliff Huxtable and Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy in “The Cosby Show.”
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Bill Cosby as Dr. Cliff Huxtable and Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy in “The Cosby Show.”

For Times reporter Rachel L. Swarns, “The Cosby Show” aired at a pivotal time. She never met Bill Cosby, but she knew a lot of Cliff Huxtables.

Review: ‘The Grand Paradise’ Summons a ’70s Pleasure Palace

By BEN BRANTLEY
Jessy Smith, foreground, and Erik Abbott-Main in “The Grand Paradise.”
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Jessy Smith, foreground, and Erik Abbott-Main in “The Grand Paradise.”

This immersive play conjures a Florida resort built on nostalgia and losing one’s inhibitions.

The Carpetbagger
Spike Lee

A Word With Spike Lee: ‘They Want to Rewind the Clock’

By CARA BUCKLEY

The timing of Mr. Lee’s latest film, “Chi-Raq,” has again made him a go-to source on issues like diversity and gun control.

From left, Aidy Bryant, Steve Buscemi and Louis CK in a scene from “Horace and Pete.”

Review: Louis C.K.’s ‘Horace and Pete,’ Mournful and Unshakable

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK

The new series, released without warning on Louis C.K.’s website, may be described as a “Cheers” spec script written by Eugene O’Neill.

Jaap van Zweden of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, who has been named music director of the New York Philharmonic.

Jaap van Zweden, Philharmonic’s Maestro-to-Be, Sharpens His Baton

By MICHAEL COOPER

The Dutch-born conductor, who starts leading the New York Philharmonic in 2018, is known for old-school directness and a relentless drive for quality.

Jaap van Zweden conducting the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Simile and Metaphor as Critique: Jaap van Zweden Speaks to an Ensemble

By MICHAEL COOPER

The future conductor of the New York Philharmonic has a knack for analogies when he rehearses with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Pablo Picasso’s ‘‘Tete de Femme,’’ a 1935 study of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter.

Art World Prepares for a Challenging Year

By SCOTT REYBURN

Lukewarm results from the major auction houses and wary buyers and sellers chill the market.

Books of The Times
Volker Weidermann

Review: ‘Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark’ Revisits Moments in Exile

By JENNIFER SENIOR

Volker Weidermann’s book recounts how the two writers found themselves in limbo in a Belgian beach town with other intellectuals after fleeing the Nazis.

In the documentary “No Más Bebés,” Maria Figueroa returns to the maternity ward at the Los Angeles hospital where she was sterilized.

Review: In ‘No Más Bebés,’ Forced Sterilizations at an American Hospital

By MIKE HALE

Renee Tajima-Peña’s documentary, now on PBS, focuses on a 1975 lawsuit brought by 10 Hispanic women against Los Angeles County–U.S.C. Medical Center.

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will celebrate its 50th anniversary of residency at the Village Vanguard with a weeklong engagement.

For the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Becomes an All-Week Affair

By NATE CHINEN

The Village Vanguard honors its namesake band, started by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis in 1966, with a weeklong engagement.

Elza van den Heever, left, and Sondra Radvanovsky in “Maria Stuarda.”

Review: In ‘Maria Stuarda,’ Sondra Radvanovsky Makes a Vivid Impact

By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

The soprano shines in the second of Donizetti’s three Tudor queens she will portray this season at the Metropolitan Opera.

Jordi Savall and Juilliard415 performed “Shakespeare and Cervantes: Dreams & Follies” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Review: Jordi Savall and Juilliard415 Perform in ‘Shakespeare and Cervantes’

By JAMES R. OESTREICH

The Spanish early-music specialist Mr. Savall and the student orchestra performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The cast of “Impractical Jokers,” which includes, from left, James Murray, Sal Vulcano, Brian Quinn and Joseph Gatto, at Radio City Music Hall.

Review: ‘Impractical Jokers’ Is Played for Laughs Live at Radio City

By JASON ZINOMAN

The four comics who star in the “Impractical Jokers” television show on TruTV performed live at Radio City Music Hall.

Maura Gahan, left, and Jurij Konjar in Robert Ashley’s “Quicksand,” which is receiving its world premiere at the Kitchen in Chelsea.

Review: ‘Quicksand,’ Robert Ashley’s Enigmatic Spy-Thriller Opera

By ZACHARY WOOLFE

Published in 2011 as a libretto evoking the spy novels Mr. Ashley adored, the work has finally received its world premiere at the Kitchen.

Maura Gahan, left, and Jurij Konjar in “Quicksand,” at the Kitchen.

Review: ‘Quicksand,’ Driven by the Rhythm of Words, Light and Bodies

By GIA KOURLAS

Steve Paxton is the choreographic force behind this 2011 Robert Ashley mystery story opera, now at the Kitchen.

Pat Catterson’s show “NOW.”

Review: ‘NOW.’ Uses Technology to Pair Dancers Thousands of Miles Apart

By BRIAN SEIBERT

Eight dancers performed this Pat Catterson work at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University — joined by nine dancers from around the world, via Skype.

From left, Commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Michael Collins and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., were welcomed back to Earth by President Richard M. Nixon.

How Moon Dust Languished in a Downing Street Cupboard

By SAM ROBERTS

The moon dust’s fate was revealed by Britain’s National Archives, which released 178 pages of correspondence on the subject going back 30 years.

R. Madhavan as a coach in “Saala Khadoos.”

Review: In ‘Saala Khadoos,’ a Female Boxer Rises From the Streets in India

By RACHEL SALTZ

With a rawness that dovetails with the role, the newcomer Ritika Singh stars in this Bollywood film, with her coach played by the seasoned R. Madhavan.

“The Birth of a Nation,” directed and written by Nate Parker, won the grand jury prize for a narrative film and was voted the best movie by audiences at the Sundance Film Festival.

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Sweeps Top Awards at the Sundance Film Festival

By BROOKS BARNES

The movie, a slave-revolt drama, won the grand jury prize for a narrative film and was voted the best movie by audiences at the festival.

The actors in the film “Spotlight” won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

‘Spotlight’ Takes Top Screen Actors Guild Award

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

The actors’ organization also honors Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Idris Elba and Alicia Vikander.

Jack Black voices Po, left, and Bryan Cranston is the voice of Li, Po’s long lost panda father, in “Kung Fu Panda 3.”

‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ is No. 1

By BROOKS BARNES

Though the film took in roughly $41 million, that total was a big decline for the series.

The conservators David Blanchfield and Tina Gessler in December with the bell from the First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Va.

Restored Williamsburg Bell to Be Celebrated

By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER

The bell from one of the oldest black churches in America will be celebrated on Monday by Dionne Warwick and Danny Glover.

Mrinalini Sarabhai performing in 1965.

Mrinalini Sarabhai, Indian Classical Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 97

By NIDA NAJAR

Ms. Sarabhai brought ancient South Indian dance forms into the 20th century and infused her work with social commentary.

News Analysis
Everybody’s a Critic. And That’s How It Should Be.
By A. O. SCOTT

To be a critic is to be a defender of the life of art and a champion of the art of living.

“The Revenant” leads this year’s Oscar nominations with 12.
Oscar Nominations 2016
By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY

“The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” were showered with honors by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, picking up Oscar nominations for best picture and best director.

Jennifer Jason Leigh in “The Hateful Eight.”

Bluffer’s Guide to the Oscars: Best Supporting Actress

By MEKADO MURPHY

What you need to know about the contenders in one quick rundown.

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay on Hollywood’s Inclusion Problem

By CARA BUCKLEY

At the Sundance Film Festival, where the talk was of the academy’s voting changes, the director explains why she hates the word “diversity.”

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which on Monday issued answers to member questions about reforms to its voting requirements, recruiting process and governing structure.

Film Academy Gives Guidance on Oscar Voting Rights

By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences late Monday disclosed guidelines meant to settle at least some questions surrounding new diversity-oriented rules.

Idris Elba in “Beasts of No Nation.”

Readers Respond: Oscars So White? Or Oscars So Dumb?

By MARIE TAE McDERMOTT

After critics weighed in on the furor over the all-white acting nominations, readers joined the debate, with many arguing that the academy got it right.

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A Last-Minute Guide to ‘Picasso Sculpture’ at MoMA
By ROBERTA SMITH

This “once-in-a-lifetime” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, which brings together more than 100 Picasso works, will close in February.

David Bowie, 1947-2016
David Bowie at the Glastonbury Festival in 2000.
David Bowie Dies at 69; Star Transcended Music, Art and Fashion
By JON PARELES

Mr. Bowie taught generations of musicians about the power of drama, images and personas. He had been treated for cancer for the last 18 months.

Michelle Dockery and Allen Leech in “Downton Abbey.”

‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 5: A Shock to the System

By LOUIS BAYARD

Whenever the narrative battery shows signs of stalling, the “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes clamps on a pair of jumper cables and brings the thing back into life.

Paul Giamatti, left, and Malachi Weir in “Billions.”

‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 3: The Women of Wall Street

By SCOTT TOBIAS

It’s time to talk about the way “Billions” treats its female characters.

From left, Gina Rodriguez and Brett Dier in “Jane the Virgin.”

‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2, Episode 9: Pride and Prejudice

By PILOT VIRUET

The CW series returns for its midseason premiere.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in “The X-Files.”

‘The X-Files’ Season 10, Episode 2: That’s More Like It

By KALY SOTO

It’s only with this second episode that it feels like “The X-Files” is actually back.

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    The bass baritone Gerald Finley, left, with the conductor Simon Rattle, right, and Peter Sellars at a rehearsal for the performances of Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” at the Berlin Philharmonie.

    In Berlin, Reinventing an Operatic Tradition

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    The theater director Peter Sellars again teams up with the Berlin Philharmonic for a new staging of “Pelléas et Mélisande.”

    “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Glyndebourne Festival in England in 2006. The Glyndebourne Opera will stage Benjamin Britten’s version, as well as “Beatrice and Benedict” — based on “Much Ado About Nothing” — as part of “Shakespeare 400” next year.

    Singing Shakespeare, 400 Years After His Death

    By DAVID BELCHER

    As theater companies prepare to go all out in 2016 to commemorate the anniversary, opera companies are doing the same, to honor his vast contribution to their art.

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    Royal Opera Blows the Dust Off an Operetta

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    “L’Étoile,” a long-overlooked piece by the French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, is working its way back into the repertoire.

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    In Paris, an Outcry Over an Operatic Gem

    By CELESTINE BOHLEN

    A plan to remove some of the curved partitions at the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris has consumed and divided opera fans.

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    Black Artists and the March Into the Museum

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    After decades of spotty acquisitions and token exhibitions, American museums are rewriting the history of 20th-century art to include black artists.

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