The artist gained fame late in a long career, when her charged abstract sculptures, drawings and prints had a galvanizing effect on the work of younger artists, particularly women.

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Highlights of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C., include an 18th-century opera’s return to a historic theater and, as always, chamber music galore.

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Highlights of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C., include an 18th-century opera’s return to a historic theater and, as always, chamber music galore.

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Marina Abramovic concludes her retrospective at MoMA, where she has been sitting in the atrium in a plain chair for seven hours a day, six days a week since March 14.

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Christopher Wheeldon gave New York City Ballet a world premiere that brought many to their feet in a full-throated ovation.

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This year’s World Science Festival includes 40 events, among them a cosmic work by Philip Glass, an appearance by Stephen Hawking and a full-size model of the James Webb Space Telescope.

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At Radio City Music Hall, the tv phenomenon “Glee” flaunted its young troupers’ gusto and its karaoke repertory.

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At the Brooklyn Academy of Music, DanceAfrica’s founder, Chuck Davis, led the crowd but the dancers stole the show.

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Kevin Eubanks, who ended his 15-year tenure as musical director of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on Friday, said his departure was prompted by a desire to refocus on music.

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New CDs from Stone Temple Pilots, Marina & the Diamonds, and Steve Lacy.

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