Arts

Established by Martha Graham as one of the most important dancers and choreographers of the 20th century and recognized as the “Picasso of dance,” the Martha Graham Dance Company will take the stage at İzmir Kültürpark on July 17 within the scope of the 28th International İzmir Festival.

Handwritten song lyrics from legendary American singer Bob Dylan sold for $2 million at auction in New York on Tuesday, the most treasured possession in a trove of rock memorabilia up for sale.
      

Bulgaria's city of Plovdiv will host the 8th Traditional Crafts Week from 23 to 29 June, the Regional Ethnographic Museum announced.

An exhibition displaying the 15 finalists of the 31st Aydın Doğan Cartoon Competition has opened in Bodrum with a ceremony including international jury members and 200 art enthusiasts.

A team searching for the lost remains of Miguel de Cervantes has detected potential burial sites under a convent in Madrid and wants to excavate to verify whether the creator of Don Quixote lies under the centuries-old building.

American author and poet Maya Angelou, whose groundbreaking memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" earned her international acclaim with its unflinching account of rape and racism in the segregated South, died on May 28 at age 86.

A new museum in Istanbul is the first of its kind with dioramas and special items from all eras.

Maya Angelou, a renowned poet, novelist, civil rights activist and actress died at the age of 86, Wednesday.

The writer of the classic autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, has died in her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

An American tourist who was injured by a large firecracker explosion on the island of Santorini during celebrations for Greek Orthodox Easter in April has been discharged from the hospital on Crete where she spent several days in critical condition and underwent lifesaving abdominal surgery.

Saatchi & Saatchi, B92 Fund finalists of New York festival

BELGRADE -- Saatchi & Saatchi and the B92 Fund are finalists of this year's prestigious New York Festivals World’s Best Advertising in five categories with two entries.