WARSAW, Poland — Once banned by rulers dispatched from Moscow, Poland’s stately polonaise dance that nurtured the country’s spirit even through the dark years of its partition is now honored by UNESCO ...

The depiction of an enslaved Black child known as “Jersey” by celebrated 18th-century portrait painter Joshua Reynolds has ...

The story of genius and jealousy, a major award winner onstage and on film, returns as a TV series starring Will Sharpe and ...

In a quiet studio filled with bustles, bodices and bolts of fabric, Kathy Dowd resurrects centuries past. For more than 50 years Dowd has dedicated her life to historic apparel design. Her mission, ...

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni resolved their ‘It Ends With Us’ legal case, calling the film 'a source of pride' and ...

Inhabiting the persona of real historic figures requires more than a costume and a script. These interpreters bring history ...

The College of William & Mary, one of the nation’s oldest universities, adds another layer of charm to Williamsburg. The ...

Audiences attending Pacific Northwest Ballet’s beautiful production of “Giselle” (at McCaw Hall through April 19), for the most part, don’t get a close look at the costumes — so here I am with a bit ...

Born into slavery, Adolf Ludvig Couschi Badin became part of Swedish royal court and left legacy of books and letters In 1760, a Black child around 10 years old arrived at the Swedish royal court as a ...

Bangkok Music Society Choir returns with A Musical Journey with Bizet, and the evening leans closer to theatre than a standard concert. Costumes and staging frame the music with a sense of place, ...

An 18th Century official map of London is to be republished 280 years after its first printing. John Rocque's An Exact Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark ...