VOA News: Arts and Entertainment

Zuma Painting Vandalized

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

JOHANNESBURG - South African police have arrested two people for vandalizing a controversial portrait of  President Jacob Zuma. The men, who were recorded by a local television station, are seen taking turns using paint to deface the portrait, which s

Korean-American Makes Some Noise on "American Idol"

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Heejun Han has become the highest ranked Korean American ever to appear on the popular reality TV singing competition, American Idol. He finished ninth out of hundreds who tried out for the show.    Calling himeself "a cool Korean American who l

Lebanese Fable Follows Female Fight For Peace

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

In her first movie, "Caramel," Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki took viewers to a Beirut beauty parlor where women tried to deal with unending war. Her new film takes the theme to a dusty village, where Christian and Muslim women try to stop their men fro

Remains of Actor, Astronaut Launched by SpaceX

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

While the SpaceX rocket launched Tuesday takes supplies to the International Space Station, it also released samples of the remains of some 300 people, including an astronaut and a man who played a space traveler on television and in movies. Astronaut

'Last Call' Sounds Water Alarm in Dry World

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich sounds the alarm on the world's water crisis in the documentary "Last Call at the Oasis," by Oscar-winning director Jessica Yu. The film highlights water pollution, depletion and potential wars over vanishing water r

Disco Era Icon Robin Gibb Dies of Cancer at 62

Sunday, 20 May 2012

British singer Robin Gibb, an iconic voice of the disco era of the 1970s, died Sunday in London after a long fight against cancer. He was 62 years old.   Gibb and his brothers Barry and Maurice formed their band, appropriately named the Bee Gees,

Montana Man's Not too Old to Clown Around

Friday, 18 May 2012

'Creeky' Creekmore, 95, makes Guinness Book of World Records

Student Art Showcased Before Move Into Job Market

Friday, 18 May 2012

BALTIMORE, MD - The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore recently graduated more than 400 young artists, awarding them a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Before graduation, the students displayed their final art projects in a campus-wide exhibit.

Daughter of Sitar Legend Fuses Indian Songs With Spanish Rhythms

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Shivan Sarna WASHINGTON - Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the renowned Indian sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, explores the unlikely pairing of the rapturous songs of India and the fervid rhythms of Spanish flamenco in her latest

Last Dance for Queen of Disco; Donna Summer Succumbs to Cancer

Thursday, 17 May 2012

She was known as the Queen of Disco and, for many, her iconic songs came to represent the best of the 1970s Disco era.  Donna Summer died Thursday after a quiet battle with cancer. Donna Summer was "Hot Stuff" for multiple generations of music fans -

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