<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer - Freelance Contributor:Bloomberg Pursuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer - Freelance Contributor:Bloomberg Pursuits]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATczm5B3drk/brian-schaefer</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Brian Schaefer - Freelance Contributor:Bloomberg Pursuits</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATczm5B3drk/brian-schaefer</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:47:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATczm5B3drk/brian-schaefer.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your Fall Global Culture Calendar: The Best Theater, Art, TV, Film, Dance and Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[What your editors are most excited for this fall]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-15/your-fall-global-culture-calendar-the-best-theater-art-film-tv-and-books</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-15/your-fall-global-culture-calendar-the-best-theater-art-film-tv-and-books</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:15:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ipl97m6M9Lhs/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ipl97m6M9Lhs/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Illustrations by Cheng Peng</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Shows to See in New York City This Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a lot out there after a spring jam-packed with openings. Here’s what’s worth your while.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/best-shows-to-see-in-new-york-this-summer-broadway-dance-outdoor-shows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/best-shows-to-see-in-new-york-this-summer-broadway-dance-outdoor-shows</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 12:00:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZEfcLsBhGkw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZEfcLsBhGkw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Some of the young, talented cast featured in The Outsiders.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Manahatta, 17th Century Fur Trade and 2008 Financial Crisis Share the Stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The play by Mary Kathryn Nagle, now running at the Public Theater, connects the early economic exploitation of the Lenape people and the bank crashes of 2008.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-21/manahatta-play-exploitation-of-lenape-people-meets-the-2008-financial-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-21/manahatta-play-exploitation-of-lenape-people-meets-the-2008-financial-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:39:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAyePq5wWuds/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAyePq5wWuds/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Elizabeth Frances and Rainbow Dickerson in the New York premiere production of Manahatta, written by Mary Kathryn Nagle and directed by Laurie Woolery, at the Public Theater. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Exciting Shows to See in New York City This Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Broadway to the brand-new performing arts center at the World Trade Center, a wave of thrilling new productions and reinvigorated revivals is filling New York’s stages this fall.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-25/the-most-exciting-shows-to-see-in-new-york-this-fall-broadway-dance-opera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-25/the-most-exciting-shows-to-see-in-new-york-this-fall-broadway-dance-opera</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:34:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGa4RxGsCGTU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail 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GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqETKCYRH4so/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqETKCYRH4so/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Vail Dance Festival’s artist-in-residence, Adji Cissoko</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assembly Is an Ambitious, Joyful Collage of Black Art and Voguing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rashaad Newsome’s multidisciplinary exhibition at the Park Avenue Armory goes deep on systems of oppression while also celebrating the glories of movement.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-19/rashaad-newsome-assembly-review-a-joyful-collage-of-black-art-and-voguing</link><guid 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direction.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-17/dance-review-new-york-city-ballet-visionary-voices-roberts-tanowitz-abraham</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-17/dance-review-new-york-city-ballet-visionary-voices-roberts-tanowitz-abraham</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:28:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqwod_ps5Q2U/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqwod_ps5Q2U/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>New York City Ballet in Jamar Roberts’ Emanon – In Two Movements</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Pandemic, a Return to a City of Bold Food and Fiery Dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tel Aviv is captivating in its contradictions and daring in its embrace of culture, which makes it a compelling choice for a first visit once travel becomes safer.  ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-11/tel-aviv-city-guide-food-hotels-and-dazzling-dance-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-11/tel-aviv-city-guide-food-hotels-and-dazzling-dance-culture</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 06:03:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izEAwhf34CqQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izEAwhf34CqQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Photo taken in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radical New West Side Story Paints an Angry Young America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through vividly reimagined choreography and video storytelling, a team of Europeans is bringing a 21st century vision of America to Broadway. Forget the old finger snaps.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-13/radical-new-west-side-story-paints-angry-young-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-13/radical-new-west-side-story-paints-angry-young-america</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Schaefer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:46:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izsoB39.VS0Q/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izsoB39.VS0Q/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Dharon E. Jones and the cast of WSS</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In American Utopia, Byrne’s Music Is the Draw. 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