Performing Arts | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/performing-arts/RSS feed for Performing ArtsenFri, 04 Sep 2026 19:21:00 +0000Kermit the Frog Was Just Trying to Put on a Variety Show. Fifty Years Later, the Muppets Are Some of the Biggest Stars in Television Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/kermit-the-frog-was-just-trying-to-put-on-a-variety-show-fifty-years-later-the-muppets-are-some-of-the-biggest-stars-in-television-history-180989451/The first episode of Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premiered in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1976. Enthusiasm for the eclectic ensemble has endured ever sinceFri, 04 Sep 2026 19:21:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/kermit-the-frog-was-just-trying-to-put-on-a-variety-show-fifty-years-later-the-muppets-are-some-of-the-biggest-stars-in-television-history-180989451/How Artist Nick Cave Memorializes His Ancestors Through ‘Mammoth’ Workhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-artist-nick-cave-memorializes-his-ancestors-through-mammoth-work-180989262/An exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum spotlights how everyday objects can serve as the foundation for artistic expressionTue, 04 Aug 2026 20:50:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-artist-nick-cave-memorializes-his-ancestors-through-mammoth-work-180989262/