OSLO (AP) ― German composer and music director Heiner Goebbels has won the International Ibsen Award for creating new insights in theater that have influenced producers and musicians. The awarding jury describes the 59-year-old as “one of the great creative personalities of today,’’ who has produced “an astounding body of work in disparate disciplines.’’ Goebbels will be presented the 2.5 milli...

A judge has sent a cast member of the ``Harry Potter'' films to prison for taking part in rioting that flared across England last summer. Judge Simon Carr sentenced Jamie Waylett, who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe in six of the films, to two years in jail. Prosecutors said Waylett was part of a small gang that took part in the riots in north London on Aug. 8. A jury at London's Wood Gre...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― It might be the first time a separated couple got back together thanks to their great-great-great granddaughter. The attractive young couple is Benjamin and Maria Gratz, or more accurately their portraits, which were painted in 1831 by noted English-born Philadelphia artist Thomas Sully but somehow parted ways an unknown number of years ago. Benjamin has been hanging for dec...

NEW YORK (AP) ― The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will likely be a little more irreverent this year: Chris Rock is set to be one of the A-list presenters for the April event. The comedian is due to induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the hall at the ceremony at the Rock Hall in Cleveland on April 14. He’s a big fan and has been a friend of the band for a while. Rock will join ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable television network, OWN, said Monday it is laying off one-fifth of its workers and restructuring its operations in New York and Los Angeles. The decision to let 30 employees go is a “tough’’ one, but the economics of a start-up cable network didn’t fit with OWN’s cost structure, Winfrey said in a statement. “As CEO, I have a responsibility to ...

Members of the National Academy of Arts will hold their first concert at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in Seoul on March 30, the Culture Ministry said on Monday. The National Academy of Arts is an institution formed in 1954 by the government to honor works by veteran Korean artists in and out of the country. The upcoming concert is the first-ever musical event to be performed by musician...

Korean Film Council (KOFIC) announced on Monday that it is currently participating in Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), to promote local films worldwide and launch more foreign projects in Korea. The Hong Kong-based event, which kicked off Monday and runs through Thursday, is considered one of the biggest film markets in Asia. KOFIC said they will have their own lounge, titled ...