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Brooklyn Mack: What’s In a Name?

Brooklyn Mack

In this case… everything.

First the stats:  from Elgin, South Carolina, he started his career at 12 years old, studying with Radenko Pavlovich and Milena Leben and then getting himself a scholarship at the Kirov in Russia.  From there he apprenticed with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, joined the American Ballet Studio Company, and danced with a number of other solid companies, winning medals and …Read more…

Washington, DC’s Constellation Theatre: High Aims and Lofty Success

Constellation Theatre is one of Washington, DC’s under-the-radar wonders. Founded in 2007, the theater company, in its intimate space, has quietly been doing the big things that theater alone can do. With a BA in religion from Princeton and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon, founding artistic director Allison Stockman set out to do epic, ensemble plays that would engage the audience imaginatively, create a sense of shared ritual …Read more…

Beautiful Elements

In Regina Scully’s new exhibit, Elemental, mystical environments are portrayed through different avenues of her paintbrush. Colorful, and mesmerizing these paintings will ignite your senses and take you on a journey through an ariel view of fantasy picturesque  landscapes. At first glance it appears to be chaos on a canvas, but looking closer, intricate details of land, sea, and objects begin to form. If nothing else Regina’s work will make …Read more…

A LETTER FROM THE WOMEN’S THEATRE PROJECT

The Women’s Theatre Project is the only professional theatre company in the country dedicated to producing theatrical work written by women with all-female casts. Their productions are compelling because their choices break with stereotypical portrayals of women seen in the media, on television and in movies. This letter from Meredith Lasher, the President of The Women’s Theatre Project, brings some sad news to fans of this award winning …Read more…

An Interview with Straight-Ahead Jazz Guitarist, Rick Stone

Jazz Guitarist Rick Stone (photo by Chris Drukker)

This week, NYC-based jazz guitarist Rick Stone answers some of my burning questions! Rick’s album Fractals with the Rick Stone Trio came out in 2011 and has been getting some great notice out on the interwebs, including a great review on AllAboutJazz.com. You can catch The Rick Stone Trio in at the Bar Next Door at La Lanterna in NYC on February …Read more…