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While there is some post-holiday downtime in the Pittsburgh dance scene, I thought I’d take the time to highlight some Pittsburgh dancers who have great historical significance for both the city and American dance as a whole. First, one of my childhood favorites, star of Singin’ in the Rain and other hit shows, Gene Kelly.
Gene Kelly was born in 1912 in Highland Park. While he was initially resistant to dance …more…
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The holiday dance shows are wrapping up in Pittsburgh. Uniquely Pittsburgh in flavor, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s The Nutcracker closed on December 23rd with great reviews from local critics for revisions by choreographer and artistic director of the company Terrence Orr.
Attack Theatre’s contemporary take on seasonal dance, Holiday Unwrapped finished its short run for the public in early December. The company will not perform …more…
When it comes to an emerging art scene look no further than your own back yard, or city shall I say. This past year New Orleans has been booming with new art endeavors some experimental and some traditional. Back in October Prospect 2 was launched and put New Orleans back on the art scene. Prospect 2 was bombing with young, fresh new visual art and it also had is share …more…
Funded by the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Patrons of the Arts, a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Endowment, JP Morgan Chase, and RBC Wealth Management, Dance Month at the Kaplan celebrates its 32nd season in Houston. Featuring a variety of companies, choreographers, dancers, and master teachers, Dance Month opens up vistas for the community, allowing audiences to gain a greater perspective on new work that is being created locally and nationally. ...more...
SDDT was founded in 1972 and throughout its 40 years of existence has proven to be a company that consistently offers some of the most creative performances in San Diego. In 1997, Jean Isaacs became Artistic Director, bumping up the professionalism of the dancers and creating unconventional programming that keeps the community continually interested and involved. With a mission to include a range of nationalities, ages, and points of view, SDDT is able to inspire audiences to empathize with and feel a part of the work, which includes site specific performances such as Trolley Dances, summer dance workshops, and the current Ruby Red Series that begins in January. ...more...
It’s a great week to visit the Anchorage Museum: over the next eight days, the museum will be closing four special exhibits to make way for three new ones, opening in February. Since its expansion in 2010, the Anchorage Museum is now large enough that you can easily miss the great stuff. Here are my suggestions on what to see over the next week. ...more...
Ten, nine, eight… hold that thought.
If you have not had a chance to make your New Year’s Resolution for 2012, here’s one to start your list “Experience more art”. After the energetic flurry of the holiday season, why not spend time with friends and family, go out and see a show.
Here are a few upcoming shows to share the love and kick off the New Year right.
Dance(E)volve: New Works hosted …more…
The Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City is looking for artists to create outdoor art that will be featured within the Art in the Woods area. The art has to be inspired by nature in one way or another, but other than that, there does not seem to be any incredibly specific terms about the type of art presented. In fact, the group seems eager to review proposals from artists …more…
On view at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through February 20, 2012, Aphrodite and the Gods of Love. is the first museum exhibition of classical works devoted solely to Aphrodite. Known as Venus to the Romans, the show celebrates her likeness as the first female nude in western art history. Now that the holiday season is over, all of us can switch gears to questions of love and romance, and what better way than meditating on Aphrodite herself? Featuring160 works from the MFA’s Greek and Roman collection, the exhibition also includes 13—9 of which are from Rome and Naples—including Sleeping Hermaphrodite, which has left Italy only once prior to this show. ...more...
If you’re a classical music lover who will be in New York City on New Year’s Eve, perhaps Times Square isn’t on the top of your list of destinations for revelry. Here are three more than viable options for your last concert experience of 2011 ...more...
Imagine ringing in the New Year with Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant. If you’re not the type that likes waiting in a packed crowd for hours just to watch a ball drop, consider buying a ticket to the 1st Annual New Year’s Eve Silver Screen Festival at AMC 34th St.
For a Silver Screen General Admission, tickets start at $45 (with a $5.95 fee). You’ll get to …more…
Nestled deep in the first floor of the Cincinnati Art Museum lies a beautiful example of what I believe is the most effective and most prosperous way to connect to those we love. This piece represents equality between the sexes and devotion to children. Although the artist is unknown, it is titled Stele with Shiva and Parvati. ...more...
As a jazz and blues fanatic, I tend to have a significant case of tunnel vision when it comes to my taste in music. But as a guitarist I’m more open-minded and willing to check out other guitarists, regardless of their genre (punk rock and rap excluded).
And it just so happens that when I was channel surfing the other day, I accidentally landed on an episode of PBS’ “Great Performances,” …more…
The Bellagio in Las Vegas is a AAA Five Diamond Award hotel and casino on the Strip. Opened in 1998 and conceived by Steve Wynn, it is inspired by the Lake Como resort in Bellagio, Italy. Known for its elegance and sophistication, it is an art appreciators dream. You could easily spend a whole day here enjoying many arts and cultural inspirations and events.
Before entering the Bellagio one is met with fountains …more…
Baltimoreans will soon have a chance to view enameled Russian silver that dates from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. Art collector Jean Montgomery Riddell bequeathed over 250 pieces to the Walters Art Museum. This generous gift came to the museum after she died last year at age 100. ...more...
Dancer, choreographer, videographer, writer, cartoonist, web designer, and all around multi-talented Michelle Ellsworth is one to follow. With her particular physical and visual language, she creates a world that combines her look at human foibles with current technology to illustrate her take on life’s idiosyncrasies. ...more...
I knew very little about Romare Bearden before I went to see Impressions & Improvisations: The Prints of Romare Bearden today at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. One of my artist friends who works in printmaking raved about him and his use of colors and techniques. We went together to a pre-exhibit printmaking demonstration given by Kathy Caraccio at the beginning of last month. She had worked with Bearden and mixed bits of print-making knowledge in with her personal remembrances of Bearden. ...more...
In the early evening on the first Thursday of this month, a small group of art enthusiasts congregated at Wall Space Gallery, a homey little venue on west Ortega Street, and the only gallery in Santa Barbara dedicated solely to photography, and waited, some looking at the exhibit within, some sitting on the stoop (yes, there’s a stoop) without, for the arrival of Nathan Vonk, curator of sculpture at Sullivan …more…
Suzaune McKamey is one of those local performers who could probably succeed as a major star in any other small town. That she chooses to live in New Orleans with its limited offerings for a strong cabaret and nightclub performer is unfortunate. She could no doubt do much better elsewhere, but dang it all, she loves her hometown and won’t hear anything of moving elsewhere. ...more...
There’s only a few days left in the year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still have some fun and learn something in the process! One of the great things about living in Denver is the variety of cultural activities available year-round. ...more...
Step back in time to the Roaring 20s, the Dirty Thirties, and the Daring 40s to swing in the new year in style! Calling all bimbos and sailors, bearcats, flappers, and debs– birds of all kinds– make this New Year’s one to remember by dancing the night away at one of the many celebrations themed for this Age of Wonderful Nonsense. From delicious foods, fine champagne, swing dancing, and nonstop hits of the Jazz age, these events have it all! It’s the cat’s meow! ...more...
Time is running out for 2011, as it is for a number of top-notch Seattle-area exhibitions. If you’re yearning for a little culture fix to fill your holiday leisure hours, here are five shows to catch in the next few weeks: ...more...
Greetings from the fatter, more slothly side of Christmas!
I want to talk about one of my favorite spots for jazz in NYC. I discovered The Kitano a couple years ago when I went to see Peter Eldridge of New York Voices do a fabulous set in this sleek hotel setting. ...more...
Back in the day, there were lots of revues that used then-current events and politics as fodder for sharp humor. Now, such commodities are rare. But it happens that one of the best examples of the genre — if not THE best — is playing at the Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row. It’s called Newsical the Musical, and the fact that this production has been running for more than a year should give you an idea of what a crowd-pleaser the show is. ...more...
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