As Spring rolls through, I’m finding that the streets of Boston are becoming more and more bustling with visitors and residents alike—a fact that is painfully apparent due to the lack of street parking. This can only mean that the weather is getting warmer and days brighter. And what better way to celebrate than with a night out to one of symphony area’s many classical performances. I thought I’d take …more…
Archives for March 2012
Arts America Blog
DC Showcases Women Artists in a Series of Free Events
March 28, 2012 by
On March 31, 135 female artists in Washington, DC will stick their necks out, stretch their wings, and plunge into SWAN Day. SWAN (Support Women in the Arts Now) Day does what theaters, publishers, and other curators of culture too often fail to do: afford visibility to women and their art. The international holiday was begun five years ago by WomenArts, a worldwide community of artists and …more…
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. at The Colony
March 28, 2012 by
The Colony Hotel, which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as “probably the best place for cabaret on the planet” – concludes its world class winter cabaret season with returning Royal Room favorites Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. April 2nd – 14th, back by popular demand!
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. have enjoyed tremendous success over the last four decades as recording artists, performers and authors. They have received …more…
Las Vegas: Spring Preserve
March 28, 2012 by
Located just a few minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip the Spring Preserve feels like a completely different world offering a secluded peaceful oasis from all the glitz and glam. This educational and environmentally conscious facility boast many different types of entertainment for adults and children alike.
Planning began for The Springs Preserve in the late 90’s and finally began construction in 2005. It has been welcoming visitors since 2007. …more…
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
March 28, 2012 by
Bloody Mary and Seabees (Photo by Peter Coombs)
Some gloriously “enchanted evenings” are happily in store for local theater-goers when NETworks Presentations’ new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical South Pacific comes to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The show will make its Ft. Lauderdale debut for a limited two week run Tuesday, April 10 – Sunday, April 22, 2012.
This breathtaking new production of South Pacific arises from the 2008 …more…
Wall Works at deCordova
March 27, 2012 by
Natalie Lanese, Retro Future, 2011 acrylic and collage Installation at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Courtesy of the Artist Photo by Tony Luong
There’s still time to catch Wall Works at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, on view through April 22, 2012. For the exhibition six artists were invited to create site-specific wall installations in response to the deCordova’s permanent collection. The artists—Kysa Johnson, Natalie Lanese, Caleb …more…
Julie Blackmon: The Power of Now and Other Tales From Home
March 27, 2012 by
Julie Blackmon: The Power of Now and Other Tales From Home, is the current exhibition at Houston Center for Photography until April 22nd. Blackmon’s work is inspired by Seventeenth century Flemish and Dutch paintings, a subject she studied as an art history major in college. More curiously, she also cites illustrators like Edward Gory and Tim Burton as influences as well as her own family and friends’ families. When asked …more…
Alexei Ratmansky’s “The Firebird” Ballet
March 27, 2012 by
The Firebird
The Firebird ballet has a long and exciting history ever since it was created by Michael Fokine in 1910 for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes. Since then there have been several versions of The Firebird. George Balanchine’s 1949 version was created for his leading ballerina at the time, Maria Tallchief. Maurice Bejart juggled the imagery by using a revolutionary male figure to play the part of the Firebird, and …more…
Death and Harry Houdini
March 27, 2012 by
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents The House Theatre of Chicago’s critically-acclaimed production of Death and Harry Houdini, commended by the Chicago Tribune as “Magic of the very highest order!” This play marks the second House Theatre of Chicago production presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center after last season’s The Sparrow. Written and directed by The House’s Artistic Director Nathan Allen, Death and …more…
So Percussion Releases John Cage “Bootleg Series”
March 27, 2012 by
So Percussion, from L to R: Swilinski, Treuting, Beach, and Quillen; photo by Janette Beckman, courtesy of Dot Dot Dot Music.
Today, March 27, marks the album release of Cage 100: The Bootleg Series by the contemporary classical ensemble So Percussion. As part of its celebration of the 100th anniversary of innovative avant-garde composer John Cage’s birth, the percussion quartet (comprised of Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Swilinsky, and …more…
2012 Howard Kleinberg Award Recipient Announced by the Carbonells
March 27, 2012 by
Mary Becht
The Carbonells are proud to announce that Mary A. Becht has been named this years recipient of the Howard Kleinberg Award. Established in 2000, the award is named after Howard Kleinberg, long-time Editor of The Miami News, historian, and author of numerous articles and books on the social and cultural history of Miami and South Florida. It is awarded as special recognition for contributions to the health and …more…
Avenue Q at Andrews Living Arts
March 27, 2012 by
Director Robert D. Nation brings the deliciously naughty hit musical Avenue Q to Andrews Living Arts in Fort Lauderdale, for an unlimited run beginning April 12th. Avenue Q features music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, and a book by Jeff Whitty. In 2004 it received six Drama Desk Award nominations and five Tony Award Nominations, winning three Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Set in …more…
Interview with Filmmaker David Licata on the New Directors/New Films Festival
March 27, 2012 by
As we posted about a couple of weeks ago, this week is the New Directors/New Films Festival in New York City. We decided to get the inside scoop on what makes this event so special from writer/filmmaker, David Licata, who participated in the festival in 2004.
Celen Cipriaso: Tell us a little about yourself.
David Licata: I’m a writer and a filmmaker. The writing has appeared in literary journals and on …more…
Honoring a Groundbreaker
March 27, 2012 by
In conjunction with their April concert, the Thalia Symphony Orchestra is hosting an appreciation of Frances Walton and her enormous contributions to the Seattle musical community. Frances is, almost literally, a force of nature. Talented, enthusiastic, supportive and with an abundance of energy that seems inexhaustible, she has over the years left her mark as a performer, groundbreaker, educator, founder and musical mentor in the Pacific Northwest.
Frances Walton was born …more…
From the Vault – Stan Kenton’s “Journey into Capricorn”
March 26, 2012 by
Journey into Capricorn – Stan Kenton
For this week’s lecture, class, I want to delve into the past. And by the past, I mean the 90’s. I remember in the early-to-mid days of CD players in cars (my parents were far from early adopters of this luxury), we would all load into the van and head off to some mosquito-ridden campsite in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest.
The soundtrack of …more…
The Trunk Space
March 26, 2012 by
The Trunk Space is perhaps one of Phoenix’s most unique venues to consume art. It is one of the few places in the Valley that really embraces experimental art of all kinds, be it visual, music, theatre, or just about anything. It has become a centerpiece of the growing independent, more urban and youth-centric art community. Owners JRC and Stephanie Carrico make a point to use the entire space—not just …more…
IN FLUX
March 26, 2012 by
In a city that sees sunny skies almost year round, it seems natural that art too will find its way outdoors. IN FLUX is a program that commissions, promotes and enables temporary and public art in and around downtown Scottsdale and Temple. It began in 2010 with the Scottsdale Cultural Council as a pilot program to help draw attention and interest to struggling businesses in the Marshall Way district. IN …more…
A Dissent from the Critical Mass
March 26, 2012 by
Much hoopla has been shed over a new breakout Indonesian film called, The Raid: Redemption, which was directed by Gareth Evans. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film is currently sitting in generally positive territory with a nice 88% rating on the Tomatometer. The film also got great buzz at Sundance, Toronto, and SXSW film festivals. Mostly, the acclaim has been that because the movie is an unapologetic, extreme action film with …more…
Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective Opens in Denver
March 25, 2012 by
Image from the Denver Art Museum
Fashion fans are in for a treat: the Denver Art Museum has just opened its Yves Saint Laurent retrospective, which will be on display until July 8, 2012. Denver is the only US stop for this international tour, so hardcore American fans of the designer might have to schedule their summer vacation accordingly this year.
The retrospective follows Saint Laurent’s career for over 4 decades, …more…
Chicago’s Iconic Experimental Jazz Scene
March 25, 2012 by
I was recently attending the annual conference for the International Society for Improvised Music and I got into a conversation with trombonist, Jeff Albert. First of all, Jeff is a pretty awesome dude: he is currently working on his Ph.D in Experimental Music, experimenting with the possibilities of computers and improvised music, and was recently named a Rising Star in the Trombone category for Down Beat Magazine… plus, Jeff is …more…
Philadelphia Dance Projects presents “Tough Teaching” in April
March 25, 2012 by
Teaching kids to dance
During the year, PDP offers a variety of programs and workshops that help to stimulate audiences as well as the dance community, whether they are dance performances, Master Classes, educational opportunities, or artist forums.
As part of the Education Project Series, PDP is presenting a free artist forum on April 22, 2012 to discuss the difficult realities that dance teachers may face when working in educational settings. …more…
Musicals Tonight! Serves up L’IL ABNER
March 25, 2012 by
Bill Coyne and Jody Cook in L'IL ABNER (Photo: Michael Portantiere)
Based on the Al Capp comic strip of the same title, and featuring a terrific score by Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer, the musical L’il Abner was a big hit when it originally opened on Broadway in 1956. But first-class revivals since then have been scarce, and the show has not yet returned to Broadway, perhaps because the …more…
Opera 24-7
March 25, 2012 by
The Met’s current revival of director Adrian Noble’s 2007 version of Verdi’s Macbeth is remarkable not just for Mark Thompson’s thrillingly stark sets, and for Thomas Hampson and Nadja Michael’s chilling portrayal of a timeless power couple, but for Dimitri Pittas’s show-stopping lament as Macduff. If his traumatized “Ah la paterna mano” does not bring a lump to your throat, better check your pulse. Macbeth plays, passim, to April 9, …more…
New Britain Museum of American Art
March 25, 2012 by
The New Britain Museum of American Art holds one of the most fascinating collections of American art in the country. Located on Lexington Street in New Britain, the museum has free parking for guests as well as free admission every Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon. Not only is the museum an excellent source for information about American art, it was “designated the first museum of strictly American Art in the Country”. …more…
The Washington Ballet’s Andile Ndlovu
March 24, 2012 by
Andile Ndlovu
Born in the rough Soweto township of Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa, Andile Ndlovu was drawn to dance as a little boy. His family moved to Johannesburg when he was ten and it was then that he started ballroom dancing, shifting to ballet when he was fifteen. After he was noticed dancing at a local outreach program by South African choreographer Martin Schonberg, he was offered a …more…
