Herman Hesse

The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced today a newly added program on Friday, January 5th at 5pm on the Hermitage Beach on Manasota Key.

This holiday season, the New Victory Theater will present an acrobatics-packed ensemble performance celebrating Cambodian tradition with Phare Circus' White Gold, a culturally significant production that honors Cambodia's artistic identity.

On Friday, December 1st at 5:30pm, Composers Concordance will present a concert of brass music by composer Gene Pritsker and his friends. Joining Gene for this event are trumpeters Peter Oswald and Franz Hackl, John Clark on horn and Steve Swell on trombone.

 The Hermitage Artist Retreat announces the first wave of new public programs through the end of 2023, featuring acclaimed Hermitage Fellows in music, theater, dance, literature, visual art, and more – with additional events to be announced.

Ideologic Organ will release a collaborative album from Norwegian musicians/sound artists Runhild Gammelsæter and Lasse Marhaug, with a special color variant available (limited to 300 copies). Gammelsæter and Marhaug both started in the early 1990s music underground and have worked in many constellations with a wide range of collaborators.  

Sleep, awakeness, psychosis, enlightenment, coma. How thin is the veil that separates them? Odyssey Theatre Ensemble artistic director Ron Sossi explores some of the many states of human awareness with an evening of short “mind excursions” by Harold Pinter with Robert Coover and Hermann Hesse. Collectively titled Wakings!, the metaphysical adventure begins Saturday, April 30, with performances continuing through June 5.

The ability to totally transform yourself into the physical, emotional and intellectual persona of another person so believably that audience members will see the character and not the actor is one of the most fascinating elements of live theatre to me. This is especially true for actors I follow, seeing them in several productions and always being surprised at the new person presented in front of me, often having nothing in common with the real personality of the actor. One such actor is Ron Bottitta, an English-born actor who has called the USA his home since 1980, who I spoke with about his characters in WAKINGS! at the Odyssey Theatre,

Sleep, awakeness, psychosis, enlightenment, coma. How thin is the veil that separates them? Odyssey Theatre Ensemble artistic director Ron Sossi explores some of the many states of human awareness with an evening of short “mind excursions” by Harold Pinter with Robert Coover and Hermann Hesse. Collectively titled Wakings!, the metaphysical adventure begins Saturday, April 23, with performances continuing through June 5.

The new track follows the first offering from Death Become Life, “Beethoven on Struggle,” which premiered exclusively via Mundane Magazine and was praised by RIFF Magazine as a “masterpiece.”

Buzzing Cornwall-based trio William The Conqueror released today their new single 'Move On' off their forthcoming third album Maverick Thinker. With ringing, poignant guitar lines, 'Move On' urges a step forward into the wide-open future by means of faded Polaroid snapshots of a redolent past, moments frozen in time and etched into memory. 

El fin de semana pasado, “Siddhartha, El Musical” regresó a Guadalajara para su 2da temporada. El musical basado en la novela de Herman Hesse, cuenta la historia de un joven destinado a ser Rey, que decide abandonar una vida de lujos por buscar respuestas y luz interior.

Last weekend, “Siddhartha, The Musical” returned to Guadalajara for its 2nd round of shows. The musical based on the novel by Herman Hesse, tells the story of a young man destined to be king, who decides to abandon a life full of golden luxury in search for answers and inner light.

“Siddhartha, The Musical” returns to Guadalajara for its 2nd round of shows this weekend. The musical based on the novel by Herman Hesse, tells the story of a born-to-be King who decides to quit the luxury of royalty life in search for inner light.

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (COP) continues our Improvisionaries season presenting trailblazing composer and electric violist, Martha Mooke.  COP's fifth series program at the Kimmel Center, Mozart, Mooke, and Faure, will feature Mozart's brilliant Symphony No. 38 "Prague." This iconic work received its first performance in Prague during one of Mozart's most successful tours to the city. The "Prague" symphony will share the program with a new commission by Martha Mooke. Mooke's unique style crosses the classical, jazz, and rock genres with a compelling and singular musical voice. In addition to concert appearances worldwide, Mooke's work has been featured in recordings that often defy categorization, including David Bowie's Heathen CD.

October 15th, 2017 marks the launch of Esprit Orchestra's 35th Anniversary Season. Featuring Canadian music, World Premieres, outstanding guest artists, and Canadian premieres of works by leading International composers, the 2017/18 season reflects the dynamic artistic vision that has always been at the core of Esprit's programming.

October 2017 will mark the beginning of Esprit Orchestra's 35th Anniversary Season.

Lehrer Dance and the Buffalo Philharmonic have collaborated many times, but their most ambitious project to date takes place on Feb. 24.

Lehrer Dance and the Buffalo Philharmonic have collaborated many times, but their most ambitious project to date takes place on Feb. 24.

With more than twenty-five plays, three screenplays and numerous books to his credit, American actor, screenwriter, playwright and female impersonator Charles Busch is known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. His offbeat comedy "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" is probably his best-known and most "normal" play, which was a hit on Broadway running for more than 700 performances. It was nominated for several Tony awards including Best Play (Mr. Busch), Best Actress (Linda Lavin) and Best Featured Actress (Michele Lee), and can now be seen onstage at Theatre Palisades' Pierson Playhouse through December 11.

Peruse the private boxes and their sinful secrets, climb high into a seedy backroom bar, marvel at the artful artisans mingling with us mere mortals and dance the year away.