William Walker

Northern Ballet's revival of Romeo & Juliet comes to Sadler's Wells this May.   With glorious dancing and Prokofiev's timeless music played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, audiences will be invited to rediscover the iconic love story like it's the very first time. 

Northern Ballet will bring their award-winning Romeo & Juliet back to the stage in spring 2024 after an absence of over 16 years. 

Providing assistance to young conductors in the early stages of their careers and thereby helping to continue the art form, The Solti Foundation U.S. has selected a record 22 young conductors to receive a 2023 Career Assistance Award (CAA).

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies in a program entitled Taking Shape at BAC's Howard Gilman Performance Space on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 7:30pm and Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 7:30pm.

​​​​​​​ Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) has announced the Fall 2022 season of dance, music, and installation presented in BAC's performance spaces, October 17–December 17. All tickets for BAC Presents events are on sale now.

It was 1968 when literary giant Horace Mungin penned his first published work, 'Dope Hustler's Jazz,' part one of a two volume set of anti-drug poetry. 'Dope Hustler's Jazz' was the beginning of a writing career that started in the Black Arts Movement and would extend over five decades of literary contributions.

Picturing Mississippi, 1817 2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise, the landmark exhibition exploring Mississippi identity, commemorates the 200th anniversary of Mississippi's statehood. Illuminating the perception and depiction of Mississippi over more than 200 years, the exhibition showcases 175 works by 100 artists who either resided in the state, visited, or lived elsewhere and were compelled to respond to a multiplicity of subjects. From Choctaw objects and sweeping landscapes to portraiture and contemporary work, the exhibition reveals that Mississippi has continuously resonated with artists in powerful ways as lived experience, memory, and imagination.

Picturing Mississippi, 1817 2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise, the landmark exhibition exploring Mississippi identity, commemorates the 200th anniversary of Mississippi's statehood. Illuminating the perception and depiction of Mississippi over more than 200 years, the exhibition showcases 175 works by 100 artists who either resided in the state, visited, or lived elsewhere and were compelled to respond to a multiplicity of subjects. From Choctaw objects and sweeping landscapes to portraiture and contemporary work, the exhibition reveals that Mississippi has continuously resonated with artists in powerful ways as lived experience, memory, and imagination.

? Dreambook, a play with music; premiere presented by Fort Point Theatre Channel. Performances: Friday, June 17 & Saturday, June 18, 8 pm; Sunday, June 19, 4 pm; Thursday, June 23 thru Saturday, June 25, 8 pm. Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tickets: $20, $14 students/seniors. For more information: www.fortpointtheatrechannel.org/dreambook; for advance tix: 866-811-4111, https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/956983.

A production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre to commemorate the centenary of Dublin's Easter Rising of 1916, Margaretta D'Arcy and John Arden's epic retelling of the life story of Easter Rising leader James Connolly, The Non-Stop Connolly Show runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings from Monday, 4 April 2016 (Press Night: Monday, 4 April 2016 at 7.00pm), culminating in two all-day 'come and go as you please' performances of the entire play cycle on the anniversary of the Easter Rising itself - Saturday, 23 April and Sunday, 24 April.

A production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre to commemorate the centenary of Dublin's Easter Rising of 1916, Margaretta D'Arcy and John Arden's epic retelling of the life story of Easter Rising leader James Connolly, The Non-Stop Connolly Show runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings from Monday, 4 April 2016 (Press Night: Monday, 4 April 2016 at 7.00pm), culminating in two all-day 'come and go as you please' performances of the entire play cycle on the anniversary of the Easter Rising itself - Saturday, 23 April and Sunday, 24 April.

The Court Theatre presents Exit the King, written by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Neil Armfield & Geoffrey Rush, Directed by Ross Gumbley. The show will be performed on the Tonkin and Taylor main stage at The Court Theatre, 17 October - 7 November 2015.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), following on the heels of its wildly successful and critically applauded 50th Anniversary Season opening night concert, has released its first all-digital album featuring 17 of its signature a cappella works conducted by Music Director Grant Gershon and recorded live at that historic concert on September 22, 2013, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The album, entitled '50th Season Celebration Concert,' celebrates the most beloved, groundbreaking and inspiring a cappella works that have defined the Los Angeles Master Chorale and its music directors over the past 50 years. Priced at $9.99, it is available online-only, at LAMC.org, iTunes and Amazon.com. Featuring 115 singers, it is the Chorale's ninth album and its sixth conducted by Gershon.

In response to the interest and discussion surrounding the recent releases of 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Django Unchained (2012), Museum of the Moving Image will present Massa' Gaze: Screenings and Critical Discussions of the Depictions of Slavery in Film and Television. The event, on Saturday, February 1, from 1:00 to 8:30 p.m., opens with a rare screening of Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Gordon Parks's 1984 film adaptation of Northup's memoir (the same source material as 12 Years a Slave), and closes with Burn!, Gillo Pontecorvo's 1969 film about a Caribbean slave rebellion starring Marlon Brando.

The St. Olaf Choir, the premier a cappella choir in the United States, will perform at Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts as part of its national tour on Thursday, February 13, 2014.

An audience favorite at Hale Center Theater Orem, Kiss and Tell will be revived as the first production of HCTO's 2014 season.

An audience favorite at Hale Center Theater Orem, Kiss and Tell will be revived as the first production of HCTO's 2014 season.

Greek Mythology takes on new life in Zion Theatre Company's production of national award winning playwright Mahonri Stewart's play Prometheus Unbound. The play will be performing July 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 pm, with 2:30 pm Saturday matinees at the Echo Theatre. The Echo is located at 145 North University Avenue, Provo, UT 84601. Check out a first look at the production below!

Greek Mythology takes on new life in Zion Theatre Company's production of national award winning playwright Mahonri Stewart's play Prometheus Unbound. The play will be performing July 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 pm, with 2:30 pm Saturday matinees at the Echo Theatre. The Echo is located at 145 North University Avenue, Provo, UT 84601.