Frank Lloyd News

The Joffrey Ballet kicks off its 2013-14 "Masters of Dance" season with a special addition to its home engagement line-up, a one-weekend-only program titled "Russian Masters" celebrating the centennial of Vaslav Nijinsky's ground-breaking 1913 ballet Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), alongside George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante and two works by Yuri Possokhov, the Chicago Premiere of Adagio and the return of his 2011 Joffrey commission, Bells. These four powerful works by Russian choreographers and composers are presented in four performances only in the Joffrey's home venue, the historic Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago at 50 E. Congress Parkway, September 19 - 22.

WILLIAM--who's created over 100 new types of instruments--returns with a new full-length album, BEHIND THE VEIL, out Tuesday, September 3 on all digital retailers.

Verismo Opera Theater, a professional opera company based in Chicagoland's Oak Park, Illinois, is preparing a production of Verdi's masterpiece “La Traviata” staged in 1915 Oak Park. The sets, costumes and atmospheric elements will all reflect the signature style of world-renowned architect and Oak Park native Frank Lloyd Wright.

In a press conference held earlier today at the HARBORcenter site in downtown Buffalo, NY, Marriott International officials announced the award of a full-service Marriott franchise to HARBORcenter Development, LLC. Mortenson will build the hotel.

It is hard enough to know what we really see and experience. Are you feeling all life has to offer, is your head down or are you alive? It is even harder to know what others feel. When two people see art do they see the same thing? No, definitely not. Lynn Stein and I enjoyed a day in NYC at the Guggenheim, the MET and the Park Avenue Armory. What did we see and how did we experience the same exhibits?

Dallas Theater Center presents the world premiere of Fly, a new musical based on J.M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan. Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights) makes his directorial debut with this production.

2014 Frist Center Exhibition Schedule Features Japonisme Masterpieces by Monet, Van Gogh, Cassatt; a Survey of Animation; and the Paintings of Vassily Kandinsky

In conjunction with the exhibition James Turrell (June 21-September 25), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum today launched a new mobile app that is free to download at guggenheim.org/apps, providing a unique educational platform for visitors to the Guggenheim and users around the world. The interactive app presents an array of content, including rich multimedia guides to current and past exhibitions; interviews with artists, curators, and exhibition designers; access to more than 1,200 works in the permanent collection; and explorations of the iconic building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The app has been designed to be accessible for visitors with disabilities.

The Art Institute of Chicago is widely known for its archival collections in the field of architecture, including thousands of project renderings, sketches, plans, collages, and drawings by such architects as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier. This rich practice of architectural rendering has been transformed as contemporary architects have turned to computers to give form to their ideas, integrate their projects into existing landscapes, and plan possibly impossible structures. This revolution in architectural imagery was the subject of an issue of the architectural journal CLOG, with whom the Art Institute collaborated to produce New Views: The Rendered Image in Architecture, which can be seen now in the Art Institute's Kurokowa Gallery (Gallery 286) in the Modern Wing.

James Turrell's first exhibition in a New York museum since 1980 focuses on the artist's groundbreaking explorations of perception, light, color, and space, with a special focus on the role of site-specificity in his practice. It will be on view June 21–September 25, 2013. Check out a sneak peek below that was featured in the New York Times.

This summer, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, an exhibition of unique and luxurious autos from the 1930s and '40s. Sensuous Steel includes 18 automobiles and three motorcycles drawn from some of the most renowned car collectors and collections in the automotive world. Organized by Guest Curator Ken Gross, former Petersen Automotive Museum director, the exhibitionwill be on view in the Center's Ingram Gallery from today, June 14 through September 15, 2013.

DoubleTree by Hilton and Driftwood Hospitality Management today announced the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix Tempe, a contemporary hotel offering a tranquil escape in the Valley of the Sun. In anticipation of its conversion to Hilton Worldwide's fastest growing full service brand, the former Fiesta Resort underwent a five-month, $3 million renovation that includes enhancements throughout the hotel's 270 guest rooms, updates to the public spaces and outdoor areas of the hotel, as well as revamping the food and beverage offerings. The hotel's updates complement the more than 30,000 square feet of expansive meeting, convention and exhibit space.

Experience music, art and meet local business owners as part of a free walking tour through downtown Media during the Media Arts Council's 2nd Saturday events today, June 8th. The tour starts at 6PM at My Three Sons Hot Dog Shop and Beer Emporium, 300 W. State Street, where owner Steven Gariffo will greet visitors as he hosts an exhibition of the work of mixed media artist Diep Koly. The tour continues on to Reconsidered Home, 29 W. Jasper Street, where owner Natalie Rettinger will discuss her one-of-a-kind collection of mid- century modern furniture, repurposed pieces and décor. Landscape artist Donna Casano's work will be on display. Refreshments can be enjoyed at both stops.

A series as eclectic as it is refined; ASU Gammage's Beyond Series is like no other in the country. For 22 years, this carefully curated performing art series brings world-class artists into the community by presenting evocative and compelling work along with connecting to Valley residents through engaging Cultural Participation programs such as artist residency programs and master classes. Single tickets go on sale Monday, August 19 and are available by calling 480-965-3434 or at the ASU Gammage Box Office.

Experience music, art and meet local business owners as part of a free walking tour through downtown Media during the Media Arts Council's 2nd Saturday events June 8th. The tour starts at 6PM at My Three Sons Hot Dog Shop and Beer Emporium, 300 W. State Street, where owner Steven Gariffo will greet visitors as he hosts an exhibition of the work of mixed media artist Diep Koly. The tour continues on to Reconsidered Home, 29 W. Jasper Street, where owner Natalie Rettinger will discuss her one-of-a-kind collection of mid- century modern furniture, repurposed pieces and décor. Landscape artist Donna Casano's work will be on display. Refreshments can be enjoyed at both stops.

Dallas Theater Center announced the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Fly, a new musical based on J.M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan. Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights) makes his directorial debut with this production.

Artists Rep is thrilled to present the West Coast premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's play Ten Chimneys from April 23 through May 26, 2013. This revealing comedy peers into the backstage lives of Broadway power-duo Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne and summers spent at their legendary Wisconsin estate, Ten Chimneys.

From June 21 to September 25, 2013, the Guggenheim Museum presents James Turrell, the eminent American artist's first solo exhibition in a New York museum since 1980.

10 Buildings That Changed America, a new PBS special about ten influential American buildings that changed the way we live, work, and play, premieres tonight, May 12, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).

New subscriptions to the 2013-2014 Broadway Across America - Arizona season at ASU Gammage in Tempe go on sale May 13. It will be a Broadway extravaganza with a seven-show series and three special engagements. The top touring market has done it again bringing some of the biggest Broadway hits to town including EVITA, THE GERSHWINS' PORGY & BESS, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, ONCE as well as the long awaited return of JERSEY BOYS and DISNEY'S THE LION KING.