International Artists News

Beginning May 1, two walls of the Jewish Museum's lobby will be filled with 34 new portraits by the London-based painter Chantal Joffe. This body of work explores Jewish women of the twentieth century, focusing on those who made major contributions to art, literature, philosophy, and politics - including Diane Arbus, Nancy Spero, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Susan Sontag, and Hannah Arendt.

Belarus Free Theatre -- the internationally-acclaimed troupe said by Sir Tom Stoppard to 'defy gravity' -- returns to New York with the U.S. premiere of TRASH CUISINE at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan, it has been announced by Mia Yoo, La MaMa's Artistic Director. TRASH CUISINE began previews April 25, officially opens tonight, April 29, and runs through May 17.

PA Performing Arts for Young Audiences (PAPAYA) wraps up its 2015 International Series with an appearance by spoken word  artists The Mayhem Poets.  Inspiring audiences with the power of language, these beat box bards take center stage as part of PAPAYA at the Bride, an International Family Series presented in partnership with the Painted Bride Art Center. The Mayhem Poets will have seven performances, including three school matinees May 13-17. Shows will take place at the Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.  Tickets for PAPAYA at the Bride public performances are $20 for adults, $15 for students, and $12 for youth (12 and under).   For tickets visit www.PAPAYAlive.org or www.paintedbride.org or call the Bride Box office at 215.925.9914.

Beck Center Youth Theater closes its 66th season with Oliver! May 15 - 24, 2015 on the Mackey Main Stage. Featuring 56 Beck Center students, audiences will follow the adventures of the young orphan, Oliver Twist, as he explores the streets of London. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A special student matinee performance will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 21. Tickets are on sale now.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York announces the complete line-up of its PEN World Voices International Play Festival, held May 4, 5, and 11th, 2015.

Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company regrets to announce that Romanian tenor Bogdan Mihai, who was scheduled to perform the role of Count Almaviva in Rossini's The Barber of Seville this May, has had to withdraw for personal reasons. Mihai was scheduled to sing three of the production's 12 performances. In his place, the COC has cast Argentine tenor Francisco Brito, who will make his Canadian debut. Brito shares the role of Count Almaviva with American tenor Alek Shrader who has been performing the role since the COC's production opened on April 17, 2015.

The producers of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical PIPPIN are pleased to announce that Tony Nominated, ADRIENNE BARBEAU will play the role of 'Berthe' in the national tour of PIPPIN in select cities! PIPPIN comes to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts tonight, April 28 - May 3, 2015.

Belarus Free Theatre -- the internationally-acclaimed  troupe said by Sir Tom Stoppard to "defy gravity"  -- returns to New York with the U.S. premiere of TRASH CUISINE at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan, it has been announced by Mia Yoo, La MaMa's Artistic Director. TRASH CUISINE will begin previews April 25, officially open April 29 and run through May 17. This production of TRASH CUISINE marks the first time that Belarus Free Theatre performs its work in English.  

The Mori Art Museum is to reopen today, April 25, 2015, following an extensive upgrade taking around four months.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the line-up for its April Gallery Crawl taking place Today, April 24, 2015, from 5:30 to 10 p.m., in Pittsburgh's Downtown Cultural District. The Gallery Crawl is a free, all-ages showcase that features a wide variety of thought-provoking art exhibitions, live bands, DJs, dance, comedy, and more.

(Toronto, Ontario – April 22, 2015) — The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) hosts Generations: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew from Saturday, May 2 to Sunday, October 18, 2015 in Level 3, Centre Block. Co-presented as a Primary Exhibition in the 2015 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Generations features six bodies of work created by contemporary artist Annu Palakunnathu Matthew between 1996 and 2015. A striking blend of still and moving imagery, the photo-based exhibition explores the powerful appeal of family photographs and how they shape identity and memory.

Soprano Talya Lieberman and baritone Edward Nelson, joined on piano by former San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Allen Perriello end the 32nd season of the Schwabacher Debut Recitals on Sunday, May 3 at Temple Emanu-El's Martin Meyer Sanctuary. The Merola Opera Program alumni will present an eclectic program showcasing works by Nico Muhly, Francis Poulenc, Henry Purcell, Franz Schubert and Kurt Weill. Also on the program, will be works of popular German lieder as well as poems by noted American female poets set to music by American composers.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce the addition of an outstanding musical event to the 2015 performance schedule:

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts marks the 15th Annual Flint Hills International Children's Festival in 2015. The world-class family event - one of the largest children's festivals of its kind in the country - showcases diverse art, cultures and perspectives from more than 25 different countries. The May 30-31 Family Weekend line-up features local, regional and international artists on indoor and outdoor stages in downtown Saint Paul's Rice Park, Landmark Center, Landmark Plaza, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and the Lehr Theater.

Toronto – Audiences will discover love has a sense of humour with the Canadian Opera Company's new production of Rossini's TheBarber of Seville from the Spanish theatre troupe Els Comediants. Scottish-born Rory Macdonald, one of Britain's most talented and dynamic young conductors, returns to lead the COC Orchestra, Chorus and a cast of the most exciting young stars in opera today through Rossini's veritable hit parade of a score, filled with showstoppers and sparkling tunes. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLESTM, The Barber of Seville runs for 13 performances on April 17, 19, 21, 26, 29, May 2, 7, 9, 13, 15*, 19, 21, 22, 2015 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

After the successful New York and Bay Area premieres of the dance ritual Bear/Skin, Keith Hennessy is back with the World Premiere of Sara (the smuggler). This dynamic solo performance by Sara Shelton Mann pays tribute to her iconic and iconoclastic role in Bay Area and international dance history, starting with her years in NYC with Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis through her decade plus as the choreographer of Contraband to her subsequent collaborations with local and international artists.

For the first time in almost 30 years, an Australian conductor is to lead a major Australian symphony orchestra.

Toronto – The stage is set for opera's next generation of stars to shine, when the young artists of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio take on Rossini's comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville. This special performance takes place at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on May 15, 2015, with all tickets accessibly priced at $25 or $55. This new COC production is sung in Italian with English SURTITLES.

SEATTLE, WA – The 10th Annual Seattle International Dance Festival (SIDF), expands to a 16 day dance extravaganza. From June 12-27, 2015 the vibrant and thriving South Lake Union comes alive as dozens of indoor and outdoor performances by more than 200 international artists take over the neighborhood. This 10th edition of the festival celebrates Khamabtta Dance during their 25th anniversary season; special celebratory performances pay tribute during the festival's opening and closing weekends. Closing weekend is presented in partnership with Seattle Theatre Group when the evening dance performances move to the historic Moore Theatre and feature both Spectrum Dance Theater and Mexico's Ciudad Interior Contemporary Dance Company.