The Way of the World 2017 - Articles Page 3.4

Frontier Ruckus have released their new album On the Northline. Their first full length release since 2017's Enter The Kingdom, the new record exemplifies the group's intricate orchestral folk pop sound which has endeared them to fans nationwide, backdropping guitarist/singer/lyricist Matthew Milia's poetic observations on the mundane and the holy.

The City of London Corporation has announced that theatre entrepreneurs Dame Rosemary Squire and Sir Howard Panter have received the Freedom of the City of London, in recognition of their contribution to theatre and the cultural life of London.

ZviDance will present THE FIELD, an original dance piece from acclaimed choreographer and artistic director, Zvi Gotheiner.

UMI has released three new versions of her chart-topping single “wherever u r” ft. V of BTS. The romance-tinged reworkings follow the January 19 release of UMI's critically acclaimed talking to the wind EP. The three delicate new versions (all mixed by producer and UMI's close collaborator V-Ron) showcase UMI's soft, alluring spirit.

Ballet Hispánico School of Dance is offering spring adult classes, available now! Learn more bout the classes and see how to register.

Stay the Same features a thoughtful and nuanced blend of electronic and microtonal music –– two styles that greatly influenced, informed, and shaped Thompson's four earlier albums: 2021's Red Folder, 2020's True Stories & Rational Numbers, 2019's Everything Imaginable Comes True, and 2017's Lot Hero (EP).

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, will present four world premieres for the 14th annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition. Learn more about the programming here!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced casting the European première of Paul Grellong’s Power of Sail. Performances run 20 March – 12 May.

PHANTASMAGORIA, a spooky new play by Jack Horton Gilbert, will premiere at The Tank on February 12th as part of their Moonlight Series. Learn more about the staged reading here!

Play Me Again Pianos debuts a new public piano named 'Lin' at Ponce City Market in Atlanta. The nonprofit organization aims to install and maintain free public pianos throughout the city to inspire connection and nurture the arts. The event is open to the public on February 17th at 4 pm.

Virginia-based Americana pioneers The Steel Wheels have released new album Sideways via the band's own Big Ring Records. Produced by Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Josh Ritter), Sideways is at once a meditation on the nonlinear nature of personal growth and a joyous celebration of life.

L.A. Theatre Works will tour a newly re-imagined production of A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, written and performed by Herbert Sigüenza. See if A Weekend with Pablo Picasso is coming to your city, and learn how to purchase tickets.

Rushed Productions will present the world premiere of Annahis Basmadjian’s Sigma Acapella, an original musical production. Learn more about the production!

New York City Children’s Theater will present the world premiere of PINOCCHIO, a dance/theater production at Theatre Row. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

The world premiere of a new play Scarlett Dreams, written and directed by S. Asher Gelman, will open at Greenwich House Theatre in the spring. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The band comprised of Michael Starr (Vocals), Satchel (Guitars), Stix Zadinia (Drums) and Spyder (Bass) will kick off the tour on April 18th in Omaha, NE and run through May 18th where it wraps up in San Antonio, TX. The 21-city trek will make stops in Denver, CO (April 19); Seattle, WA (April 27); Nashville, TN (May 8) and Austin, TX (May 17).

Karen Mason and more will lead a concert of select songs from More Than All the Sky by Lori Ada Jaroslow and Morgan Hollingsworth. The concert is set for March 11.

Join award winning comedian Paul F Taylor as he brings his critically acclaimed show Head in the Clouds to theatres from Middlesbrough to Southampton and lots in between.

San Diego Opera’s most recent production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni is an example of how opera companies hope to attract younger audiences while coping with rising costs and smaller budgets. The pandemic hasn’t been kind to the arts. The National Endowment for the Arts has reported that stage performances joined oil drilling/exploration and air transportation “as the steepest-declining areas of the U.S. economy in 2020.” And opera, which had already been experiencing shrinking audiences, was the hardest hit of all the arts. Smaller companies are struggling to stay in business. Even New York’s Metropolitan Opera had to dip into its reserves this season for $40 Million.

The Apollo has announced that four new members were elected to the non-profit organization’s Board of Directors. Learn more about the new members here!

Griffin Theatre Company will bid a temporary farewell to its iconic home at the SBW Stables Theatre by staging The Lewis Trilogy, a seven-hour epic set from one of Australia’s most legendary dramatists Louis Nowra— from 9 February – 21 April. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Join Singer Katrina Aguilar in Concert, a Benefit for Autism Care Today at Hollywood Club LA. The event, hosted by Christopher Tenney, will take place on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now!

Cleveland Public Theatre will present the USA debut of Hanoch Levin's REQUIEM, directed by Raymond Bobgan. The play will run from March 14 to April 6, featuring a diverse cast led by Peter Lawson Jones. Learn more here!

Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, along with Board Members Aaliytha Stevens and Naila McKenzie, have announced that the Black Theatre Coalition will host its Inaugural Gala on Monday, February 12, 2024 in New York City at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor).

Jean Butler's 'What We Hold' (North American Premiere) at Irish Arts Center is a physical, cultural, and emotional journey through the history of Irish dance. This celebrated work brings together seven generations of dancers to celebrate the past, connect the present, and look to the future.