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Guildhall School of Music & Drama to Launch 52 Summer Schools Courses for 2026
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

Guildhall School of Music & Drama announced 52 Summer Schools courses, including 11 brand-new offerings for participants aged 8 and above, covering drama, writing, music, and production arts.

Belmont Academy Woodwind Ensemble and Campbeltown Brass Win National Ensemble Competitions Ran By Scottish Young Musicians
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

Scottish Young Musicians, Scotland's festival of music competitions, gives young musicians from around the country the chance to compete to win career-enhancing prizes, perform live on a national stage in front of internationally renowned judges, and push their skills like never before.

HOWLROUND FOR INDIA to Celebrate Indian Theater Artists Fighting Covid
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 13, 2021

Fourteen prominent American writer/directors are part of a worldwide roster of over 100 global theater artists lending their voices July 20, 2021 to 'HowlRound for India,' a 24-hour online marathon of live readings and talks honoring the Indian theater community for its efforts in facing Covid-19. 

La MaMa Presents World Premiere of LOVE STORY, THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2020

Yoshiko Chuma returns to La MaMa with Love Story, The School of Hard Knocks, the latest chapter in her ongoing multidisciplinary performance series. The 24-hour livestreamed performance will feature an international cast of more than 50 artists from four decades of collaboration.

FIAF's Crossing The Line Festival Presents BRIDGING: An International Dialogue On Diversity And Inclusion In The Arts
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2019

This fall the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations present the fourth edition of BRIDGING: An International Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts, as part of the 2019 Crossing the Line Festival. This year's iteration spotlights the career and work of Germaine Acogny, known worldwide as the Mother of Contemporary African Dance.

Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Princess Punzalan, Jose Llana And More Celebrate At AAIFF42 Screening Of YELLOW ROSE
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2019

Asian CineVision opened The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF42) with the timely immigration drama YELLOW ROSE on Thursday night at Asia Society in New York.

Photo Flash: SOFT POWER Meets THE KING AND I With David Henry Hwang And Bartlett Sher At Asia Society
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2019

Award-winning theatre artists David Henry Hwang and Bartlett Sher engaged in a conversation about the current state of American musical theatre, through the lens of Asian and Asian American representation on Broadway at the Asia Society in New York on February 5th.

Photo Flash: N. Riantiarno's TIME BOMB Holds Reading at Inaugural Columbia University School Of The Arts International Play Reading Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2018

A reading of Indonesian playwright N. Riantiarno's Time Bomb, was the first of three plays featured in the Inaugural Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival, organized by Dean Carol Becker and David Henry Hwang, at the Flexible Performance Space, Lenfest Center for the Arts in New York on June 15, 2018.

BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 3/1 - Theatre South Carolina presents A PIECE OF MY HEART!
by Patrick Michael Kelly - Mar 1, 2018

It's a busy weekend around the capitol city with an opening at Town, closings at CCT, Chapin, and Trustus, and a limited engagement in the USC Lab!

BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 2/22 - Chapin Theatre Company presents LEAVING IOWA!
by Patrick Michael Kelly - Feb 22, 2018

Here's what's happening this weekend on Midlands stages!

JUNIE B. JONES Opens At Columbia Children's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2018

She's back! And this time she may or may not be a criminal! Join Columbia Children's Theatre (CCT)-the Midlands' only professional theatre for families and young audiences-as they present this hilarious adaptation of Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook, February 24 - March 4. Show times are Saturdays at 10:30 am, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:00. All performances are held at Columbia Children's Theatre's new performance space on the 1st level of Richland Mall, 3400 Forest Drive next to Barnes & Noble. Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday performances are $10.00 for children three years of age through adult. The 7:00 p.m. performances on Saturday evenings will have a special ticket price of $5.00 for everyone. Advance tickets can be purchased securely online at columbiachildrenstheatre.com. For more information contact CCT at 803-691-4548.