Andy Warhol News

REDCAT's 2011 Fall Season, featuring a dynamic lineup of living legends and daring new voices in dance, theater, music, film/video, visual and multimedia work begins tonight.

REDUX is a party and benefit auction that you won't want to miss! This year, Kirkland Arts Center is taking on Pop Art for the REDUX Theme and we're throwing an early 60's party with great cocktails, early 60's attire, interactive art experiences, and an impressive auction that includes original works by the best local artists, amazing getaways, golf, wine, dining, spas, and more.

Celebrating a lifetime of artistic achievement by one of the world's most important contemporary choreographers, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's Legacy Tour comes to Chicago in a co-presentation by The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Merce Cunningham Dance Company Legacy Tour on Thursday, October 27th at 7:30pm and Saturday, October 28th at 8:00pm.

Internationally renowned psychic intuitive-medium, Char Margolis, will be leading a séance to contact the spirits of Serendipity past.

REDUX is a party and benefit auction that you won't want to miss! This year, Kirkland Arts Center is taking on Pop Art for the REDUX Theme and we're throwing an early 60's party with great cocktails, early 60's attire, interactive art experiences, and an impressive auction that includes original works by the best local artists, amazing getaways, golf, wine, dining, spas, and more.

Miguel Paredes has been named the official artist of the 12th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards (www.latingrammy.com), it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy®.

Fisher Landau Center for Art is pleased to announce 'LEGACY: Selections from Emily Fisher Landau's Gift to the Whitney Museum of American Art', on view through September 12th, 2011. Occupying all three floors at the Center, the exhibition highlights an overview of the historic pledge of artwork by Mrs. Landau, consisting of 419 pieces by 86 artists who have shaped the course of American Art. The installation is inspired by the Whitney Museum's recent 'Legacy' exhibition organized by Donna De Salvo and David Kiehl. The intimate setting of the Fisher Landau Center for Art allows for an expanded presentation of Mrs Landau's pledge, displaying more than 100 artworks by over 60 artists including:

MoMA PS1 announced a major exhibition reflecting upon the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the ways that they have altered how we see and experience the world in their wake.

Curated by Murray Horne, 'Long Are The Days, Short Are The Nights' is a survey of videos, installations and photographs that characterize the dynamic contemporary art scene in Iceland.

Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol's Work, the first exhibition to delve deeply into the roles music and dance played in the artist's life and work, opens at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on June 24 in the Ingram Gallery and will remain on view through Sept. 11, 2011.

In her smart comedy The Book Club Play, D.C.-area playwright Karen Zacarías examines the intricacies of book clubs, with their unspoken rules, high-spirited debates and strong bonds formed when least expected. With an ensemble cast featuring Fred Arsenault, Ashlie Atkinson, Rachael Holmes, Eric Messner, Kate Eastwood Norris and Tom Story, this is Zacarías' second collaboration with Director Molly Smith at Arena Stage and is the first work of a Resident Playwright to be produced as part of their three-year residencies through the American Voices New Play Institute. The Book Club Play runs October 7-November 6, 2011 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.

On Wednesday and Thursday, October 5-6, The Kitchen will present a performance by A.Bandit, an experimental performance art group featuring Los Angeles-based visual artist Glenn Kaino and magician Derek DelGaudio.

Fisher Landau Center for Art extends 'LEGACY: Selections from Emily Fisher Landau's Gift to the Whitney Museum of American Art', through Sunday, October 9th, 2011.

The new DC area theatre season begins in September. Over 50 shows are opening in our professional and community theatres. But before we move on to the new season and what's opening in September, let's look back at my personal favorite musicals, plays, and performances in both musicals and plays in the DC area - from August 2010 to August 2011.