The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2021 today, where nearly $1 million was awarded to 129 New Jersey artists through two grant programs. The Individual Artist Fellowships are competitive awards to New Jersey artists in 12 rotating disciplines granted solely on independent peer panel assessment of work samples.
Today, Signature Theatre releases Simply Sondheim, the first production in the Signature Features 2021 Season. Starring 12 singers and an orchestra of 16, Simply Sondheim includes over 30 songs from the composer's canon, and was filmed over the course of three days in Signature's MAX Theatre with multiple safety protocols in place.
Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from episode 207 of “Dickinson,” entitled “Forever is composed of Nows,” premiering Friday, February 5th. In the seventh episode, thinking she's blown her shot at publication, Emily spirals into depression. Her mother attempts to help her with a trip to the water cure.
Sundance Institute today announced Marja Bål Nango (Sámi) as the 2021 recipient of the Merata Mita Fellowship, an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010). The announcement was delivered today at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival's Native Forum Celebration by N. Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache), director of the Sundance Institute's Indigenous Program and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work.
Looking beyond the current lockdown, stay at home orders, restrictions on international travel, and quarantines, The Royal Conservatory is required to reschedule or cancel many of the upcoming concerts.
In response to systemic racism in theater and the global pandemic, TADA!, a unique Drama Desk award-winning nonprofit youth theater, has announced new initiatives and programs to support equity, diversity, and inclusion in its artistic work, education programs and employment practices. TADA! is taking action to provide equity for all people.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will present a virtual Lunar New Year festival and concert to celebrate the Year of the Ox. Festival videos premiere February 1–5 at 5 pm, leading up to a celebratory concert program featuring new NJSO performances led by Music Director Xian Zhang at NJPAC.
As LA Opera anticipates resuming public performances this fall, the company is continuing to look to its artistic future, welcoming the newest member of its leadership team: opera star Russell Thomas, one of today's most prominent tenors, is joining the company as Artist in Residence.
Apple TV+ is excited to share a sneak peek clip from episode 206 of “Dickinson,” entitled “Split the Lark,” premiering Friday, January 29th. In the sixth episode, things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.
The Homebound Project has announced that it will return on January 27–31 with its sixth edition. Music icon Sting and actors Paul Sparks and Eden Malyn join the previously announced team of actors, playwrights, and directors.
Revry celebrates Black History Month with an entire February calendar highlighting incredible Black Queer content made by and for the community. To kick off Black History Month, Revry will premiere three new powerfully entertaining documentaries on February 1st: We Can’t Breathe, Voguing the Message, and Heavenly Brown Body.
Galerie XII Los Angeles presents Women.On.Women (WOW) exhibition from January 26 to April 10, 2021 at their new gallery at Bergamot Station Arts Center (2525 Michigan Ave. Suite B2, Santa Monica, CA 90404), which features four exhibition spaces and is open during COVID for limited-capacity viewings and private appointments.
MTV Documentary Films announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to make the award-winning documentary 76 DAYS available for free free via virtual cinema to independent art house cinemas across North America on January 23rd, the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China.
New York City-based theater collective SOCIETY announced today the Hawthorne Arts Community Grant will distribute an additional $50,000 to theater artists in the coming months, bringing the total grant amount to $100,000 since September 2020.
Houston Grand Opera has announced the nine finalists for this year’s Concert of Arias, the 33rd Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, to be presented live from the Wortham Theater Center on February 5, 2020, at 7 p.m. CT.
Notch Theatre Company presents the World Premiere Presentation of Voices from a Pandemic created with hundreds of artists and community voices across the globe, live-streaming January 29th and January 30th online.
Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from episode 204 of “Dickinson,” entitled “The Daisy Follows Soft Sound,” premiering Friday, January 15th. In the fourth episode, after some time without news from Sam, Emily begins to suffer from writer’s block. To rediscover her inspiration, she ventures into the landscape.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of the theatrical union Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announces that it has received a $200,000 gift from an anonymous donor to support its Emergency Assistance Fund.
The Pressure Players, a local NYC-based production company based in NYC announced its first international collaboration in the United Kingdom today, partnering with the University of Northampton's Drama Department in an effort to feature rising talent and nurture stories of its growing global audience.
Following its debut on May 6, 2020, The Homebound Project has announced the lineup for a surprise sixth edition airing January 13–17, 2021. Co-creators Catya McMullen and Jenna Worsham, along with their all-volunteer team, have also announced that this online theater initiative brought together 137 artists, and premiered 56 new theater works.
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