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Sundance Institute today announced I Origins as the winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Lab Fellowship, which is presented through the Institute's Feature Film Program.

ArtHouse 429 is pleased to present 'I Notice People Disappear', a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Kimberly Brooks. The exhibit will run from February 6 - March 6, 2013. The Gallery, located at 429 25th St, West Palm Beach, FL, will host a reception for the artist on Thursday, Feb 6 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.

Sundance Institute announced today the films from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival that will each screen in one of nine independent theaters in cities across the country on January 30 as part of the Sundance Film Festival USA initiative.

According to Deadline, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, and have signed on to join Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen for the film. Binoche replaces Jennifer Lopez, who withdrew after re-enlisting on Fox's AMERICAN IDOL.

ARTHOUSE Crouch End is launching their exciting membership scheme - to encourage locals to visit the unique cultural venue on a regular basis, when it opens in the New Year.

Sumi Clements, Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director, Taryn Vander Hoop, co-founders of Summation Dance, announced the dates of their third annual Dancing Literate Festival, today, November 21-23, 2013, featuring performances by emerging companies and choreographers. The successful annual program aims to bridge the gap between the artist and the viewer by offering educational opportunities on the choreographic process and by providing an interactive experience in which the audience is encouraged to engage with dance making firsthand.

ARTHOUSE, Crouch End's unique new cultural venue is set to open at the end of 2013. ARTHOUSE is working in partnership with CURZON CINEMAS (London's leading art house cinema chain), combining cinema, theatre, dance, music, comedy and its own bar/cafe. ARTHOUSE offers unlimited opportunities for enjoyment and participation in the arts for Crouch End and beyond - welcoming both local and international productions, cinema and performers.

Thomas Dolby, the multi-Grammy nominated artist and producer, takes his new live show - part film, part concert, part transmedia event - on the road this fall. Each show will be a unique event that cannot be replicated outside of Dolby's theater performance.

Sumi Clements, Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director, Taryn Vander Hoop, co-founders of Summation Dance, announced the dates of their third annual Dancing Literate Festival, November 21-23, 2013, featuring performances by emerging companies and choreographers. The successful annual program aims to bridge the gap between the artist and the viewer by offering educational opportunities on the choreographic process and by providing an interactive experience in which the audience is encouraged to engage with dance making firsthand.

Thomas Dolby, the multi-Grammy nominated artist and producer, takes his new live show - part film, part concert, part transmedia event - on the road this fall. Each show will be a unique event that cannot be replicated outside of Dolby's theater performance.

To commence the festivities for Downtown Berkeley Association's sixth year MusicFest, Bay Area a capella singers Talk of da Town (who appeared on NBC's 'The Sing-Off') perform sizzling renditions of R&B, Motown and doo-wop hits. Their warm and joyful music will charm your socks off :) Feet at the ready you can then(as Clifton Chenier once said about Zydeco) '...dance, your aches and pains will disappear' to the sounds of Grammy nominated virtuoso accordionist Andre Thierry & his band Zydeco Magic. Andre and the band are cooking up a soulful bubbling cauldron of Zydeco Creole music that is stewed and imbued with hip-hop, blues, jazz and rock mastery! Both groups are performing in a free concert tonight, August 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza.

The NMC's Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA) has awarded seven minigrants to museums in Texas that are creatively incorporating technologies into their programs, exhibitions, and online experiences. This funding is made possible through the New Media Consortium's (NMC) partnership with the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation. MIDEA is an organization that offers its membership of museums and cultural centers practical knowledge, tools, and online resources about innovative strategies to advance their missions. A total of $49,621 was dispersed by MIDEA to help 17 institutions purchase new equipment and fund seven technology projects.

Both groups are performing in a free concert on Thursday, August 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza.

The JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema returns for its seventh season, with 10 days of screenings and over 20 titles. JAPAN CUTS 2013 presents the roughest, sharpest, and smoothest of today's cutting-edge Japanese film scene, encompassing bigger-than-life blockbusters, high-concept art house titles, moving and provoking documentaries, delirious rom-coms, refined melodramas and a handful of UFOs-unidentified film objects. Featuring appearances by several special guest filmmakers, JAPAN CUTS 2013 kicks off July 11 with a blowout opening night party and runs through July 21, screening 25 titles, all of which are a mix of New York, U.S. and International premieres. The festival again dovetails with the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which co-presents 12 films of the JAPAN CUTS lineup today, July 11-14.

To commence the festivities for Downtown Berkeley Association's sixth year MusicFest, Bay Area a capella singers Talk of da Town (who appeared on NBC's 'The Sing-Off') perform sizzling renditions of R&B, Motown and doo-wop hits. Their warm and joyful music will charm your socks off :) Feet at the ready you can then(as Clifton Chenier once said about Zydeco) '...dance, your aches and pains will disappear' to the sounds of Grammy nominated virtuoso accordionist Andre Thierry & his band Zydeco Magic. Andre and the band are cooking up a soulful bubbling cauldron of Zydeco Creole music that is stewed and imbued with hip-hop, blues, jazz and rock mastery! Both groups are performing in a free concert on Thursday, August 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza.

The JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema returns for its seventh season, with 10 days of screenings and over 20 titles. JAPAN CUTS 2013 presents the roughest, sharpest, and smoothest of today's cutting-edge Japanese film scene, encompassing bigger-than-life blockbusters, high-concept art house titles, moving and provoking documentaries, delirious rom-coms, refined melodramas and a handful of UFOs-unidentified film objects. Featuring appearances by several special guest filmmakers, JAPAN CUTS 2013 kicks off July 11 with a blowout opening night party and runs through July 21, screening 25 titles, all of which are a mix of New York, U.S. and International premieres. The festival again dovetails with the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which co-presents 12 films of the JAPAN CUTS lineup July 11-14.

Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's beloved coming-of-age musical comedy Pippin began performances on Saturday, March 23 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). This all new production is directed by Diane Paulus featuring choreography by Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers). BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the cast preparing for the first preview, as featured on the show's official Facebook page, below!

It is with this in mind that Third Man Records has partnered with the Southeast's flagship arthouse cinema, The Belcourt Theatre, to announce The Light And Sound Machine, a monthly film series to take place on the third Thursday of each month at Third Man's performance space in downtown Nashville.

Bank of America today announces the 2013 Museums on Us program roster featuring many of America's favorite arts, cultural and historical institutions. From large metropolitan cities including Los Angeles, Calif. to local towns such as Windsor Locks, Conn., Museums on Us provides a cultural benefit to cardholders nationwide. Museums on Us offers Bank of America and Merrill Lynch debit and credit cardholders free admission to more than 150 of the most prominent cultural venues across 94 cities in 31 states on the first full weekend of every month.

In the film, directed by Mikael Buch, and written by Buch and Christopher Honore, the cast includes Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Amir Casar, Jean-François Stévenin and Clément Sibony.