With highlights including the world premiere of Greek playwright Yiannis Mavritsakis' 'Redshift,' the multimedia/ music production 'Suite Camus' collaborated on by artists from France, Germany and Algeria, the North American premiere of 'Eyes' by Israeli based The Arab-Hebrew Theater Center, Portuguese choreographer's Pedro Goucha Gomes' 'Amongst Millions' - a new dance that tackles the current European crisis and many more - the BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL, an annual celebration of contemporary performing arts from the Mediterranean, opens today, July 22nd, and runs through July 28th at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY.) This year marks the third year for the BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL.
Known Bay Area Women's Portrait Photographer Angie Capri announces the second event in the series of her Women's Empowerment Workshops, Capture Your Inner Radiance. The second event, called 'Designing Your Empowered Body' will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm in her studio which is located in Concord, CA. During the workshop, Capri will lead the group of women through a creative and empowering whole body design process which will be similar to vision boarding, but with a sexy and empowering twist. Attendees will design a very special and personalized keepsake, representing what sexy means to them, for use as daily inspiration to become more confident, comfortable, and sexy from within. The focus at this workshop is to improve and empower women's ideas surrounding their bodies. The workshop will also feature an opportunity to network with like-minded women, and a raffle drawing.
There are many shows to catch in this year's Fringe festival, but 'Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home' and 'Impossible To Translate, But I'll Try: True-Life Israeli Stories' are ones you should check out.
The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport, showcases the best of contemporary French cinema in the expanded third annual Chicago French Film Festival. With an entire week dedicated to the festival this year, Music Box seizes the opportunity to program more titles and additional screenings of the very best in contemporary French film and some newly restored classics.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents Madam Walker and the Divine Dream. Performances will take place on July 10th at 3:00PM & 7:00PM and July 13th at 8:00PM at The Studio at Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd Street). Starring Jennifer Fouche* (Off-Broadway's Sistas), Angela Grovey* (Broadway's Leap of Faith), two time Audelco Award Winner Juson Williams*, Kenya Lee*, Cheryl Gadsden, Annie Lee Moffett*, Carrie Compere* (Broadway bound Holler If You Hear Me, National tourShrek the Musical), Audelco nominated chandra thomas*, and Michael Roberts* (National and International tour West Side Story, Dreamgirls) . The book and lyrics are written by Steve Mackes and music by Joseph-Vernon Banks. Kevin Ray serves as music director and Bayo is stage manager.
Among a dozen shortlisted photographers from around the world emerged the 2013 recipient of The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film grant. The Foundation jury unanimously selected Vivek Singh, of Delhi, India.
Celebrated Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima was in Aspen over the weekend to host the opening of the new Russell James photographic exhibition 'A Short-Lived Tyranny' at the 212 Gallery in Aspen.
As the theatre curtains lower and the Festival Hub concerts at David Pecaut Square come to an end each night, the 7th Annual Luminato Festival is prepared to maintain momentum with a series of after-hours shows through Luminato Late Night Music featuring a Montreal DJ, a German Art collective, a troubadour, and a symphony.
Documentary theater possesses a unique ability to respond to issues of pressing political import and social justice, and provides a platform and voice for the dispossessed. "Theater of the Voiceless" - an international symposium and festival produced by Zeitgeist DC (Austrian Cultural Forum Washington, Goethe-Institut Washington and the Embassy of Switzerland) and the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University - takes place June 16 - 19, 2013 at various venues around Washington, DC.
The Church of the Transfiguration ('The Little Church Around the Corner'), 1 East 29th Street in Manhattan, presents Bachfest: Cantata 147 ('Hertz und Mund und tat und Leben') and Brandenburg Concerto No.5 tonight June 7th at 7:30pm.
Cornelia Street Cafe presents CCi's Serial Underground featuring The Life I'm Leading: Music of Daniel Felsenfeld including several premieres tonight, June 2nd at 6pm. Guest Artists include flutists Meerenai Shim (California based), Jessica Schmitz and Sarah Carrier, pianists Blair McMillen and Mila Henry, cellist Rose Bellini, soprano Marcy Richardson and violist Stephanie Griffin.
In his short 32 years Schubert composed an enormous amount of music, including over 600 lieder (songs), nine symphonies, including his famous Symphony No. 8 in B minor, the Unfinished Symphony. This concert was performed by soprano Emma Horwood, male alto Matthew Rutty, tenor Martin Penhale, and bass Timothy Marks, accompanied by Jamie Cock on piano, who also played two solo works during the evening.
With highlights including the world premiere of Greek playwright Yiannis Mavritsakis' 'Redshift,' the multimedia/ music production 'Suite Camus' collaborated on by artists from France, Germany and Algeria, the North American premiere of 'Eyes' by Israeli based The Arab-Hebrew Theater Center, Portuguese choreographer's Pedro Goucha Gomes' 'Amongst Millions' - a new dance that tackles the current European crisis and many more - the BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL, an annual celebration of contemporary performing arts from the Mediterranean, will be held from July 22nd through July 28th at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY), it has been announced by Aktina Stathaki, Artistic and Producing Director of the festival. This year marks the third year for the BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL.
Chicago's Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport, hosts a variety of special screenings and appearances throughout the summer, including Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin in person for opening weekend of his new IFC Films comedy Dealing With Idiots, Hitchcock muse Tippi Hedren (The Birds) in attendance for a special matinee of Marnie and Alex Winter, aka Bill in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, presenting his new documentary feature Downloaded as part of the fifth annual Summer Music Film Festival.
The Church of the Transfiguration ('The Little Church Around the Corner'), 1 East 29th Street in Manhattan, presents Bachfest: Cantata 147 ('Hertz und Mund und tat und Leben') and Brandenburg Concerto No.5 on Friday June 7th at 7:30pm.
Cornelia Street Cafe presents CCi's Serial Underground featuring The Life I'm Leading: Music of Daniel Felsenfeld including several premieres on Sunday, June 2nd at 6pm. Guest Artists include flutists Meerenai Shim (California based), Jessica Schmitz and Sarah Carrier, pianists Blair McMillen and Mila Henry, cellist Rose Bellini, soprano Marcy Richardson and violist Stephanie Griffin.
The Play Company's Idea Lab, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut New York and the German Consulate New York, is proud to present a public event featuring internationally acclaimed German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, in conjunction with our New York premiere production of his play THE GOLDEN DRAGON. Mr. Schimmelpfennig will discuss his award-winning play THE GOLDEN DRAGON, his larger body of work, and trends in German theatre today, May 12 @ 4:15pm -- immediately following the 3pm matinee performance of THE GOLDEN GRAGON at The New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street. This open conversation will be moderated by Dr. Frank Hentschker, Executive Director of the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the CUNY Graduate Center.
The Play Company's Idea Lab, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut New York and the German Consulate New York, is proud to present a public event featuring internationally acclaimed German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, in conjunction with our New York premiere production of his play THE GOLDEN DRAGON. Mr. Schimmelpfennig will discuss his award-winning play THE GOLDEN DRAGON, his larger body of work, and trends in German theatre on Sunday, May 12 @4:15pm -- immediately following the 3pm matinee performance of THE GOLDEN GRAGON at The New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street. This open conversation will be moderated by Dr. Frank Hentschker, Executive Director of the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the CUNY Graduate Center.
The New York Choral Society (NYCS) announced today that award-winning stage and screen star Kathleen Turner will introduce Ralph Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony at Carnegie Hall on April 25 with a reading of the moving and evocative text written by the American poet Walt Whitman.
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2012-13 season of its Composer Portraits series with: REBECCA SAUNDERS, featuring Either/Or with Richard Carrick, conductor. Miller favorites Either/Or perform a full program of U.S. premieres by the British-born, Berlin-based composer. The concert will include an onstage discussion with Rebecca Saunders and Richard Carrick. It will all take place tonight, April 4, 2013.
