Holger News

The Unicorn Theatre announces the appointment of Justin Audibert as the company's new Artistic Director. Justin will take up the position in summer '18, taking over from Purni Morell who steps down as Artistic Director this spring after nearly seven years in the role.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), led by Music Director Peter Oundjian, opens its 96th season today, September 19 at Roy Thomson Hall. The performance, part of Canada Mosaic (a Canada 150 Signature Project) is anchored by the World Premiere of Life of Pi-a new orchestral suite by Canadian composer Mychael Danna.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), led by Music Director Peter Oundjian, opens its 96th season on Tuesday, September 19 at Roy Thomson Hall. The performance, part of Canada Mosaic (a Canada 150 Signature Project) is anchored by the World Premiere of Life of Pi-a new orchestral suite by Canadian composer Mychael Danna.

Since emerging in 2008 with his folky cover of ELO's “Do Ya” – which earned the praise of its legendary composer Jeff Lynne and was included on the Showtime hit “Californication” – the multi-faceted artist Neil Nathan

Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the programming for the 2017-2018 season at the Boston Opera House, to begin in November. The 54th season will open with the North American premiere of Wayne McGregor's "forcefully resonant" Obsidian Tear (Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times), a co-production with The Royal Ballet.

Majesty and Terror: Barenboim conducts Bruckner 9th

Am 11. September 2016 feiert das Musicaldrama „Doris Day - Day by Day" von Rainer Lewandowski Urauffuhrung, in der Titelrolle der deutsche Musicalstar Angelika Milster - mit Live-Begleitung, einem kleinen, musicalerprobten Ensemble unter der Regie von Holger Hauer, viel Gesang (Musikalische Leitung: Ferdinand von Seebach) und schwungvollen Choreographien (Christopher Tolle).

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced the recipients and finalists of its Artists' Fellowship Program.

We invite you to join us for Tarragon's annual Play Reading Week, an exciting celebration of plays-in-development by the talented playwrights associated with the theatre.

We invite you to join us for Tarragon's annual Play Reading Week, an exciting celebration of plays-in-development by the talented playwrights associated with the theatre.

TOT, ABER GLÜCKLICH - LUCKY STIFF ist eine temporeiche Musical-Komodie unter dem Motto „Erben tut weh". Musikalisch wird von Rock uber Pop bis hin zum Jazz alles geboten. In bester Revolverkomodien-Manier besticht das Musical auch durch seinen makaberen britischen Humor. Die Premiere am Theater fur Niedersachen in Hildesheim fand am vergangenen Samstag statt. Das Publikum hatte einen Heidenspaß und, auch der Presse hats gefallen.

Der in diesem Jahr als eine Art Pilotprojekt zur Unterstutzung kleiner und mittlerer Theater ausgelobte Theaterpreis des Bundes hat erste Preistrager. Eine von Kulturstaatsministerin Monika Grutters berufene Jury hat aus 187 Bewerbungen zwolf Theater ausgewahlt. Der Theaterpreis des Bundes richtet sich an kleine und mittlere Theater - insbesondere auch jenseits der Metropolen.

„Es grunt so grun, wenn Spaniens Bluten bluhen.' - Fast jeder Song ist so bekannt, dass man ihn mitsingen kann! Mit MY FAIR LADY bricht das Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe seine Operettenlinie auf und zeigt Ihnen den Musicalklassiker vom Broadway, der auch seit seiner ersten deutschen Inszenierung in Berlin 1961 im Theater des Westens immer wieder aufs Neue begeistert. Die Karlsruher Premiere von MY FAIR LADY fand am vergangenen Samstag statt. Dem Publikum hatte dabei genauso viel Freude wie die Presse. Hier einige Fotos und Auszuge aus den Kritiken zur Produktion.

Am Theater Luneburg erlebte der Cole Porter Klassiker KISS ME KATE nun als zweites Musical in dieser Spielzeit am vergangenen Samstag seine Premiere. Weitere Vorstellungen laufen noch vorerst noch bis April 2016. Die Kritiker zeigten sich auf ganzer Linie uberzeugt

On August 29, 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, the Federal Art Project (FAP) opened its doors under the auspices of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA). The program's primary goals were to provide work for unemployed artists and to create narrative art for government buildings, such as post offices, courthouses, schools, libraries, and hospitals. In addition, the project was charged with training new artists in surveying and recording the history of American material culture. The research culminated in the Index of American Design, which sought to discover what was uniquely “American” in decorative arts. Thirty-seven states, including Kentucky, participated. Hundreds of artists produced illustrations of thousands of objects in museums and private collections, focusing on vernacular designs in utilitarian objects like furniture, textiles, pottery, and ironwork. TheIndex was intended for broad public distribution, but it was never published, leaving it little remembered today.

This October, Nuffield's Director Samuel Hodges, now in his second year leading the company, will direct a production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. The production marks Hodges' directorial debut with Nuffield, which will feature design by Ultz (Olivier Award winner, Jerusalem, Royal Court).

The Museum of Arts and Design presents It's Hard to Be Human: The Cinema of Roy Andersson from May 29 through June 27, 2015. A retrospective of this singular auteur's work, the series traces Andersson's career from his early 1970s features-including his breakout success A Swedish Love Story, to his rarely-screened short films and commercials, as well as a recently completed trilogy, with the final film, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, previewing exclusively to Museum members on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at The Theater at MAD before its June 3 theatrical release through Magnolia Pictures.

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Houston Ballet's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, choreographed by John Neumeier, is a mix of neo-classical ballet, classical ballet, and the bard's timeless tale. In this interview, BWW had the pleasure of talking to Sara Webb, principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and Hippolyta and Hermia in this classic romantic comedy.

From today, September 4 through the 14th, 2014, Houston Ballet launches its 45th season with the company premiere of John Neumeier's visually stunning three-act ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream.