International Artists News

Co-Artistic Directors David Norsworthy and Kristen Carcone of TOES (The Outreach and Exchange Strategy) FOR DANCE proudly present two innovative contemporary dance productions featuring a Mixed-Program of short works and a Festival of full-length works, both showcasing local and international artists.

This year's annual Feast Festival is going bigger and better than ever before with a variety of talented local, national and international artists and explosive special events.

Please join us for a screening of the short films of artists and filmmakers, Bahar Behbahani and Negar Behbahani. Taking place at East Bay Media Center on Saturday, November 21 at 2pm, the event is presented by Diaspora Arts Connection.

Arts organizations from around the world will visit Chicago in 2016 to celebrate the work of William Shakespeare at the 400th anniversary of his passing.

Co-Artistic Directors David Norsworthy and Kristen Carcone of TOES (The Outreach and Exchange Strategy) FOR DANCE proudly present two innovative contemporary dance productions featuring a Mixed-Program of short works and a Festival of full-length works, both showcasing local and international artists.

Beck Center for the Arts' Creative Arts Therapies Department is pleased to present two screenings of the documentary Kelly's Hollywood at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2015, in the Music & Dance Building. Due to popular demand, a 6 p.m. screening has been added after the original 3 p.m. screening quickly sold out.

Since its founding in 1974 by Paul Zimet and Ellen Maddow -- former members of Joseph Chaikin's seminal Open Theater -- the Talking Band has remained a cornerstone of New York City's avant-garde theater community. La MaMa in association with Talking Band will present the world premiere of its latest work, BURNISHED BY GRIEF, a sinister, music infused romantic comedy, at La MaMa's first floor theater from January 22-February 7.

For the 10th consecutive year, PAMAR (Pan American Musical Art Research, Inc.), founder/director Polly Ferman, presents LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL WEEK, including dozens of music, theater, dance, film, visual arts, and educational events that show the richness of Latin American arts and artists, including both area and international artists. Events run today, November 12, through November 22 in locations city-wide.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the U.S. premiere of RIDE THE CYCLONE, a new musical with a refreshingly offbeat twist from Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond, directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award-winner Rachel Rockwell. Originating as a cult classic cabaret piece in Canada, this dark musical comedy is was further developed with Chicago Shakespeare Creative Producer Rick Boynton for its American debut, presented in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare this fall. Click below to watch Tiffany Tatreau and the cast perform 'What the World Needs is People Like Me' from the musical!

TOES (The Outreach and Exchange Strategy) FOR DANCE will present two innovative contemporary dance productions; first the Mixed-Program; entrances and exits: an evening of short contemporary dances and excerpts in November (14-15 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre), followed by a Festival of full-length works in December (11-13 at the Aki Studio in the Daniels Spectrum), both showcasing local and international artists.

For the 10th consecutive year, PAMAR (Pan American Musical Art Research, Inc.), founder/director Polly Ferman, presents LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL WEEK, including dozens of music, theater, dance, film, visual arts, and educational events that show the richness of Latin American arts and artists, including both area and international artists. Events run November 12-22 in locations city-wide.

Today, November 9th the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces its 2016 Festival programming with a launch party at The Fox Cabaret. The program launch party marks the start of celebrations leading up to the 12th annual PuSh Festival, which takes place January 19 to February 7, 2016 in venues across Vancouver.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the U.S. premiere of Ride the Cyclone, a new musical with a refreshingly offbeat twist from Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond, directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award-winner Rachel Rockwell. Originating as a cult classic cabaret piece in Canada, this dark musical comedy is being further developed with Chicago Shakespeare Creative Producer Rick Boynton for its highly anticipated American debut, presented in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, September 29-November 8, 2015.  BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The devastating outcomes of lessons learned from the Holocaust are revealed in a landmark, original ballet coming to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Ballet Austin - LIGHT/The Holocaust & Humanity Project. Presented by inSIGHT Through Education, in collaboration with the Kravis Center, the dramatic production choreographed and directed by internationally renowned Artistic Director Stephen Mills comes to the Kravis Center for one night, November 7 at 8 pm.

Returning after two sold out runs, The Cultch is pleased to once again present Ronnie Burkett's The Daisy Theatre from Tuesday, December 1st to Sunday, December 20 at the Historic Theatre. 

Norfolk & Norwich Festival, one of the biggest arts festivals in the UK, has today announced the first shows of its 2016 Festival. With more to be announced, highlights for 2016 so far include: a ground-breaking UK Premiere from contemporary circus cabaret troupe Race Horse Company; the World Premiere of a major new commission from one of the UK's foremost young composers - Kemal Yusuf; excerpts from electro-acoustic polymath Max Richter's intensive investigation in the power of the human brain - Sleep; Aurelien Bory's industrial robot's dance with acrobats Sans Objet; Twenty Feet From Stardom's Lisa Fischer's first ever solo UK concert; an epic staging of Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand by Norwich Philharmonic and a revival of Rona Munro's critically acclaimed The James Plays. The festival runs 13 - 29 May 2016 with full line up still to be announced.

Puppetry from the U.S., Japan, Belgium and Colombia will be featured in the 2015 LA MAMA PUPPET SERIES set for today, November 5 to 29 on all four of La MaMa's stages in New York City. This biennial festival highlights new contemporary puppet theatre from many of the world's leading puppet artists during the month of November, including Heather Henson, Ty Defoe, Tom Lee, Koryu Nishikawa V, Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company and Maiko Kikuchi.

Toronto – Emily D'Angelo of Toronto took home First Prize (the Chair's Prize) at the Canadian Opera Company's annual Ensemble Studio Competition on November 3, 2015 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The competition is the feature event of the COC fundraiser Centre Stage, a highly anticipated annual celebration of the next generation of opera stars. D'Angelo was selected from eight finalists to receive the $5,000 award, supported annually by the Chair of the COC's Board of Directors. Lauren Eberwein of Qualicum Beach, BC won the Second Prize of $3,000, and Bruno Roy of Montreal was awarded the Third Prize of $1,500. Emily D'Angelo was also selected by the audience as the winner of the Audience Choice Award, worth $1,500.

Nothing compares to the anticipation and excitement of sitting in a theatre as the lights go down and the action starts up. Get set to see live on-stage action all year round as Adelaide Festival Centre's launches its eclectic and electric 2016 season program.

Nothing compares to the anticipation and excitement of sitting in a theatre as the lights go down and the action starts up. Get set to see live on-stage action all year round as Adelaide Festival Centre's launches its eclectic and electric 2016 season program.