World Music Institute debuts its brand-new series MASTERS OF AFRICAN MUSIC with two legends ORLANDO JULIUS & THE AFRO SOUNDZ at LPR and KASSE MADY DIABATE at the Met Museum this fall.
In the years since University of New England scholar Anouar Majid published his groundbreaking book, 'Islam and America: Building a Future without Prejudice,' the relationship between the United States and Muslim world has only grown more complicated and rife with misunderstanding and potential peril.
The Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is proud to announce the film lineup for the sixth annual event being held Oct. 7-11, 2015 in Chagrin Falls, OH.
Composer Paola Prestini, the Creative and Executive Director of National Sawdust (NS), today announced programming for the non-profit's inaugural fall season in its new home-a $16 million, 13,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art chamber hall in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The performance and recording venue, designed by Brooklyn-based architecture firm Bureau V in the shell of century-old former sawdust factory, will provide composers and musicians a setting in which they can flourish, and a place where they are given commissioning support, mentoring and other critical resources essential to create, and then share, their work. For audiences-serious fans and casual listeners alike-the venue will be a place to discover genre-spanning music at accessible ticket prices.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will play in select movie houses across North America, beginning August 19. The production, which opened to rave reviews at the RSC's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, was filmed for 'Live from Stratford-upon-Avon,' the RSC program that screens the world's greatest classical theatre company from Shakespeare's home town around the world through a continued partnership with Picturehouse Entertainment.
James G. Byrd Sr. pursues a new marketing campaign for his memoir originally published in 2009. Written through the eyes of an American boy, 'My Son the Brat: Bentwaters/Woodbridge 1955-59' (published by Trafford Publishing) regales readers with Byrd's story of joining his father at the Bentwaters and Woodbridge Royal Air Force base near Felexstow, England.
The Queer New York International Arts Festival (QNYIA) announces the lineup for the 2015 festival.
Stephen Sondheim's macabre musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street receives its highly anticipated San Francisco Opera premiere in a production featuring a cast of notable operatic stars and performed with Sondheim's original score for the lyric stage.
The Museum of Modern Art has announced its film exhibitions for September 2015. Scroll down for details!
World Music Institute opens its spectacular 30th Anniversary Season with a four-night cross-cultural Lusophone Festival, featuring music from the Portuguese-speaking world with artists from Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde, Angola, and Mozambique. From September 15-18, back-to-back concerts take place at venues around town including Le Poisson Rouge, Drom NYC, and The Town Hall.
The Merola Opera Program presents Donizetti's Don Pasquale, led by conductor Warren Jones and director Nic Muni, in two performances tonight, August 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 8 at 2pm at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco.
Albert Hammond Jr. will perform on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' tonight, August 3. His new solo album, Momentary Masters, is streaming exclusively on Pitchfork
The Merola Opera Program presents Donizetti's Don Pasquale, led by conductor Warren Jones and director Nic Muni, in two performances Thursday, August 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 8 at 2pm at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco.
Fresh from a successful New York debut earlier this year, 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair resumes its annual platform at Somerset House this October, 15-18, to unveil its most substantial showcase yet. Held across three elegant exhibition wings, 36 exhibitors have been selected to present the most rigorous and exciting works of over 150 contemporary artists from Africa and the African diaspora.
The World Music Institute has announced its 30th Anniversary, 2015-16 season -- the debut season for Artistic Director Par Neiburger. Recognizing the ever-expanding nature of world music, Neiburger showcases the experimental and avant-garde along with the classic.
Albert Hammond Jr. will perform on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on Monday, August 3. His new solo album, Momentary Masters, is streaming exclusively on Pitchfork
The Skirball Cultural Center announces the nineteenth season of its annual Sunset Concerts, held each summer in the Skirball's one-of-a-kind hillside setting. Dedicated to inspiring the diverse populations of greater Los Angeles, the Sunset Concerts will once again showcase exceptional global talents, both legendary and emerging. The schedule is as follows: the Los Angeles debut of La Chiva Gantiva (July 23); Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba (July 30); Hurray for the Riff Raff (August 6); Aurelio (August 13); Yuval Ron Ensemble (August 20); and Novalima (August 27).
On the heels of an unprecedented month of accolades, ESPN's award winning news magazine, E:60, returns for a special month of stories on ESPN Tuesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. ET.
'Bar Rescue' heads to Upland, CA this Sunday at 8/7c, to help rescue a Moroccan bar with a major identity crisis.
On last night's LATE NIGHT, actor Pablo Schreiber spoke about starring in the most impressive vomit scene ever.
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