New York City, NY (For Release 3.30.16) — Known for capturing the duality of strength and grace, Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD) celebrates its ninth season with a special, contemporary dance festival comprising five world premieres by four of today's top choreographers all on one stage. Curated by ARD, this elegant array of diverse dance and live musicians showcases new works by Ariel Grossman of ARD, soloist Elisa King, Heidi Latsky of Heidi Latsky Dance, and Pascal Rioult of RIOULT Dance NY. (Program details are below.)
New York City, NY (For Release 3.30.16) — Known for capturing the duality of strength and grace, Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD) celebrates its ninth season with a special, contemporary dance festival comprising five world premieres by four of today's top choreographers all on one stage. Curated by ARD, this elegant array of diverse dance and live musicians showcases new works by Ariel Grossman of ARD, soloist Elisa King, Heidi Latsky of Heidi Latsky Dance, and Pascal Rioult of RIOULT Dance NY. (Program details are below.)
Jaamil Olawale Kosoko and Kate Watson-Wallace - co-directors of the interdisciplinary company anonymous bodies that straddles Philadelphia and Brooklyn - bring their performance experiments to JACK in a shared bill.
Abrons Arts Center and New York City Players' American Playwrights Division present REALLY, a new play written by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Richard Maxwell and designed by photographer Michael Schmelling.
Known for capturing the duality of strength and grace, Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD) celebrates its ninth season with a special, contemporary dance festival comprising five world premieres by four of today's top choreographers all on one stage. Curated by ARD, this elegant array of diverse dance and live musicians showcases new works by Ariel Grossman of ARD, soloist Elisa King, Heidi Latsky of Heidi Latsky Dance, and Pascal Rioult of RIOULT Dance NY. (Program details are below.)
Due to popular demand Abrons Arts Center and New York City Players are adding three additional performances of Really, a new play written by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Richard Maxwell and designed by photographer Michael Schmelling. Performed by Elaine Davis, Tavish Miller and Kaneza Schaal, Really is a play about grief, intimacy and the difference between goodness and greatness seen through the lens of photography. A black woman takes pictures of her artist boyfriend's mom. As they jockey for a claim to him, they try to redefine themselves in the wake of his legacy.
Abrons Arts Center and New York City Players' American Playwrights Division present Really, a new play written by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Richard Maxwell and designed by photographer Michael Schmelling. Performed by Elaine Davis, Tavish Miller and Kaneza Schaal, Really is a play about grief, intimacy and the difference between goodness and greatness seen through the lens of photography. A black woman takes pictures of her artist boyfriend's mom. As they jockey for a claim to him, they try to redefine themselves in the wake of his legacy.
Clinton Hill cultural hub and OBIE award-winner JACK launches its winter/spring 2016 season with an a cappella opera set in Zimbabwe by composer Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, a weekend of curated works by Modesto "Flako" Jimenez, the premiere of the dirty and bracing play Tom & Eliza, by Celine Song, the English-language premiere of Argentinian playwright Rafael Spregelburd's SPAM, The Geneva Project by Jennifer Harrison Newman, Antonio Ramos' Thirsty Mind, love and starvation sitting in a lonely tree and an exploration in minimalist/pop art performance by the No Face Performance Group. JACK also engineers the return of Walter Dundervill's ARENA (which had two sold-out runs at JACK in 2014 and 2015).
The Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Scherezade Garcia is transforming the Miller Theatre lobby into an all-encompassing work that will surround viewers with water-like drawings flowing through the space.
The Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Scherezade Garcia is transforming the Miller Theatre lobby into an all-encompassing work that will surround viewers with water-like drawings flowing through the space.
From today to Saturday, May 28- 30, 2015, several diverse artists find common ground in a performance series of cutting-edge contemporary dance. Ariel Rivka Dance, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Sean Curran, Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch, and Paul Dennis unite for the first time showcasing their respective, distinct styles through performances woven together by the themes of mysticism, time, and technology. (Program details are below.)
From Thursday to Saturday, May 28- 30, 2015, several diverse artists find common ground in a performance series of cutting-edge contemporary dance. Ariel Rivka Dance, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Sean Curran, Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch, and Paul Dennis unite for the first time showcasing their respective, distinct styles through performances woven together by the themes of mysticism, time, and technology. (Program details are below.)
Chance Theater is delighted to present the Southern California premiere of powerful drama about a fragmented family After The Revolution. Written by Pulitzer finalist Amy Herzog (4,000 Miles), and directed by Chance Theater Founding Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen. After The Revolution will preview from April 10 through April 17, regular performances will begin April 18 and continue through May 10 on the Main Stage at Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center.
Cinnabar Theater is enjoying sold-out houses for its production of Tom Stoppard's masterpiece Arcadia, and critics are calling it "sparkling," "fascinating," and "tremendously powerful." So Sonoma County's beloved professional theater has extended the show for an extra week, adding performances on Saturday, April 25 at 8 PM and Sunday, April 26 at 2 PM.
Cinnabar Theater, the beloved professional theater in Sonoma County, proudly presents Tom Stoppard's masterpiece Arcadia. A dazzling play that is equal parts comedy, mystery, and love story, Arcadia opens tonight, April 3 and runs through Sunday, April 19.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 12, 2015): Nearly 60 pieces of contemporary art from some of the nation's finest artists will be available for purchase at the 20th annual Contemporary Forum Dinner and Auction beginning at 6 p.m. today, March 20 in the Cummings Great Hall at Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix.
Nearly 60 pieces of contemporary art from some of the nation's finest artists will be available for purchase at the 20th annual Contemporary Forum Dinner and Auction beginning at 6 p.m. tonight, Friday, March 20 in the Cummings Great Hall at Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix.
Cinnabar Theater, the beloved professional theater in Sonoma County, proudly presents Tom Stoppard's masterpiece Arcadia. A dazzling play that is equal parts comedy, mystery, and love story, Arcadia opens Friday, April 3 and runs through Sunday, April 19. In this brilliant and witty show, which won London's coveted Olivier Award, 12 talented actors take you on a thrilling ride through two centuries of passion, poetry, and science. Director Sheri Lee Miller delighted audiences with sold-out hits such as Of Mice & Men, The Price, and La Cage aux Folles. Now she's back to stage this remarkable play of heady ideas and heartfelt emotion.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 12, 2015): Nearly 60 pieces of contemporary art from some of the nation's finest artists will be available for purchase at the 20th annual Contemporary Forum Dinner and Auction beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 20 in the Cummings Great Hall at Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix.
Contemporary Forum, a volunteer Phoenix Art Museum support organization, uses funds from the event to purchase contemporary artwork for the Museum's collection and to provide grants for emerging and mid-career artists. Artwork being auctioned includes ceramics, painting, mixed media, photography, sculpture and glass created by renowned local and national artists including Uta Barth, Nathan Mabry, Miguel Palma, Bassim Al Shakir, Matt Magee, Werner Segarra, Rachel Bess, Annie Lopez and Jim Waid, among many others.
Today, Curtain Call Podcast, an audio podcast featuring hour-long interviews with diverse theater professionals, announces the release of Episode 5 with special guest Oanh Nguyen, Artistic Director of Chance Theater in Anaheim on January 1, 2015. The podcast created by host Chuck Clay, an actor, writer, director and self-professed 'stage enthusiast' debuted last September with an interview with star of stage and screen, actor Arye Gross (Stupid F*cking Bird at Boston Court, ABC's Castle).
