Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading will compose original music for Phyllida Lloyd's forthcoming production of The Tempest. The songs will be set to Shakespeare's words in the Donmar's new all-female production which starts performance from tonight 23rd September.
Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading will compose original music for Phyllida Lloyd's forthcoming production of The Tempest. The songs will be set to Shakespeare's words in the Donmar's new all-female production which starts performance from 23rd September.
On September 9, 2016, GRAMMY-nominated composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and longtime Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra member Ted Nash will release Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom, his debut on Motéma Music.
Separately they are stunning instrumentalists but, together, they are unstoppable.
On September 9, 2016, GRAMMY-nominated composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and longtime Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra member Ted Nash will release Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom, his debut on Motéma Music.
Instead of advertisements for upcoming productions, the street outside The Public is lined with an important message.
This autumn the British Museum will host the first major UK exhibition on South African art that explores a 100,000 history through archaeological, historic and contemporary artworks, which look at the long and rich artistic heritage of the country. South Africa: the art of a nation is sponsored by Jack and Betsy Ryan and will use art to tell the story of the region's deep history, the colonial period, apartheid, the birth of the 'rainbow nation' and South Africa today. Objects from the British Museum's own South African collections will be displayed alongside contemporary acquisitions. There will also be significant loans in the exhibition, including objects coming to the UK for the very first time, thanks to the exhibition's logistics partner IAG Cargo.
Today, the National Civil Rights Museum announced recipients of The Freedom Award, the museum's signature event that honors outstanding individuals for their significant contributions to civil and human rights. This year's honorees are Benjamin Crump, civil rights attorney; Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; The Honorable Damon Jerome Keith, longest serving judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Court; Soledad O'Brien, journalist and executive producer; and Bryan Stevenson, attorney and social justice activist.
BROKEN PLATES, the solo theatre piece by Renos Spanoudes that describes itself as a theatrical feast of comedic Greek delicacies, has been enjoying a resounding season at Sandton's Auto & General Theatre on the Square.
The New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State affiliate of the ACLU, announced today a star-studded lineup of performers for its annual benefit concert. "Broadway Stands Up for Freedom" will boast performances by some of Broadway's finest on Monday, July 18, at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place). Tickets are now on sale at http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/nyclu2016.
kykNET films and Vry Films in association with Lion's Head Productions and Who Projects are proud to announce the release of NOBODY'S DIED LAUGHING: A JOURNEY WITH PIETER-DIRK UYS , a theatrical-action-documentary that celebrates the life and work of performing artist and activist Pieter-Dirk Uys.
Africa Utopia returns for a fourth time to Southbank Centre to explore what can be learnt and celebrated from modern Africa and the African diaspora. The festival investigates the arts and culture of one of the world's most dynamic and fast-changing continents and looks at how Africa can lead the way in thinking about society, community, technology, fashion, gender, faith and activism.
Ruskin Group Theatre Opens A RAISIN IN THE SUN Featuring Starletta DuPois - Begins July 22nd in Los Angeles
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that living legend Shirley Caesar will be honored with the 2,583rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. PDT.
Working in tandem with municipalities, non-profit entities, curators and public parks, CYNTHIA-REEVES continues to achieve wide recognition for coordinating public art initiatives. 2016 has been a significant year in furthering this platform, as we highlight four consecutive public art exhibitions realized by the gallery's international and museum exhibiting artists: Lionel Smit, Jonathan Prince, JaeHyo Lee and George Sherwood. A look below at those public art exhibitions currently on view now:
The New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State affiliate of the ACLU, announced today a star-studded lineup of performers for its annual benefit concert.
South African audiences will have an opportunity to see a play that was considered such an essential part of post-apartheid social dialogue in South Africa that Nelson Mandela himself requested a private performance of it when Hungry Minds Theatre revives Rajesh Gopie's OUT OF BOUNDS at the National Arts Festival this year.
Soundstreams is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Dietschi as Executive Director effective immediately. After diligently serving as Interim General Manager of the leading contemporary music company for the past six months, and following a rigorous recruitment process led by cultural executive search firm Searchlight Recruitment, Soundstreams determined Dietschi's intimate knowledge of nearly every facet of the company, and more than three years with the organization, made him the best suited candidate to lead Soundstreams into its 34th season and beyond.
Wales Millennium Centre and Cape Town Opera are delighted to present the return of MANDELA TRILOGY, opening at Wales Millennium Centre on 24 August 2016, followed by a UK and Ireland Tour, finishing on 24 September 2016.
CYNTHIA-REEVES, in collaboration with NYC Parks, the Union Square Partnership, and Art Miami / Art New York, presents MORPHOUS, a bronze sculpture by South African artist Lionel Smit, to be installed in Union Square from June 13, 2016 through April 30, 2017. A ribbon cutting ceremony and artist reception will be held at the sculpture on Tuesday, June 14 from 5:30 - 6:30pm at the sculpture. The artist will be present, along with representatives from NYC Parks and CYNTHIA-REEVES. Please join us for a meet and greet and celebration of the sculpture's installation. This will be the artist's first public art installation in the United States, and will be complemented by an exhibition of his work at CYNTHIA-REEVES' gallery venue on the campus of MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts July 30 - September 25. L
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