Muhammad Ali Champions the Cause of Humanitarianism
by Robert Diamond
- Sep 27, 2014
Attorney Arnold L. Beizer, author of "SAVED BY THE BELL" an insider's new book about Muhammad Ali, will attend the 2nd Annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards Presentation in Louisville, KY on September 27.
Review Roundup: SABOTAGE Shoots Its Way Into Theaters Friday
by Matt Tamanini
- Mar 28, 2014
The latest addition to Arnold Schwarzenegger's post political resume, SABOTAGE, hits theaters on Friday. Originally entitled TEN, the film is a lose adaptation of Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (also known as TEN LITTLE INDIANS) mystery novel. It follows a DEA taskforce, who start getting picked off one by one after a successful raid on a drug cartel's safehouse.
Japan Society Exhibits Highlights from Brooklyn Museum, Now thru 6/8
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 7, 2014
This spring the Gallery at Japan Society draws from the Brooklyn Museum's collection of Japanese art to present Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum, a survey diverging from the conventional narrative of Japanese art by highlighting the polyglot nature of the Japanese achievement. (On view from today, March 7 through June 8, 2014.)
'Life-Changing Verses about Men' is Released
by Christina Mancuso
- Feb 10, 2014
As author Carlton Arnold looked back on his journey as a Christian man, he wished he had some kind of guidebook that explained how to navigate the Bible's teachings specifically for his gender. After thoroughly studying the Bible for years, he continued to ask, 'Why didn't someone tell me this before?'
Japan Society Exhibits Highlights from Brooklyn Museum, 3/7-6/8
by Tyler Peterson
- Feb 7, 2014
This spring the Gallery at Japan Society draws from the Brooklyn Museum's collection of Japanese art to present Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum, a survey diverging from the conventional narrative of Japanese art by highlighting the polyglot nature of the Japanese achievement. (On view from March 7 through June 8, 2014.)
Emilia Clarke, Brie Larson in Running for 'Sarah Connor' in TERMINATOR Reboot?
by Movies News Desk
- Nov 9, 2013
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Alan Taylor is about to begin testing actors for his upcoming TERMINATOR reboot, starting with the role of 'Sarah Connor'. Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Brie Larson (The Spectacular Now) and Margot Robbie are reportedly among the contenders.
Chandler Arnold Named Chief Operating Officer of First Book
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 1, 2013
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has provided more than 100 million new books to children in need, has named Chandler Arnold as its new chief operating officer. Arnold will help lead the organization during a period of dramatic growth, as First Book expands to bring books and educational materials to a global audience.
Bard Music Festival Presents STRAVINSKY RE-INVENTED: FROM PARIS to LA Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 16, 2013
'Stravinsky Re-invented: From Paris to Los Angeles,' the second and final weekend of the 24th annual Bard Music Festival in New York'sAnnandale-on-Hudson, follows Igor Stravinsky from Europe to post-war Hollywood, investigating his subsequent shift in style from neoclassicism to serialism. The weekend opens tonight, August 16, with a screening of film clips that document the great Russian innovator, with commentary by Professor Charles M. Joseph, author of Stravinsky Inside Out. This special session is followed by the weekend's first concert, 'Against Interpretation and Expression: The Aesthetics of Mechanization,' a program of postmodernist ensemble classics by Stravinsky, Bartók, Varèse, Hindemith, and Messiaen; soloists include Grammy-nominated pianist Peter Serkin and So Percussion's Eric Beach.
Bard Music Festival to Present STRAVINSKY RE-INVENTED: FROM PARIS to LA, 8/16
by Kristin Salaky
- Aug 12, 2013
'Stravinsky Re-invented: From Paris to Los Angeles,' the second and final weekend of the 24th annual Bard Music Festival in New York's Annandale-on-Hudson, follows Igor Stravinsky from Europe to post-war Hollywood, investigating his subsequent shift in style from neoclassicism to serialism. The weekend opens on Friday, August 16, with a screening of film clips that document the great Russian innovator, with commentary by Professor Charles M. Joseph, author of Stravinsky Inside Out. This special session is followed by the weekend's first concert, 'Against Interpretation and Expression: The Aesthetics of Mechanization,' a program of postmodernist ensemble classics by Stravinsky, Bartók, Varèse, Hindemith, and Messiaen; soloists include Grammy-nominated pianist Peter Serkin and So Percussion's Eric Beach.
Bruce Arnold Introduces the MetroDrone
by Christina Mancuso
- Jun 14, 2013
It was too obvious, too simple. Yet no one had done it before. Why not teach time and ear training simultaneously? Enter Bruce Arnold's MetroDrone.
Bard SummerScape 2013 Season Announced
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 5, 2013
Russia's profound and far-reaching impact on 20th-century culture will be explored at the 2013 annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again offers an extraordinary summer of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 24th annual Bard Music Festival, Stravinsky and His World. Presented in the striking Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts and other venues on Bard College's bucolic Hudson River campus, the seven-week festival opens on July 6 with the first of two performances of A Rite (2013) by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company, and closes on August 18 with a party in Bard's beloved Spiegeltent, which returns for the full seven weeks. Complementing the Bard Music Festival's exploration of “Stravinsky and His World,” some of the great Russian-born composer's most captivating compatriots provide key SummerScape highlights. These include the first fully-staged American production of Sergey Taneyev's opera Oresteia; the world premiere of an original stage adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's seminal novel The Master and Margarita; and a film festival titled “Between Traditions: Stravinsky's Legacy and Russian Emigré Cinema.” Together, SummerScape's offerings will continue Bard's yearlong tenth-anniversary celebrations for the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center, which commence with a month of special performances in April.
eighth blackbird Plays 2-Concert Residency at Texas Performing Arts, 1/28 & 2/4
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 28, 2013
On the heels of their 2012 Grammy Award for the recording of Steve Mackey's Lonely Motel: Music from Slide, new music ensemble eighth blackbird returns to Texas Performing Arts for ten days of residency activities, bookended by two completely different concert programs. This sextet combines the finesse of a string quartet with the energy of a rock band, delivering provocative and mind-changing performances.
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