In October 2020, Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) and Blackboard Plays announced an open call for submissions to The Black Motherhood* and Parenting New Play Festival.
New analysis of box office data from performing arts organisations in the UK, US, Canada and Republic of Ireland released today by international arts management consultants TRG Arts and UK arts data specialists Purple Seven demonstrates very different trading environments on both sides of the Atlantic, and substantial differences within the UK.
Rob Russell survived the pandemic and two heart operations this past year so his return to the stage caused a joyous celebration last night at the Pelican Cafe Cabaret. His Palm Beach fans gave him a standing ovation as they sang “It’s so nice to have you back where you belong” to “Mr. Palm Beach”.
From Saturday, May 29 until Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Melbourne Cellist Richard Narroway (29) will perform for guests on board The Ghan and will entertain locals along the journey from Darwin to Katherine, Alice Springs, Coober Pedy and Adelaide.
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey recently opened two new members exhibitions in the second-floor community galleries, Irene Rousseau: Stretching the Space and Trish Classe Gianakis: Elements of Emotion. Both shows will be on view through June 13.
Society for the Performing Arts' celebrated its 2021 Arts Forward Gala on Saturday, April 17, 2021 via livestream from the Wortham Theater. Gala Co-Chairs Leah Bennett, Mari Salazar, and Charlene and Tym Tombar welcomed over two hundred guests for a festive evening of music and live auction excitement in support of the arts.
The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) has announced the receipt of grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation in further support of the Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative | Managing Organizational Vitality and Endurance (COHI | MOVE).
Tonight, April 19th, 2021 8PM EST, QUEENS FOR A CAUSE takes to the screen! The revamped Leg Up On Life original show will feature brand new performances to raise money for the organizations Artist Grant and Scholarship Programs. The show will be hosted by Jackie Cox from Ru Paul's Drag Race season 12 and Leg Up On Life Executive Director, Daniel Gold.
Sounding like Sleaford Mods on a mind-melting acid trip in isolation, “From The Ground Up” finds Robinson matching kitchen sink lyrical quips with hypnotic electronic loops and experimental vocal styles that mark a prominent shift in sound for the Manchester collective.
A funny story, when I was a kid I collected movie posters. The local movie theater would often give away posters after a movie ran and I would take what I could get. One of the posters I got was of a movie I had never seen called “A Chorus Line”. That poster hung on my wall for a year or two until it was replaced by another, and I never did see the movie...
Amid a pandemic with all live performance shuttered, a team of graduate students from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Experience Design and Production program create episode one of a multipart narrative virtual reality game for the Oculus platform.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the return to its galleries and visual art spaces beginning on Friday, June 4, 2021, with the special art installation from the #notwhite collective. The #notwhite collective is a group of 13 women artists whose mission is to use non-individualistic, multi-disciplinary art to make their stories visible.
Baltimore Center Stage has announced the honorees for the 36th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The Young Playwrights Festival is Baltimore Center Stage’s longest running learning program that encourages expression and creativity in students across the state.
While the theater field remains uncertain yet cautiously optimistic that 2021 will see a return to in-person performances, there is no uncertainty around the systemic inequalities that have been exposed and amplified during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic 'business as usual' will not be enough when theaters open their doors again.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts will offer four outdoor concerts under the glass at the Denver Performing Arts Complex slated for May 15 & 16 and June 5. These open-air, socially-distanced concerts will feature entertainment, grab-and-go snacks from Prelude + Post and a cash bar.