Celebrated American couturier and ready-to-wear designer B Michael will be honored along with Emmy-nominated sportscaster Andrea Joyce on Monday, April 8, 2013 at Figure Skating in Harlem's 2013 Skating with the Stars Gala.
American couturier and ready-to-wear designer B Michael, known for glamorous designs made exclusively in America and worn by many of the world's most stylish women, has unveiled his second b michael AMERICA RED Collection. b michael AMERICA RED features elegant, ready-to-wear designs that take women from day to evening. As the hallmark of the brand's 'Advanced American Style' heritage, B Michael remains committed to designing and manufacturing his collections in America, creating jobs for garment workers in New York City and supporting the heart of the U.S. fashion industry since 1999.
Harlem sculptor Leah Poller first heard Fred Ho in his performance of the Cal Massey magnus opus symphony "The Black Liberation Movement Suite", presented in its entirety for the first time in jazz history at the 2012 inauguration of Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster Supper Club 'Ginny's'. "The music was soul-rendering, and the performance by baritone saxophonist Fred Ho was mesmerizing", declares Poller. "The sheer bravado, the invention and the scope of this performance shook me to the roots, and I knew I had to meet Ho as a fellow artist seeking to break barriers of preconception of what something should be. Ho pushed the envelope, something I could relate to in my own work."
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Classical KUSC, in partnership with WFMT Radio Network in Chicago, have confirmed 202 markets nationwide will carry the LA Phil's annual radio broadcast concert series (a number that will grow throughout the coming year). The 2012 series was broadcast in 238 markets and reached over 2.8 million listeners.
The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm.
Each spring Symphony Space honors individuals and organizations who share its dedication to keeping the arts accessible to all New Yorkers. On April 15, Symphony Space will present the fourth annual Access to the Arts Awards to Steven M. Alden, Board Chairman from 2001-2012 in recognition of his devoted leadership of Symphony Space; philanthropists Louise Kerz Hirschfeld & Lewis B. Cullman, for their inspiring dedication to the arts and respective leadership of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and the Lewis B. & Dorothy Cullman Foundation; and Luis Ubiñas, the President of the Ford Foundation, for his dynamic direction of the nation's second largest foundation. Symphony Space will also bestow the Access to the Arts Award to Isaiah Sheffer, its Founding Artistic Director, who passed away in November 2012.
From Here To Eternity - The Musical premieres this autumn at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London - and they're offering fans a special chance to get hold of the first tickets!
Mission to (dit)Mars, a theatre arts collective serving Queens artists, presents the first in a series of free play readings as part of the 2013 LAUNCH PAD Reading Series.
Each spring Symphony Space honors individuals and organizations who share its dedication to keeping the arts accessible to all New Yorkers. On April 15, Symphony Space will present the fourth annual Access to the Arts Awards to Steven M. Alden, Board Chairman from 2001-2012 in recognition of his devoted leadership of Symphony Space; philanthropists Louise Kerz Hirschfeld & Lewis B. Cullman, for their inspiring dedication to the arts and respective leadership of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and the Lewis B. & Dorothy Cullman Foundation; and Luis Ubiñas, the President of the Ford Foundation, for his dynamic direction of the nation's second largest foundation. Symphony Space will also bestow the Access to the Arts Award to Isaiah Sheffer, its Founding Artistic Director, who passed away in November 2012.
English National Ballet will premiere a new production of Le Corsaire (The Pirate), one of the great 19th Century classics, in October 2013. English National Ballet will be the first UK company to perform the complete work which will open in Milton Keynes. The production will tour Southampton, Oxford, Bristol, London and Manchester.
Jane Pritchard, the curator of the dance collection at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, was responsible for much of the success of its 2009 Exhibition, Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes. This exhibition, or parts of it, continues to travel around the world. Anyone with an interest in the history of ballet owes it to themselves to get even a small glimpse of what Ms. Pritchard and her colleagues assembled for that magnificent event.
On the next episode of ABC's Once Upon a Time titled "Selfless, Brave and True", August is introduced to a man of magic who may be able to prevent him from turning back into wood -- but at a steep price. Check out clips below!
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Channeling a little bit of horror, a little bit of fear, The Other Theatre returns to its creative roots with a new collective work inspired by the weirdness of H.P. Lovecraft, directed by Stacey Christodoulou. Playing in English and French at Bain St. Michel from April 16-20, in collaboration with Infinitheatre.
Spring will bring a trio of striking productions to Houston Grand Opera, starting with the return-by-popular-demand of the world's first mariachi opera - Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ('To Cross the Face of the Moon'). Cruzar - an HGO commission that the company premiered to acclaim in 2010, with the Houston Chronicle calling it 'a multicultural winner' - will run today, March 22-24 at the Wortham Theater Center. Next up is HGO's new production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (April 18-May 5), conducted by the company's music and artistic director, Patrick Summers, and starring two of today's greatest Wagnerian singers: soprano Nina Stemme as Isolde and tenor Ben Heppner as Tristan, both in their company debuts.
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced its lineup for the 2013 Tribeca Talks panel series.
El espectáculo, dirigido por Ricard Reguant, se representará todos los fines de semana a partir del 6 de abril y hasta el 26 de mayo.
As Harlem's 1920's cultural renaissance officially re-emerges as the "New Harlem Renaissance", it remains true to its origins by offering richly diverse programs of exceptional talent. For the visual arts, Harlem born Charles Knox LaSister III, founder and director of his eponymous Knox Gallery in Central Harlem offers a dynamic program of exhibitions and encounters this April with a one person exhibition entitled "Mirrors of the Soul, portraits by Harlem sculptor Leah Poller".
On this week's all new episode of ONCE UPON A TIME, titled 'Selfless, Brave and True,' while Mary Margaret goes off on her own in an attempt to come to grips with what she did to Cora and how her deed has affected her, she stumbles upon August, who has hidden himself away from the others and is completely made of wood -- ashamed at the actions he has taken in life; and Emma is shocked when Neal invites his fiance, Tamara, to come to Storybrooke.
CBS News' 48 HOURS: "Ambushed" was Saturday's #1 program in viewers and households, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 16, 2013.
I've always been a sucker for a good vampire story--and Heinrich Marscher's opera DER VAMPYR fits the bill, though I don't expect it to turn up at the Metropolitan Opera any time soon. The American Symphony Orchestra under Leon Botstein, at Carnegie Hall this past Sunday, provided an exhilarating introduction to this 1827 singspiel, sung in German with dialogue in English.
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