Thomas Jackson News

I like my orchestral music organised around Northern talent. An evening of two halves, this BBC Proms event saw Nottingham (which is geographically more North than South, so let’s forget for a moment that it’s in the midlands) was repped by four-piece band Divorce. Then, Rotherham-born Self-Esteem - or Rebecca Lucy Taylor, a seedling national treasure – performed an hour-long set “with some surprises”, primarily performing her own work with new arrangements by Colin Elliot.

Over the festival’s 5-day program, films will be screened at 3 venues including Fotografiska New York and Scandinavia House. Along with the film screenings, NIFF will offer specialty events, like our Nordic flavored mixology class, presented by VI aquavit and our networking filmmaker lounge in Volvo Hall at Scandinavia House.

Jon Pareles of The New York Times said, 'Squid's performance was an inventory of cantankerousness' and lauded, 'Anna B Savage dealt in ruthless, self-lacerating confessionals, delivered in a tremulous, vehement contralto that brought drama to each phrase. Revealing her pain, she exorcised it.” 

Live Theatre returns to Manchester next month with a new two week, Covid-secure live arts event staged at the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse. It is confirmed that the festival is able to go ahead in the regions Tier 3 restrictions.

Let there be lips because the ROCKY HORROR SHOW is celebrating five years at Theatre Baton Rouge!

Arthur Miller's classic 1953 play, THE CRUCIBLE will explore a community filled with fear, distrust and hysteria at Theatre Baton Rouge as part of the theatre's 2019-20 Capital Series.

Theatre Baton Rouge will proudly present Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY directed by Lily McGill from August 16-25!

The residents of Flint and Ann Arbor, Michigan were treated to a very special event because of the University Musical Society (UMS): Yo-Yo Ma visited as part the performer's two-year journey to perform Six Suites for Solo Cello as a catalyst for social action and it marks the first time Ma extended the model beyond the Bach Project to a broader audience. Ma's visit was two-days filled of activities including a talk by him in the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium on 'Culture, Understanding, and Survival,' as well as a Day of Action in Flint, Michigan with the theme, 'Flint Voices: Culture, Community, and Resilience.' At the Day of Action, Ma worked with community partners to transform lives and forge both a more connected world and a healthy and vibrant local community with the goal of the session to find new opportunities for collaborations across Flint's cultural communities and organizations. The strategy session was followed up by a community cultural show that was a celebration of Flint's vitality, diversity, and artistry. BroadwayWorld Detroit had a chance to speak with two of people heavily involved in brining Yo-Yo Ma and his Day of Action event to Michigan - Jim Leija (director of education & community engagement for UMS) and Natasha Thomas-Jackson (Flint-based arts advocate). Read our interview with them to see why this was an important event:

The University Musical Society (UMS) is pleased to announce a visit to Michigan by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that will take place February 27-28, 2019 in Ann Arbor and Flint. This special visit builds on the performer's two-year journey to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello as a catalyst for social action, and it marks the first time Ma is extending the model beyond the Bach Project to engage a broader audience. The activities include a talk in the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium on 'Culture, Understanding, and Survival' as well as a 'Day of Action' in Flint, MI, with the theme 'Flint Voices: Culture, Community, and Resilience.' This day-long set of activities will bring together 50 Flint-based community leaders for a working session on cultural collaboration for social change led by Yo-Yo Ma, as well as a Community Cultural Showcase celebrating Flint's past and future, which is open to the public.

Flint Youth Theatre - Michigan's Professional Theatre for Young Audiences presents "Akeelah and the Bee," based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison and adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West. Performances begin Saturday, February 10 and run through Sunday, February 25. Tickets are now on sale.

Flint Youth Theatre - Michigan's Professional Theatre for Young Audiences presents 'Akeelah and the Bee,' based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison and adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West. Performances begin Saturday, February 10 and run through Sunday, February 25. Tickets are now on sale.

Check out the upcoming exhibitions coming to Cynthia-Reeves!

CYNTHIA-REEVES presents an exhibition of prints and a site-specific installation by Thomas Jackson from August 26th through October 7th. As part of the gallery's new programming initiative, the artist will work on-site from August 22nd - 25th to create a final iteration of a work in process.

Turning an animated film into a live stage production has its challenges, and Disney's "THE LITTLE MERMAID" is no exception .

At the premiere Art Central fair in Hong Kong, CYNTHIA-REEVES is presenting key works from artists whose creative process is concerned with high color, organic form, and elegant line. The fair runs this weekend, March 14 -16, 2015 (Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong - Booth C19).

At the premiere Art Central fair in Hong Kong, CYNTHIA-REEVES is presenting key works from artists whose creative process is concerned with high color, organic form, and elegant line. The fair runs March 14 -16, 2015 (Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong - Booth C19).

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey announces new shows for 2014! - See Kelli Agresta perform Thursday January 16 and Friday January 17th in the all new Drapkin Cabaret Room, then on Monday, January 20th its Michael Shenker Group, American Idol's Crystal Bowersox with a special guest appearance by Bergen County's Heather Brave on Thursday, March 27th and on Saturday, May 17th its Tommy James and The Shondells and don't miss Yanni on Wednesday, Auguat 13th --Tickets for these shows go on sale Friday, November 22nd at 11 AM. Reserve tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or call the Box Office at 201.227.1030.

The American Civil War, which raged from 1861 until 1865, brought about the end of slavery and the demise of the secessionist Confederacy. Abraham Lincoln's historic declaration of the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves, and finally put an end to that sordid chapter of American history. 'Durham Station' is set within this decisive period of time, as author Thomas Jackson Hawes depicts the lives of two Southern families who stood against slavery and racism in their own way.

Sam and Maggie are off sailing on their honeymoon to the Virgin Islands when they encounter a bad storm that knocks Sam out. When he comes to, they are thirty miles off of Cape Hatteris, with their radio and GPS not working. He has mixed feelings taking a cruise of this magnitude with a new boat and a wife who has never been to sea before—a choice that he regrets when they encounter danger in the form of Queen Anne's Revenge.