John McGrath is Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Manchester International Festival [MIF], a worldclass celebration of original work that had marked seven festivals prior to the imminent 2021 cultural celebration that starts July 1. Unfolding over 18 days both indoors and outdoors, both in three dimensions and online, MIF21 wasn't about to let a pandemic stand in the way of its pioneering vision, as McGrath himself explains below.
On Friday, July 16, 2021 at 8pm PT, Sarah Cahill will return to Old First Concerts to perform selections from her project, The Future is Female. This is a hybrid concert – seating is limited to 100 people at Old First Church and general admission is $25.
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It’s kind of the outlier on the record but at the same time is still so original and identifying to myself. Also it just makes me feel like a badass for once.” The video features Faye hanging with Atlanta’s dirt bike scene king SIG and the Real Bike Life Only riders.
The Rose Art Museum has received a $350,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of the Museum’s forthcoming 60th anniversary project, titled re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum.
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The Rose Art Museum has announced the gift of 86 works of art in honor of the museum’s 60th anniversary. This trove of artworks – by established and emerging artists – includes significant pieces by Francesco Clemente, Renee Cox, Jim Dine, Jenny Holzer, Danny Lyon, Yoko Ono, Jenny Holzer, Tracey Moffatt, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol among others.
Sarah Cahill, described as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, announces two virtual events in March 2021, including concerts presented by the San Francisco Symphony's SFSymphony+ Soundbox series and the Community School of Music & Arts.
DanceWorks presents Again, Human Body Expression's new 30-minute film work, choreographed by Hanna Kiel, and featuring nine extraordinary Canadian dancers. Again will premiere online February 26-28, 2021, as part of DanceWorks' new Moving Online Series, presenting short video stories, interviews, and works choreographed for the digital stage.
SCAD has announced the appointment of DJ Hellerman as curator at SCAD Museum of Art. An experienced curator, writer, archivist, and art historian, Hellerman brings a deep understanding of site-specific, interdisciplinary projects to SCAD MOA.
LongHouse Reserve will hold its winter benefit on February 14, 2021 at 6:00PM EST, Love Song to Jack, a virtual event in honor of LongHouse's beloved founder Jack Lenor Larsen. The Valentine's Day event is an elegant ode to Jack, who recently left this world at 93.
The BMI Foundation is extending the deadline for scholarship applications to FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th 2021 including the Future Jazz Master Scholarship, John Lennon Scholarships, peermusic Latin Scholarship and the Nashville Songwriting Scholarship.
Howard Johnson, veteran jazz musician, tuba innovator and founding member of the Saturday Night Live band, died at home in New York on Jan. 11, 2021, following a long illness, according to his longtime partner, Nancy Olewine.
Weaver, designer, collector, gardener, author, world traveler, entrepreneur, teacher, and cultural scholar, Jack Lenor Larsen was mentor to textile connoisseurs, designers, artisans and artists throughout his eventful and gratifying 93 years. He died peacefully on the evening of December 22, 2020 of natural causes in East Hampton, New York.
On December 31 at 7 pm ET, 92Y will ring in 2021 with the streaming premiere An 80th Birthday Celebration of Songwriter Mike Stoller, a Lyrics & Lyricists Special Event from 2013. This magical concert will be released for the first time and available for free to audiences beyond the 900 people who packed the concert hall that night.
Glendale Arts is inviting the public to participate in building a monument of hope, one wish at a time, by adding their wishes for 2021 to the Alex Theatre Wishing Wall, a brand-new installation mounted on the historic Alex Theatre's gates on Brand Blvd. in Downtown Glendale.
Julien’s Auctions announced today the marquee lineup of items to be sold at MUSICARES® CHARITY RELIEF AUCTION taking place live in Beverly Hills and online juliensauctions.com on Sunday, January 31st, 2021.
Mina Tindle, the project of Parisian singer/songwriter Pauline De Lassus released her third full-length album SISTER in October via 37d03d, and today she shares the video for shimmering lead single “Lions,” produced by and starring Indira Dominici on 8mm film
Manchester International Festival returns with 18 days of original, new work and special events from across the spectrum of performing arts, visual arts and popular culture.
