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    Bardo Pond takes over Crane in “Between Two Worlds”

    Published September 17, 2013 by

    Philadelphia's very own seminal psychedelic/noise rock band Bardo Pond has just begun an artful September in Gallery 105 of the Crane Arts Building. The band members have assembled a group show of their artwork under the banner “Between Two Worlds.” While this title certainly does a fine job of describing...
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    “Out in the Dark” illuminates

    Published September 16, 2013 by

    True happiness is borderless, but finding this nebulous space can be dangerous, especially in a tumultuous region marked by violent conflict and rampant homophobia. In the political thriller Out in the Dark, an Israeli-Palestinian film by Yael Shafrir and Michael Mayer, two men cross borders and cultures to find connection....
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    Attorneys and the arts

    Published September 16, 2013 by

    By Etain Connor and Laura Bruney Attorney Daniel Novela cannot point to one moment that cemented his interest in the arts. It was a natural and gradual process. When he and his wife joined a young professionals group for the Perez Art Museum of Miami (formerly Miami Art Museum). It...
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    Detroit: lifting the soul of a city

    Published September 15, 2013 by

    I am asked all the time why Knight Foundation funds in the arts. I don’t think I have ever conveyed it as eloquently as this column in the Detroit Free Press, by Rochelle Riley. Riley attended our Detroit Knight Arts Challenge winners event on Tuesday night, where Knight Foundation awarded...
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    Shadow playing, after art making

    Published September 13, 2013 by

    A shadow play film directed by Damian Rojo and Celeste Fraser Delgado. Shadow plays may be one of the oldest forms of the collaboration of visual arts, story-telling, performance and music. Cut-out figurines move across a screen while back-lit, like an ancient video, performing some kind...
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    Detroit: lifting the soul of a city

    Published September 13, 2013 by

    Detroit Knight Arts Challenge Celebration: A Knight Foundation Flickr set  I am asked all the time why Knight Foundation funds in the arts. I don’t think I have ever conveyed it as eloquently as this column in the Detroit Free Press, by Rochelle Riley. Riley attended our Detroit Knight Arts Challenge winners event on Tuesday night, where Knight Foundation awarded more than $2 million to 56 projects, and was moved to capture the essence of what the arts can do to lift the spirit and bring together a community. As Riley writes:  "I walked into the Fillmore Detroit theater Tuesday night and met Detroit’s soul. The city’s soul is not made of dollars and companies. It lies in the creativity and passion and genius that has fueled art and the business of art. It lies in a fierce persistence to share spirit.... We know the city’s troubles, but we better not forget its soul. Souls lift cities. That is how the healing begins."
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    Ana Miranda & Carl Ferrari talkin’ about a revolution/evolution

    Published September 13, 2013 by

    Art Works for Us presents ''Revolution/Evolution,” an experimental contemporary dance dialogue between flamenco and progressive rock. Created by Artistic Director Ana Miranda and Musical Director Carl Ferrari, "Revoluton/Evolution" opens for one night only on Saturday, September 28th at 8 p.m. The performance features contemporary dance based in Flamenco from Aire...