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    Ditta Baron Hoeber’s cell phone studies at Moore

    Published June 4, 2013 by

    In the Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia-based artist Ditta Baron Hoeber presents her recent work in the solo exhibit “Proximity,” curated by Kaytie Johnson. While spending time in transit riding trains, Hoeber began a series of cell phone photographs capturing various components of her...
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    Juraj Kojs’s discordant harmony

    Published June 3, 2013 by

    Of what use is it to explore the relationship between touch, sound and movement when that exploration may divide into incongruous factions? This is a question that Slovakian composer, performer, multimedia artist and Inkub8 artist-in-residence Juraj Kojs' experimental work, “Touch Me Hear,” sought to answer during his two-night performance at...
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    Ready, set, respond!

    Published June 1, 2013 by

    By Taylor Thomas, Community School of the Arts Since 2011, the Knight Foundation has provided Community School of the Arts with the chance to enable our outreach and financial aid students to experience a variety of classical symphonies, cultural concerts, emotive operas, and dynamic museum exhibitions. The ticket access fund...
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    Imagining the foundations of La Florida

    Published May 31, 2013 by

    Replica of a Spanish galleon. Take a break from contemporary art and head to the Freedom Tower downtown for a fascinating historical exhibit, “Imagining La Florida.” But don’t expect at lot of gimmicky accoutrements, or even much in the way archeological items – this is the...
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    Weekend preview: Ocelot Print Shop grand opening

    Published May 31, 2013 by

    Printed in-shop, the info on the Ocelot Print Shop open house. Saturday, June 1st marks the grand opening of Ocelot Community Print Shop, with an introductory open house taking place from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at their headquarters in the Cass Corridor Neighborhood Development Corporation (CCNDC), which...
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    Ah, to be an angel and put on a show!

    Published May 31, 2013 by

    Maybe it’s just me, but when someone says they want to put on a show, I’m figuring they want to direct it or star in it – probably both. So it comes as a surprise when Akron Civic Theatre, a Knight Arts grantee, got into “producer” mode. The Civic has...
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    “Deep Water: The Murder Ballads”

    Published May 30, 2013 by

    In 2007, E.E. Balcos and John Allemeier began interpreting three murder ballads popular in North Carolina folklore: “Poor Ellen,” “Omie Wise” and “the Ballad of Frankie Silver.” They re-worked these ballads to produce three unique but related dance pieces with choreography and music inspired by the original ballads. These three...
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    Get ready for Out in the Tropics

    Published May 30, 2013 by

    Out in the Tropics, presented by FUNDarte, is South Florida's annual (and first) gender-bending contemporary performing arts festival. The festival brings contemporary GLBTQ artists, whose work reflects the creative depth and diversity within the GLBTQ community, to Miami for a weeklong festival of performances and art events from June 13-16....