Emily Johnson/Catalyst weaves story, dance, music and art-making into a new work, “Niicugni”

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Emily Johnson/Catalyst weaves story, dance, music and art-making into a new work, “Niicugni”

Published April 23, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler

The O’Shaughnessy was quieter than usual before last night's show, particularly given the size of the crowd that braved the rain to see Emily Johnson/Catalyst’s one-night-only regional premiere of “Niicugni.” The light was dim, and there were homemade lanterns suspended from the rafters above both stage and audience, but little...

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Meet Jacqueline Johnston, student at St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts and contributor to Cherry Spoon Collective

Published April 23, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Taylor Bakken, American Composers Forum Alongside having some of the most virtuosic musicians in St. Paul's music scene, Cherry Spoon Collective has been lucky to utilize the help of some incredibly talented students from the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. One of these students is Jacqueline Johnston, a...

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Cherry Spoon Collective launches spring mini-season in St. Paul

Published April 23, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Bonnie Marshall, Cherry Spoon Collective Cherry Spoon Collective announces its inaugural ‘mini-season’ in St. Paul with two performances. On Friday, April 26 at 7pm and 9pm Cherry Spoon Collective will perform at Studio Z (275 East Fourth Street, Suite 200) during the St. Paul Art Crawl and will include...

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Author Rayya Elias rocks the DFT with the power of honesty

Published April 22, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Rayya Elias, brilliant soul, Detroit native (by way of Syria) and author of Harley Loco. By way of introducing us to her good friend Rayya Elias, moderator Elizabeth Gilbert (author of the international best-seller Eat, Pray, Love and numerous other works of fiction and nonfiction) spoke...

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Movies return to Macon’s Cox Capitol Theatre

Published April 22, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

The Land Before Time will be shown at the Cox Capitol Theatre today at 11 a.m. as part of this pilot program. The Cox Capitol Theatre was once home to regular movie screenings, and many have called for the return of movies to the beloved theater...

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“Qualia” a la Marissa Alma Nick

Published April 22, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

During dancer and choreographer Marissa Alma Nick's April residency at Inkub8 (a Knight Arts grantee), Nick has developed what she terms Phase I of “Qualia”—an uninterrupted four-part performance that merges the arts of screen-dance, live performance, sound and installation. Qualia is a philosophical concept that refers to “individual instances of...

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South Florida soprano Sierra wins Tucker grant

Published April 19, 2013 by Gregory Stepanich

Soprano Nadine Sierra. In a few days, Nadine Sierra is bound for Italy, where she’ll be singing in the oldest continuously operating opera house in Europe. There in the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, which opened in 1737 and whose house composers have included Giaochino...

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O, Miami tattoos Miamians at the Broken Shaker

Published April 19, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

If you ever wanted to get a tattoo while listening to poetry, then rush over to the Broken Shaker on Friday, April 26th at 7:30 p.m., when Tom Healy and Kevin Young will read their poetry while tattoo artists from Ocho Placas Tattoo Company are on site creating tattoos. Tattoo...

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Op artist Julian Stanczak celebrated at Akron Art Museum

Published April 19, 2013 by Roger Durbin

In a recent crossword puzzle, a clue was “lively art,” and the answer was “Op Art.” Here’s another clue – whose art helped inspire the term Op Art? The answer is Julian Stanczak. Some 20 or so of his works are on display at the Akron Art Museum, a Knight...

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The literature of transformation at Traffic Jam

Published April 19, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Imogen Binnie, reading from her new novel Nevada. There were a couple of difficult distinctions to be made during the reading of trans-women’s literature held at Traffic Jam & Snug restaurant on Tuesday. The performance by lead reader Imogen Binne, on tour in support of her...

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P. Scott Cunningham empowers O, Miami

Published April 18, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

“Democracy runs on empowerment. If a population doesn’t feel empowered, it won’t exercise its rights. Making art makes us feel human, and to feel human is to feel capable of anything.” —P. Scott Cunningham, founder of the O, Miami Poetry Festival. The Overtown Youth Center poetry...

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the news

Published April 18, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's efforts to engage the community are making headlines. The Detroit News reports on the Symphony's efforts this week. Click here to read the complete article and scroll below for an excerpt. "Two years after a debilitating strike pushed the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to the brink of...

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Charlotte Shakespeare Festival coming soon

Published April 18, 2013 by Katherine Balcerek

Playbill for "The Merchant of Venice" at the Charlotte Shakespeare Festival, 2012. Warm weather, flowers blooming and insects stirring can only mean one thing: its time for Shakespeare at the Green. For the past eight years, the Charlotte Shakespeare theater company has been offering affordable...

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Esther Klein Gallery’s “Cellular/Molecular” alongside Philadelphia Science Festival

Published April 18, 2013 by CSchwartz

Breadboard's Esther Klein Gallery (EKG) in University City is thinking big by getting small. The worlds of the microscopic are the subject of the show “Cellular/Molecular,” curated by Gaby Heit, which just opened to the public on April 16. This exhibit also coincides with the 3d annual Philadelphia Science Festival,...

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Jewelry-Making with Cheri Lesauskis

Published April 17, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Melissa Macker, The 567 Center for Renewal, Inc. Cheri Lesauskis will teach a beginner’s jewelry-making workshop at The 567 Center for Renewal (a Knight Arts grantee) on Thursday, April 18. Lesauskis is a highly skilled jewelry artist whose work has been featured in galleries and boutiques alike. Most recently,...