Danceable Action Conversations Workshop & Premiere of ‘un-quiet/body’

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Danceable Action Conversations Workshop & Premiere of ‘un-quiet/body’

Published January 22, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

On Thursday, January 31st from 7-8:30 p.m. at Inkub8, Victoria Marks will lead a workshop for dancers and choreographers. The workshop will facilitate a more connected and fluid conversation between intention and movement, thought and action, through a combination of moving, talking and moving together exercises. ...

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First Night Akron 2013 is a celebration of the arts in Downtown Akron!

Published January 22, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sharon Gillberg, Downtown Akron Partnership On Monday, Dec. 31, from 6 p.m. - midnight, thousands of revelers enjoyed enjoy entertainment and fun throughout Downtown Akron. 2013 was the 17th year for First Night Akron, a New Year’s Eve event unlike any other. This family-friendly, alcohol-free celebration of the arts...

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“And the Bead Goes On” ArtFusion event

Published January 21, 2013 by Katherine Balcerek

Left to right: “Evening Dress,” Adolfo F. Sardina circa 1980; “Cocktail Dress,” Ben Reig circa 1960-1965. Fashion and art collide at the Mint Museum Randolph (a Knight Arts grantee) this Tuesday, January 22nd. From 6-9 p.m., the Mint will host an ArtFusion event inspired by current...

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The Ordway’s ‘Broadway Songbook’ series pays tribute to Sondheim

Published January 21, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler

I've missed out on the Ordway’s well-received “Broadway Songbook” shows until now, and so I am delighted the center has expanded the series into this year. In September, the Ordway (a Knight Arts grantee) offered an homage to the musical theater legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Hart. This week,...

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Partnership with arts association helps Tubman Museum ‘think locally’ and increase diversity

Published January 21, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

"Full Spectrum" features 38 works by 17 artists from the Middle Georgia Art Assocation. "You can't just ignore your hometown and think you are going to thrive," declared Jeff Bruce, curator at the Tubman African American Museum, during the opening reception of "Full Spectrum" on...

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Design hits a high note as Michigan Opera Theatre teams up with Detroit Artists Market

Published January 21, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

The Michigan Opera Theatre provided highlight performances during the opening reception of the 2013 Design Aria, an exhibition which will run at the Detroit Artists Market (DAM) through February 16. The design show itself features an array of disciplines, including jewelry, furniture and lighting fixtures, as well as more conventional...

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What art is trying to say

Published January 18, 2013 by Anne Tschida

"Ash" by Daniel Milewski. It’s not always easy to comprehend what some of contemporary art is saying, especially without some explanation. Sometimes that’s the point, as repeating simple representational imagery is what many wanted to get away from in the contemporary era. For instance tonight, for...

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Kiva Detroit and Detroit SOUP serve up a piping-hot event at the Jam Handy Building

Published January 18, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Detroit SOUP has found a home for the foreseeable future at the Jam Handy building on W. Grand Blvd. By a show of hands, the recent coverage that Detroit SOUP received on NBC’s Nightly News didn’t have much to do the over-capacity crowd at last night’s...

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Apollo’s Fire goes intimate with winter concert and conversation

Published January 18, 2013 by Roger Durbin

I give. What’s a theorbo? For that matter, what’s a “serata?” Apollo’s Fire, a Knight Arts grantee, in its winter concert, “The Intimate Vivaldi,” is the place to find the answers. Actually a theorbo is a plucked string instrument and belongs in the lute family, but had its origins apparently...

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Jonathan Michie: An American in Leipzig

Published January 17, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Helen Donath and Jonathan Michie share more than one curious coincidence. Both are American singers, he is at the start of a promising career while she is enjoying a deserved glorious sunset. Both went to Germany, made Mozart a staple of...

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Helen Donath: An American “Kammersängerin”

Published January 17, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Helen Donath and Jonathan Michie share more than one curious coincidence. Both are American singers, he is at the start of a promising career while she is enjoying a deserved glorious sunset. Both went to Germany, made Mozart a staple of...

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Into 2013 and beyond: Two great exhibitions on view now

Published January 17, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Maris Bish, Wolfsonian–FIU This winter, The Wolfsonian–FIU received a $5 million grant from Knight Foundation to provide greater public access to its collection of modern art and design. The support is a major component of an ambitious five year plan to make The Wolfsonian accessible to anyone around the...

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Jewish concert returns; new music from FIU

Published January 17, 2013 by Gregory Stepanich

The finale of the 2012 Winter Jewish Music Concert at Temple Beth Israel. Some concerts and news happenings on the classical scene: Winter Jewish Music Concert: Not solely a classical concert, this event organized by Alan Mason of Temple Israel of Greater Miami will take place...

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Martha Graham Dance Company returns to the Queen City

Published January 17, 2013 by Katherine Balcerek

Martha Graham Dance Company. Photo courtesy of UNCC A world famous and innovative dance company comes to Charlotte after a prolonged absence of 30 years. On January 18, UNC Charlotte’s College of Arts + Architecture will present the Martha Graham Dance Company at 8 p.m. in...

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Y-Love opens at Guava Rugelach Lounge

Published January 17, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

Stereotypes persist. Sometimes they box us in and keep us from reaching our full potential and sometimes these boxes exist as a catalyst for creativity and innovation—even if it means destroying those stereotypes and becoming absolutely vulnerable. Multilingual slinging African American Hasidic gay hip hop artist Y-Love has broken through...