Grooving with the North Carolina Dance Theatre

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Grooving with the North Carolina Dance Theatre

Published October 29, 2012 by Katherine Balcerek

"Limitless" program. “Astounding!” “Absolutely amazing!” “Superb!” One could hear these exclamations abounding in the lobby of the Knight Theatre this past weekend after the North Carolina Dance Theatre’s season opener, “Limitless.” And indeed the performance deserved all of this praise; it was exhilarating, provocative, lively and...

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Join the Clown Workshop with Nina Hlava

Published October 29, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

It's been a spooky weekend, and things are about get spookier when the all ghosts and ghouls come out to play this Halloween. The rush of zombie-inspired walks springing up across Miami have raised the stakes for next year. But this Halloween, like most, will leave many of us blue...

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College Street mural nears completion as commission renews focus on public art

Published October 29, 2012 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

Clinite's mural is the result of a KNC grant acquired by The Facade Squad, a group which aims to beautify the College Hill Corridor. It is more than 75 percent complete as of October 28, 2012. In late September, artist Heidi Clinite began work on a...

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Irrigate Arts celebrates a year of creative placemaking along St. Paul’s Central Corridor

Published October 29, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

In the Irrigate-sponsored project "Resurrecting of Beauty" artists Yang Mee-Moua Yang and Nonmala Xiong worked with the Center for Hmong Art and Talent to make use of unconventional materials found along the light rail, from origami to glass jars, and transform them into fashion. Photo courtesy...

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Art Live and everywhere

Published October 26, 2012 by Anne Tschida

The structures of "Orpheus and Eurydice" at the YoungArts+Dorsch Gallery booths. The interactive and performance-based art fair, now called Art Live, has moved from its inaugural outdoor Wynwood home of last year, indoors to the Coconut Grove Convention Center. But the basics remain the same: the...

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The Villages’ fall festival to “Open for Business” this Saturday

Published October 26, 2012 by Rosie Sharp

I believe in Detroit because there is very strong evidence that it exists. In a city facing a more than 50 percent population deficit, the definition of neighborhood becomes somewhat loose. Really, anywhere in Detroit that you find three square streets hanging together with no rotten...

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Apollo’s Fire tour “Passacaglia” has stop at Fairlawn Lutheran Church

Published October 26, 2012 by Roger Durbin

Apollo's Fire will be bringing its classy and artistic brand of period music and performances to the Akron area once more for its beginning concert tour of the season. Four singers (Nell Snaidas, soprano; Jeffrey Strauss, baritone; Karim Sulayman, tenor haut-contre; and Oliver Mercer, tenor) will join four virtuoso string...

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Los Angeles and Tokyo meet Philadelphia at Space 1026

Published October 25, 2012 by CSchwartz

Space 1026 has a show entitled “New Work and Then Some” that spans the globe from Tokyo to Los Angeles to Philadelphia. Three artists – Ako Castuera, Rob Sato and Ryohei Tanaka – grace the walls of the gallery with a glut of work from ceramics to paintings, graffiti-inspired works...

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Despite Tropical Storm Sandy…

Published October 25, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

Despite Tropical Storm Sandy's feigned threats to ruin our weekend, a storm of cultural events will unfold across South Florida — rain or shine — from Miami Nice Jazz Festival at the Gusman Center (October 26-28) to Art Live Fair at the Coconut Grove Convention Center (October 26–28). [caption id="attachment_47388"...

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North Carolina pottery at the Mint Museum

Published October 25, 2012 by Katherine Balcerek

"A Thriving Tradition" at the Mint Museum Randolph. There are only a few months left to enjoy the wonderful collection of North Carolina pottery on view at the Mint Museum Randolph. “A Thriving Tradition” features 75 years of collecting North Carolina Pottery across the state’s pottery...

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Crowdfunding Rhythms of Africa 2013

Published October 24, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Steve Klotz, Embrace Music Foundation Knight Foundation grantees know that the challenge of expanding their base of support accompanies their award. Embrace Music Foundation (EMF), contracted to conduct two Rhythms of Africa projects in 2013, regards the prestigious grant as the launch of its campaign rather than the end,...

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Nicholas McGegan on the authentic practice of being himself

Published October 24, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer To interview Nicholas McGegan is like taking an intensive seminar in serious enjoyment, because the British conductor embodies the joy of making good music. One of the deans of historically informed practice, his knowledge is encyclopedic and so amazingly assimilated it...

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Celebrate Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday Oct 26

Published October 24, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Pati Vargas, Viernes Culturales Join us on October 26, 2012 for another Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday. Little Havana's popular arts and culture festival. Enjoy music, discover works by local artists and artisans in and around our iconic Domino Plaza on SW 8th St and SW 15th Ave, and visit the...

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Bringing new energy to the artists driving the future of Detroit

Published October 24, 2012 by elizabeth.miller

With this investment, we hope to bring new energy to the artists and entrepreneurs driving the future of Detroit, so that years from now, when someone asks how we succeeded in our quest to lift the soul and bind the community in Detroit, I hope they’ll point to some of...

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Bringing new energy to the artists driving the future of Detroit

Published October 24, 2012 by marika.lynch

With this investment, we hope to bring new energy to the artists and entrepreneurs driving the future of Detroit, so that years from now, when someone asks how we succeeded in our quest to lift the soul and bind the community in Detroit, I hope they’ll point to some of the things we’re announcing tonight: some art things, some surprising things, some amazing things and some genuinely, authentically Detroit things. - Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibargüen on the foundation’s new $19.25 million commitment to the Detroit arts