Four must-see off-Basel events

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Four must-see off-Basel events

Published December 1, 2011 by Neil de la Flor

It is almost impossible — well, it is impossible — to experience and absorb all of the art on display this week during Art Basel. Add together all of the other off-Basel exhibits and events and the task seems even more daunting. The smaller venues featured below offer the weary...

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Motionpoems — coming to a screen near you

Published November 30, 2011 by Susannah Schouweiler

The idea of marrying film and poetry isn’t a groundbreaking idea, but it’s an ingenious one. The Poetry Foundation and PBS have taken a stab at it with "Poetry Everywhere;" former Poet Laureate Billy Collins made a foray with Action Poetry. Beyond that, I’ve noticed a growing number of stand-alone,...

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Art Basel is here; so are the locals

Published November 29, 2011 by Anne Tschida

As anyone even slightly familiar with the art world knows, Art Basel week has arrived. Starting on Thursday at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the massive main fair opens, and all over town...

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Illustrations by Miguel Mansur

Published November 29, 2011 by CSchwartz

Miguel Mansur is a Philadelphia-based illustrator who works halfway between traditional techniques and digital ones. He creates work that is both technically strong and socially relevant. Back in July, he landed an illustration gig for the video game Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. He said the job helped give...

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Random Acts of Culture™ livens holiday travel

Published November 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

Random Acts of Culture™ made holiday travel a bit sweeter this year as it spread spontaneous joy at airports in Charlotte, NC and Saint Paul, MN. On November 22, the North Carolina Dance Theatre & the Charlotte Jazz Society surprised travelers at the Charlotte airport with an improvisational dance set...

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Announcing the 2011 Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners

Published November 29, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller

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Theatre tradition runs deep in Philly suburbs

Published November 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Ned Warwick for the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia It always seems that when essayists render views on how we as Americans live, the suburbs get hammered as intellectual and artistic wastelands; long on safety, short on stimulation. Tell that to the people who came and sat on the...

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Locust Projects’ Billboard Project 2011

Published November 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Locust Projects Locust Projects' 2nd annual Billboard Project is officially under way with artwork by Agustina Woodgate posted across the city. Woodgate's project "11:11" presents rainbows on bus shelters and billboards surrounding Miami's Design District and Miami Beach. Locust Projects will host a reception for the...

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Kunsthalle Detroit sheds light on a once-vacant building

Published November 29, 2011 by vmiller

Kunsthalle is a word that emerged from German-speaking regions during feudal times for a facility that mounts...

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Best ideas for the South Florida arts receive $2.9 million in funding

Published November 28, 2011 by Robertson.Adams

Mentorship program for African-American playwrights, coral as a living art form, new dance company among the winners of Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge MIAMI, Nov. 28, 2011— Thirty-one ideas – many of them from small cultural groups helping to weave the arts into South Florida’s DNA – have been selected...

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Opera Carolina dazzles first-time opera goers

Published November 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

Opera meets the masses Jan 28 as Opera Carolina hosts a free performance of Madama Butterfly for first-time opera-goers throughout greater Charlotte. Knight Foundation has reserved all the seats for the Jan 28 performance and will be issuing free tickets to opera novices online from Dec 5-16. Winners will be...

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“I Wish You Love” returns to Penumbra Theatre for the holiday season

Published November 28, 2011 by Susannah Schouweiler

Last spring, unless you acted fast, you likely missed out on seeing Penumbra Theatre’s premiere staging of “I Wish You Love.” Tickets sold out quickly to playwright Dominic Taylor’s musical portrait of ‘50s crooner turned television pioneer, Nat “King” Cole. If you were one of those, like me, who missed...

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Caroline Calouche & Co. bring another dimension to dance

Published November 28, 2011 by carmella.jarvi

Performances by Caroline Calouche & Co. may appear light and magical, with dancers literally suspended in the air. But under Caroline Calouche’s artistic and executive direction, this talented dance company stands on its own merits long before any aerial apparatus is added. In 2006, Calouche began her explorations of blending...

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Everyone carries a shadow

Published November 28, 2011 by Neil de la Flor

Marissa Alma Nick dares you to show your face and follow (or un-follow) your shadow to “The Shadow Projects,” a site-specific experimental performance inspired by Carl Jung's shadow theory. Jung's shadow theory posits the idea that the shadow contains “the disowned qualities of the consciousself.” In other words, the stuff...

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Tonight – Find out the 2011 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Miami

Published November 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

Earlier this year, we asked the community, “What’s your big idea for the arts in South Florida?” The response was overwhelming – 1,299 applications poured in for the Knight Arts Challenge. Our reviewers whittled the list down to a few dozen winners. And tonight at 6:30 p.m., we’ll post their...