Maybe it isn’t always true, but it seems to be – when you watch a French farce (like “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” currently being presented at Weathervane Playhouse, a Knight Arts grantee), you can pretty much expect lots of sexual innuendo, and invariably in the form of marital infidelity. And, you can also predict it’ll […]
Article · May 9, 2014 by Roger Durbin
“Ring of Fire” is a country and rockabilly treat when put into the hands of Actors’ Summit, a Knight Arts grantee and its remarkable cast of singers and musicians. The show takes a reflective biographical look at musical legend and star Johnny Cash through his music. If you know nothing about Cash, you’ll learn a […]
Article · May 7, 2014 by Roger Durbin
It’s a woman’s world. That will be the case for Neo Dance Theatre, a Knight Arts grantee, when it brings its program “Symbiosis II” to the Paul Daum Theatre located on The University of Akron campus on May 16-17. The evening’s performance will be exclusively the work of two female choreographers. “Symbiosis II” is the […]
Article · May 2, 2014 by Roger Durbin
It’s all in the family, at least for the grandfather, father and son exhibit of art mounted by the Akron Society of Artists on the third floor of Summit Artspace, a Knight Arts grantee. “The Nevin Family: Three Generations of Art” reveals the tradition of visual art by Karl Nevin (oil paintings), son Michael (acrylic […]
Article · May 1, 2014 by Roger Durbin
Pop music legends get revered in one way through tribute bands. The King of Pop has his in the form of Who’s Bad, a seven-member musical group out of Chapel Hill, N.C. This group has been described as an unrivaled celebration of Jackson’s music. We can all find out just how true that is as […]
Article · April 25, 2014 by Roger Durbin
If you drive by the Akron Art Museum, a Knight Arts grantee, you will notice three giant red balls hanging from three sides of the building. Dangling really, as if to guide you to come and see what’s going on there. That’s exactly what the artist, Tony Feher, whose name is the title of the […]
Article · April 23, 2014 by Roger Durbin
Years ago it seemed like close to every Easter season the movie version of “The Wizard of Oz” would be on television. Nowadays you can see a live take on the movie and Frank Baum book in dance form when Ballet Theatre of Ohio (BTO) brings artistic director Christine Meneer’s full-length ballet production of Dorothy […]
Article · April 18, 2014 by Roger Durbin
Sometimes it’s hard for dance companies to get reviewed, since they generally only get to have a single performance, or a couple performances in one day or weekend. Still they should get a chance to show potential audience members what they missed, so that they might show up the next time the group comes around. […]
Article · April 16, 2014 by Roger Durbin
There’s an event in the brewing, and it’s one not to be missed. Neos Dance Theater, a Knight Arts grantee, is bringing a larger-than-life event to E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on April 19 in cooperation with the fine arts divisions of The University of Akron, to include the Dance Institute that is in residence […]
Article · April 11, 2014 by Roger Durbin
Johnna Adams’ “Gidion’s Knot” in an immensely emotional play constructed for two women. The power of the drama gets its due and then some from actresses Jen Klika and Alanna Romansky at None Too Fragile Theater’s production of this play. Jen Klika and Alanna Romansky in “Gidion’s Knot.” Photo courtesy of None Too Fragile Go see […]
Article · April 9, 2014 by Roger Durbin
Ah, the good old days. Actually they seem that way in Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse’s “Life with Father” being performed at Weathervane Playhouse, a Knight Arts grantee. Think about it. Set in a large Victorian house in the 1880s (which scenic designer Alan Scott Ferrall lays out resplendently, while costume designer Jasen J. Smith adds […]
Article · April 4, 2014 by Roger Durbin