By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival In 2012 the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival will partner with local organizations in order to bring to life larger and more complex performances. One organization to which the Festival will look is the local chamber music group and founding organization of the Festival, Detroit Chamber Winds […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival On Sunday, December 11 the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival held its annual benefactor appreciation event. The event echoed the Festival’s collaborative theme by featuring artistic director and pianist James Tocco, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (EDE) artistic director Laurie Eisenhower. Tocco and Eisenhower worked together to reveal the […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival The 2012 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival will tackle large and complex works by the famous 20th century Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky. One such work will be the ballet which first earned Stravinsky international fame, The Rite of Spring. The work, whose 1913 Paris premiere provoked one of […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Leap Day got a bit more interesting this year as the Florida Grand Opera surprised travelers at the Miami International Airport with six Random Acts of Culture™ performances. Travelers, performers and the media loved the performances. Here are a few clips from the day… Huffpost Miami called the day a “highbrow burst of the arts“ […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Aaron Wolf, Musicopia Musicopia is a nonprofit organization that works with approximately 100 of our region’s professional musicians to present a wealth of music education programs and it is also dedicated to restoring and improving in-school music instruction throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 the Temple Performing Arts Center teamed up […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Milena Kalinovska, Hirshorn Museum & Sculpture Garden ARTLAB+, the Hirshhorn Museum’s signature youth program, gives DC-area teens the space, resources, and technology to explore their creativity while developing important visual and digital literacy skills. The ArtLab space in the Sculpture Garden reopened with new equipment in October 2011. The addition of a recording studio […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Starting today, the Cinequest film festival in San Jose/Silicon Valley will showcase films created by young people, using their stories as a way to inspire positive social change. Picture the Possibilities empowers young people from all over the world with the innovative tools, mentors and training necessary to produce the films. The program also connects them with leaders […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Val Renner, Akron Civic Theatre The month of February was extremely busy. The Festival of Nations 2012 was a top family pleaser. This was the third year for this event and it include performances by The German Family Society Tanzgruppe Dancers, Pura Salsa, The Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Cultural Association Performance Troupe, The St. Nicholas Russian […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Michael Knoll, South Florida Folklife Center, HistoryMiami Earlier this year, HistoryMiami’s South Florida Folklife Center launched its Heritage Spotlight series, an artist-in-residence program featuring Miami-area tradition bearers. Our very first resident artist is Cuban drummer and drum-maker Ezequiel Torres who has been featured in two recent programs, which have proven to be a successful […]
Article · March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Randy Bobst-McKay, Symphony Silicon Valley Valentine’s Day brought Carmen to the San Jose International Airport. Nine Random Acts of Culture™ performances featured Symphony Silicon Valley’s concertmaster on violin and two singers from Opera San Jose bringing to life Bizet’s most familiar music. The performances at various gates while passengers waited for their flights and at the baggage […]
Article · February 29, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Aaron Fiedler, Arts & Science Council On August 17, 2010 we set out on a two-year journey with a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to bring arts and culture to the people of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County through Random Acts of Culture™. On that day, 11 performers from Opera […]
Article · February 28, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad