By National Jewish Theater Foundation The National Jewish Theater Foundation (NJTF) and NJTF President Arnold Mittelman are pleased to announce the successful completion of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation-sponsored Holocaust Theater Archive (HTA) Conference. The National Jewish Theater Foundation / Holocaust Theater Archive Conference took place in Miami in two sessions: May 15th […]
Article · June 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Bas Fisher Invitational The Bas Fisher Invitational is excited to welcome Agatha Wara during her Florida stopover en route to Bergen, Norway, where she will join the team of the Bergen Assembly. Wara will present a public talk entitled “The Appeal” (referencing the Gucci Mane album) which refers to ideas of “attraction” that have to […]
Article · June 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Mark D’Angelo is the director of instrumental music at Roosevelt High School (RHS) in Wyandotte, MI. He recently led two RHS ensembles in performances at the DIA during Wyandotte’s InsideOut community free day. In this post, D’Angelo shares his experience of being involved in InsideOut as a community member. On Sunday, April 29, residents of […]
Article · June 22, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Random Acts of Culture™ surprised employees and guests at Intel’s corporate headquarters Monday June 18! Dancers Karen Gabay and Maykel Solas from Ballet San Jose burst into the lunch room with a bold and beautiful ballroom dance number. Intel requested the event on June 18th so they could include a group of VIP’s from Korea […]
Article · June 22, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Victoria Galan, Miami-Dade Public Library System Applications for the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Young Adult Writer-in-Residence program – a project made possible through the support of the Knight Foundation – is coming to a close. Applications are being accepted through Saturday, June 30, 2012. If you are a teen or know a teen, ages 13-18, […]
Article · June 21, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Kate Durnan, The Philadelphia Dance Company Since its release this winter, Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (December 2011) by dance scholar Brenda Dixon Gottschild has propelled PHILADANCO and its Founder, Brown, into the public eye through numerous interviews, book signings, community events, and […]
Article · June 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jane Hart, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood The Art and Culture Center’s tremendously successful series “Hot Topics” concluded on June 9 with a presentation by internationally acclaimed artist Nathan Sawaya – during the opening weekend of his show “The Art of The Brick.” Nearly 600 visitors attended Sawaya’s “Live Day Build,” during which […]
Article · June 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Kelly Belich, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra wrapped up its 53rd season on June 7-9 with a thrilling performance of Haydn’s The Seasons. Former SPCO Artistic Partner and audience favorite Nicholas McGegan conducted what the Saint Paul Pioneer Press called “one of the most exuberant and enjoyable” concerts “of recent memory”. […]
Article · June 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Amy Poulson, Teatro del PuebloTeatro del Pueblo is charting a course to sustainability in the theatre. Starting in 2009, Teatro del Pueblo began a formal collaboration with Pangea World Theater. Both organizations have missions that are oriented to developing and producing high quality fine arts that reach across cultures and are accessible to a […]
Article · June 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Scott Harrison, Detroit Symphony Orchestra With the help of our friends at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, by the end of the summer our Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts will have reached 150,000 viewers in over 75 countries in less than a year and a half “on the air.” But it’s […]
Article · June 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Locust Projects Locust Projects presents ONE NIGHT STANDS, a series of imaginative social events. For one night only at venues across the city, each event will feature a collaboration with creative producers and emerging entrepreneurs approximately every two months. We are pleased to announce the inaugural ONE NIGHT STAND, “Corzo Social & Southernmost Situations” which will take […]
Article · June 19, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad