For Us By Us: Daniel Ellis-Ferris and Brianna Maury Talk LoftOpera
The options for a music student after undergraduate studies are slim. You can go to grad school and accrue more debt, participate in a young artist program where the artist often pays to sing, or if...
View ArticleRolling Stones Announce Free Cuba Concert
The Rolling Stones will perform the first open air concert in Cuba by a British rock band after announcing a surprise show to take place on March 25. The Stones are currently on their America Latina...
View Article6 Must-See New London Shows for March: Beckett, Branagh, Buzzcocks and More
Some notable openings come to the London stage this month, after a start to 2016 that has already seen “Motown the Musical,” “War of the Worlds,” “Guys and Dolls” – and of course acclaimed works by...
View ArticleM+ Screenings Show Forty Years of Chinese Contemporary Arts in Film
Over the last forty years, Chinese contemporary arts have seen immeasurable changes. From a nation still reeling from the Cultural Revolution the decade previously to a country today that is the...
View ArticleBritta Thie’s “Translantics” Looks at 20-Something Life on Berlin’s Art Scene
“Being German and watching all these American television shows, some times I feel like, when I speak English, I’m just copy-pasting dialogue,” the artist Britta Thie said over the phone from her studio...
View Article6 Must-See Concerts in March: Grimes, Muse, Adele and More
The list of must-see shows in Europe this month is topped by Adele, perhaps not surprisingly. But for rock fans not likely to be impressed by her melodious ballads, there’s plenty more on offer – from...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “Cemetery of Splendor,” “The Ladies...
“Cemetery of Splendor,” directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, IFC Center, opens March 4Despite winning a Palme d’or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul — friends...
View ArticleBrian d’Arcy James Hits His Stride with “Spotlight,” “Superior Donuts” and...
Brian d’Arcy James received a hero’s welcome when he returned from Hollywood to the St. James Theatre on March 1. The actor, who is currently starring in the musical “Something Rotten!” at the theater...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Get Creative with ‘The Coalition Festival’ in Delhi
When 30 curators, 300 speakers, 11 streams and India’s top-notch creative community come together under one roof – then certainly it will fuel the next wave of ideas and creativity. The third edition...
View ArticleNew Order Meets Morrissey as Jane Horrocks Rocks the Young Vic
It is safe to say that there is never been a show quite like it at the Young Vic. Or anywhere else for that matter. “If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me” is the title. It takes a selection of music originally from...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Favorite Musicals: “Evita” and “Chicago,” Naturally
During the Republican presidential debate on January 14, Ted Cruz attacked Donald Trump for his “New York values,” an exchange that left the aggressor holding the short end of the stick. Trump, in his...
View ArticleSurvival and Rebirth: Terrence Malick’s “Knight of Cups”
If you’re not on board with what Terrence Malick is doing at this point, it’s unlikely that you ever will be. The famously secretive filmmaker, who for most of his career achieved Kubrick-level...
View ArticleTributes Pour in After Death of “Fifth Beatle” Sir George Martin, 90
Tributes have been pouring in from around the world after the death was announced of Sir George Martin. The British music producer, best known for his work with the Beatles, died at home at the age of...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “A Brighter Summer Day,” “My Little...
“Brighter Summer Day” (1991), directed by Edward Yang, Brooklyn Academy of Music, March 11-14Edward Yang, who died in 2007 at the age of 59, was one of the leading figures of the Taiwanese New Wave,...
View ArticleYoko Ono’s “Sky Piece to Jesus Christ” in Lyon
As part of Yoko Ono’s first retrospective in France, “Light of Dawn” (“Lumière de L’aube”), which opened this week at the Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon, musicians and dancers from the Conservatoire...
View Article“Anastasia” Brings to the Stage One of History’s Most Romantic Myths
Broadway has been a mixed bag when it comes to the musical adaptations of animated features: smash hits with “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” also-rans with “The Little Mermaid,” “Tarzan,” and “Shrek.”...
View ArticleMETA confers Lifetime Achievement Award on Ratan Thiyam
National School of Drama Chairman Ratan Thiyam was conferred the lifetime achievement award at the 11th Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards for his contribution to Indian theatre. The META is India’s...
View ArticleOmer Fast On the Past and “Present Continuous” at BALTIC
On March 18, “Present Continuous,” the first comprehensive exhibition in the UK dedicated to the work of Omer Fast, opens at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Spread across the two floors of the...
View ArticlePreview: “Mapping Dance: The Scores of Anna Halprin” at the Museum of...
Curated by Elliot Mercer and Muriel Maffre, the exhibition “Mapping Dance: The Scores of Anna Halprin” opening this week at the Museum of Performance +Design (MP+D), is a partnership with California...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “River of Grass,” “The Age of...
“River of Grass” (1994), directed by Kelly Reichardt, IFC Center, through March 17The micro-budget debut of Reichardt, who has become one of the most interesting filmmakers working today — “Old Joy”...
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