Butch Morris News

Japan Society proudly welcomes renowned puppet artist Basil Twist with the return of his critically acclaimed, award-winning Dogugaeshi as Japan Society's Performing Arts Program commences its 60th Anniversary season: Japan, the U.S. & Beyond!. A limited engagement, 7 performances only, plays September 18-22 at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street).

Roulette presents the 17-piece The Bill Horvitz Expanded Band performing music from the new CD, The Long Walk, a suite of pieces composed as a tribute to Bill's brother Philip Horvitz, who passed away of heart failure in 2005 at the age of 44. The music includes a wide range of styles drawing on jazz, funk, folk, and new music. The concert is set for tonight, June 30, 2013 at 6 p.m.

Roulette presents the 17-piece The Bill Horvitz Expanded Band performing music from the new CD, The Long Walk, a suite of pieces composed as a tribute to Bill's brother Philip Horvitz, who passed away of heart failure in 2005 at the age of 44.

Composer and violinist Cornelius Dufallo presents the fifth anniversary of his Journaling concert series at Spectrum tonight, June 1, 2013.

Composer and violinist Cornelius Dufallo presents the fifth anniversary of his Journaling concert series at Spectrum on Saturday, June 1, 2013.

New York Live Arts is set to present several Re: Awakenings performances as part of the inaugural Live Ideas festival. New York Live Arts' newest program initiative, Live Ideas is an annual humanities festival that will explore a different theme each year over several days. The inaugural festival, The Worlds of Oliver Sacks, will take place from today, April 17 through 21, 2013 and is comprised of more than 20 events, including performances, films and discussions that showcase works of art and spark conversations that engage the prevalent themes in the acclaimed neurologist's works.

New York Live Arts is set to present several Re: Awakenings performances as part of the inaugural Live Ideas festival. New York Live Arts' newest program initiative, Live Ideas is an annual humanities festival that will explore a different theme each year over several days. The inaugural festival, The Worlds of Oliver Sacks, will take place from April 17 through 21, 2013 and is comprised of more than 20 events, including performances, films and discussions that showcase works of art and spark conversations that engage the prevalent themes in the acclaimed neurologist's works.

Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) presents The Rite of Spring at 100 (Rite 100), an unprecedented nine-month festival which began in September 2012 and continues through May 2013. Spring season performances include three world premieres commissioned for Rite 100 including new works from Vijay Iyer, Basil Twist and Nacho Duato; a U.S. premiere from Nederlands Dans Theater 1; and a rare chance to see Martha Graham's groundbreaking version of The Rite of Spring.

Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) presents The Rite of Spring at 100 (Rite 100), an unprecedented nine-month festival which began in September 2012 and continues through May 2013. Spring season performances include three world premieres commissioned for Rite 100 including new works from Vijay Iyer, Basil Twist and Nacho Duato; a U.S. premiere from Nederlands Dans Theater 1; and a rare chance to see Martha Graham's groundbreaking version of The Rite of Spring.

Cornish College of the Arts announces the appointment of jazz French hornist Tom Varner to the position of Assistant Professor of Jazz Performance.

NewFilmmakers New York presents SPRING FESTIVAL April 1st - 10th.

NewFilmmakers New York presents SPRING FESTIVAL April 1st - 10th.

New York-based visual artist and composer Christian Marclay will be onstage with the Bang on a Can All-Stars at Lincoln Center on April 28 for the U.S. premiere of Field Recordings, a major nine-composer multimedia project that uses film, found sound, and archival audio and video (enhanced by conceptual set designer Jim Findlay) to build a bridge between the seen and unseen, the here and the absent, the present and the past.

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will present Composers OutFront! Jessie Montgomery (violinist, composer) on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 8pm at Speyer Hall, University Settlement (184 Eldridge St., NYC) as part of the Composers Now Festival.

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will present Composers OutFront! Jessie Montgomery (violinist, composer) on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 8pm at Speyer Hall, University Settlement (184 Eldridge St., NYC) as part of the Composers Now Festival.

Award-winning Seattle producer, musician and composer Wayne Horvitz has partnered with ACT - A Contemporary Theatre's Central Heating Lab to present Smokestack Arias.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives, opens its 43rd season with a grand flourish when Music Director Jeffrey Kahane, celebrating his 15th anniversary with the Orchestra, conducts two highly anticipated West Coast premieres and performs as piano soloist on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, and Sunday, September 25, 2011, 7 pm, at UCLA's Royce Hall. One of the premieres is Osvaldo Golijov's richly orchestrated Sidereus.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives, opens its 43rd season with a grand flourish when Music Director Jeffrey Kahane, celebrating his 15th anniversary with the Orchestra, conducts two highly anticipated West Coast premieres and performs as piano soloist on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, and Sunday, September 25, 2011, 7 pm, at UCLA's Royce Hall. One of the premieres is Osvaldo Golijov's richly orchestrated Sidereus.

Last week I had the exceptional privilege of interviewing newly minted SAG and Golden Globe-winner for Best Actor In A Drama Series for his work on HBO'S BOARDWALK EMPIRE, Steve Buscemi, along with his wife, artist/choreographer Jo Andres, about their participation in the experimental music/theater space in Brooklyn, ISSUE Project Room. For those that are not aware, ISSUE Project Room is a community performance space for up-and-coming musicians, artists, performers and choreographers at 110 Livingston Street with the goal of creating a centralized space for all the arts - avant garde and otherwise. In addition to discussing their shared beginnings in the fringe theatre scene in the East Village in the eighties and the artists who inspired them, Buscemi and Andres also talk about the ultimate goals of the venue, both new and old, and the reason that now is the perfect time for a space such as this to flourish, as new artists get the opportunity to see their work produced. Further information about the venue - and how you can become a member - can be found here.

Yesterday I had the exceptional privilege of interviewing newly minted SAG and Golden Globe-winner for Best Actor In A Drama Series for his work on HBO'S BOARDWALK EMPIRE, Steve Buscemi, along with his wife, artist/choreographer Jo Andres, about their new experimental theater space in Brooklyn, the Issue Project Room. For those that are not aware, the Issue Project Room is a new theater space being developed for up-and-coming artists, performers and choreographers at 110 Livingston Street to create a centralized space for all the arts - avant garde and otherwise. In addition to discussing their shared beginnings in the fringe theatre scene in the East Village in the eighties and the artists who inspired them, Buscemi and Andres also talk about the ultimate goal of the venue and the reason that now is the perfect time for a space such as this for new artists to see their work produced. Further information about the venue - and how you can become a member - can be found here.