Review: With a Different Perspective, UNHOLY WARS Shows What's Old is New Again at Opera Philadelphia
by Richard Sasanow - Sep 28, 2023
According to creator and star tenor Karim Sulayman, UNHOLY WARS, a 70-minute opera pastiche that made its debut on Saturday at Philadelphia Opera’s O23 Festival, “stitches together a collection of baroque music centered around the Middle East and the Crusades, examining the separation of the human race based on creed and color.” The result was a creative multi-visual/musical work with dance, drawing heavily on Monteverdi’s IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA, supplemented by Baroque arias and modern electronic music.
Music, Dance And Nature Intersect In Outdoor Site-Specific Collaboration At Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2021
Garen Scribner, a pioneering professional dancer committed to cultivating multi-disciplinary artistic experiences through performance and production, collaborates with celebrated classical pianist Hunter Noack and his outdoor music series IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild,for the world premiere of American Lyric, May 27 and May 28, as part of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park's 2021 Spring Festival.
Kaatsbaan Spring Festival Tickets Now on Sale
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2021
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park has curated a dynamic program of leading artists from the worlds of dance, music, poetry, sculpture, and the culinary arts for its inaugural Spring Festival. Taking place during the last two weekends in May, the festival will feature 16 presentations on two outdoor stages.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Announces Spring Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2021
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park has curated a dynamic program of leading artists from the worlds of dance, music, poetry, sculpture, and the culinary arts for its inaugural Spring Festival. Taking place during the last two weekends in May throughout Kaatsbaan's lush 153-acre campus in the Hudson Valley, the festival will feature 16 presentations on two outdoor stages.
Dance Against Cancer Presents Virtual Benefit NYC UNITED AGAINST CANCER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2020
On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 7 p.m., Dance Against Cancer - the American Cancer Society's premiere dance event - is coming together with three other signature distinguished events, Coaches vs. Cancer Dinner Benefit, Hope Lodge Bash, and Financial Services Cares Gala, for the American Cancer Society Presents: NYC United Against Cancer.
Up on the Marquee: MJ THE MUSICAL
by Walter McBride - Jan 28, 2020
Preview performances of MJ the Musical will begin on Monday, July 6th, with Opening Night set for Thursday, August 13th at 6:30 p.m., at the Neil Simon Theatre, New York City.
Quentin Earl Darrington, Whitney Bashor and More to Star in MJ Alongside Ephraim Sykes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2020
Lia Vollack Productions and The Michael Jackson Estate announced today the official cast for the upcoming World Premiere of MJ the musical on Broadway. Preview performances will begin on Monday, July 6th, with Opening Night set for Thursday, August 13th at 6:30 p.m., at the Neil Simon Theatre, New York City.
BWW Reviews: BLACK SWAN Empowers at The Ailey Citigroup Theater
by Matt Hanson - Feb 18, 2015
American Dance Theater is one of the most ingenious innovations of New York and African-American arts. Through a glass facade, downstairs from the larger-than-life iconic photograph of Alvin Ailey, choreographer Iquail Shaheed opened his arms to a warm audience at Ailey Citigroup Theater on the evening of Valentine's Day.