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Edinburgh Deaf Festival Launches Programme With Tickets Now on Sale
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2023

Tickets go on sale today for the second annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival following yesterday's programme launch – which featured an invitation for everyone to come along. 

Deafinitely Theatre Launches Deafinitely Digital
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2020

Deafinitely Theatre today announce Deafinitely Digital with a selection of their critically acclaimed past productions available online to watch for free between April and June in a mission to bring theatre to people at a time when accessing live performance is not possible.

Announcing Lincoln Center's White Light Festival 2017
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2017

Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss today announced Lincoln Center's 2017 White Light Festival, which runs from October 18 through November 15. With more than 35 events presented in 13 venues throughout the city, including U.S. and New York premieres and nine commissions, the eighth annual international festival will explore transcendence, interior illumination, and faith in the human spirit, as exhibited through artistic expression across continents and centuries. The multidisciplinary festival takes its name from a quotation by Estonian composer Arvo Part: "Icouldcomparemymusic to white light, which contains all colors. Only a prism can divide the colors and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener."

Tickets On Sale Now for THE SCORPIONS' STING
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2017

Lyric Unlimited is thrilled to present the U.S. premiere of The Scorpions' Sting, an opera for families and young people with music and libretto from acclaimed Canadian composer Dean Burry. The opera follows a group of archaeology students and their professor as they uncover the Lost Temple of Isis, the ancient Egyptian goddess of healing. A mythic tale unfolds as they discover the ancient hieroglyphics, and the students learn the importance of knowledge and the power of forgiveness. The production is ideal for families with children ages 7-12.

Announcing Lincoln Center's White Light Festival 2017
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2017

Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss today announced Lincoln Center's 2017 White Light Festival, which runs from October 18 through November 15. With more than 35 events presented in 13 venues throughout the city, including U.S. and New York premieres and nine commissions, the eighth annual international festival will explore transcendence, interior illumination, and faith in the human spirit, as exhibited through artistic expression across continents and centuries. The multidisciplinary festival takes its name from a quotation by Estonian composer Arvo Part: "Icouldcomparemymusic to white light, which contains all colors. Only a prism can divide the colors and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener."

BWW Review: MY ELECTRIC LIFE Illuminates Theater of the Seventh Sister
by Marakay Rogers - Apr 16, 2016

Local playwright Paul Hood puts internet addiction to the therapist's couch in this tale of three people who can't turn off the power switch.

The Canadian Opera Company's Glencore Ensemble Studio School Tour Presents THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS and THE SCORPION'S STING, 11/3-30
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2014

The Canadian Opera Company'sGlencore Ensemble Studio School Tourreturns to elementary and middle schools across Ontario from November 3 – 30, 2014. Two engaging and entertaining operas by Canadian composer Dean Burry headline the tour for 2014: The Bremen Town Musicians and The Scorpions' Sting: An Egyptian Myth. These child-friendly operas expect to reach 16,000 students from Kindergarten to grade eight over the course of the tour.

Trio con Brio Copenhagen Brings Nordic Flair to Classical Program at Meany Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2014

Trio con Brio Copenhagen-Korean sisters Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer-is the recipient and winner of several prestigious awards and competitions including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, one of the most coveted in the world of chamber music. The Trio belongs unquestionably to the upper echelons of young chamber ensembles performing today.

Trio con Brio Copenhagen to Bring Noridic Flair to Classical Program at Meany Hall, 4/8
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 1, 2014

Trio con Brio Copenhagen-Korean sisters Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer-is the recipient and winner of several prestigious awards and competitions including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, one of the most coveted in the world of chamber music. The Trio belongs unquestionably to the upper echelons of young chamber ensembles performing today.

The Ensemble Raro Comes To Zankel Hall 2/16/2010
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2010

The Ensemble Raro, resident ensemble of Bucharest's SoNoRo Festival, will make its Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall debut on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.

The Ensemble Raro Comes To Zankel Hall 2/16/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 22, 2009

The Ensemble Raro, resident ensemble of Bucharest's SoNoRo Festival, will make its Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall debut on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.