Katie Ka Vang and Theater Mu Receive 2024 Joyce Award
Katie Ka Vang and Theater Mu today were announced as recipients of the Joyce Foundation’s 2024 Joyce Awards, receiving a landmark grant of $100,000 to support a new commission, including $30,000 allocated for an artist stipend.
Mandala Holds Fifth Annual Makers Festival Next Month
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, which connects audiences and students with the vibrancy, flavors, and colors of the performing arts traditions of South Asia, presents its fifth annual Mandala Makers Festival June 4 and 11 at the Republic Bank parking lot, 2720 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago. All events are free and open to the public.
Chartwell Dutiro, Niyaz & Riyaaz Qawwali Set for A WORLD IN TRANCE at Roulette
A World in Trance, featuring the music of Zimbabwe, Iran, India and Pakistan in this third edition of the festival, transcends boundaries and brings the listener to a state of ecstasy and enchantment. This year's series includes the entrancing mbira music of Zimbabwe with master musician Chartwell Dutiro (Apr 28); mesmerizing 21st century global trance music with Niyaz featuring the spellbinding vocalist Azam Ali (Apr 29); and riveting interpretations of Sufi qawwali with the US-based Riyaaz Qawwali (Apr 30).
THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB by David Lagercrantz Sells More Than 200,000 Copies In First Week
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ The fourth book in Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Series,THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEBby David Lagercrantz, hassold more than 200,000copies in hardcover and eBook editions during its first week on sale in the U.S., it was announced today by Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Alfred A. Knopf.'The response from readers has been beyond what we'd anticipated and speaks to the connection readers have to this series,' said Mehta. 'Lisbeth Salander is one of the most compelling heroines of 21stcentury crime literature and I am thrilled to see readers have welcomed her return.'
Doubleday Names Suzanne Herz Executive Director
Doubleday Senior Vice President Suzanne Herz has been named executive vice president and executive director of Publishing. Below is the internal memo announcing the news courtesy of Deadline.com
Tony Winner David Henry Hwang Set for Asian American Literary Festival, 11/13-11/14
Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang is set to take part in the Asian American Literary Festival, which will be held November 13th and 14th. The even is presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop. The festival will be honoring literary figure Sonny Mehta, chairman and editor-in-chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, as the recipient of the 2009 The Asian American Writers' Workshop's Lifetime Achievement Award. As part of the two day festivities, Hwang will participate on a panel, 'Beyond Harold and Kumar: Representation in a Not-Yet-Post-Racial Era' at at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, at the PowerHouse Arena (37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn).
Tony Winner David Henry Hwang Set for Asian American Literary Festival, 11/13-11/14
Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang is set to take part in the Asian American Literary Festival, which will be held November 13th and 14th. The even is presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop. The festival will be honoring literary figure Sonny Mehta, chairman and editor-in-chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, as the recipient of the 2009 The Asian American Writers' Workshop's Lifetime Achievement Award. As part of the two day festivities, Hwang will participate on a panel, 'Beyond Harold and Kumar: Representation in a Not-Yet-Post-Racial Era' at at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, at the PowerHouse Arena (37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn).