Seminal Arts Organization Studio620 Reveals Leadership Transition
by Stephi Wild
- November 27, 2023
Studio@620 has announced the appointment of Erica Sutherlin as Incoming Artistic Executive Director. The appointment is part of the planned transition and retirement of Studio@620's founder, Bob Devin Jones, who will step down in June 2024 after leading the seminal arts organization for 20 years.
Texas Theatre and Dance Presents LA RUTA by Isaac Gomez
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- September 29, 2020
Texas Theatre and Dance will present Isaac Gómez's La Ruta, a heartbreaking story of a border town, a bus route and the women of Ciudad Juárez who are disappearing. Inspired by real testimonies from women affected by the ongoing femicides along the border, La Ruta will be presented virtually October 23-24, 2020.
Texas Theatre And Dance Presents SPRING AWAKENING
by Julie Musbach
- October 21, 2019
Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood as a group of young people struggle with questions of morality, sexuality and self-identity, on stage at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre November 6-24, 2019. Directed by Anna Skidis Vargas and set to a punk rock score, this groundbreaking musical personifies the struggles of growing up and finding your own unique voice.
Phillip Dunlap Named New Director Of Broward Cultural Division
by Stephi Wild
- July 01, 2019
Broward Cultural Division is pleased to announce Phillip Dunlap as its new Director. Dunlap comes to Broward County from Missouri where he served as Director of Education and Community Engagement for Jazz St. Louis, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the thriving of jazz in America. A champion for arts and cultural diversity in communities, Dunlap served as President of Missouri Citizens for the Arts, organizing local and state-wide arts advocacy initiatives. He also served as Board President of Growing American Youth, a youth-focused LGBT social support organization in St. Louis, and is a member of the Board of Jazz Education Abroad, an international jazz-education and cultural diplomacy organization.
THE STATE OF CLAY IN INDIANA Calls for Artist Entrants
by Julie Musbach
- June 21, 2019
The State of Clay in Indiana exhibition will be held in conjunction with the inaugural Indiana Potters Conference hosted by Purdue University Fort Wayne, in partnership with the Michiana Pottery Tour.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Provide Education Through Signature Dance Program Notes In Motion Outreach Dance Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- January 31, 2019
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre has been offering its unique dance educations program through its arts education arm Notes in Motion Outreach Dance Theatre since 2000. We became a vendor of NYC Department of Education in 2005 and since that time, have been offering a wide array of residency, professional development, interactive performance, and after-school programs that teach ballet, modern, jazz, African, tap, hip hop, yoga, Latin dance, and more.
Arts And Education Council Names 2019 Katherine Dunham Fellow
by A.A. Cristi
- December 11, 2018
The Arts and Education Council (A&E) has named Jenisha McDonald the 2019 Katherine Dunham Fellow. McDonald, a junior studying business administration at University of Missouri-St. Louis, currently works at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The Katherine Dunham Fellowship, created and funded by Sara and Jack Burke and managed by A&E, promotes diversity in arts leadership by giving African-American students and opportunity to explore, gain experience and be mentored in arts administration.
The Q Collective Hosts Panel Discussion On Intimacy, Sexuality, And Consent Onstage
by A.A. Cristi
- November 12, 2018
The Q Collective hosts a panel discussion, Intimacy, Sexuality, and Consent On Stage: A Panel Discussion on Creating Safe Spaces on Stage and In the Rehearsal Room, on January 15, 2019, at The Monocle, 4510 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
Arts And Education Council Launches Catalyst Conversations
by A.A. Cristi
- October 08, 2018
The Arts and Education Council (A&E) is launching a new program this fall for St. Louisans interested in experiencing the arts through a different lens while connecting with others. Catalyst Conversations is a series of casual discussions - some playful, some serious, but all engaging and thought-provoking - in A&E's Catalyst Innovation Lab, a "living room for the arts" on the ground floor of the Centene Center for the Arts.
The Music Of Les Six Comes to Town Stages
by Stephi Wild
- September 01, 2018
Classical music has gotten a bad rap. Shushing, rustling candy wrappers, stuck in a row of uncomfortable chairs trying not to fall asleep while waiting for intermission to cough or use the bathroom. Forget all of it. That's not how this music was meant to be performed, so we're not gonna do it. Get up, get a drink whenever you want. Cough, slurp, chat as much as you please.