Category: Performing Arts

  • Cirque Dreams Holidaze to swing into Town Toyota Center with ‘whimsical flare’

    A scene from Cirque Dreams Holidaze, which will be at Town Toyota Center on Dec. 22 at 7:30 pm. Provided photo/Cirque Dreams The show is 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday at Town Toyota Center, 1300 Walla Walla Ave., Wenatchee. Tickets are $41-$95 online at towntoyotacenter.com. A scene from Cirque Dreams Holidaze, which will be at Town Toyota…

  • The Dessertery returns to Raleigh performing arts center

    The Dessertery, a family-friendly holiday themed dessert cafe, returns to the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts is the place to be this weekend — and Santa will be a special guest! Web Editor : Jessica Patrick Posted 2023-12-19T15:33:13-0500 – Updated 2023-12-19T15:33:13-0500

  • Tucson theater company brings ‘Matilda’ to life for the holidays

    Grant Hoover El Inde Arizona At some point in their lives, a lot of children will have to deal with mean, vindictive adults, something that continues as they get older. Perhaps this is why the story told in “Matilda the Musical” feels so universal. “I think Matilda can be an inspiration not just for kids,…

  • Joy, by God at the Jerusalem Theater Festival

    These days, we could all do with a generous helping of curative support. If your cultural tipple tends towards the theatrical side of the performing arts, the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio could be just the play for you when the Jerusalem Theater Festival takes place at the capital’s downtown campus December 20-23. And just to…

  • California Mystic Pizza Musical Finds Full Cast

    California Mystic Pizza Musical Finds Full Cast

    Los Angeles News California Mystic Pizza Musical Finds Full Cast See who’s joining Krystina Alabado, Gianna Yanelli, and Kyra Kennedy in the screen-to-stage musical’s West Coast premiere. Krystina Alabado, Gianna Yanelli, and Kyra Kennedy Rebecca J. Michelson Full casting has been revealed for La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts’ upcoming West Coast premiere of Mystic…

  • Season of Giving: Cafeteria Kids Theater teaches life skills, on stage and off

    Sarah Dowling A little drama is never a bad thing. At least not as far as Aimée Guillot is concerned. A longtime theater artist and educator, Guillot founded Cafeteria Kids Theater as a program for Napa Valley youth to learn about the performing arts — and to learn from one another. Guillot sees drama everywhere. Cafeteria…

  • Global Education Holdings acquires Australian Performing Arts Conservatory

    LONDON, Dec. 18, 2023 /CNW/ — UK-based educational group Global Education Holdings has acquired the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory (APAC). The Brisbane-based performing arts school offers undergraduate courses in acting, screen production, and song and dance. Since its inception in 1993, APAC has produced many successful TV, Theatre, and Film professionals, including actor Mirko Grillini…

  • Hong Kong Dance Company’s impressive revival of Helen Lai’s HerStory

    Hong Kong Dance Company’s impressive revival of Helen Lai’s HerStory

    Following the success of its staging of Helen Lai’s 1991 masterpiece Nine Songs two years ago, the Hong Kong Dance Company has revived another of the choreographer’s works, HerStory. Although not on a par with Lai’s greatest works, such as Nine Songs, The Rite of Spring, The Comedy of K and Testimony, HerStory certainly deserves…

  • Pianist Lang Lang takes Beethoven to extremes with Hong Kong Philharmonic

    Pianist Lang Lang takes Beethoven to extremes with Hong Kong Philharmonic

    Keyboard wizardry was always on the cards given Lang Lang’s style of performance, and even for the relatively light drama found in Beethoven’s Concerto No 3, expectations for the unexpected were high. Orchestral players look on as Lang Lang performs with his typical fluid hand gestures in a passage from Beethoven’s Piano Concert No 3.…

  • Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts partners with Netflix

    Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts partners with Netflix

    By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts has announced its partnership with Netflix which will enable talented actors for the screen and experienced screenwriters undergo training aimed at improving the local talent pool and promote Nigerian stories on the global stage. The initiative, according to a statement released by Lufodo, “is funded through the…