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Fort Myers native dances, kicks with Radio City Rockettes in New York City Christmas show
Alexis Campbell remembers the exact moment she knew she wanted to be a Rockette. The Fort Myers native was about 15 years old, and her dance studio had just performed the opening number for The Rockettes’ touring Christmas show in 2010. Afterward she and her dance-teacher mom got to sit in the audience at Barbara…
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Art Hounds: The past and present of Native art
Artist and photographer Theresa Drift of Cook, Minn., and theatermaker Payton Counts of Net Lake, Minn., both saw the “Native American Art: Past and Present” gallery show at the Northwoods Friends of the Arts in Cook. It’s a mixture of contemporary and historical pieces by local artists, including paintings, metalwork, birchbark baskets, beadwork and quilting.…
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Scranton’s Creative and Performing Arts Academy relocating
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — The Creative and Performing Arts Academy of NEPA (CAPA) is moving out of its current location. For the past seven years, the arts academy has called The Ritz Theater in downtown Scranton home. Due to changes that would make the building less kid-friendly, the academy has decided it was best…
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Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County
MUSIC The Guitar Circle: Students from this music school will perform “The Sound from Seattle: Grunge,” 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Special guests will be Keven James Hoffman and The Spoonman, Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Get tickets at www.theguitarcircle.org/live. Jazz piano: Gary Christiansen…
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No Humbug Needed: A Christmas Carol, Denver’s Cherished Tradition, Returns to the DCPA
Although A Christmas Carol is a well-known story, there’s something undeniably captivating and unique about the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ rendition of the classic tale, which makes its triumphant return Friday, November 17, through December 24. Since its debut in 1990, the DCPA’s A Christmas Carol has carved a special place in the…
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Penn State A Cappella Groups ‘Pitch Perfect’ In First-Ever Competition
The Penn State Performing Arts Council (PAC) held its first-ever a cappella competition on Tuesday, November 14, in Schwab Auditorium. In years past, the performing a cappella groups on campus spent all semester preparing for their “A Cappella Sampler,” but this year, the groups turned the event into a friendly competition. Each a cappella group performed…
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Westmister High School presents “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”
Dr. Mortimer, played by Zane Haller, Dr. John Watson, played by Brady Bell, Sherlock Holmes, played by Ben Piper, Desk Clerk, played by Zeke Halley, and Sir Henry Baskerville, played by Gabe Hoff during the dress rehearsal of Westminster High School Performing Arts’ production of “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery.” Performances are; November 16, 17,…
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Yale-Harvard arts and performance groups collaborate for The Game
Gavin Guerrette, SeniorPhotographer In celebration of the annual Yale-Harvard football game on Saturday, Nov. 18, many of Yale’s performing arts groups will go onstage alongside their Harvard counterparts. The Black Student Alliance at Yale will present “The HY-light,” a Black Harvard-Yale student showcase at the O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall — featuring a line-up of groups,…
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Broadway actress visits Central Coast high school performers ahead of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ performance
High school students in Santa Maria had a special visitor today as they prepared for an upcoming performance on Thursday. Kerry Butler, an American actress best known for her work in performances on Broadway, visited and worked alongside students from high schools in the Santa Maria area before their “Little Shop of Horrors” play tomorrow…
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New York Philharmonic’s Julie Kim on building orchestral bridges worldwide
05:00 The New York Philharmonic is celebrated for it is musical excellence and its role in promoting classical music around the world. At the recently held inaugural event of the World Association for Performing Arts and the Beijing Forum for Symphonic Music, we caught up with Julie Kim, the Vice President of Production for the…
