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Tampa’s Straz Center is getting these Broadway shows for its 2024-25 season
The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa has announced its 2024-25 Broadway season, and it ranges from a world premiere to longtime favorites. “The Lion King” returns for the first time in a decade with a three-week engagement. New works include the play “The Boy Who Loved Batman” and the…
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Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn’t mean you can’t see them ‘live’
Concert experiences headlined by simulations instead of live artists have captured the public imagination. Tupac Shakur’s posthumous appearance at California’s Coachella Festival back in 2012 is a cultural touchpoint to this day. Audiences have been flocking to the ongoing ABBA Voyage experience in London since it debuted in May 2022. And there’s been lots of…
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‘It’s bad’: In Florida state budget, arts groups get short shrift
The state budget approved by the Florida Legislature last week paints a grim picture for cultural organizations. Jennifer Evins, president and CEO of United Arts of Central Florida, doesn’t mince words: “It’s bad for the arts.” Arts organizations approved for general-support funding will receive less than half of their eligible allowances. A program for specific…
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Hoop Goals: Baumholder Youth Program member awarded $5K grant to pursue basketball dream
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Caleb Pigge’, an active member of the Boys & Girls Club Association (BGCA) Youth Program, is this year’s recipient of a $5,000 Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation scholarship. “Caleb will use the funds towards his dream of playing basketball at a high level,” said Ryan…
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Drexel Performing Arts Presents: University Chorus and Chamber Singers Winter Concert
March 17, 2024 1:00 pm Drexel University’s Great Court March 17, 2024 1:00 pm Add to calendar University Chorus and Chamber Singers Winter Concert: I Know I Should March 17, 2024 | 1pm | Great Court, Main Building, 3141 Chestnut Street Tickets are free but registration is required. Register here: https://drexelperformingarts.universitytickets.com/ Follow us on social media!…
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12 theater productions to see this spring
Theater houses are offering up musicals, memoirs and stories of history makers as the seasons turn. There’s a fresh take on the late Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Company” with a Black female lead from Broadway in Boston, a true story of survival in “Touching the Void” at Apollinaire Theatre Company, parties and puppetry from ArtsEmerson, and…
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Houston Ballet’s Bespoke Showcases the Power of All-Star Choreographers — Don’t Dare Take Stanton Welch For Granted
“Dancing is when you tear your heart out and rise out of your body to hang between the worlds.” – Rumi, 13th century poet Bespoke is Houston Ballet’s mixed repertory program (which runs through this Sunday, March 17), showcasing one-act contemporary ballets by three of today’s most esteemed living choreographers: Stanton Welch, Jiří Kylián and…
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Professor time-based art with contemporary technologies – e-flux Education
Professor time-based art with contemporary technologies Berlin University of the Arts Hardenbergstrasse 33 10623 BerlinGermany www.udk-berlin.de The Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) is one of the world’s leading art universities with a long tradition. It is an important partner in Berlin’s network of culture, art and science and artistic activities in Berlin. More…
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Students at NYC Performing Arts School raise over $40,000 to save drama program
HELL’S KITCHEN, Manhattan (WABC) — The talented kids of the Professional Performing Arts School in Hell’s Kitchen are happiest on stage. “It’s like our main thing,” said 7th grader Kira Jancova. “Like, our heart wants us to do this.” So, when they learned earlier this week that the school’s beloved drama program serving 6th and…
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Clever and campy ‘Ibsen’s Ghost’ Off-Broadway at 59E59
Presented by 59E59 and its resident Off-Broadway theater company Primary Stages in association with NJ’s George Street Playhouse (where it made its debut in January), Ibsen’s Ghost: An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy, as the subtitle implies, is a witty and wildly imagined farce about the life and legacy of the early modern proto-feminist Norwegian playwright Henrik…
