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The uncertainty of ‘Doubt: A Parable’ finds life again at Riverside Productions
By Isaac Welch Rooftop Productions’ opening night of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley showed a humble effort carried through by the heart of the Manassas community, through opening night jitters and competing acoustic accompaniment. As the run of four shows began at the historic ARTfactory, Shanley’s frequently staged play found life again under…
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Ukrainian dancers to perform ‘Giselle’ at Cal Poly Performing Arts Center
Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr (Alex) Stoianov. Principal dancers helped to evacuate 300 dancers from Ukraine when war broke out – The Grand Kyiv Ballet is set to entertain audiences with their performance of “Giselle” at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center on Apr. 13 at 7 p.m., marking a one-night-only engagement as part of their…
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Performing Arts Live Iredell to present ‘The Piano Men’ on April 20
Special to Iredell Free News Preforming Arts Live Iredell will present “The Piano Men,” featuring award-winning Canadian recording artist Jim Witter, on Saturday, April 20. The season-ending concert, which will be held at Mac Gray Auditorium on the campus of Statesville High School, begins at 7:30 p.m. Now in its 16th year on tour, the…
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World-premiere from Emmy Award-winning composer lands at Clemson University
April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Clemson University Choirs has commissioned a new choral piece from Emmy Award-winning composer Jake Runestad. “El Aire Baila” will premiere on April 25 at the spring concert for the Clemson University Singers and Cantorei. Runestad will be in residency at the Department of Performing Arts from April 24-25 to work…
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Film set in Schwartz Center: a pop-up laboratory for building worlds
The room on the Kiplinger Theatre stage is paneled in wood and faded yellow-green floral wallpaper. The lamps, beige and dim, barely disturb the shadows dominating every corner. Old family photos march up the wall. A taxidermy deer head gazes down upon a mustard yellow couch draped with a crocheted color-block throw. The stairs, carpeted…
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Cincinnati Fringe Festival Announces 2024 Primary Lineup
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival is returning to Over-theRhine in May with a lineup that will showcase local, national and international talent. The performing arts festival will celebrate its 21st year in typical fashion: a collection of wacky, thoughtful, experimental, profound and comical stories that can only be seen together in the Queen City. The Fringe,…
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Western partners with Vancouver Recital Society, bringing renowned, rising artists to London
Students in the Don Wright Faculty of Music and classical music fans in the London, Ont. community will be treated to concerts by the world’s most celebrated performing artists through a new and unique partnership with the Vancouver Recital Society (VRS). Generously supported by Western graduate Elaine Adair, BMus’73, MA’78, DCL’14, who envisioned the…
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The VSO’s Jukebox Quartet Explores the ‘Sound of Science’
click to enlarge Courtesy Of Vermont Symphony Orchestra John Dunlop and Brooke Quiggins Saulnier of the Jukebox Quartet at Beta Technologies Scientists can measure the rate at which glaciers melt by making underwater audio recordings of them shifting and calving, then reducing those sounds to predictive formulas. But what if, in addition to providing useful…
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Pittsburgh CLO launches discounts, child care, and other initiatives to encourage attendance
In time for its summer season, Pittsburgh CLO has become the latest performing-arts group to unveil new initiatives to bring back audiences lost since the pandemic shutdown. The CLO announced Tuesday it would offer discounted tickets for children, a trolley shuttle Downtown from suburban shopping centers, and free child care at Saturday matinees. The offers…
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Scene Calendar: Crane Wives, ‘Frozen Jr.,’ RTS Celebration and more
MUSIC The Crane Wives: 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, UpStage at the Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $50 for 7 p.m., $35 for 9 p.m., $12 UF students. (performingarts.ufl.edu) UpStage is an intimate, cabaret-style setting on the Phillips Center Mainstage. The 7 p.m. seating includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar; the 9 p.m.…
