Seeing Michael Pink’s “Dracula” is like watching a silent horror film with live orchestra accompaniment. But instead of images of Max Schreck flickering across a screen, we get the real Davit Hovhannisyan ominously descending a staircase or slithering across the stage into a cloud of smoke. Milwaukee Ballet opened a new production of director-choreographer Pink’s…

UGA Theatre presents “Mother Courage and Her Children,” written by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Eric Bentley and directed by guest artist Justin Anderson. Performances will be held in the Fine Arts Theatre on Nov. 10, 15-18 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. A ticketed preview performance will be held on…

KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI — Saginaw Valley State University students and visitors in the coming months will see about $4.7 million in infrastructure updates applied to the campus here. SVSU’s Board of Control during a Monday, Oct. 23, meeting approved several investments in university facilities and resources, university officials said.

Aptly named Turn Up The Lights, AT&T Performing Arts Center’s ongoing fundraising event series did not disappoint on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Hosted at the Arts District’s Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre space, the night began with an al fresco serenade by Clover the Violinist. As guests emerged from a tunnel into the Performing Arts…

Adkins’ interest in music was almost inevitable. Music was a staple in his household growing up—his parents didn’t have any formal musical training but were avid music lovers. Adkins fondly recalls attending concerts with his father and learning to sing harmonies with his mother to any song on the radio. “I was developing ear training…

As the director of bands for Timberline PK-8, I consider myself very fortunate to be in a position where I can teach what I love. As a young man, I was adrift, unguided, and disinterested in school. In middle school, I was constantly in trouble, struggling to find consistency in almost every aspect of my…

The Broadway production of ‘MJ’ comes to Houston for one-week at Hobby Center | Photo: Matthew Murphy; courtesy of Hobby Center Catch some of the city’s most exciting upcoming performances, happening all month long, with our roundup of live theater and performing arts productions in November 2023. This month brings a Broadway sensation to town,…

WTOP’s TOP Kids program is sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union. In addition to being featured on-air and online, winning kids also get a chance at $500. August Gabriel Rivers’ love of theater started at an early age. The 17-year-old from Reston, Virginia, was able to hone his craft through theater enrichment programs, many of…

It’s a phrase with the power to drive fear into the heart of any parent: “I want to major in acting!” At Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts (CoPA), students with a passion for performance – whether it’s theatre, dance or music – can hone their skills within a supportive and creative environment, learn under…