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24 hour party precinct: inside Manchester’s Aviva Studios – where even the loos are a stage
A group of dancers in cocoons convulse on stage, thrashing their limbs in tortured spasms as if trying to break free from their elasticated sacks. This is a scene from Free Your Mind, Danny Boyle’s live-action, Matrix-themed extravaganza which launches Aviva Studios – a new £240m arts venue that Manchester city council’s leader has described…
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Historic Hogg Memorial Auditorium Reopens After Major Renovation
AUSTIN, Texas — The first auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin has reopened after an extensive two-year renovation. Situated on the western edge of campus near the Tower and Texas Union, the 90-year-old Hogg Memorial Auditorium is a premier live music and performing arts venue with a rich history of hosting many types…
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BOO BALL to support Acorn Center for the Performing Arts
The Acorn’s First BOO BALL is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. The Halloween fundraiser will help support The Acorn Center for the Performing Arts – Southwest Michigan’s nonprofit arts and culture hub. Scare up a costume to win spooktacular prizes; Feast on freaky fabulous food from Classic Catering; Imbibe in a witches brew…
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Genie’s manic magic never stops in touring musical ‘Aladdin’ at the Marcus Center
“Everyone here has a minor in dance,” the Genie quips at the start of the musical “Aladdin.” Tuesday night’s performance by the North American touring company at the Marcus Performing Arts Center proved that he is not wrong. This Disney stage musical adapted from the 1992 animated film (itself inspired by a tale from the…
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New Repertory Theatre to Close Doors After 40 Seasons
WATERTOWN, MASS.: After 40 seasons and more than 300 productions, New Repertory Theatre’s board of directors has determined that it is not possible to sustain the organization going forward. According to a release, audiences and critics responded enthusiastically to New Rep’s relaunch and its 2023 season, but fundraising with major donors has fallen short of…
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Inside the UK’s new $292 million arts center
Manchester CNN — “It might sound strange, but I’m going to show you the toilets,” said Ellen van Loon, the RIBA-award winning Dutch architect tasked with building the UK’s largest arts and culture center since the Tate Modern in 2003. “We had a DJ in here,” Van Loon points to the far left-hand corner of…
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Inside the UK’s new $292 million arts center
Leah Dolan, CNN October 18, 2023 at 8:31 AM “It might sound strange, but I’m going to show you the toilets,” said Ellen van Loon, the RIBA-award winning Dutch architect tasked with building the UK’s largest arts and culture center since the Tate Modern in 2003. “We had a DJ in here,” Van Loon points…
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Susan Jaffe Is Ready to Bring American Ballet Theatre Into a New Era
The “New Look” by Christian Dior came at a time when the thirst for a new beginning was insatiable. It was 1947 and the world was trailing off of the dreary woes of the Second World War; the rounded shoulders, cinched waist, and full skirt were a celebration of opulence in women’s fashion. It was…
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New Data Reveal How Adults Participated in the Arts During COVID-19
A masked audience watches a performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 2020. Photo courtesy of the Lied Center for Performing Arts at University of Nebraska. Washington, DC—What was the impact of COVID-19 on arts participation? New research released today by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) notes that…
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Dropping the Dime: You Can Use Cash at Denver Performing Arts Complex
Those who like musicals, theater, symphony, ballet and opera in Denver often head to the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the largest collection of arts venues under one roof in the country. If those same people also like paying with cash, however, things can get a bit tricky. Cash is not exactly king at many venues, but…
