California Symphony Presents World Premiere in FRENCH IMPRESSIONS at the Lesher Center
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 2, 2022
California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera present the World Premiere of California Symphony's Young American Composer-in-Residence (2017-2020) Katherine Balch's Illuminate, the centerpiece of a program titled French Impressions. Mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra and sopranos Molly Netter and Alexandra Smither, who were personally selected by the composer, will perform this new work.
Seth Meyers to Host PEN America Literary Awards Honoring Elaine May & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 2, 2022
PEN America today announced writer and Emmy Award-winning late night host Seth Meyers, who has uplifted countless authors’ voices—as the host for the organization’s 2022 Literary Awards, which return this year as a momentous in-person event, on February 28 at New York City’s Town Hall (123 W 43rd St).
Annie-B Parson's World Premiere of MOOD ROOM to be Presented at BAM
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 10, 2021
Inspired by French-born visual artist and playwright Guy de Cointet, this piercing new evening-length piece by Annie-B Parson’s Big Dance Theater explores a story of five sisters in 1980 gathered in their childhood Los Angeles home.
Baltimore Center Stage Announces New Work for 2021/22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 16, 2021
Baltimore Center Stage has announced the complete 2021/22 Season, featuring artists such as Noah Diaz, Will Davis, Anna Deavere Smith, Nicole Brewer, R. Eric Thomas, Stevie Walker-Webb, Eliana Pipes, Laurie Woolery, Anne Carson, Mike Donahue and Diana Oh
Naked Shakespeare Returns with Anne Carson's ANTIGONICK
by A.A. Cristi
- Jul 27, 2021
The company that received international media attention for their nude, body-positive productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest and Hamlet and Aphra Behn's The Rover, is thrilled to return to Prospect Park with Antigonick, an adaptation of Antigone by Anne Carson, exploring issues of body freedom and empowerment. After this difficult year of physical isolation, this production will celebrate intimacy, connection, and the magnificent importance of human touch.
Hope Mohr Dance to Premiere BACCHAE BEFORE at Joe Good Annex
by A.A. Cristi
- Jul 21, 2021
Hope Mohr Dance has announced the world premiere of Bacchae Before, a dance theater project inspired by the tragedies of gender reveal parties and Anne Carson's Bakkhai. Co-directed by playwright Maxe Crandall and choreographer Hope Mohr, Bacchae Before features a quartet of performers and original puppetry.
George C. Wolfe Earns PEN America Literary Award
by Nicole Rosky
- Mar 23, 2021
The PEN America Literary Awards Program has just announced the 2021 career achievement award winners. This year’s honorees are Anne Carson, Kwame Dawes, Daniel Alexander Jones, Pierre Joris, and Tony-winning playwright/director George C. Wolfe with the PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award.
Villanova Theatre Presents Digital 'Festival Of Dionysus' - BAKKHAI VARIATIONS
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 7, 2020
In preparation for returning to campus this fall, the leadership at Villanova Theatre worked tirelessly all summer to devise a course of action that would keep the graduate theatre program's mission alive and well while preserving the health and safety of artists and audiences. So when the university announced a new policy prohibiting public events on campus until further notice, they were ready to respond with flexibility and innovation.
Sinclair Theatre Presents ANTIGONE
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 25, 2020
Sinclair Theatre presents Sophokles' classic, Antigone, with modern translation by Anne Carson, streaming online from Oct. 1-4.
The Broad Stage at Home Presents Red Hen Press Poetry Hour Regarding Feminism
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 15, 2020
The Broad Stage and esteemed LA-based publisher Red Hen Press continues season two of the Red Hen Press Poetry Hour with an online episode on Thursday, September 24 at 6pm PT in which host Sandra Tsing Loh leads a program with five unique artists about the intersections between feminism, performance, identity and poetry in the time following the #MeToo Movement.
Baltimore Center Stage Announces Postponement Of BAKKHAI
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 30, 2020
As part of an ongoing commitment to serve the community, Baltimore Center Stage has announced that it has made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone Bakkhai, by Euripides, adapted by Anne Carson and directed by Mike Donahue. The production, which features original music by Diana Oh, and choreography by Willia Noel Montague was set to close the 2019/20 Season in May. It will now open the 2021/22 Season in September 2021.
Cerddorion & October Project Will Present The NYC Premiere Of THE BOOK OF ROUNDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 18, 2020
On Sunday March 1st at 3pm, Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble (Dr. James John, Artistic Director) will present the New York Premiere of The Book of Rounds - 21 Songs of Grace, a choral work by award-winning writer and October Project lyricist Julie Flanders and Emmy- award-winning composer Emil Adler, arranged by Keiji Ishiguri, with special guests from the Kaufman Music Center's Special Music School The 5th Grade and Vox Nova Boys Choirs (Emily John, Director), as well as members of the Queens College Vocal Ensemble and October Project vocalist Marina Belica.
Bristol Old Vic Announces Full 2020 Programme 'Year Of Artists' Headlined By Mark Rylance
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 14, 2019
Bristol Old Vic today launched its 2020 programme of work, Year of Artists a?" shining a spotlight on the role of artists in a changing world, and celebrating creativity in us all. Work from some of the most incredible talent in British theatre today (from Emma Rice, Sally Cookson, Joel Horwood and Maria Aberg) sits alongside dazzling new writers and artists (such as Ross Willis and Miranda Cromwell) and opportunities for everyone from across the region, regardless of age, experience or background, to get creatively involved.
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