International Festival of Arts & Ideas Announces

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

International Festival of Arts & Ideas Announces FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 25, 2015 CONTACTS: Art Priromprintr, Marketing & Communications (203) 498-3712, [email protected] Sean Layton, Lou Hammond & Associates (212) 891-0238, [email protected] Artwork & images at artidea.org/media INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE LINE-UP FOR FESTIVAL 2015, JUNE 12-27 Premieres, commissions, and exclusive presentations highlight the 20th annual festival, launching the Festival’s third decade with great art and big ideas of the past, present, and future NEW HAVEN, CT—The International Festival of Arts & Ideas today announced the full schedule for its 20th annual festival, occurring June 12 to 27, 2015. The Festival will include world premieres, commissions, and exclusive presentations from internationally renowned artists and speakers, ranging from previously announced artists such as Mark Morris Dance Group and Taylor Mac to Lucinda Williams, Darlene Love, and much more. A full list of 2015 events follows on page 3. “Festival 20 is a celebration of the bright future we see ahead of us,” said Mary Lou Aleskie, the Festival’s Executive Director. “We are celebrating great art and big ideas that are influencing today’s world, as well as twenty years of great accomplishments that have brought us to this milestone year.” “In programming this year, we asked ourselves three important questions,” said Aleskie. “Where are we—as people, artists, and a society—now? Where are we headed? And where have we been? Our past informs our future, and the present day gives us an important opportunity to examine our past. We’ve put together a Festival that examines these questions through performance, art, ideas, and most importantly: big, smart fun.” Highlights include: Free Headline Concerts on the New Haven Green, featuring Lucinda Williams, Darelene Love, Angélique Kidjo, Ibeyi, and Kurt Elling with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra The exclusive 2015 East Coast engagement of Mark Morris Dance Group’s Acis and Galatea; a world premiere commission from Taylor Mac; legendary dancer Carmen de Lavallade; Roger Guenveur Smith’s topical one-man play Rodney King; the new Quebec circus troupe Machine de Cirque, and the Festival co-commission of a new performance work from Imani Winds, Passion for Bach and Coltrane. Free talks and conversations on our Ideas program, including New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, poet Claudia Rankine, journalist Jelani Cobb, and topical conversations on water and the environment, art and politics, race and civil liberties today, and more. PAGE 1 OF 16 An exploration of Frank Sinatra at 100, in collaboration with The GRAMMY Museum, The New York Public Library, and the Sinatra Family, featuring a special exhibition of historic photographs, a New Haven-exclusive panel conversation with members of the family and historians, and a concert performance from Kurt Elling with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Thematic explorations of today’s major topics, including: race and civil liberties through the presentation of Roger Guenveur Smith’s Rodney King, journalist Jelani Cobb’s talk “Contingent Citizenship,” about race and democracy in the age of Ferguson; water and environmental issues in the presentation of Mondo Bizzarro/ArtSpot Productions’ Cry You One, about South Louisiana’s disappearing coastline, with an Ideas talk on environmental issues hosted by WNPR’s John Dankosky; and more. Film throughout the Festival—more than the Festival has presented in the past—including screenings of feature films, documentaries, and exploration of their subjects, with: a retrospective series on filmmakers John Sayles and Maggie Renzie, presented in collaboration with the Yale Summer Film Institute; acclaimed director Mike Leigh in conversation, with screenings of his recent film Mr. Turner, presented with the Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art; and screenings and discussions of recent documentaries on New Haven legend Angela Bowen and Capturing Grace, on the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD® project. Ticketed Events go on sale to the general public on April 15, and to Festival Members on March 25. Most free events, including Headline Concerts on the New Haven Green, do not require tickets or reservations. Convenience options for Headline Concerts on the New Haven Green are available, including premium seating and hospitality tent access, and go on sale April 15. Free reservations for tours and master classes are available starting June 12, and from April 15 for purchasers of the Advance Pass. More information is available at the Festival’s website. New this year—no handling fees for tickets purchased online through the Festival’s website, at artidea.org. ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a 15-day festival of performing arts, lectures, and conversations that celebrates the greatest artists and thinkers from around the world. Each June, the Festival takes over the theaters, open spaces, and courtyards of New Haven, Connecticut, with performances and dialogues that tickle the senses, engage the mind, and inspire the soul. More than 80% of Festival programs are completely free to the public, including events that feature some of the most prestigious jazz, classical, dance, and theater artists in the world. The Festival’s programs have an impact throughout the year, including engagement and educational programming such as the Festival Fellowship Program for underserved youth, and the Visionary Leadership Award held in winter each year. The International Festival of Arts & Ideas was established in 1996 by Anne Calabresi, Jean Handley, and Roslyn Meyer. The founders envisioned an annual celebration in New Haven—a small city rich with diversity and steeped in strong cultural and educational traditions— distinguished from established arts festivals by its fusion of ideas events. Their aim was to gather world-class artists and pre-eminent thinkers from around the globe, showcasing the city and the state as a major arts destination. Festival 2015 is presented with major support from the State of Connecticut, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the City of New Haven, the Eucalyptus Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, First Niagara, and Yale University. PAGE 2 OF 16 SHOWS AND EVENTS HEADLINE CONCERTS ON THE NEW HAVEN GREEN Darlene Love Saturday, June 13 at 7pm First Niagara Stage, New Haven Green (Free) In a remarkable career that has stretched from the 60s through Motown and rock-n-roll history, Darlene Love has continued to captivate audiences worldwide with her warm, gracious stage presence and sensational performances. Her resonant and soulful voice has been featured in some of rock's most iconic records, and her remarkable story is featured at the center of the recent documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom. Family Day Sunday, June 14 from 2pm-8pm First Niagara Stage & environs, New Haven Green (Free) The New Haven Green becomes the most exciting place in town for all ages on this special Sunday filled with activities and performances. Family shows on the First Niagara Stage will occur throughout the afternoon, featuring Magmanus, Moona Luna, and special guest Dan Zanes. Activities include Box City, an interactive crafts activity in which young city planners imagine and build a metropolis of the future. The day ends with a dance party, featuring Pistolera on the First Niagara Stage. Kurt Elling with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra Saturday, June 20 at 7pm First Niagara Stage, New Haven Green (Free) Presented as part of the Festival’s celebration of Sinatra: An American Icon (see page 10). Kurt Elling‘s Passion World is a tour-de-force concert of songs of love collected from throughout the world. Said The New York Times, “Elling is the standout male vocalist of our time,” and here Elling brings his arsenal of talents to songs of love and loss as performed in their native languages. Elling also tells the rich background stories for each of the carefully selected songs, one is swept away on a grand, multicultural, tour of exotic places, cultures and times. At the Festival, he is joined by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, one of the region's premiere symphonic ensembles. Angelique Kidjo with Ibeyi Sunday, June 21 at 7pm First Niagara Stage, New Haven Green (Free) Afropop superstar Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter whose powerfully uplifting music has audiences on their feet, dancing and clapping with her in the aisles at her energetic performances. Her newest album, Eve, won a Grammy for Best World Music Album, and in January, she was honored by the Festival with the Visionary Leadership Award. Opening the program is Ibeyi, a French-Cuban duo of twin sisters, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. Their music combines a love of two very different worlds: the Yoruba chants of their Nigerian ancestors and the electronic, hip hop and jazz influences of growing up in Paris. PAGE 3 OF 16 Lucinda Williams Friday, June 26 at 7pm First Niagara Stage, New Haven Green (Free) Lucinda Williams’ delta-infused blend of rock and folk overflows in her most ambitious project to date, Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone. Rooted in the here and now while conjuring up the spirit of classic ‘70s country soul, this is her first release on her own label. The Carrie Ashton Band opens the evening at 6pm, performing as part of the Festival’s Noon to Night series. Plena Libre Saturday, June 27 at 7pm First Niagara Stage, New Haven Green (Free) Plena Libre is a 12-piece Puerto Rican ensemble of virtuoso musicians that has captivated and moved audiences around the world throughout its eighteen-year Grammy-nominated history. Plena Libre stays true to the Puerto Rico's unique African-based plena and bomba pulse while flirting unabashedly and engagingly with sounds from across the Caribbean and Latin world, keeping the rhythmic core of Puerto Rican music and adding layers of complex, good-spirited brass, string and hard-hitting hand percussion.
Recommended publications
  • Sunshine State
    SUNSHINE STATE A FILM BY JOHN SAYLES A Sony Pictures Classics Release 141 Minutes. Rated PG-13 by the MPAA East Coast East Coast West Coast Distributor Falco Ink. Bazan Entertainment Block-Korenbrot Sony Pictures Classics Shannon Treusch Evelyn Santana Melody Korenbrot Carmelo Pirrone Erin Bruce Jackie Bazan Ziggy Kozlowski Marissa Manne 850 Seventh Avenue 110 Thorn Street 8271 Melrose Avenue 550 Madison Avenue Suite 1005 Suite 200 8 th Floor New York, NY 10019 Jersey City, NJ 07307 Los Angeles, CA 9004 New York, NY 10022 Tel: 212-445-7100 Tel: 201 656 0529 Tel: 323-655-0593 Tel: 212-833-8833 Fax: 212-445-0623 Fax: 201 653 3197 Fax: 323-655-7302 Fax: 212-833-8844 Visit the Sony Pictures Classics Internet site at: http:/www.sonyclassics.com CAST MARLY TEMPLE................................................................EDIE FALCO DELIA TEMPLE...................................................................JANE ALEXANDER FURMAN TEMPLE.............................................................RALPH WAITE DESIREE PERRY..................................................................ANGELA BASSETT REGGIE PERRY...................................................................JAMES MCDANIEL EUNICE STOKES.................................................................MARY ALICE DR. LLOYD...........................................................................BILL COBBS EARL PICKNEY...................................................................GORDON CLAPP FRANCINE PICKNEY.........................................................MARY
    [Show full text]
  • American Gangster
    www.kirkeogfilm.dk American gangster Gangstermiljøet og et helt samfund i Vietnamkrigens lys Af Jes Nysten Filmen henter sit stof fra en autentisk historie, som udspilledes i slutningen af 60’ernes New York. Vi er i Vietnamkrigens og hippietidens USA. Hvor negrenes kamp for ligestilling var i fuld gang, og hvor Harlem stadig var totalt ’sort’ område. Frank Lucas har med alle midler – og jeg mener alle midler – gjort sig til ’godfather’ for et stort område i Harlem. Derudover har han egenhændig etableret sig som importør af ren heroin fra Vietnam, som han sælger og på den måde samler sig en enorm formue, som bl.a. bruges på generøse gaver til hans ’undersåtter’ i Harlems gader. Men han samler også sin familie omkring sig, for det er netop det, der gælder: social status og ubrydeligt familiesammenhold, uanset hvordan man opnår denne formue og status. Frank bryder således med de gængse spilleregler og kommer på den måde til at skulle krydse klinger med folk, der normalt sidder sikkert på narkomarkedet: de etablerede mafiafamilier og byens korrupte politifolk. Men den afgørende kamp for Frank kommer til at stå med den lidt forhutlede men bundhæderlige politimand Richie Roberts. -1- www.kirkeogfilm.dk På klassisk vis løber filmen i to spor, nemnlig disse to mænds i begyndelsen separate historier, som langsomt nærmer sig hinanden; og som først til allersidst løber sammen i den klassiske konfrontation: helten overfor skurken! Et møde som imidlertid får et temmelig ukonventionel efterspil, som ikke skal røbes her. Som nævnt bruges gangstergenren som et stærkt stiliseret billede på de gængse spilleregler i samfundet - sådan også her.
    [Show full text]
  • Shakespeare on Film, Video & Stage
    William Shakespeare on Film, Video and Stage Titles in bold red font with an asterisk (*) represent the crème de la crème – first choice titles in each category. These are the titles you’ll probably want to explore first. Titles in bold black font are the second- tier – outstanding films that are the next level of artistry and craftsmanship. Once you have experienced the top tier, these are where you should go next. They may not represent the highest achievement in each genre, but they are definitely a cut above the rest. Finally, the titles which are in a regular black font constitute the rest of the films within the genre. I would be the first to admit that some of these may actually be worthy of being “ranked” more highly, but it is a ridiculously subjective matter. Bibliography Shakespeare on Silent Film Robert Hamilton Ball, Theatre Arts Books, 1968. (Reissued by Routledge, 2016.) Shakespeare and the Film Roger Manvell, Praeger, 1971. Shakespeare on Film Jack J. Jorgens, Indiana University Press, 1977. Shakespeare on Television: An Anthology of Essays and Reviews J.C. Bulman, H.R. Coursen, eds., UPNE, 1988. The BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon Susan Willis, The University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography Kenneth S. Rothwell, Neil Schuman Pub., 1991. Still in Movement: Shakespeare on Screen Lorne M. Buchman, Oxford University Press, 1991. Shakespeare Observed: Studies in Performance on Stage and Screen Samuel Crowl, Ohio University Press, 1992. Shakespeare and the Moving Image: The Plays on Film and Television Anthony Davies & Stanley Wells, eds., Cambridge University Press, 1994.
    [Show full text]
  • Marketing Overview MARKETING Results That Matter
    B8 Marketing Overview MARKETING Results That Matter. SERVICES Buffalo 8 Marketing provides strategic entertainment media relations, creative marketing communications, social media, special event planning, trade and consumer publicity both nationally and globally. TEAM Buffalo 8 Marketing is led by a world class team with over 20 years of experience in entertainment PR lead by Theo Dumont (Partner & Head of B8 Marketing) and Luke Fitterer (Publicity Coordinator). EXPERIENCE AND WORK Buffalo 8 Marketing has expertise and experience working across all areas of the entertainment business, including high-profile personalities and brands such as: Spike Lee, Netflix, Focus Features, Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment, MGM Studios, yes Studios, Starlight Runner Entertainment, Tapas Media, TONIK Productions, HollyShorts Film Festival, Gersh, TCA, Roger Guenveur Smith (Rodney King), Show runner Adi Hasak (Shades of Blue), USA, NBC, Matthew Modine, Miles Regis, Cey Adams, Pabst Blue Ribbon and more. Buffalo 8 Marketing participates in all major festivals and conferences for film & TV client campaigns, including: Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Telluride, Venice, Berlin, MIP, MIPCOM, Series Mania, Content London, San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, BANFF, Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts, and more. LOCATION 6535 Wilshire Blvd. ste. #256, Los Angeles, CA 90048 Additional Services MARKETING Results That Matter. PREMIUM SOCIAL CONTENT CAMPAIGNS From campaign development to creative content ideation, execution, and distribution on all major platforms, Buffalo 8 Marketing delivers premium social content to support marketing campaigns with an emphasis on uniting audiences and driving meaningful conversations through the utilization of emerging technologies, strategic platform cross-promotion and holistic social media marketing strategies.
    [Show full text]
  • Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 88Th Academy Awards
    REMINDER LIST OF PRODUCTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE 88TH ACADEMY AWARDS ADULT BEGINNERS Actors: Nick Kroll. Bobby Cannavale. Matthew Paddock. Caleb Paddock. Joel McHale. Jason Mantzoukas. Mike Birbiglia. Bobby Moynihan. Actresses: Rose Byrne. Jane Krakowski. AFTER WORDS Actors: Óscar Jaenada. Actresses: Marcia Gay Harden. Jenna Ortega. THE AGE OF ADALINE Actors: Michiel Huisman. Harrison Ford. Actresses: Blake Lively. Kathy Baker. Ellen Burstyn. ALLELUIA Actors: Laurent Lucas. Actresses: Lola Dueñas. ALOFT Actors: Cillian Murphy. Zen McGrath. Winta McGrath. Peter McRobbie. Ian Tracey. William Shimell. Andy Murray. Actresses: Jennifer Connelly. Mélanie Laurent. Oona Chaplin. ALOHA Actors: Bradley Cooper. Bill Murray. John Krasinski. Danny McBride. Alec Baldwin. Bill Camp. Actresses: Emma Stone. Rachel McAdams. ALTERED MINDS Actors: Judd Hirsch. Ryan O'Nan. C. S. Lee. Joseph Lyle Taylor. Actresses: Caroline Lagerfelt. Jaime Ray Newman. ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP Actors: Jason Lee. Tony Hale. Josh Green. Flula Borg. Eddie Steeples. Justin Long. Matthew Gray Gubler. Jesse McCartney. José D. Xuconoxtli, Jr.. Actresses: Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Bella Thorne. Uzo Aduba. Retta. Kaley Cuoco. Anna Faris. Christina Applegate. Jennifer Coolidge. Jesica Ahlberg. Denitra Isler. 88th Academy Awards Page 1 of 32 AMERICAN ULTRA Actors: Jesse Eisenberg. Topher Grace. Walton Goggins. John Leguizamo. Bill Pullman. Tony Hale. Actresses: Kristen Stewart. Connie Britton. AMY ANOMALISA Actors: Tom Noonan. David Thewlis. Actresses: Jennifer Jason Leigh. ANT-MAN Actors: Paul Rudd. Corey Stoll. Bobby Cannavale. Michael Peña. Tip "T.I." Harris. Anthony Mackie. Wood Harris. David Dastmalchian. Martin Donovan. Michael Douglas. Actresses: Evangeline Lilly. Judy Greer. Abby Ryder Fortson. Hayley Atwell. ARDOR Actors: Gael García Bernal. Claudio Tolcachir.
    [Show full text]
  • Better Mus' Come
    BETTER MUS’ COME PUBLICITY CONTACTS Tilane Jones [email protected] 818.995.0050 Rating: NR TRT: 104 minutes CREDITS Written & Directed by Storm Producer Paul Bucknor Executive Produced by Joshua Bratter Samantha Bratter Paul Bucknor Director of Photography Storm Editors Storm Paul Bucknor Cast Sheldon Shepherd - Ricky Nicole Grey - Kemala Ricardo Orgill - Flames Everaldo Creary - Short Man Roger Guenveur Smith - Prime Minister SYNOPSIS Better Mus’ Come is a coming of age drama set in Jamaica’s turbulent 1970s, against the backdrop of the Cold War, a national water crisis, an energy crisis, corruption, and numerous murder scandals that gave birth to the polarized violence gripping the streets of Kingston both then and now. After months of incarceration as a suspected political agitator, Ricky is released. Haunted by the tragic death of his devoted young wife and paralyzed by conflicting feelings of guilt and loyalty to his political tribe, he tries to navigate his way through the minefields created by the constant social upheaval that seems to be ubiquitous in his community, while providing a better life for his 5- year old son. At his home coming party Ricky meets Kemala, a book smart country girl, who lives in the opposing neighborhood, enemy territory. In many ways they are opposites, but what starts as antagonism quickly turns into burning passion. Kemala encourages Ricky to convince his old friends in the community to adopt a more passive approach. To defy the status quo of confrontation, this leads to the inevitable cycle of violence. The big question is, can Ricky and his crew beat the odds and ensure that Better Mus’ Come? Director’s Statement I’ve always been a bit of a cold war junkie, and there was a point in my life where I would watch, read, and research everything I could on geopolitics and espionage in the 20th century.
    [Show full text]
  • 2012 Twenty-Seven Years of Nominees & Winners FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
    2012 Twenty-Seven Years of Nominees & Winners FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY 2012 NOMINEES (Winners in bold) *Will Reiser 50/50 BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer(s)) Mike Cahill & Brit Marling Another Earth *The Artist Thomas Langmann J.C. Chandor Margin Call 50/50 Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen Patrick DeWitt Terri Beginners Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Phil Johnston Cedar Rapids Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Jay Van Hoy Drive Michel Litvak, John Palermo, BEST FEMALE LEAD Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam Siegel *Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn Take Shelter Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin Lauren Ambrose Think of Me The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Rachael Harris Natural Selection Adepero Oduye Pariah BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer) Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene *Margin Call Director: J.C. Chandor Producers: Robert Ogden Barnum, BEST MALE LEAD Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary Quinto *Jean Dujardin The Artist Another Earth Director: Mike Cahill Demián Bichir A Better Life Producers: Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Brit Marling, Ryan Gosling Drive Nicholas Shumaker Woody Harrelson Rampart In The Family Director: Patrick Wang Michael Shannon Take Shelter Producers: Robert Tonino, Andrew van den Houten, Patrick Wang BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Martha Marcy May Marlene Director: Sean Durkin Producers: Antonio Campos, Patrick Cunningham, *Shailene Woodley The Descendants Chris Maybach, Josh Mond Jessica Chastain Take Shelter
    [Show full text]
  • 35 Years of Nominees and Winners 36
    3635 Years of Nominees and Winners 2021 Nominees (Winners in bold) BEST FEATURE JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD BEST MALE LEAD (Award given to the producer) (Award given to the best feature made for under *RIZ AHMED - Sound of Metal $500,000; award given to the writer, director, *NOMADLAND and producer) CHADWICK BOSEMAN - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom PRODUCERS: Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, ADARSH GOURAV - The White Tiger Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao *RESIDUE WRITER/DIRECTOR: Merawi Gerima ROB MORGAN - Bull FIRST COW PRODUCERS: Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS STEVEN YEUN - Minari Anish Savjani WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Robert Machoian PRODUCERS: Scott Christopherson, BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM Clayne Crawford PRODUCERS: Todd Black, Denzel Washington, *YUH-JUNG YOUN - Minari Dany Wolf LA LEYENDA NEGRA ALEXIS CHIKAEZE - Miss Juneteenth WRITER/DIRECTOR: Patricia Vidal Delgado MINARI YERI HAN - Minari PRODUCERS: Alicia Herder, Marcel Perez PRODUCERS: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, VALERIE MAHAFFEY - French Exit Christina Oh LINGUA FRANCA WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Isabel Sandoval TALIA RYDER - Never Rarely Sometimes Always NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS PRODUCERS: Darlene Catly Malimas, Jhett Tolentino, PRODUCERS: Sara Murphy, Adele Romanski Carlo Velayo BEST SUPPORTING MALE BEST FIRST FEATURE SAINT FRANCES *PAUL RACI - Sound of Metal (Award given to the director and producer) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alex Thompson COLMAN DOMINGO - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom WRITER: Kelly O’Sullivan *SOUND OF METAL ORION LEE - First
    [Show full text]
  • August Wilson African American Cultural Center
    AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTHA’S VINEYARD CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION PRESENTS ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH’S FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 Live, one-night-only Performance takes place at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, where Frederick Douglass spoke 145 years ago Smith also joins August Wilson African American Cultural Center as Guest Theater Curator for 2022-23 season Pittsburgh, PA – June 21, 2021 – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) announces today live, in-person performances and an ongoing artistic partnership with Obie Award- winning playwright, actor, and educator, Roger Guenveur Smith. Kicking off with a performance of Smith’s acclaimed solo show, Frederick Douglass Now, presented in partnership with the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association on Saturday, August 21 at 7:00pm ET, the one-night-only event takes place at Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, a National Historic Landmark on Martha’s Vineyard. Smith’s work, inspired by the life and legacy of pioneering abolitionist and feminist, marks his long-awaited return to the stage and the first time he has performed the work on a site where Frederick Douglass himself spoke 145 years ago. Furthering the ongoing artistic relationship between Smith and the Center, AWAACC announces that Frederick Douglass Now will be presented at the Center’s hometown of Pittsburgh on November 11, 2021, with Smith joining AWAACC as the first-ever guest theater curator for the 2022-23 season. The partnership will bring thought-provoking works and artists to the Center, one of the largest non-profit cultural organizations in the country focused exclusively on the African American experience and the arts of the African diaspora.
    [Show full text]
  • Artist/Activist Jefry Kearns Exposes the Subtleties of the Familiar in University Art Exhibit
    Somewhere over rainbow ...2 A He's a manly m an... January 14 - January 20 •ENSEMBLE NOVA, a group of faculty musicians from UC Santa Cruz dedicated to the performance of 20th century music, will perform “New Music for Old Instruments;" Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, 8 p.m. •CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION at noon in Storke Plaza; semiformal banquet and dance at the Goleta Valley Community Center, 6 p.m. - 1 a.m. s aturday •THE PIED PIPER, performed by the Missoula Children1s Theatre; Lobero Theatre, 2 and 4 p.m. •TOTO LE HEROS, a bittersweet film by Belgian filmmaker Jaco Van Dormael; Campbell Hall, 7 p.m. •MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY - as long as you've got the day off from school, why don't you do something constructive? •DEEP SPACE NINE - it's that new Star Trek spin-off that everybody is watching; Channel 13, 9 p.m. Wednesday •MASTER CLASS WITH PEABODY Artist/Activist Jefry Kearns TRIO, the artists-in-resi- Exposes the Subtleties of the dence from the Baltimore Familiar in University Art Exhibit Peabody Conservatory; Lotte Lehmann, 7 see review, page 4A p.m. 2A Thursday, January 14,1993 ARTSWEEK Daily Nexus Make Your Valentine’s Valentine’s Day The Back Door o' Blues Extra Special! American Music Featured at Put a Cozy New Downtown Cafe Valentine’s Day estled in a cozy comer away from the chain- Greeting in the gang of popular bars and cafes that line State Nexus* Special Street, the Bluebird Cafe adds a whole new di­ Valentine’s Day Issue! mension to Santa Barbara’s music scene by of­ N fering home-grown blues and traditional American Come to the Nexus Ad Office under Storke music that is often overlooked at the trendier spots.
    [Show full text]
  • Festival Guide
    JUNE 4–8, 2014 DETROIT • ANN ARBOR FESTIVAL GUIDE DETROIT FILM THEATRE M MICHIGAN THEATERTHEATER THE BEST FILMS FROM THE WORLD’S BEST FESTIVALS STATESTATE THEATER DELI THEATERNOW SHOWING UPSTAIRS 10 VENUES 50 FILMS 110 SCREENINGS cinetopiafestival.org 1 2014-Cinetopia-GUIDE_01.indd 1 5/14/14 11:39 AM B:8.375” T:8.125” S:7.375” The next generation of B:11.125” S:10.125” T:10.875” safe drivers begins with you. Your child’s first year behind the wheel can be one of the most dangerous of their young life. That’s why we’ve created TeenDrive365: education, events and innovative tools to help continue the conversation and keep you involved. Every mile. Every day. Visit TeenDrive365.com today. 2014-Cinetopia-GUIDE_01.indd1 TOMNANAT-14-034_C.indd 2 5/14/14 11:39 AM Saved at 5-6-2014 1:41 PM from nyc01lmoise by Lauren Moise / Lauren Moise Printed At None Job info Approvals Fonts & Images Job TOMNANAT-14-034_C Art Director Alexis Roubillad Fonts Client Toyota Copywriter None Proxima Nova (Regular, Light) Media Type Dinner Journal Account Mgr Alex Tuller Live 7.375” x 10.125” Studio Artist Lauren Moise Images Trim 8.125” x 10.875” Proofreader None 219864_01d_Print TeenSafety36-Ipad_ Bleed 8.375” x 11.125” CMYK_NOTYPE.psd (CMYK; 326 ppi; 92%), Pubs SAE Foundation Notes TD365_LGP_LOGO.eps (21.39%), 4C_BigBug_ SidebySide_LGP_WIPr2_sm.eps (14.49%) None Inks Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black PRESENTED BY THE MICHIGAN THEATER AND DETROIT FILM THEATRE JUNE 4-8, 2014 DETROIT • ANN ARBOR STATESTATE CINETOPIA STATESTATE INTERNATIONAL CONTENTS FILM FESTIVAL returns
    [Show full text]
  • Hofstra University Film Library Holdings
    Hofstra University Film Library Holdings TITLE PUBLICATION INFORMATION NUMBER DATE LANG 1-800-INDIA Mitra Films and Thirteen/WNET New York producer, Anna Cater director, Safina Uberoi. VD-1181 c2006. eng 1 giant leap Palm Pictures. VD-825 2001 und 1 on 1 V-5489 c2002. eng 3 films by Louis Malle Nouvelles Editions de Films written and directed by Louis Malle. VD-1340 2006 fre produced by Argosy Pictures Corporation, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture [presented by] 3 godfathers John Ford and Merian C. Cooper produced by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper screenplay VD-1348 [2006] eng by Laurence Stallings and Frank S. Nugent directed by John Ford. Lions Gate Films, Inc. producer, Robert Altman writer, Robert Altman director, Robert 3 women VD-1333 [2004] eng Altman. Filmocom Productions with participation of the Russian Federation Ministry of Culture and financial support of the Hubert Balls Fund of the International Filmfestival Rotterdam 4 VD-1704 2006 rus produced by Yelena Yatsura concept and story by Vladimir Sorokin, Ilya Khrzhanovsky screenplay by Vladimir Sorokin directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky. a film by Kartemquin Educational Films CPB producer/director, Maria Finitzo co- 5 girls V-5767 2001 eng producer/editor, David E. Simpson. / una produzione Cineriz ideato e dirètto da Federico Fellini prodotto da Angelo Rizzoli 8 1/2 soggètto, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano scenegiatura, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio V-554 c1987. ita Flaiano, Brunello Rondi. / una produzione Cineriz ideato e dirètto da Federico Fellini prodotto da Angelo Rizzoli 8 1/2 soggètto, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano scenegiatura, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio V-554 c1987.
    [Show full text]