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Walead Beshty at The Curve, Barbican Centre, London (VIDEO)
"A Partial Disassembling of an Invention Without a Future: Helter-Skelter and Random Notes in Which the Pulleys and Cogwheels Are Lying Around at Random All Over the Workbench" is the title of Walead...
View ArticleSeeing Lennon and Dickinson in 2014
It is difficult to get me to a one-person show or anything that is essentially a one-person show. That is unless there is a Tony contender in it. Even then, I sort of dread them (with the possible...
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Problems in Bed, Booze, and Beyond
It's hard to believe that five years have passed since Lady Gaga recorded "Bad Romance." But with the fifth anniversary of the release date of Gaga's album, The Fame Monster, on October 26, 2014 it's...
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Zeev Aram (Video)
What constitutes good design? "Imagination, originality, creativity, time and passion." So says Zeev Aram, founder of London design Mecca Aram Store, and he should know. Since opening his first...
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The Abu Dhabi Diaries: Making the Impossible Possible, for Great World Cinema
A still from The Valley by Ghassan Salhab After all is said and done, the movie screenings finished, the red carpets rolled away and the party venues dismantled, what should a film festival leave a...
View ArticleThe Planning Committee
Developing a potent strategic plan is not easy. Simply survey a large sample of plans for arts organizations, and one will find a bland sameness to most of them. They are often more a collection of...
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From Steve McQueen and David Beckham to the Streets of Los Angeles, British...
When motorcycle enthusiast and REBEL SOCIAL media director Nick Dee rode in the recent Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, a worldwide community event in aid of prostate cancer research, it rekindled his...
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Dear Young and Fearless: Life Is Beautiful
A simple smile, a passionate kiss, the making of a dream. It's the voice of a parent or friend that excites and moments of desperation, which lead to innovation. It's the word "yes" that brings joy...
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The Wonderful Day of the Dead Festivities in San Miguel de Allende
Photographer Cade Martin, several photographers and myself flew to San Miguel de Allende to capture the spirit of the Day of the Dead festival, known locally as the La Calaca Festival. What we found...
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Stage Door: Father Comes Home From The Wars, Parts 1,2,3, The Belle of Amherst
Suzan-Lori Parks' ambitious Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 and 3, is an expansive vision that meditates on the experience of African Americans during the Civil War. The Pulitzer Prize...
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Lost in Translation: Finding Confidence in Flamenco
I think I'm in love. It's the type of love that's energetic and fiery. It's confident, unstoppable and cannot be ignored. If it's not real love, then I'm pretty sure we are getting serious. It's...
View ArticleHip Hop Homage to 'Our Town' Transports Audience to the '80s
CLEVELAND -- How do you get a theater largely full of older white people to engage with the struggles and dreams of aspiring hip-hop artists? Playwright Idris Goodwin has managed the feat by writing a...
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That's Entertainment? The Band Wagon Comes to City Center
I've never been clear where the idea of Encores! special events originated. The Encores! series started with the purpose of presenting old, neglected musicals. Now, in addition to that, Encores!...
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10 Free Must-Read Street Photography eBooks
Image Copyright Michael Ernest Sweet Courtesy of Brooklyn Arts Press Photography books are expensive, really expensive. I've collected dozens and dozens over the years and I kind of feel as though I...
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RIGHT NEXT DOOR: Michelle Coursey and Matthew Karl Gale, Vintage Aficionados
This eclectic pair -- she's a professional makeup artist, he's a designer -- met while engaged in their favorite leisure-time pursuit: dressing in period clothing with thousands of other vintage...
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New Warsaw Museum Sheds Light on 1,000 Year Story of Jews in Poland
Warsaw -- In a ceremony marked by fanfare, pageantry and a measure of solemnity, on October 28, the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews officially opened its doors to the public. Located in what...
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Paul Simon Tells the Story of "Graceland"
By the release of Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland, the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee had covered a lot of musical territory, from his early days of pop rock as Tom & Jerry to the...
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Odd Nerdrum Lands in the Lap of LowBrow
In a jaded art world, painter Odd Nerdrum still manages to divide people along passionate lines. He has always been seen as a convoluted kitschy throwback by the Scandinavian cognoscenti, themselves...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! Newsies Delivers on Tour
Those dance dynamo paperboys of Newsies occupied the Academy of Music in Philly for the kick-off of their boffo 1st National Tour of the 2012 multi-Tony Award winning musical. Who says they don't write...
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The Fine Art of Beauty and Sensuality
I remember seeing my news feed flooding with posts about singer Colbie Callait's song "Try," which carried on for a few weeks. Who was this Colbie anyway? It was causing quite a stir, with people...
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