A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) — Opera Nouveau’s “Tarot Show” will have world premiere at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at 8pm, kicking off the company’s inaugural tour of the Northeast with stops in rural Maine, Manhattan, and Providence, R.I. The brainchild of performance artist Heather Fisch, “Tarot Show” is a blend of fortune-telling, physical…
(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Contemporary dance-theater ensemble Keigwin + Company performs a program of its state-of-the-art, high-energy movement at PS21 on Friday and Saturday, August 21 and 22, at 8pm. Named the “Cool Kids of Modern Dance” by Dance Magazine, the troupe will dance to music of Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Roy…
SARASOTA BALLET KICKS OFF 25TH SEASON with JACOB’S PILLOW DEBUT and WORLD PREMIERE (BECKET, Mass.) – The Sarasota Ballet, acclaimed for its vitality, versatility, and elegance, kicks off its 25th anniversary season with an exclusive seven-show Jacob’s Pillow debut in the Ted Shawn Theatre, Wednesday, August 12, through Sunday, August 16, including a Thursday…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Indie-folk band PigPen Theatre Co. brings its rollicking live show to MASS MoCA for an outdoor concert on the Dré Pavilion on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at 8pm. Like Clark Kent and Superman, PigPen Theatre Co. functions on the one hand as a self-contained rock band, and then on the turn…
(CHESTER, Mass.) – The quirky love story “Blink” by British playwright Phil Porter gets its regional premiere and first American cast at Chester Theatre Company, bringing its 26th season to a close, from Wednesday, August 13, through Sunday, August 23. “Blink” is the tale of Jonah and Sophie, a quirky love story about virtual reality,…
(BECKET, Mass.) – The Sarasota Ballet, acclaimed for its vitality, versatility, and elegance, kicks off its 25th anniversary season with an exclusive seven-show Jacob’s Pillow debut in the Ted Shawn Theatre, Wednesday, August 12, through Sunday, August 16, including a Thursday matinee at 2pm. The dynamic company performs Christopher Wheeldon’s fluid, joyous ballet “The American,”…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Legendary folk-rock singer-songwriter Graham Nash, whose songs helped define a generation and shape the history of rock ‘n’ roll, performs at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at 8pm. Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee — as a member of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and…
(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Brooklyn-based contemporary dance company Gallim Dance brings its inventive combination of quick wit, movement, introspection, youthful exuberance, and technical virtuosity to PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century on Friday and Saturday, August 14 and 15, 2015, at 8pm. Gallim will be performing two pieces by company founder, artistic director and choreographer…
(NEW LEBANON, N.Y.) – Pianist Jeremy Denk will play works by Bartok, Scriabin and Beethoven in the Tannery Pond Concert Series at the Darrow School on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at 8pm. In his fourth appearance at the Tannery, Denk will tackle Bartok’s Sonata BB 88, Scriabin’s Sonata Op. 68, No. 9 and Beethoven’s Sonata…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The phenomenal 12-year-old Bali-born jazz pianist Joey Alexander brings his trio to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, August 16, at 8pm. Alexander’s virtuosity has garnered the attention and support of Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis, among others. His Helsinki show comes just weeks after his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival and…
