(LENOX, Mass.) – Young Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado makes his BSO and Tanglewood debuts Friday, July 22, as he and the orchestra are joined by renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham for an all-Baroque program including vocal excerpts from Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride and arias from Handel’s Alcina and Ariodonte. Handel’s vocal music forms the heart of…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Dr. John and the Lower 911 will perform on Saturday, July 23 at 8 at the Mahaiwe. A 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack, Jr., better known by the stage name Dr. John, is an American musical icon, in many ways the living incarnation of…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Legendary jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Barbara Carroll, accompanied by her longtime musical partner, the bassist Jay Leonhart, performs at the Mahaiwe on Sunday, July 24 at 7. With a career that has spanned some 65 years, Carroll has long been regarded as one of the most fascinating purveyors of swinging…
(AUSTERLITZ, N.Y.) – The Millay Colony for the Arts is holding its annual Open House benefit party on Saturday, July 23, from 5 to 8. This year’s event will feature live music, dancers, open studios, alumni art for show and for sale, and local food and wine. Critical favorites Christy and Emily from Brooklyn will…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – From Wednesday, July 13, through Saturday, July 30, 2011, Bang on a Can and MASS MoCA present the tenth annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA. The Festival is dedicated entirely to programming today’s most innovative new music and includes public performances, recitals, and lectures, plus workshops…
Louise Lecavalier and Patrick Lamothe in ‘Children’ (photo by Andre Cornellier) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL Louise Lecavalier Doris Duke Theatre July 15, 2011 by Seth Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – Children, which may have been choreographed by Nigel Charnock and featured two dancers (the other being Patrick Lamothe) and which received its U.S.…
DanzAbierta’s ‘MalSon’ (photo Antoine Tempe) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL DanzAbierta Ted Shawn Theatre July 13-17, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., July 14, 2011) – In an engagement marking its highly anticipated U.S. debut, DanzAbierta, Cuba’s most significant contemporary dance ensemble, performed at Jacob’s Pillow last night. Comprised of five dancers, DanzAbierta was discovered…
Louise Lecavalier and Keir Knight in ‘A Few Minutes of Lock’ (photo Massimo Chiarradia) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL Doris Duke Theatre Louise Lecavalier July 14, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – Watching A Few Minutes of Lock, one falls under the impression that Louise Lecavalier is not susceptible to gravity. As she flings…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest and most influential love stories of all time, and perhaps William Shakespeare’s most popular play, is being given an updated, innovative treatment in a new production directed by Daniela Varon at Shakespeare & Company’s Founders’ Theatre now through September 3. Generations never tire of the…
(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) –There couldn’t be a more fitting summertime exhibition than “Sol Schwartz: Drawing in the Dark,” featuring the well-known artist’s vibrant, spontaneous drawings, that have captured the beauty and excitement of music, theater and dance at such performing arts centers as Tanglewood, Shakespeare & Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, and Barrington Stage Company,…
