Monthly Archives: October 2010
Sarah Ruhl’s “Melancholy Play” a surprising, sassy, and sexy choice for WAM
Update! Since this preview was written I have seen this wonderful play and it is surprising, delicious and literally nutty. WAM Theatre lives up to its promise as a wonderful addition to the Berkshires (and Albany) area and the two
Sarah Ruhl’s “Melancholy Play” a surprising, sassy, and sexy choice for WAM
Update! Since this preview was written I have seen this wonderful play and it is surprising, delicious and literally nutty. WAM Theatre lives up to its promise as a wonderful addition to the Berkshires (and Albany) area and the two
Interview: Talking with Kate Clinton as she ends her Lady HaHa Tour in Pittsfield
“If corporations are people, then gay people are non-profits”. – Kate Clinton. Talking with the award winning political humorist Kate Clinton about her upcoming appearance at Pittsfield’s Colonial Theatre was a battle of wits. Kate is like the internet: no
Interview: Talking with Kate Clinton as she ends her Lady HaHa Tour in Pittsfield
“If corporations are people, then gay people are non-profits”. – Kate Clinton. Talking with the award winning political humorist Kate Clinton about her upcoming appearance at Pittsfield’s Colonial Theatre was a battle of wits. Kate is like the internet: no
Glimpsing theatre’s future: Thrilling, complex “Latitude 14: Red Fly, Blue Bottle” At RPI
Imagine a show that is three things at once: a drama, a rock concert and a multi-media feast. That’s Latitude 14… a story that is intricately folded into itself like origami, part in the past, some in the present, and
Glimpsing theatre’s future: Thrilling, complex “Latitude 14: Red Fly, Blue Bottle” At RPI
Imagine a show that is three things at once: a drama, a rock concert and a multi-media feast. That’s Latitude 14… a story that is intricately folded into itself like origami, part in the past, some in the present, and
A Touchdown for “Lombardi” as it completes its journey from the Mahaiwe to Broadway
Lombardi has completed its trek to Broadway from the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, and it scores! While the four professional Berkshire theatre companies are used to sending plays and stars to New York’s Great White Way, this is the first
A Touchdown for “Lombardi” as it completes its journey from the Mahaiwe to Broadway
Lombardi has completed its trek to Broadway from the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, and it scores! While the four professional Berkshire theatre companies are used to sending plays and stars to New York’s Great White Way, this is the first
Genre bending Violinist Todd Reynolds fiddles with Musical Robots at Mass MoCA Nov. 6
North Adams, MA: Genres bend and boundaries recede at MASS MoCA’s Club B-10 on Saturday, November 6, at 8 PM when Bang on a Can and former Silk Road Project violinist, electronic musician, technologist, and local favorite Todd Reynolds brings
Genre bending Violinist Todd Reynolds fiddles with Musical Robots at Mass MoCA Nov. 6
North Adams, MA: Genres bend and boundaries recede at MASS MoCA’s Club B-10 on Saturday, November 6, at 8 PM when Bang on a Can and former Silk Road Project violinist, electronic musician, technologist, and local favorite Todd Reynolds brings
An ill Leonard Nimoy, 79, cancelled Mass MoCA appearance, has operation
(North Adams, MA) Photographer Leonard Nimoy, whose exhibition Secret Selves is on display through January 2, 2011, at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) had planned to offer insight into his creative and technical process during a talk at the museum on
An ill Leonard Nimoy, 79, cancelled Mass MoCA appearance, has operation
(North Adams, MA) Photographer Leonard Nimoy, whose exhibition Secret Selves is on display through January 2, 2011, at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) had planned to offer insight into his creative and technical process during a talk at the museum on
Review: Mummenschanz, bringer of theatrical magic settles into New York
Review: Now settled into the Skirball Center for the Arts at NYU until January 8, 2011, Mummenschanz has changed a lot since I first saw them in 1978 – they’ve moved on from being people on stage with masks and
Review: Mummenschanz, bringer of theatrical magic settles into New York
Review: Now settled into the Skirball Center for the Arts at NYU until January 8, 2011, Mummenschanz has changed a lot since I first saw them in 1978 – they’ve moved on from being people on stage with masks and
Larry’s Personal Page: Short films that have touched me
Well you found my little hidden away page where I keep videos and other links to works that have deeply touched me. Here, there is no need to have a Berkshire, or even an arts, connection. Water From Australia, this
Larry’s Personal Page: Short films that have touched me
Well you found my little hidden away page where I keep videos and other links to works that have deeply touched me. Here, there is no need to have a Berkshire, or even an arts, connection. Water From Australia, this
Suffocating an audience: Marco Benevento drowns out “House of Usher” at Mass MoCA
Many of the offerings at Mass MoCA are challenging, but last night’s screening of the horror film House of Usher with Vincent Price proved that sometimes the emperor has no clothes. Marco Benevento and his experimental rock/jazz electronica-infused hybrid trio
Suffocating an audience: Marco Benevento drowns out “House of Usher” at Mass MoCA
Many of the offerings at Mass MoCA are challenging, but last night’s screening of the horror film House of Usher with Vincent Price proved that sometimes the emperor has no clothes. Marco Benevento and his experimental rock/jazz electronica-infused hybrid trio
Anna Netrebko Live in HD in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Donizetti’s easy-to-take Don Pasquale is the next scheduled Met Opera Live in HD on November 13th at 1:00 pm. Running time will be about 3 hours, 15 minutes. Anna Netrebko will reprise her celebrated portrayal of Norina, the irresistible and
Anna Netrebko Live in HD in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Donizetti’s easy-to-take Don Pasquale is the next scheduled Met Opera Live in HD on November 13th at 1:00 pm. Running time will be about 3 hours, 15 minutes. Anna Netrebko will reprise her celebrated portrayal of Norina, the irresistible and
Our Two Dueling Film Festivals (BIFF and WFF)
Dueling Film Festivals in the Berkshires As the Williamstown Film Festival enters its final weekend, the Berkshire International Film Festival seems to have timed a number of its activities to coincide with WFF’s short two weeks in the sun. BIFF
Our Two Dueling Film Festivals (BIFF and WFF)
Dueling Film Festivals in the Berkshires As the Williamstown Film Festival enters its final weekend, the Berkshire International Film Festival seems to have timed a number of its activities to coincide with WFF’s short two weeks in the sun. BIFF
Shakespeare & Company’s Fall Festival Underway
“For many of the students involved, the Fall Festival can be as physically demanding as any varsity sport, as intellectually rigorous as an honors class and as emotionally challenging as adolescence itself. For each of the hundreds of students involved
Shakespeare & Company’s Fall Festival Underway
“For many of the students involved, the Fall Festival can be as physically demanding as any varsity sport, as intellectually rigorous as an honors class and as emotionally challenging as adolescence itself. For each of the hundreds of students involved
Barefoot Truth brings Billy Keane and indie sounds to Colonial
Pittsfield, MA – In the small New England town of Mystic, Connecticut, lives Barefoot Truth, an independent band that is quietly creating history. You have never seen them on MTV, nor heard them on a Top 40 FM radio station, but with
Barefoot Truth brings Billy Keane and indie sounds to Colonial
Pittsfield, MA – In the small New England town of Mystic, Connecticut, lives Barefoot Truth, an independent band that is quietly creating history. You have never seen them on MTV, nor heard them on a Top 40 FM radio station, but with
Arlo Guthrie Comes Home Again to the Colonial Nov. 20
Arlo Guthrie is used to being called a”folk music icon”, but he’s really just a home town Berkshire boy. Maybe he was born in Brooklyn, but for sixty years (and counting) he’s been in love with the Berkshires. It’s odd
Arlo Guthrie Comes Home Again to the Colonial Nov. 20
Arlo Guthrie is used to being called a”folk music icon”, but he’s really just a home town Berkshire boy. Maybe he was born in Brooklyn, but for sixty years (and counting) he’s been in love with the Berkshires. It’s odd
Republicans, lock up your kids – Kate Clinton is coming!
Blowhards don’t scare her. Pittsfield, MA – On November 13 you will see a lot of houses in Pittsfield darkened, with the blinds pulled down, hoping to avoid the plague of “funny new ideas” that Kate Clinton will be spreading
Republicans, lock up your kids – Kate Clinton is coming!
Blowhards don’t scare her. Pittsfield, MA – On November 13 you will see a lot of houses in Pittsfield darkened, with the blinds pulled down, hoping to avoid the plague of “funny new ideas” that Kate Clinton will be spreading
Ten Imaginative Online Videos you will never see on television
The video selections below are clearly not for tv, and probably won’t make either of the Berkshire film festivals, but they are well done, and worth a look. Diverse and with original scores and soundtracks, the snippets and shorts also
Ten Imaginative Online Videos you will never see on television
The video selections below are clearly not for tv, and probably won’t make either of the Berkshire film festivals, but they are well done, and worth a look. Diverse and with original scores and soundtracks, the snippets and shorts also
Final Third Thursday in Pittsfield not to be missed!
The Last 3rd.Thursdays of 2010 is this week! It’s been another great year of great 3rd.Thursdays, and for our final one, we’re going out with a bang! It’s a mish-mash of trumpets and trombones, skeletons and spiders as the annual
Final Third Thursday in Pittsfield not to be missed!
The Last 3rd.Thursdays of 2010 is this week! It’s been another great year of great 3rd.Thursdays, and for our final one, we’re going out with a bang! It’s a mish-mash of trumpets and trombones, skeletons and spiders as the annual
Preview: Not so silent Mummenschanz at the Mahaiwe Oct. 24
It’s the Swiss group with the crazy name, and they perform in almost total silence. However, this is no quiet show, because the audience is howling, adults even louder than the children, at the crazy combination of mime, acting, dance
Preview: Not so silent Mummenschanz at the Mahaiwe Oct. 24
It’s the Swiss group with the crazy name, and they perform in almost total silence. However, this is no quiet show, because the audience is howling, adults even louder than the children, at the crazy combination of mime, acting, dance
