Photo by Theo Wargo/Wire Image Do not throw away your shot to see the musical Hamilton… while on a Caribbean vacation…while contributing to rebuilding Puerto Rico. On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, knocking off power to the entire island, devastating homes and landscape, and creating a humanitarian disaster on the U.S. … Continue reading Hamilton in Puerto Rico
Cleveland: A Cultural Center in the American Heartland
This summer, the cultured traveler is looking beyond the coasts and discovering a contemporary art center in America’s heartland. With the inaugural FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, the city of Cleveland has commissioned more than 100 local, national and international artists to join the city’s evolving transformation into a prominent cultural center. And … Continue reading Cleveland: A Cultural Center in the American Heartland
“I’m From Driftwood” in New York
Three years ago, after seeing the film Milk, Nathan Manske was struck by an image of Harvey Milk—one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S. and the subject of the film directed by Gus Van Sant—in San Francisco holding a sign that said "I'm From Woodmere, NY." The sign was intended to show … Continue reading “I’m From Driftwood” in New York
NYC: Glee Getaway
A Glee Weekend Package in NYC
PIFA Builds Puentes/Bridges
An infusion of Latin flavor is spicing up the Paris-inspired Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) on April 29. “Puentes/Bridges” features the collaboration of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Intercultural Journeys with the student musicians of Artistas y Musicos Latino-Americanos (AMLA), an organization dedicated to teaching and inspiring Latin music and dance throughout the Philadelphia … Continue reading PIFA Builds Puentes/Bridges
PIFA: App(lause)
And we’re off! Last week, the spark of innovation, creativity and collaboration ignited the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) at the Kimmel Center with gravity-defying aerials by Grounded Aerial, a gala performance of Pulcinella by the Pennsylvania Ballet, and an 81-foot, 6,000-light-bulb replica of the Eiffel Tower. With over 1,500 artists and 135 … Continue reading PIFA: App(lause)
From Cuba to PIFA
Commissioned by the Arden Theatre as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), the play Wanamaker’s Pursuit tells the story of a young Nathan Wanamaker’s arrival in Paris in search of the latest fashions for his family’s department store, and the unexpected discoveries of his journey. Though a work a fiction, the … Continue reading From Cuba to PIFA
PIFA: Paris… Philly
PIFA is inspired by art of Paris between 1910 and 1920
Philly: Ring My (Artistic) Bell!
Philadelphia is hosting the first ever Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA).
NYC Goes MAD for Dance
Artists find inspiration in many things. Among them… other art. On February 9, New York’s Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) celebrates the marriage of visual art and dance by unveiling its first dance series, “Dance: Under the Influence.” MAD explores the point at which craftsmanship, art and design intersect in the visual arts today. … Continue reading NYC Goes MAD for Dance