By BalletX Dance Colby Damon BalletX is a new Philadelphia dance company with an ambitious goal—to redefine ballet and bring it into the new century. The company, a Knight Arts grantee, debuted “Beside Myself” by Tobin Del Cuore in November 2010. Today dancer Colby Damon reflects on the performance… Beside Myself was quite a journey [...]
By Alex Fumero, Xenoland co-producer and Knight Arts grantee “Xemoland”, a short film directed and animated by Daniel Cárdenas and co-produced by Alex Fumero, both Miami natives, was selected for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program. The film which was one of 6,467 shorts submitted to the Sundance Institute, and “Xemoland” is one [...]
By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director The Akron Area Arts Alliance’s 20th anniversary year opened with a bang at Summit Artspace on New Year’s Eve. Nearly 1,600 people enjoyed art exhibits, sitar, reggae, jazz performers and ballroom dancing on all three floors of our historic art center building, which was originally built in [...]
It’s been quite a week for the symphonic arts in Miami. The New World Center opened Wednesday in Miami Beach with a new piece by Thomas Adès (Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra), and those who missed the world premiere (the New World Symphony’s program also includes the Copland Third Symphony and Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture) can [...]
Lots of people say they support public art. Will Puckett creates it. And in doing so, he also creates a collaborative spirit that brings people together to build a sense of community.
In December 2010, United States Artists granted $50,000 unrestricted grants to fifty artists throughout the country to further their work. Three of the artists were designated USA Knight Fellows, earning an additional $5,000 grant to create a community engagement event in their resident city. Last week, Philly.com profiled USA Knight Fellow Matthias Pliessnig, noting that [...]
The small drawings are so quiet and beautiful, revealing a mastery of craft and a great eye for light, that the disturbing subject matter isn’t immediately apparent. But it doesn’t take long to discover it: gaping holes gouged
It seems like every female artist who has a husky voice is compared to Tina Turner. It is a convenient comparison, however it undermines the individual. When I first heard Eva Ayllón’s voice, I managed a clothing factory in Miami where Peruvian seamstresses sewed dresses to the sensual and complex
It always feels special to go to cities where major museums are free (OK, for a donation)—there’s something so egalitarian and sophisticated about places that support both art and access. Of course, most museums are on shoe-string budgets,
For the last several years, North Carolina has had one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the country, and Charlotte is at the center of that growth. The city’s cultural community is responding to make sure the Hispanic experience is celebrated and honored through artistic expressions and made available to all residents. I’ve noticed [...]
