By Susan Jedrzejewski, McColl Center for Visual Art “There’s a general impression that poetry is safe,” says Knight Foundation Writer-in-Residence P. Scott Cunningham, who is looking to subvert the usual poetry reading. On Tuesday, June 28, Cunningham will shake things up by adding a new level of theatricality and drama. Stripped of titles, introductions, and [...]
Richard Chew knows a thing or two about film editing. Throughout a 44-year career, the Oscar winner has edited more than 30 movies, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” (1974), George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode IV” (1977) and Terrence Malick’s “The New World” (2005). Chew is currently a visiting professor at Detroit’s Wayne State University, [...]
By Judith Kleinberg, Knight Foundation Program Director for San Jose and Silicon Valley Saturday, May 7th, 2011, was “Knight night” at Opera San José, a free night of opera made possible by a grant from Knight Foundation. The beautifully restored downtown California Theatre was the scene of a capacity crowd to attend a performance of [...]
By Susan Berdahl, Park Square Theatre Panic, by playwright Joseph Goodrich, is in previews and opens Friday, June 17 at Park Square Theatre. Winner of the Edgar Allen Poe Best Play Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 2008, Panic provides that summer fare we all enjoy—a thriller filled with twists and turns, and [...]
By Pam Davis, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Turning a private art collection in to a public one involves myriad factors. A grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is providing for works in the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art to be photographed and shared through various digital channels. Charlotte-based art photographer [...]
This Saturday, June 18 is the Eighth Annual Beatles Tribute presented by John Tosco. It is just like a Tosco Music Party, only Beatles songs are performed. The format of the evening is one song by each of a variety of approximately 25 scheduled acts (professional and amateur) who donate their time and talent. The evening [...]
Rudi Goblen is a permanent fixture in Miami’s performance arts scene and is currently a member of Teo Castellanos’ D-Projects, a collective of culturally trained artist creating provocative contemporary performance, Octavio Campos’ Campostion Hybrid Theater Works, Rosie Herrera’s Rosie Herrera
Celebrate the arts and make a difference this weekend as Sebastian Spreng, the Kelley Roy Gallery, Knight Foundation and the Miami Music Project launch Strokes for Notes. The program runs from June 11-30 and has the goal of getting 100 instruments into the hands of 100 children. Kick off the fun this Saturday (June 10) [...]
There is a lot to see in Bernice Steinbaum‘s latest group exhibit, “Greenhouse.” As the title suggests, the work is related to the artificial atmosphere in which nature is nurtured, or as the gallery describes, “windowless, artificially lit, curated and temperature-controlled, in a sense, the gallery becomes a greenhouse as well.” On the next level, [...]
By LeToya Stairs, Rhythm of Africa Music Program & 2010 Knight Arts Challenge Winner Reggae Ambassador Willie Stewart, whose musical odyssey includes 23 years as percussionist with the internationally renowned band “Third World,” partnered with Concerned Women of Africa on May 21, 2011 in Miami Gardens, to share a musical journey that describes the movement of [...]
