LA Opera Presents Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Recital Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2014 One of the most celebrated singers of our time, Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky will return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a recital at 7:30pm tonight, May 22, 2014....
Discovery Channel to Kick Off MONSTER WEEKEND 5/31
by Caryn Robbins - May 29, 2014 Starting Saturday, May 31st at 8pm ET/PT, join the Discovery Channel for a jam-packed MONSTER WEEKEND, exploring the world's tiniest animals to most mysterious and legendary monsters....
ESPN's 30 FOR 30 to Highlight 1980 US Olympic Hockey Game Through Soviet Lens
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2014 ?ESPN Films today announced a new 30 for 30 documentary, “Of Miracles and Men,” that will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The film, directed by Jonathan Hock (“The Best That Never Was” and “Survive and Advance”), will take a different look at the “Miracle on Ice.”...
BWW World Dance Reviews: Christopher Wheeldon's CINDERELLA Performed by the San Francisco Ballet
by Barnett Serchuk - October 30, 2013 You know that song from A Chorus Line, Everything was Beautiful at the Ballet. Well, at Christopher Wheeldon's new version of Cinderella, the costumes and scenery are exquisite, as is much of the dancing. As for the ballet itself, it is a muddle, which I attribute more to the music of Sergei Prokofi...
Gallery Shchukin to Present JOURNEY TO A MYSTIC LAND, 3/5-4/30
by Tyler Peterson - February 27, 2015 Gallery Shchukin presents Journey to a Mystic Land, a solo exhibition of works by Dashi Namdakov, one of the most original voices in contemporary Russian art. Drawn from the last twelve years, the exhibition will showcase over 60 works including bronze sculptures, works on paper, and jewelry that bl...
Paul Collins's Tour Kicks Off Today in Chicago
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2014 Paul Collins is a guy who's been around the block. He was one of the progenitors of the early power-pop movement in the '70s in not one, but three influential bands of that era - The Nerves, The Breakaways and The Beat (the latter even appearing on Dick Clark's American Bandstand back in the day)....
Jaclyn Bethany Presents DRAMA IN THE AFTERNOON, 7/20-21
by Courtnie Mele - July 12, 2014 Drama in the Afternoon is comprised of works from four plays by Tennessee Williams, including Spring Storm, Summer and Smoke, Sweet Bird of Youth, and Orpheus Descending. 'Drama in The Afternoon' is a part of'Performing on the Edge' produced by Opera New York/Academy for the Performing Artist/The W...
New Historical Novel THE STALIN TRILOGY is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 24, 2014 In Early Stalin, the first volume of Death Only Wins: The Stalin Trilogy (a cradle-to-grave account of Joseph Stalin's life, spanning three-quarters of a century), Ravi Ravindranathan takes the reader through the history of Imperial Russia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while ...
Royal Canadian Mint Launches Commemorative Coins
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2013 OTTAWA, Nov. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - A century after intrepid explorers set sail from Victoria, BC to study Canada's Western Arctic and deepen the world's understanding of life in the Canadian North, the Royal Canadian Mint has launched two 25-cent commemorative circulation coins to celebrate both the 100 ...
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts to Welcome Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company, 2/1
by Tyler Peterson - November 13, 2013 Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2013-14 season on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 8pm with Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia. Tickets are $45/$36 (orchestra/mezzanine) and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm) or online at ...
Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov to Perform at Carnegie Hall, 3/24
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2014 Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, Prize Laureate of the 2012 Honens International Piano Competition and a BBC New Generation Artist (a program that provides opportunities to develop live and recorded performances, including broadcasts with the BBC orchestras), makes his New York debut at Zankel Hall...
The Tuvan Throat Singers, Hun Huur Tu, Come to the Harris Center, 4/16
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014 As they began touring in the West seventeen years ago, Huun Huur Tu almost single-handedly introduced the outside world to the boundless wealth of Tuvan traditions, thanks in great part to their superior musicianship. Audiences at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom will be introduced to what The T...
AXIS Dance Company to Perform at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 3/21
by Tyler Peterson - February 11, 2014 The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced today that AXIS Dance Company, one of the world's most acclaimed and innovative ensembles, will perform one night only on Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm at the Ordway. Under the artistic direction of Judith Smith, the company of seven dancers-with and...
Les Enfants Terribles to Present ERNEST AND THE PALE MOON and DR LONGITUDE'S MARVELLOUS IMAGINARY MENAGERIE at Edinburgh Festival, Starting 30 July
by Jillian Gaier - June 09, 2014 In their 13 year history Les Enfants Terribles have gone from performing in 50 seat venues on a shoe-string budget to working consistently in large scale venues - building a considerable critical and commercial following - and touring the globe with their fresh and innovative products. As such, Les ...
Jo Amdahl Releases EMPIRE OF GOLD
by Christina Mancuso - April 02, 2014 When author Jo Amdahl was teaching a series of Bible studies about the Book of Daniel, she saw a general lack of understanding surrounding the details of that biblical period of time. The experience inspired her to write her new book, 'Empire of Gold: Foundations' (published by WestBow Press)....
Discovery Channel Premieres SIBERIAN CUT Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 03, 2014 SIBERIAN CUT, premiering on the Discovery Channel tonight, June 3 at 10PM ET/PT, follows Sean as he puts everything on the line for the opportunity of a lifetime in deepest Siberia....
Yara Arts Group to Bring World Music Theater Piece WINTER LIGHT to La MaMa, 12/27-28
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014 In 'Winter Light' Yara Arts Group will perform a World Music Theater piece that includes the Koliadnyky, an ensemble of winter song singers from Kryvorivnia (Ukraine); scenes from the crisis in Ukraine today, and an 18th century Baroque Nativity folk opera staged by Yara artists. La MaMa E.T.C. will...
Paul Collins' New Album FEEL THE NOISE Out Today; Tour Kicks Off 9/23 in Chicago
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2014 Paul Collins' Feel The Noise was produced by studio legend Jim Diamond (who also plays bass and guitar on the record), and will be available today, September 9, 2014 on CD, digital and limited edition colored vinyl through Alive Naturalsound Records....
Discovery Channel Premieres New Special LAST TIGER STANDING Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 25, 2014 The one hour special will air directly after TIGRESS BLOOD, airing tonight, September 25 at 9PM ET/PT....
HENRY ROLLINS Set for Boulder Theater on Saturday, May 16th
by Robert Diamond - January 17, 2015 ...
Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov Makes Debut Studio Recording with Tchaikovsky's THE SEASONS
by Louisa Brady - June 17, 2014 Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, Prize Laureate of the 2012 Honens Prize for Piano, makes his debut studio recording with Pyotr Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, Op 37b, andSix Morceaux, Op 19, on the Hyperion label (CDA68028)....
Archipelago Books Presents Their Annual Auction 2014, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2014 Please come support international literature and celebrate with us as we enter our tenth year of life! This year's auction will be held on Wednesday, March 12th, at the beautiful Maccarone Gallery in the West Village....
Discovery Channel to Premiere New Special LAST TIGER STANDING, 9/25
by Caryn Robbins - September 17, 2014 The one hour special will air directly after TIGRESS BLOOD, airing September 25 at 9PM ET/PT....
Yara Arts Group Adds HITTING BEDROCK to Season
by Tyler Peterson - February 09, 2015 With a decisive battle mounting in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Yara Arts Group has chosen to replace its upcoming production of 'Dark Night Bright Stars,' a play based on the friendship of a Ukrainian painter with an African-American actor in 1858, with 'Hitting Bedrock,' a new work based... |