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Stevie Nicks at the ballet + 3 dance films to stream
Jules Mabie and Ruby Lister in Jennifer Archibald’s “Shared Rain.” Photo: Erin Baiano. SHARE You’re reading a post from the ALL ARTS Newsletter! Subscribe to receive our updates straight to your inbox.
Thoughts from American Ballet Theatre’s ‘Sylvia’ and ‘Swan Lake’
Devon Teuscher and Jarod Curley in “Swan Lake.” Photo: Steven Pisano. SHARE You’re reading a post from the ALL ARTS Newsletter! Subscribe to receive our updates straight to your inbox.
This is not AI. It’s the Telluride Mushroom Festival
SHARE The Telluride Mushroom Festival, held in the middle of August, had come and gone all too quickly for my liking. At a tiny Colorado airport, I was hiding under a dorky, blue hiking hat, getting misty-eyed as I flipped through my camera roll. I grinned back at faces, young and old, who, like me, had traveled the distance to marvel and celebrate an understudied, vast domain of Mother Nature: fungi.
Misty Copeland and Caryn Campbell on paying it forward
SHARE In the interview series “FLOW with Dr. Durell Cooper,” the cultural strategist and host explores the successes and struggles of influential Black and brown leaders within public and private creative sectors. Cooper meets with American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland and Caryn Campbell, executive director of The Misty Copeland Foundation (MCF). They discuss the inspiration and needs of the foundation, while also exploring new models for paying it forward to the next generation.
Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph on the power of arts and creativity
SHARE In the interview series “FLOW with Dr. Durell Cooper,” the cultural strategist and host explores the successes and struggles of influential Black and brown leaders within public and private creative sectors. Cooper visits the nation’s capital to meet with Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the former vice president of Social Impact at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
5 snippets from an interview with poet Elizabeth Alexander
SHARE In the interview series “FLOW with Dr. Durell Cooper,” the cultural strategist and host explores the successes and struggles of influential Black and brown leaders within public and private creative sectors. Cooper visits the Mellon Foundation to meet its president, Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, who delves into her own upbringing around social change-makers, as well as the Foundation’s mission, vision and goals for promoting justice and freedom.
5 snippets from an interview with Broadway’s George C. Wolfe
SHARE In the interview series “FLOW with Dr. Durell Cooper,” the cultural strategist and host explores the successes and struggles of influential Black and brown leaders within public and private creative sectors. First, Cooper meets with the legendary Tony Award-winning director, playwright and producer George C. Wolfe, who shares his journey from the South to New York City’s theater scene.
Arts festivals to see in NYC for free this summer
SHARE What is a New York City summer without festivals? Whether it’s dance, music, theater or visual arts, there is an arts and culture fête slated for every type of art lover between the months of June through September. And if you need an incentive for facing the summer heat, these festivals are usually free and do not require tickets. Check out some of the free summer festivals on our radar below. Have one you’d like to highlight? Submit a listing to our community calendar.
5 public art installations to see this spring in NYC
SHARE New York’s public art seems to bloom as quickly as the flowers and leaves appearing around the city. Old favorites stand the test of time, and new additions stand ground, waiting for their communities to hit the sidewalks and seek out (or maybe even stumble upon) art in the outdoors. We selected five public art installations to find in New York City this spring. Have you seen any great public art recently? Email or tag us on Instagram or TikTok. Who: Fred Eversley Where: Doris C.
The Sisterhood changed the literary landscape in the '70s. A new book traces how
SHARE What stories can a photograph hold? For scholar Courtney Thorsson, a group photo of women gathered in a prewar apartment living room contained multitudes. When she first saw the photograph, she recognized some of the women immediately. There was Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and Ntozake Shange.
Summer in the South: Exploring art at Fisk University in Nashville
SHARE Note: This dispatch is part of the five-part series “Summer in the South,” wherein Art Field Project‘s Catherine Huff takes an art road trip to cities in the American South. Unlike other cities I’ve visited for “Summer in the South” so far, my Nashville venture was admittedly poorly planned. With only a day in the city, I didn’t have one interview lined up, and I feared that I would leave with nothing to report on.
Summer in the South: Discover miles of art on the Atlanta BeltLine
SHARE Note: This dispatch is part of the five-part series “Summer in the South,” wherein Art Field Project‘s Catherine Huff takes an art road trip to cities in the American South. Atlanta is my Southern hub, as it is for many folks (like the illustrious Elton John).
Exploring 'The Way' in Birmingham
Note: This dispatch is the first entry into the five-part series “Summer in the South,” wherein Art Field Project‘s Catherine Huff takes an art road trip to cities in the American South. A straight shot west on I-20, driving to Birmingham from Atlanta is a breeze — only a quick two hours by car. I cruised past reminders that I was indeed in Alabama: NASCAR’s Talladega Superspeedway and the revered Buc-cee’s, which if you’ve never visited one is essentially a glorified, beaver-themed pit stop.
Art Field Project’s ‘Summer in the South’ series tours 5 cities
Art Field Project’s ‘Summer in the South’ series tours 5 cities Venture to Birmingham, Atlanta, Savannah, Nashville and New Orleans on an art-filled road trip with Art Field Project. Dear Readers, With the sweltering, summer heat striking New York City, you’d think I’d try to take the Art Field Project somewhere a little cooler. But here I am, writing to you from my front porch in Atlanta, and it’s pretty hot here, too.
How to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop
How to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop For half a century, music lovers have experienced the evolution of hip-hop. On Aug. 11, 1973 (the date widely accepted as hip-hop’s birthday), partygoers attending a back-to-school celebration in the Bronx witnessed the genre’s debut. DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican-born artist who was then only 18 years old, played to his neighborhood audience with inventive beats and breaks on his pair of turntables. Today, hip-hop’s influence seems to know no bounds.
Meet Lori Zimmer, fellow art wanderer and author of 'Art Hiding'
This article appears as part of the ongoing Art Field Project, in which art enthusiast Catherine Huff asks locals what art that they find meaningful, remarkable or somehow significant for their particular neighborhood. Explore the column on ALL ARTS. “I have red cowboy boots on!” I glanced down at the text, then lifted my eyes to scan passersby on the sidewalk. My anxious imagination dropped me into an old Western movie. Trash on the curb turned into tumbleweeds.
Arts and culture festivals to see in NYC this summer - for free
Arts and culture festivals to see in NYC this summer — for free POSTED IN Dance Film Music Theater Visual Words SHARE With the sun high in the sky, New York City reliably brings forth a radiant array of top-notch arts and culture festivals every summer season. This year’s lineup leaves no disappointment, with the months of June through September offering diverse celebrations that span theater, film, dance, music and visual arts.
5 films to stream for Earth Day 2023
5 films to stream for Earth Day 2023 Looking for something to stream this Earth Day? We've rounded up a selection of programs that highlight artists addressing issues of sustainability. POSTED IN Dance Film Visual SHARE “The climate time-bomb is ticking,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned last month in a video conference about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s synthesis report on climate change.
Public art to check out this spring in NYC
It’s finally spring in New York! If you’re still in the pursuit of finding great art but want to enjoy the sunshine, linger a bit longer on the sidewalks and take a break from escaping the cold indoors at museums and galleries. And you might as well take the opportunity of exploring all corners of the city, too. We selected five outdoor public art installations to find in each borough of New York. Have you seen any great public art recently? Email or tag us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.
What art in your neighborhood is meaningful to you?
Welcome to the Art Field Project, where what constitutes “art” is up for discussion. On Instagram, it probably looks like we’re best friends, me and the art field. But last year I admitted to myself what I long suspected: I no longer enjoyed looking at art. Perhaps I’m biting the hand that feeds me in recounting this, but hear me out. It’s just that this dwindling connection might unnerve you, too, if a significant portion of your work history centered on art.
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