Through 4/21: Midsummer magic – mostly: Burning Coal Theatre’s A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
The romantic conceit dates back before Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 classic, Smiles of a Summer Night, and well before Shakespeare: when humans have gotten themselves stuck in the worst partnerships possible (or, even worse, in abject celibacy), the magic of a midsummer’s night can sort everything out, bring the right pairs together in spite of themselves and restore harmonic community, dyad by dyad.
NC Dance Festival Collaboration: Dance Project, Music for a Great Space, & the Khemia Ensemble
Above: the Khemia Ensemble (photo by Angie Petty) will perform alongside works by Jiwon Ha, as well as in its own program pieces at NC Dance Festival. GREENSBORO, NC - Each year, the NC Dance Festival, a program coordinated by Greensboro-based Dance Project, brings...
Through 4/14: Spirit Gum’s “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” Delivers Mystery, Whimsy, and Profound Fun
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - It's so mundane as to be profoundly comical: an annoying cell phone rings incessantly while you are trying to enjoy your soup, and its owner can't even be bothered to answer it. That's the opening scene in Spirit Gum Theatre Company's spritely...
THROUGH 4/14: “Ada and the Engine” at NC State’s University Theatre
RALEIGH, NC - Students skipped and wandered around NC State University, buzzing with excitement, wonder, and pride last weekend. On the heels of the NCAA Final Four games and Dreamville Music Festival, Raleigh opened its arms to guests and natives alike. However, the...
Charlotte Symphony’s New Maestro, Kwamé Ryan, Thrills a Packed House
CHARLOTTE, NC – The audience at Belk Theater didn't rise and sing the National Anthem as we do at the start of every new Charlotte Symphony season, but the occasion – Tchaikovsky & Brahms – was auspicious enough for CSO president David Fisk to take the stage,...
Through 4/14: NC Black Rep’s “Coconut Cake” Serves Up a Deliciously Textured, Emotional Performance
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina Black Repertory Company (N.C. Black Rep) created the Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin Rolling World Premiere Award to honor the late executive producer and co-founder of the organization that produces the International Black Theatre...
The Joke Breaks Down When Bodies Do: real.live.people’s “could be worse”
The pursuit of all of these, and the list of commodities and prices voiced afterward, has the dancers literally running in circles by the end. The metaphor could hardly be more pointed; persisting as an artist can be an act of endurance art in itself.
“Right in the Eye,” A Live Movie-Concert of Georges Méliès’ Films
Wilmington, NC - Right in the Eye is more than a showcase of the silent films of Georges Méliès, it is more than a showcase of modern music performed live. Rather, it is the perfect synthesis of the two, where Georges Méliès' films and the live performance of...
Passion & Power: The Carolina Philharmonic Presents Both
PINEHURST, NC – A full house gathered on Saturday evening at Owens Auditorium on the campus of Sandhills Community College for what was an impressive mix of classical music presented by the Carolina Philharmonic, conducted by David Michael Wolff. The house lights...
Through 3/31: 69-Year-Old Script Asks How Long Is Now? “Trouble in Mind” at Raleigh Little Theatre
Photo Credit: Doug Wood Aya Wallace as Mayer in RLT's "Trouble in Mind" We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties....