The Princeton Festival Celebrates Juneteenth with Will Liverman and Free Community Events
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Monday, June 19 at Morven Museum & Garden, the Princeton Festival caps a day of events celebrating Juneteenth with a special performance by GRAMMY Award-winning, Metropolitan Opera star Will Liverman. The baritone performs art songs set to texts by Laurence Hope, Langston Hughes, and Louise C. Wallace, with music by Black composers, including Damien Sneed, Margaret Bonds, and Florence Price, with pianist Kevin Miller. The event begins at 7:00pm.
Music, Art, Sights, and Sea with Smooth Cruise New York
(NEW YORK, NY) -- On June 22nd the Cornucopia Majesty sets sail in New York harbor for the return of the Smooth Cruise New York with performances by Jonathan Butler and Gerald Albright. Added to the experience is a showing by Artist of the stars, noted painter Bernard Jackson.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Seconds" by Colossal Street Jam
by Bob Makin - published 2023-06-09
In support of their latest album, "No Way to Live," Red Bank rockers Colossal Street Jam have a hot new video for "Seconds," the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
Insightful documentary on Dancer Margaret Beals World Premieres at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on June 10!
by Al Nigrin - published 2023-06-09
Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals by Adriana Davis and Margaret Beals. Join acclaimed dance innovator, Margaret Beals, in her exploration of the art of improvisation. In this short documentary, Ms. Beals demonstrates the power and authenticity of improvisation as performance and also as a tool of discovery for any creative endeavor. Throughout this film, audiences are offered glimpses of Ms. Beals’ extensive career in improvisational dance. One of the first solo dancers to perform whole concerts without steps, she started her early career in the free-wheeling atmosphere of the 1960's club and cabaret scene and continued her pioneering journey through five more decades. In this film, Ms. Beals draws from various artists to give fuller context to her thoughts on improvisation. Keith Jarrett, renowned jazz pianist, reveals insights into his own creative process. Meredith Monk, award-winning composer, singer and creator of music-theater-film works, gives an insightful introduction to this documentary as well. 2023; 25 min.
Here is my interview with Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals Director Adriana Davis:
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New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 06-09-23
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August at twenty-two plays at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 9!
by Emily Ranieri - published 2023-06-08
Director Sophia Castuera’s film August at twenty-two is showing at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 9th at 7 p.m. and online for 24 hours. Written and starring Ali Edwards, the narrative feature film details the post-graduate life of Cal, a floundering New York City actress who accidentally falls in love with her best friend’s girlfriend.
Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces 2023 Season
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University has announced its 2023 season, featuring multiple new plays that explore the need for human connection. The season will kick off in July with Erin Breznitsky’s Satellites, the winner of the 2022 Premiere Play Festival, the theatre’s annual competition for unproduced scripts written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area. The season will also feature the New Jersey Premiere of 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury in September, as well as developmental workshops of the 2023 Premiere Play Festival runner-up and the 2023/24 Liberty Live Commission in November 2023.
"Songs for a New World" Highlights Life's Decisive Moments
by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-06-08
Jason Robert Brown, well-known for writing the Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of "The Bridges of Madison County," wrote the music and lyrics for "Songs for a New World"—an impressive score that traverses multiple genres, including pop, gospel, and contemporary musical theater. Pioneer Productions will present a slightly reimagined production of this contemporary show, the weekends of June 9 and June 16. The performances will take place in the heart of Morristown in Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/8/23
by Danny Coleman - published 2023-06-08
Over the next week, The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ is hosting three of the hottest Blues music shows in the area. June 9 sees the great Joe Louis Walker, June 10 is a rare Jersey appearance from Laurie Morvan and June 15 sees the talented Alastair Greene gracing the intimate stage.
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For the Whim Productions presents "The Tempest"
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South Jersey's Indigenous Communities Celebrated in New A.C. Arts Garage Exhibit
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- A new exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will celebrate two southern New Jersey tribal communities through the display of historical documents, traditional artifacts and contemporary art. "Still Here: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape and Powhatan-Renape Nations of Southern New Jersey" opens October 9 and runs until January 5, 2025.
