SOPAC Announces Fall 2023 Season

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) has announced its Fall 2023 season, featuring new SOMA community events, outstanding artists of a variety of genres, iconic tributes to history's biggest bands, and rising stars in the comedy world.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 06-07-23

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

Check out Reading Is Love for an emotional film about the state of reading education at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Sunday, June 11

by Eva Iskhakova - published 2023-06-07
Reading Is Love, a documentary directed by Amber Monet, tells the story of two fathers on their journey of creating a business with the hope of bettering reading education in America.

Events This Week: June 6-12, 2023

Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from June 6-12, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview.

This Week In Music: Event Listings And Previews For Shows Taking Place June 6-12, 2023

Here is a look at upcoming concerts taking place from June 6 to June 12, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place June 6-12, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from June 6-12, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Be sure to send press releases for your plays to infoatnewjerseystage.com to be included. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.

Amazing feature Black Moon screens at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 10!

by Lauren Bromberg - published 2023-06-06
Black Moon tells the story of members of a Mexican community understanding power structures and learning how to use (or not use) their voices. The story centers around a hardworking housekeeper named Mercedes and her siblings, grandfather, and son, who come together after the death of her father. These characters face individual hardships but come to learn the importance of solidarity. Their family does not have a lot of money, but what they lack in income, they make up for in love for each other and Earth.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 06-06-23

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals World Premieres at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival

by Sarah Ventola - published 2023-06-06
The documentary film, Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals, directed by Adriana Davis, focuses on the exploration of artistic improvisation. Margaret Beals and her dance career are showcased along with Keith Jarret, a well-known jazz pianist, accomplished painters Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, and the talented choreographers Martha Graham and Valerie Bettis.  These accomplished improvisational artists take the viewer on an inspiring journey which gives them a sense of personal empowerment, makes them question self-perception, and leaves them with a longing to discover the fulfillment of creativity.