Internationally acclaimed cellist Mo Mo joins NJFO for season opening concerts
(WESTFIELD, NJ) -- Under the baton of Maestro David Wroe, acclaimed guest cellist Mo Mo joins NJ Festival Orchestra (NJFO) to perform the Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon Concerto, a concert work based on Tan Dun’s score for Ang Lee's Oscar-winning mystical martial arts film. Mo Mo, from Beijing, China, was specially selected by composer Tan as one of the few official performers of his Oscar-winning score, originally written for Yo Yo Ma. Mo Mo will perform with NJFO in Westfield on September 27th and September 29th in Basking Ridge.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Cherry" by The dt's
by Bob Makin - published 2024-09-13
The latest single by the dt's, "Cherry," is a hook haven that proves the Central Jersey power-pop duo is getting better with age.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-13-24
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!
Intriguing feature Look at Me screens at the New Jersey Film Festival
by Anran Li - published 2024-09-13
“Seeking external validation isn’t healthy.”
“Always prioritize yourself, take care of your body and mind.”
“You must accept and love yourself before you can love someone else.”
…Really?
Whenever I open YouTube, there are always those people: demonstrating Pilates tutorials in front of their panoramic view windows or sharing “super easy, low carb” chia seed pudding recipes, smiling, radiant, and effortless. Through their Morandi-colored filters, it seems “changing for the better” is merely one inspirational slogan away, and all we lack is determination or “the right mindset.” “Embrace your imperfections; there is always a way to cure you.” Those tender, tickling voices that initially feel like feathers brushing our bruises would eventually weave a suffocating pile of nets but are barely enough to extricate a person already caught in the swamp.
When the tasteless, lukewarm chicken broth numbs our hearts, Look at Me spilled in a spoonful of black pepper mixed with cayenne chili.
Jersey Arts Podcast: Norm Lewis - Actor, Activist & Broadway Icon
by Maddie Orton, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-09-12
Theater icon Norm Lewis is known for a lot of things: breaking barriers as Broadway's first African-American Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera; lending his stunning baritone to the roles of Sweeney Todd, Porgy, and Jarvert; playing Senator Edison Davis on the hit TV show Scandal—the list goes on and on. But what you may not know that the Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and SAG Award nominee works just as hard behind the scenes as an activist and founding member of Black Theatre United.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert — With Great Animation Comes Great Music
by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-09-12
Spiderman fans, raise your hands! Why the request for an exuberant roll call, you may wonder, because you are going to want to take that hand and navigate over to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's website to purchase a ticket to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert post haste.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/12/24
by Danny Coleman - published 2024-09-12
"I play a little guitar so I write songs on the guitar or on the keyboard but nothing I'm comfortable with playing in front of people," laughed 3 Pairs of Boots vocalist Laura Arias as her and husband Andrew Stern are getting ready to drop a new 10-track release titled "Boot Scootin'" on September 27.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-12-24
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!
New Jersey Film Festival All You Need is Blood Video Filmmaker Q+A
by Vic Fern - published 2024-09-12
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 Video Filmmaker Q+A with All You Need is Blood Director Cooper Roberts, Festival Judge Morgan Kalmbach, and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
