Charles Giuliano
Bio:
Publisher & Editor. Charles was the director of exhibitions for the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University where he taught art history and the humanities. He taugh tModern Art and the Avant-garde for Metropolitan College of Boston University. After many years as a contributor, columnist and editor for a range of print publications from Art New England, Art News, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald Traveler and Patriot Ledger, to mention a few, he went on line with Maverick Arts which evolved into a website.
Recent Articles:
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NOLA Comfort Food Food
Acme, Red Fish Grill, Cafe du Monde
By: - Apr 05th, 2015In the French Quarter there are many options for flavorful comfort food from a po boy sandwich to a bowl of gumbo. The throngs of drunks staggering down Bourbon Street seem more intent on drinking than eating.
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Big Easy Word
On Bourbon Street Every Day is Mardi Gras
By: - Apr 05th, 2015It starts to crank up around noon. By midnight the throngs in beads with Hurricanes in each hand stagger along Bourbon Street. Nearly nude women entice guys into strip clubs.Con artists work their scams. Life in the Big Easy.
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Marti's in the French Quarter Food
Favorite Restaurant of Tennessee Williams
By: - Apr 04th, 2015At the end of a day of writing Tennessee Williams walked across the street to his favorite restaurant Marti's in the French Quarter. With several colleagues from the American Theatre Critics Association we made a late night pilgrimage to these landmarks.
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The Contentious Playwright John Patrick Shanley Word
Sparring with a Tony, Oscar and Pulitzer Winner
By: - Apr 03rd, 2015Growing up as an Irish kid in the Bronx provided playwright John Patrick Shanley with inspiration from tough love and hard knocks that earned him a Tony, Oscar and Pulitzer prize. Exuding the street wise persona of a made man he read and discussed his works during the annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival.
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Pip Word
Little Sister Getting Older
By: - Apr 03rd, 2015Birthday greetings to Mary Louise Giuliano my sister Pippy or Pip. Nine years younger incredibly she is getting older. All these years she has been an intimate and insightful best friend.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra 2015-16 Music
Under Conductor Andris Nelsons
By: - Apr 03rd, 2015BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons will lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in thirteen extraordinarily wide-ranging programs in the 2015-16 BSO season.
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Tennessee Williams Hotel Plays Word
Close and Compelling
By: - Apr 03rd, 2015The Hermann-Grima House is a vintage mansion in the French Quarter. In groups of about 25 we rotated through the rooms for performances of brief vignettes by Tennessee Williams. It was unique and evocative with the familiar themes of human degeneration and bad luck.
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Trees Word
Tough Competition
By: - Apr 02nd, 2015Astrid hugs trees. Darting off to photograph one we were late getting to the museum. I asked a tough question.
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Divine Word
Pay to Play on Bourbon Street
By: - Apr 02nd, 2015On the road looking for adventure the wild ones hit Bourbon Street. Grope in the dark until the bloke hit the ropes.
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Anne Carson's Antigonick Theatre
At Chicago's Sideshow Theatre
By: - Apr 02nd, 2015Time and measurement are of the essence in Sideshow Theatre's new production of Anne Carson's Antigonick, described as freely translated from Sophocles' original Antigone.
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Born in Freedom Expression in Metal and Stone Travel
Alan Houser Sculptures at Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale
By: - Apr 02nd, 2015The celebrated Phoenician Resort, nestled at the foot of Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona, houses a multi-million dollar art collection, the stars of which are eleven large-scale pieces by renowned Native American sculptor Allan Houser.
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Cannibalizing Tennessee Williams Theatre
Performances and Events in New Orleans
By: - Apr 01st, 2015The conference of the American Theatre Critics Association overlapped and interacted with the 29th annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival. David Kaplan the curator of the Provinctown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival was on hand to direct a co production of the "Hotel Plays." September will mark the 10th anniversary of the Provincetown event.
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OBERON for April & May Theatre
Second Stage for A.R.T.
By: - Apr 01st, 2015OBERON, the American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) second stage and club theater venue on the fringe of Harvard Square, announces all the offerings to be presented at OBERON during the months of April and May, in addition to the previously announced productions, including Visiting Artists, Artists in Residence, and Usual Suspects.
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New Orleans Theatre After Katrina Theatre
ATCA and Tennessee Williams Conference and Festival
By: - Mar 31st, 2015The annual conference of the American Theatre Critics Association was recently held in New Orleans. It overlapped and interacted with Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival. In addition to panels and dialogues there were a number of insightful performances. In another report we will focus on Williams.
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Hail Washington Wine
What If He Hadn't Returned to Mt. Vernon
By: - Mar 31st, 2015In the New Orleans Museum of Art we were surprised and amused by a rather imperial bust of George Washington by the Italian sculptor Giuseppi Caracchi. Imagine if Washington had founded a dynasty as well as a nation!
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Bethel Word
Down on Max Yasgur's Farm
By: - Mar 23rd, 2015We made it back stage to hang out with musicians. Press perks with a surprising twist.
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On the Beach Word
Live Sex Shows in Copenhagen
By: - Mar 23rd, 2015The porn film I Am Curious Yellow was all the rage when I visited Copenhagen on the cheap. A tourist attraction featured an expensive live sex show . Our group went but I opted for another night of ballet. Seems I didn't miss much.
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Harry Bikes Word
Rolling Stone Smear Job
By: - Mar 22nd, 2015With an introduction from my "friend" William J. Cardoso, AKA Dr. Gonzo, David Felton of Rolling Stone knocked on my door. In a story on Mel Lyman and Fort Hill he smeared me as Harry Bikes. I caught up with him in LA.
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Son et Lumiere Word
Midnight Spectacle at Versailles
By: - Mar 22nd, 2015At the memorable Bal a Versailles debutante Josephine was presented. Little sister Pi, responding to pomp and circumstance, wore her unique and humorous crown jewels.
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Oedipus El Rey in San Diego Theatre
Repertory Theatre’s Lyceum Stage
By: - Mar 22nd, 2015“Oedipus El Rey†is a very impressive production that performs on San Diego Repertory Theatre’s Lyceum stage and runs through March 29, 2015. When a Chicano Oedipus, once out of prison, challenges the barrio order and sets himself above the rules, we follow the arc of his fall, and see him accept his fate.
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Dirty Snow Word
Winter's Charm Long Gone
By: - Mar 22nd, 2015First snow this year at Thanksgiving. Early warning of brutal record breaking winter. Huge mounds now ugly with dirt slowly melting.
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Birth of Gonzo Word
Launch of the Word
By: - Mar 22nd, 2015While relating a lively tale with animation I uttered "It was gonzo man. Total gonzo." Bill Cardoso asked what it meant and subsequently claimed it as his own. This is the true story of the birth of gonzo.
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Bob Fowler Word
Ersatz Source and CI
By: - Mar 22nd, 2015The ersatz source Bob Fowler and everyman popped up in stories as a gonzo cabal and pact. Pioneering misinformation now all too ubiquitous in the media and government.
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Amigos Word
Mark of Zorro in the Berkshires
By: - Mar 21st, 2015Gulliver waking to discover being tied down by Lilliputians. Big city hipsters playing musical chairs in the Berkshires.
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Bistro Word
An American in Paris with Attitude
By: - Mar 21st, 2015Rafael asked where I had dined in the Marais near his loft. At the bistro around the corner. He was astonished. It's impossible to get a reservation. Not really I replied. I just walked in and demanded to be seated. You have to know how to talk to French women of a certain age. An American in Paris.
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