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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John Douglas Thompson in WTF Reading at the Clark Theatre
Richard Wilbur's Translation of The Misanthrope
By: - Feb 29th, 2012The two time Pulitzer honored translator of Moliere, Richard Wilbur, was present for a reading of The Misanthrope at the Clark Art Institute. The Williamstown Theatre Festival event, sponsored by the Williams Inn, was a benefit for the Williamstown based charity Higher Ground. We discussed the presentation and Moliere with John Douglas Thompson who portrayed Alceste.
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Asco: Elite of the Obscure Fine Arts
At Williamns College Museum of Art Through July 29
By: - Feb 29th, 2012The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) presents Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987, the first retrospective to present the wide-ranging workof the Chicano performance and conceptual art group Asco (1972–1987), co-organized with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and on view February 4 through July 29, 2012.
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Just Sex by Brandt Johnson March 22 to April 15 Theatre
Theatre for the New City, NYC
By: - Feb 29th, 2012Following its acclaimed, sold-out run earlier this season as part of Theater for the New City’s Dream Up Festival, playwright Brandt Johnson’s JUST SEX will return to Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue) for a limited Off-Broadway engagement. Preview performances of JUST SEX begin March 22 prior to an official press opening of March 27
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Amherst Biennial 2012 Fine Arts
Application for Participation
By: - Feb 29th, 2012The Amherst Public Arts Commission (APAC) is pleased to announce the second Amherst Biennial: Art in Expected & Unexpected Places this fall (Oct./Nov. 2012), all over town, adding sites on Amherst College, UMass & the Emily Dickinson Museum. We are looking for the best art created in Western MA during the last two years. The curators for this Biennial will be Elizabeth Barker, Director of the Mead Museum, Amherst College; Loretta Yarlow, Curator for the University Museum at UMass, Amherst; and Terry Rooney, Chair of the Amherst Public Arts Commission.
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Cherry Lane Theatre's Mentor Project Theatre
Patricia Buckley's Evolution March 13 to 24
By: - Feb 29th, 2012Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT will continue its 13th season with a production of EVOLUTION, written and performed by Patricia Buckley, directed Michele Chivu and mentored Jean-Claude van Itallie with performances scheduled March 13 through March 24 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street in Manhattan), where the 2012 MENTOR PROJECT is in residence through April 14.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival 2012 Theatre
Oscar Wilde in Witness Protection
By: - Feb 28th, 2012Yes, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, as announced today, will open its season on the Main Stage with a perennially witty The Importance of Being Earnest. But no, this comedy will not play on the current mania for all things Downton Abbey. Rather, think Sopranos. Seems some Joisey boys are on the lam in the Berkshires. It will run head to head with Blythe Danner in a new work in the smaller Nikos Stage. The fun begins on June 26.
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One Million View Clark's Traveling Exhibition Fine Arts
Parading the Relics While Museum Undergoes Renovation
By: - Feb 27th, 2012“We have been delighted, and a bit overwhelmed, by the tremendous reception the Clark’s paintings have received at each of our European venues,†said Michael Conforti, director of the Clark. “The notion of one million people viewing these paintings over the last 14 months is truly rewarding. The tour has allowed us to share our collection with an audience that may not have the opportunity to visit the Berkshires, and it has allowed us to share the Berkshires with the world.â€
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Oscars on Crystal Film
An Album of Memories
By: - Feb 27th, 2012The Oscars were back on track with the return of comic Billy Crystal as host for the ninth time. While providing some stability after the fiasco of recent years the evening proved to be mostly geriatric and enervating. That ennui reflected a mostly lackluster year of competent but forgettable films. Arguably the finest performance of the past year was the dog in The Artist. The best actor award went to the dog's master the stunningly silent hoofer Jean Dujardin.
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Michael Doucet avec Beausoleil at the Colonial Music
Cajun Sun Brightens Berkshire Gloom
By: - Feb 25th, 2012Garrison Keillor has dubbed frequent guests and multiple Grammy winners Michael Doucet avec Beausoleil “The greatest Cajun band in the world.†During their lively gig at the Colonial Theatre we found out why.
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Easy Ersatz Paella Food
Spanish Saffron and Seafood Essential
By: - Feb 25th, 2012For a recent dinner party we made a deep dish version of seafood paella. While not exactly like what we have enjoyed in Spain it was a great success. It is easy and quick to prepare. But not cheap as it calls for the essential ingredient saffron. Definitely do try this at home.
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Kelli O'Hara Headed to Williamstown This Summer Theatre
To Star in a New Musical Far From Heaven
By: - Feb 24th, 2012Three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara will star in the previously announced musical adaptation of the 2002 film Far From Heaven at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Directed by Michael Grief and featuring a score by Scott Frankel and Michael Korie and book by Richard Greenberg, the show will run at the summer theater’s Main Stage from July 19 through 29.
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Joe Thompson Director of Mass MoCA Three People
Buchel and a Peck
By: - Feb 24th, 2012Helping artists to fabricate and install new works entails trust, commitment and risk taking. All of those elements went terribly wrong in a project with the artist Christoph Buchel. Ever escalating demands resulted in legal action that brought Mass MoCA to a standstill. Eventually a judge found in favor of the museum. It is painful even now to revisit the incident from which Joe Thompson and the museum have moved on.
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Barrington Stage Has Its Game Face On Theatre
Musical Nominated for Five IRNE Awards
By: - Feb 24th, 2012Barrington Stage Company announces that it has received 5 Award Nominations by the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) for last summer’s production of the musical The Game.
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Los Lobos at Mass MoCA Music
Prowls North Adams on April 5
By: - Feb 23rd, 2012On Thursday, April 5, at 8 PM for a concert sponsored by Berkshire Gas. Rolling Stone Magazine says, "With the exception of U2, no other band has stayed on top of its game like Los Lobos", and they are touring in support of their acclaimed new album - their first in four years - Tin Can Trust.
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Joe Thompson Director of Mass MoCA Two People
Space is the Place
By: - Feb 23rd, 2012During the twelve years of developing Mass MoCA, before it opened in 1999, Joe Thompson and his wife Jennifer cooked and sold hot sauce to help pay their bills. Twenty five years later in further developing the vast museum complex Thompson discussed the once unthinkable notion of running out of vacant real estate.
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Joe Thompson Director of Mass MoCA People
Reflecting on 25 Years
By: - Feb 22nd, 2012On an unseasonably mild February afternoon, during the off season, we sat with Mass MoCA director, Joe Thompson, for an in depth overview of his 25 years of developing the largest contemporary art museum in North America. In this first installment we discussed the beginnings and mandates for the 17 acre campus and its 650,000 square feet of "developable" space. We spoke on the record for an hour and a half then another hour after that. It is most unusual to spend that much time with a busy museum director.
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Travis Tritt at the Colonial on March 10 Music
Country Music in Pittsfield
By: - Feb 21st, 2012Travis Tritt, will appear at The Colonial on March 10 at 8pm. With up and comer Lyndsey Highlander as a special guest, this evening of country music will delight audiences with wonderful stories, beloved country music and a rare, personal atmosphere.
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Harry Belafonte Film at Mass MoCA Film
Sing Your Song Screened March 1
By: - Feb 20th, 2012Sing Your Song screens as part of MASS MoCA's Cinema Lounge documentary series on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 PM. Revealing how Belafonte gained so much prominence the film leads us through all stages of his life.
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The Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Music
Scheduled for June 30 to July 1
By: - Feb 20th, 2012The Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest-running jazz events in the world, will celebrate its landmark 35th Anniversary at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, June 30 and July 1, with a dynamic lineup of more than 20 acclaimed artists and ensembles on two stages.
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We ART Together - A Malaysian Arts Festival Fine Arts
Transcultural Exchanges: 50 Artists/16 Countries
By: - Feb 20th, 2012Boston artist, Ellen Schön, participated last December in a two week Arts Festival in Sasaran, in the province of Selangor, Malaysia. The long travel was well worth her effort. She explores here global arts, the Malaysian people and culture, and moments that impressed her most.
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Gail Burns Announces Changes for Gail Sez Opinion
To Cease Actively Covering Theatre in the Berkshires
By: - Feb 20th, 2012Faced with a number of personal setbacks that require immediate attention Gail Burns of the site Gail Sez has announced that she will no longer review and document theatre in the Berkshires. In a note to colleagues and theatres she stated that “I will let the information currently up on the site lapse quietly, while behind the scenes I create an archive of my reviews, which will stay up in perpetuity. I know they are of value and interest to some of you, and I want them to stand as an historical record of theatrical activity in this area from 1997-2011. Your names and the art you created should not be forgotten…â€
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Barrington’s 10x10 is a Ten Theatre
A Winter Buffet of Theatre in Pittsfield
By: - Feb 20th, 2012With an intermission in between the program of ten, ten minute plays at Barrington Stage, for the most part, went by in a blur. It also entailed absorbing tons of information during a compressed and intense experience. It may have been like the mini bar in a hotel. If you knock back all those nips it adds up to an intoxicating orgy of theatre,
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Elizabeth Warren Stumps in North Adams Opinion
Running Hard and Fast Against Senator Scott Brown
By: - Feb 18th, 2012Harvard Law School professor turned politician Elizabeth Warren is running hard to win back the vacated "Ted Kennedy" seat in the Senate seized by a then unknown Scott Brown. He soundly defeated Martha Coakley who was so confident of inheriting the famously liberal seat that she didn't bother to campaign. In a stump speech in North Adams, compared to the smug and apathetic Coakley making a similar appearance, Warren had her game face on.
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Theatre Critic Peter Bergman Part Three Theatre
Covering the Berkshires and Beyond
By: - Feb 17th, 2012What I do consistently look for, and I think I said this earlier, is what each member of the company brings to the stage, and that goes for designers, actors, directors, musicians, choreographers and anyone else credited with anything for the production. I want to see the best in them and from them always. When I don't, I say so.
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Whitney Biennial Opens March 1 Fine Arts
On View Through May 27
By: - Feb 17th, 2012This is the seventy-sixth in the ongoing series of Biennials and Annuals presented by the Whitney since 1932, two years after the Museum was founded. The 2012 Biennial takes over most of the Whitney from March 1 through May 27, with portions of the exhibition and some programs continuing through June 10.
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