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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Lilyhammer Launches Original Content for Netflix Television
Steve Van Zandt On the Lam in Norway
By: - Feb 16th, 2012Millions who miss the The Sopranos are likely to get hooked on the notion of Silvio in Witness Protection in Norway. Why Lilyhammer? Because he watched the Olympics. That makes sense about as much as this series for Netflix starring a parody of mobster/ rocker Steven Van Zandt. Fugggedddahboutit. Bada bada bing.
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John Douglas Thompson Part Four People
A Scholarly Approach to Developing Roles
By: - Feb 16th, 2012John Douglas Thompson undertakes considerable research to develop roles. He compares and contrasts his performances in O'Neill's The Emperor Jones and The Iceman Cometh now in rehearsal in Chicago. He has a two year grant to study Shakespeare's comedies and the tragedies of Marlowe through Theatre Communications Group. It will culminate in his third production with Theatre for a New Audience. Again he will be directed by Arin Arbus. On February 27 he will give a reading of The Misanthrope at the Clark Art Institute through Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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Whitney Houston: Drugs and the Stars Opinion
Whom the Gods Love
By: - Feb 15th, 2012There is always an enabler hanging out back stage or in the locker room to help the star or player to have an edge on stage or during the game. Yet again we learn of the untimely demise of a troubled superstar. This weekend Whitney Houston will be laid to rest in the New Jersey church where she once sang in the choir.
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Guggenheim Museum Schedule Through 2013 Fine Arts
John Chamberlain: Choices Feb 24 to May 13
By: - Feb 14th, 2012The sculptor John Chamberlain passed away recently. On February 24 the Guggenheim Museum opens a retrospective of his work John Chamberlain: Choices. It will remain on view through May 13. The New York museum has posted its schedule through May, 2013.
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Coyote Flaco in Williamstown Food
Mexican Food for a Winter Night
By: - Feb 14th, 2012On Route 7 between Williamstown and Pittsfield Coyote Flaco is one of several restaurants clustered not far from Williamstown. It is one of seven restaurants in a chain. Overall the food is good for the price. On a busy Saturday night we were lucky to be seated promptly without a reservation.
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Barrington Switches Arthur Miller Plays Theatre
All My Sons Replaces The Price
By: - Feb 13th, 2012Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, has had to make a change to its 2012 Mainstage season. The previously announced production of Arthur Miller’s “The Price†has been dropped from the season. A Broadway revival is planned of the 1968 Tony-winning drama. In its place is Miller’s Tony winning “All My Sons":
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) Opinion
Exciting 2012 Season
By: - Feb 13th, 2012New York City Ballet (NYCB) will bring a dazzling, diverse repertory of 16 stunning ballets from its unparalleled repertory to its summer stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) July 10 - 21, including the July 14 World Premiere of a new ballet by NYCB dancer Justin Peck at the annual Ballet Gala. Other major highlights include the Saratoga premieres of new ballets by Christopher Wheeldon and Benjamin Millepied; Peter Martins’ dramatic, full-length production of Romeo + Juliet; Balanchine classics including Firebird, Symphony in C and Kammermusik No. 2 and first-ever Saratoga performances of Peter Martins’ The Waltz Project and Wheeldon’s DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse.
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Moliere’s Learned Ladies at Shakespeare & Company Theatre
Hilarious Production Through March 25
By: - Feb 13th, 2012Shakespeare & Company has provided the best cure for the winter blues with a scrumptious, witty, madcap production of Moliere's Learned Ladies. Deftly directed by Tina Packer assisted by Jenna Ware they have evoked comic brilliance from a compelling cast of awesomely gifted actors. The production continues through March 25.
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Berkshire Museum is For the Birds Fine Arts
John James Audubon and Morgan Bulkeley
By: - Feb 12th, 2012There are too few museums quite like the eclectic Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield. It has a parallel interests in the natural sciences and fine arts.The current tandem of exhibitions Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds, (January 12 to June 17) and Morgan Bulkeley Bird Story (January 24 through March 4) neatly demonstrates that disparity.
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BIFF and Beacon 10x 10 Feb 16-26 Film
Free Smartphone Film Festival
By: - Feb 10th, 2012The Berkshire International Film Festival and the Beacon Cinema join together for the Berkshires’ first-ever Smartphone Film Festival – a new take on the film festival scene, as part of the 10x10 On North Festival taking place February 16-26 in downtown Pittsfield. Films were shot using the iPhone, iPad and various alternative cinematic "apps" to create a desired look or effect.
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TV or Not TV Television
Smash, Luck, Downton Abbey, Mad Men
By: - Feb 09th, 2012Too much TV turns your brain to mush and causes cancer. Which is what I love about it. This week we saw the first episode of Smash. It was awesome. But I just don't understand Luck on HBO. Something about horse races. So, if you like TV as much as I do here's an update.
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WAM Theatre Announces 2012 Season Theatre
24hr Project, WordxWord Festival, The Old Mezzo
By: - Feb 09th, 2012The second 24hr Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre Project, co-produced with MOPCO, will take place on April 13 + 14 at Shakespeare and Company in the Bernstein Theatre complex with a public performance taking place at 8pm on Saturday, April 14.
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BeauSoleil at the Colonial Feb. 24 Music
Louisiana Band Cooks a Musical Gumbo
By: - Feb 09th, 2012Founded in 1975, BeauSoleil released its first album in 1977 and became one of the most well-known bands performing traditional and original music rooted in the folk tunes of the creole and Cajun people of Louisiana. BeauSoleil tours extensively in the U.S. and internationally.
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Preserving the Berkshire Harvest Food
James Beard Foundation March 2
By: - Feb 07th, 2012The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a reception in the Beard House’s charming Greenhouse Gallery as guests enjoy an assortment of hors d’oeuvres. A seated tasting menu begins around 8 p.m. The James Beard House is located at 167 West 12th Street. The price is $130 per person for James Beard Foundation members and $170 per person for the general public.
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Critic Peter Bergman Part Two People
Liking Theatre and Wanting It to Thrive
By: - Feb 07th, 2012Here Bergman states "My history in the theater as a critic, as an actor, a director, a designer and a playwright gives me a very "reasoned" opinion about any show I see. I have worked in this industry in all those capacities over the years and I am still a performing artist in my lectures, readings, in my classes, in performances before a paying audience. I may not be a star, but I am creditable in my work. All of my work."
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Berkshire Critic Peter Bergman People
Covering Broadway at Fourteen
By: - Feb 06th, 2012Berkshire theatre critic reviews for the weekly paper The Advocate. He also posts overnight for his on line site Berkshire Bright Focus. His reviews are also syndicated nationally. He started covering Broadway at the age of fourteen and now in his 60s had been doing it ever since.
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Sanford Biggers at Mass Moca Fine Arts
The Cartographer's Conundrum Explores Afro-futurism
By: - Feb 05th, 2012The Cartographer's Conundrum is a major multi-disciplinary installation By New York-based artist Sanford Biggers. This new work is inspired by the Houston, Texas based artist, scholar and Afro-futurist John Biggers (1924-2001). A cousin of his subject, Sanford Biggers' goal is to both study and expand the emerging genre of Afro-futurism, which engages science-fiction, cosmology and technology to create a new folklore of the African Diaspora.
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Mission Bar and Tapas Food
A Hot Spot in Pittsfield
By: - Feb 04th, 2012The Mission Bar and Tapas in Pittsfield has become a popular destination for live music and light dining. It will participate in 10x10 on North Street from February 16 to 26. Recently the Pit Bulls stopped by for lunch.
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Ella Baff On Choreographer Pina Bausch Dance
Remarks Followed Biff Screening of Wim Wenders Film
By: - Feb 03rd, 2012During the benefit screening of the Wim Wenders film Ella Baff, the artistic director of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, shared memories of the renowned German choreographer Pina Bausch. It seems she performed just once at Pillow in 1968 in a program created by Ted Shawn.
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Pina a BIFF Benefit at Beacon Cinema Film
Stunning 3D Film by Wim Wenders
By: - Feb 03rd, 2012Wim Wenders started filming Pina in 2009 just a short time after the sudden death of the innovative German choreographer Pina Bausch. Accordingly the film which was shot in 3D includes only a brief archival sequence of her performing. There is little or no information provided about her as an individual in this documentary. But the magnificent film provides almost two hours of total immersion in her unique work. It sets a new paradigm for the genre of films about dance.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival at the Clark Feb. 27 Theatre
Reading of Moliere's The Misanthrope
By: - Feb 01st, 2012Williamstown Theatre Festival announced today a reading of Richard Wilbur’s translation of Moliere’s classic French comedy The Misanthrope, to be held at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA on Monday, February 27th at 7:00 PM. Proceeds from the event will go to Higher Ground, a new organization formed in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene to address affordable housing and disaster relief issues in the Northern Berkshires.
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Legendary Florida Mountain Turnip Food
Unique Taste of the Berkshires
By: - Feb 01st, 2012The mountain hamlet of Florida on the Mohawk Trail in the Berkshires is known for its legendary turnips. They are enormous, sweet and formidable to prepare. Mostly served during holiday feasts. It proved to be a daunting and rewarding culinary adventure.
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Annette Miller Nominated for Carbonell Award Theatre
16-Year Veteran of Shakespeare & Company
By: - Jan 31st, 2012Annette Miller was recently nominated for a prestigious Carbonell Award, which recognizes excellence in South Florida Theatre. Miller was nominated for her role as Violet Weston in the Actors’ Playhouse production of August: Osage County , the critically-acclaimed play by Tracy Letts, which was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Copycat: Reproducing Works of Art Fine Arts
At the Clark Art Institute Through April 1
By: - Jan 31st, 2012The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute presents its latest exhibition, Copycat: Reproducing Works of Art. Exploring the line between innovation and imitation, the exhibition features 50 prints and photographs that are both original works of art and repetitions of drawings, prints, paintings, sculptures, and architecture created by other artists.
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Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies Theatre
Boston's Lyric Stage February 17 to March 17
By: - Jan 30th, 2012Widely hailed as one of the best new Broadway plays, Time Stands Still is the story of Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent, who are reeling after a recent brush with death while on an assignment. Will their relationship of nearly a decade be more threatened by a traditional go at domesticity than the roadside bombs of Baghdad?
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