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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4000 Miles by Amy Herzog Front Page
Westport Country Playhouse
By: - Sep 01st, 2022The play by Amy Herzog focuses on the relationship between a nonagenarian grandmother and her adult grandson. Neither fits the stereotypical mold. Then director David Kennedy selected Mia Dillon to play the grandmother and Clay Singer, the grandson. Almost perfect.
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Duplin’s Grape Stomp Front Page
Returns After Two Year Hiatus
By: - Aug 31st, 2022Duplin’s Grape Stomp returns after a two-year hiatus -- bigger than ever! A jamming concert, plenty of wine from the world’s largest muscadine winery and a chance to taste the family-owned winery’s new, top-secret Christmas wine are just some of the reasons to attend.
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Sink or Swim Word
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Fire and Ice Sculpture by Natalie Tyler Front Page
Berkshire Artist-in-Residence at Chesterwood
By: - Aug 30th, 2022In the historic apple orchard there will be a free artist's talk and reception on Friday, September 2nd from 5:00 to 7:00pm at Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, MA.
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Chopin in Paris by Hershey Felder Front Page
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
By: - Aug 27th, 2022Hershey Felder currently plays “Chopin in Paris.” The great 19th century Romantic composer and pianist may hold special significance to the current imitator, as the living one is also of Polish extraction, though via Canada. The presentation holds to Felder’s usual high standards and wins praise from audiences.
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Oklahoma Front Page
At the Golden Gate Theatre,
By: - Aug 25th, 2022Broadway saw this musical revitalized in an edgy form in 2019. That production, directed by Daniel Fish, won a Tony for “Best Revival of a Musical” and is currently touring. The production is noted for other departures from the past. In keeping with the edginess of the new look, Act 2 opens like an acid rock concert. With a thick manufactured fog covering the stage, an instrumental medley blasts with deafening, dissonant distortion leading into the famous dream sequence dance.
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Waiting for Godot at Barrington Stage Front Page
Waiting and Waiting and Waiting
By: - Aug 25th, 2022We waited for two and a half hours but Godot never showed up. Barrington Stage has gamely taken on an avant-garde masterpiece with mixed success.
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Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner Front Page
Santa Fe Opera
By: - Aug 22nd, 2022The invariable element of this opera is its formidable music. Premiered in 1865, Wagner's heroic love story presented difficulty in orchestration and near insurmountable vocal challenges. The composer led the musical world to the brink of atonalism with uncommon chord structures and harmonies never heard before, that were largely unappreciated at the time.
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M Butterfly at Santa Fe Opera a World Premiere Front Page
Libretto by David Henry Hwang and Music by Huang Ruo
By: - Aug 22nd, 2022"M. Butterfly" is composed in the modern operatic style without the lush melodies and memorable arias of old. Yet, it is fitting. Western mode dominates Ruo's score, but Asian motifs are also introduced. Conventional western instruments comprise the orchestra, but when needed, Ruo extracts Asian ornamentation through use of 5-tone scales.
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Anne of Green Gables at Goodspeed Front Page
A Work in Progress
By: - Aug 21st, 2022Overall, the performances are good. Juliette Redden as Anne has a strong voice and a winning personality. What is best is this Anne is a great role model – she’s creative, strong-minded, determined, optimistic and cheerful. If she has any doubts, they are well hidden. Though we do know she is seeking a family and acceptance.
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Georges Bizet’s Carmen Front Page
Santa Fe Opera
By: - Aug 19th, 2022As the title character, Isabel Leonard's voice is well suited - a warm, throaty, and resonant melodiousness. She excels in all of Carmen's famous arias like the Habañera “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Love is a rebellious bird) and the equally memorable Seguidilla “Près des ramparts de Sévilla” (Near the walls of Seville).
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Secondo by Jacques Lamarre Front Page
Theatre Works World Premiere
By: - Aug 17th, 2022Secondo is a sequel to playwright Jacques Lamarre’s adaptation of the book I Loved, I Laughed, I Made Spaghetti by Giulia Melucci. In the original book, Melucci told of her many romantic adventures with disastrously wrong men for whom she often cooked Italian food or for herself after a breakup.
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MASS MoCA Union Front Page
Work Stoppage August 19
By: - Aug 15th, 2022Unionized employees of MASS MoCA voted by a 96% vote to engage in a one-day work stoppage on August 19, 2022. Employees will be picketing the Museum all day and asking visitors to express support for a fair contract for staff.
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Dracula at the Colonial in Pittsfield Front Page
You're So Vein
By: - Aug 14th, 2022We happened to be in Dublin for Halloween. In the library of Trinity College there was a special exhibition in honor of Bram Stoker the author of Dracula. The story of the vampire is so familiar that there are no surprises in the hilarious and outrageous production by Berkshire Theatre Group at its Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. It was a great evening of summer fun.
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Mary Ann Unger Reconsidered Front Page
Retrospective at Williams College Museum of Art
By: - Aug 13th, 2022Mary Ann Unger died at the age of 53 in 1998 after 14 years of battling cancer. As a member of the Guerrilla Girls, formed in 1985, she fought for equity for women in the art world. While she received grants and commissions, the exhibition organized by Horace Ballard for the Williams College Museum of Art, makes a compelling case for reconsideration of her work.
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Guys & Dolls Front Page
Sharon Playhouse Returns to Live Theatre
By: - Aug 11th, 2022Guys & Dolls is one of the classics (and I’d say masterpieces) of the Broadway musical. Words and lyrics by Frank Loesser and roster of songs that have become standards. But it isn’t an easy show to put on. I’ve seen at least one poor production on Broadway. That this rather small theater in a relatively remote area has produced such a fine show it is a reason for applause
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Knghts Orchestra at the Clark Front Page
Free Concert Celebrating Rodin.
By: - Aug 11th, 2022On Sunday, September 4 at 4 pm, the renowned Knights Orchestra returns to the Clark to celebrate the current Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern exhibition. This free outdoor concert takes place on the Fernández Terrace near the Clark’s Reflecting Pool.
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Sondeim's A Little Night Music Front Page
Julianne Boyd's Last Waltz at Barrington Stage
By: - Aug 11th, 2022For her last production, founding artistic director, Julianne Boyd again directed her favorite musical A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim for Barrington Stage Company. Yet again the theatrical magic evoked smiles on a summer's night.
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The Anarchy Quartet by Stuart Bousel Front Page
The Exit Theatre
By: - Aug 10th, 2022Mid-Twelfth Century England was a period of turmoil. The triggering event leading to the instability was the infamous White Ship Disaster of 1120, in which a large number of nobles perished when the boat, carrying 300 passengers, sank after hitting a reef in the English Channel. Included in that number was Adelin, the only legitimate son of King Henry I of England. Thus, when the king died in 1135, the battle for his throne, the so-called Anarchy, began.
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Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern Front Page
Blockbuster Exhibtion at Clark Art Instutute.
By: - Aug 09th, 2022Through September 18 the Clark Art Institute is presenting the blockbuster exhibition Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern. More documentary than retrospective it tells the tale of Rodin in America and his great collectors. All but one of the 50 sculptures and 25 drawings are loans from American museums and private collections. This is the must see exhibition of summer in the Berkshires.
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Into the Woods on Broadway Front Page
Extended to October 16
By: - Aug 07th, 2022By the end of the show, when we hear “No One Is Alone” and then the reprise of “Children Will Listen,” I challenge anyone to not be moved. The day I saw it, the audience was primed to adore it, with wild applause throughout the show. In many ways, this production deserved it.
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The Lion KIng Front Page
Broadway San Jose
By: - Aug 07th, 2022The character Rafiki, a mandrill, sings the goosebump-producing “Circle of Life / Nants Ingonyama” that introduces African voice, thought, music, motion, and rhythm. Meanwhile, the parade of absolutely stunning human-puppets-as-animals walks the aisles and fills the stage, becoming the most remarkable anthropomorphic array imaginable. At the opening number’s end, the applause at this performance was deafening.
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Culture Wars Word
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We Are Continuous by Harrison David Rivers Front Page
World Premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival
By: - Aug 05th, 2022We Are Continuous by Harrison David Rivers is a "semi-autobiograhical" play having its world premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival. It conveys the strong relationship between mother and son as he deals with coming out, choosing a life in theatre, marriage, and dealing with HIV. It has been given a stunning production.
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Sohn Fine Art in Lenox Presents Wonderland Front Page
Photography of the Natural Landscape
By: - Aug 04th, 2022Sohn Fine Art presents Wonderland, a small group show featuring ethereal, mystical photography of the natural landscape by five diverse artists. The exhibition is on view July 22 – September 5. The images that make up Wonderland are both based in reality and surrealistic. Focused on experience and presented in an Impressionistic form, these works highlight the wonders of the natural world and the human connection to it.
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