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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Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance Theatre
At Berkshire Theatre Festival Thorough September 4
By: - Aug 28th, 2010Recovering alcoholics, who isn't, are advised not to see Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, at Berkshire Theatre Festival which will surely induce budding. If you do see this play it will take dozens of AA meetings and months of therapy to recover from the grim experience. By no stretch is this an entertaining and enjoyable evening of theatre. Unless you are a masochist with a taste for the enervating.
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Laramie Project at ArtsEmerson Theatre
New Programming Launched September 24
By: - Aug 28th, 2010The inaugural season of world-class international theatre programming by ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage kicks off with the Boston debut of The New York-based Tectonic Theater Project, performing two works: The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber.
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Ute Lemper Last Tango in Berlin Music
Multivalent Global Cabaret at the Colonial
By: - Aug 28th, 2010The remarkable singer, cabaret artist, actress, and painter, Ute Lemper, utterly captivated the audience last night at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. It was a rich and diverse global excursion as she performed in five languages; English, her native German, Spanish, French and even Yiddish. The material spanned Brecht/ Weil and Jacques Brel to lyrics by the beat poet Charles Bukowski. Out there.
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John Douglas Thompson Reshapes Richard III People
A Critical Dialogue Focused on S&Co's Production
By: - Aug 27th, 2010Recently Ben Brantley of the New York Times posted a rave review of John Douglas Thompson as Richard III in a production at Shakespeare & Company. There are now only a few performances left of this summer long event. We engaged with Thompson is an extended dialogue about his radical interpretation of Richard III.
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Sidewalk Sam Projects for North Adams People
Matisse Blossoms on Holden Street
By: - Aug 26th, 2010Next summer there are plans for Sidewalk Sam and an army of volunteers to create the world's largest sidewalk painting in the parking lot of Mass MoCA. To give the folks in North Adams a hint of the immensity of that project, and to assist with fund raising, during the Down Town celebration Sam and his wife Tina were on hand to help create an enormous Matisse on Holden Street. Everyone involved had a blast.
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Tina Packer's Fifteen Hour Marathon Theatre
Women of Will at Shakespeare & Company
By: - Aug 26th, 2010Now that she has stepped down as founding artistic director of Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer is finally able to focus on her own career as an actress. She has brought to fruition a project that has absorbed her for decades. Over three days she presented five acts totaling some 15 hours on stage with her partner Nigel Gore.
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Picasso Looks at Degas Fine Arts
Clark Art Institute to September 12
By: - Aug 24th, 2010Picasso Looks at Degas is among the best exhibitions currently on view in American museums. It remains at the Clark Art Institute until September 12. This is its only American venue before it travels to Barcelona.
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2010 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Music
Annual Event September 4 and 5
By: - Aug 24th, 2010As the summer season of 2010 winds down it is time yet again to swing in the Wood. The a nnual Tanglewood Jazz Festival returns to Lenox for he last hurrah of summer on September 4 and 5. Get a groove on before heading back to school and work.
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The Memory Show at Barrington Stage Company Theatre
Alzheimer’s: The Musical
By: - Aug 23rd, 2010The grim theme of Alzheimer's disease and its devastating impact on an estranged Jewish mother and her daughter moved back home is an unlikely inspiration for a musical. No less. This new work by the young team of Sara Cooper and Zach Redler tries really hard to please and entertain. It is their first fully staged affort.
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Absurd Person Singular at Barrington Stage Company Theatre
Alan Ayckbourn's Hilarious British Comedy
By: - Aug 20th, 2010Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield exits laughing with its final Main Stage production a British Comedy Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn. This past season his Norman Conquests was revived on Broadway leading to more regional productions of his plays. If you need a few laughs check out this zesty madcap farce.
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Jeff Buckley's The Last Goodbye People
What's Next for Williamstown Hit Musical
By: - Aug 19th, 2010The all too brief two week run of the smash hit The Last Goodbye with the music of the cult rocker Jeff Buckley conflated with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has come to an end on August 20. The world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival was more like an extended workshop. Everyone agrees this show is Broadway bound. We met with the creative team of Michael Kimmel and Lauren Fitzgerald who insist on taking "their baby" through just one measured step at a time.
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Fifth of July at Williamstown Theatre Festival Theatre
Asking and Telling
By: - Aug 18th, 2010With two men kissing on Broadway in Lanford Wilson's 1978 play Fifth of July it caused a buzz and sold tickets. In the current Williamstown Theatre Festival production this evokes little beyond an apathetic, ho hum response. It was challenging to care about this play and its over played, outrageous, self absorbed and often obnoxious characters. There were however some finely drawn, tender and endearing moments midst all the screaming and bathos.
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Joe Finnegan Comments on WTF Season Opinion
First Season as General Manager in Williamstown
By: - Aug 18th, 2010A large part of the success of Nicholas Martin's final of three seasons as Artistic Director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival has been the year round presence of the Williamstown resident, General Manager, Joe Finnegan. With a strong background in finance, for the past year, he has brought a professional status to his passion for theatre. With WTF back on track signified by rave reviews and sold out shows he looks forward to working with the new artistic director, Jenny Gersten.
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Robert Henriquez North Adams Exhibition Opinion
Just an Explosive Thought
By: - Aug 17th, 2010The exhibition by the Pittsfield based, Haitian born artist, Robert Henriquez has evoked many provocative issues. The work is included in a group show at the summer long Gallerie Haiti on Main Street in North Adams. Here the artist discusses the ideas and resources for the work.
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Eric Rudd's Chapters: A Literary Exhibition Word
North Adams Project on Eagle Street
By: - Aug 17th, 2010The artist/ entrepreneur is also a writer and novelist. He has combined these disparate interests Chapters: A Literary Exhibition. It is on view in the Flatiron Art Space 2 through October 16.
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Wilco Feedback Opinion
Where Do We Go From Here
By: - Aug 17th, 2010The enormously ambitious, weekend long, Solid Sound Festival, curated by Wilco at Mass MoCA was a complete success. What now follows is a critical analysis vital to the momentum for future arts and events development in North Adams. We put out a call for responses and ideas. These ranged from Mayor Dick Alcobright, Mass MoCA PR person, Katherine Myers, to arts leaders, politicians and artists. We invite your responses as well.
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Wilco Wraps Solid Sound Festival Music
Will Return Next Year
By: - Aug 16th, 2010The total attendance for the weekend long Wilco Solid Sound Festival was about 10,000. But with weekend passes it is not clear just how many tickets were sold. Probably about half that figure. On an artistic level it was a great success. There was a nice mellow energy. With more advance planning and involvement from North Adams administration, merchants, vendors, artists and citizens it will surely be back bigger and better next year.
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Wilco Update Music
Groovin at Mass MoCA
By: - Aug 15th, 2010Up to 5,000 attended the Wilco Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA on Saturday. The day ended with a two hour plus Wilco performance on Joe's Field. The three day event winds down this afternoon with an acoustic set by Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy.
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John Williams Salutes Steven Spielberg Music
Film Night at Tanglewood
By: - Aug 15th, 2010The silver haired and silken tongued Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies was the host for the enormously popular John Williams Film night. The Tanglewood program entailed a tribute to collaborations with Steven Spielberg.
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Boston's September Arts Highlights Opinion
From Wicked to Cabaret
By: - Aug 15th, 2010As summer winds down it is exciting to anticipate the launch of the fall arts season. Our Boston correspondent and tipster is marking her calendar. Here are some suggestions and where to find them.
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Wilco Rocks Mass MoCA Music
Weekend Long Solid Sound Festival
By: - Aug 14th, 2010Two and half years of planning went into the three day Solid Sound Festival that brought the rock band Wilco to Mass MoCA. If all goes well the museum director Joe Thompson hopes for their return. The experimental Festival will be a template for future events on a large scale. It got off to a great start on a glorious summer night in the Berkshires.
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Nicholas Martin’s Last Goodbye People
Wraps Three Years as Artistic Director in Williamstown
By: - Aug 13th, 2010We caught up with Nicholas Martin for a hug and a kiss as he prepared for the first act of the sold out rock musical The Last Goodbye. Over the last three years we have shared both professional and personal ups and downs. In his three years as artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival he has put one of the nation's foremost regional theaters back on track.
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Robert Henriquez in North Adams Exhibition Fine Arts
Haiti Galerie Part of Summer Long Down Street
By: - Aug 12th, 2010The Pittsfield based, Haitian born artist, Robert Henriquez, is exhibiting “Seven Loa of Vilokan†a series of digital prints in the summer long Galerie Haiti which is a part of the North Adams DownStreet project. The invitation to join a group exhibition evolved from the artist's participation in an MCLA Haitian Celebration during the spring semester. For 23 years before a move to the Berkshires he worked in global broadcasting for CBS.
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The French Blue by Richard Wise Word
Historical Novel Traces The Hope Diamond
By: - Aug 10th, 2010The Berkshire jeweler/gem merchant Richard Wise has written a historical novel, The French Blue. This is his second book, his first, Secrets Of The Gem Trade, a non-fiction connoisseur’s guide to gemstones, published in 2003 has been through three printings and has become something of a bestseller.
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Herbie Hancock at Tanglewood Music
Imagine the Jazz Master at 70
By: - Aug 10th, 2010Grammy winner of album of the year Herbie Hancock brought his Imagine tour to Tanglewood. The recent Imagine album took two years to record on location in seven countries with all stars representing eleven nations.
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