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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Kim’s Convenience at Westport Country Playhouse Front Page
Adapted from Hit Canadian Sitcom
By: - Jul 13th, 2022Kim’s Convenience now at Westport Country Playhouse is adapted from the long running hit Canadian sitcom. It was aired on Netflix. It centers on the patriarch of a Korean family that loves over the shop. His broken English and inventive syntax are part of the humor if you can understand it.
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Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia Front Page
World Premiere by by Central Works
By: - Jul 12th, 2022Cristina Garcia, who has adapted her 1992 National Book Award finalist novel into a world-premiere play, delves into a number of stock motifs and stock character types, but in a vivid, imaginative, and entertaining way. The story, which takes place in Havana and Brooklyn in 1979-1980, reveals a family with four determined women of Cuban ancestry; representing three generations; living in two countries; and sharing one common condition – zero male partners impede their personal pursuits at this point in their lives.
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Remembering Paulie Walnuts Front Page
Sopranos Mobster with Silver Wings
By: - Jul 10th, 2022During a stint at Sing Sing Tony Sirico was inspired by a visiting troupe of actors. What followed was years of bit parts and supporting roles. There were lots of opportunities given the public's unquenchable thirst for mobbed up entertainment. He hit the jackpot as Paulie Walnuts in the 1999-2007 run of HBO's Sopranos. He died this week at 79.
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Adams Landmark Reopens as Firehouse Café and Bistro Front Page
Legendary Berkshire Chef Xavier Jones
By: - Jul 09th, 2022Although still on its maiden voyage, already Firehouse stands out as a Best in the Berkshires destination. We wish them success for the sake of all of us who enjoy fine dining.
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Eva Hesse: Expanded Expansion Front Page
Guggenheim Museum Exhibition
By: - Jul 08th, 2022In the late 1960s, Eva Hesse sought to make objects that were neither painting nor sculpture, but a hybrid that was all her own. Simultaneously adopting and pushing against the prevailing Minimalist language of repetitive forms and hard edges, her work is imbued with a haptic experience that reflects her keen interest in materiality and incongruity.
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Jacob’s Pillow Alumnus Jonah Bokaer Front Page
Dance at Clark Art Instutute
By: - Jul 08th, 2022On Saturday, July 23 at 3 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a performance by acclaimed Jacob’s Pillow alumnus Jonah Bokaer. The choreographer and visual artist performs a solo choreography inspired by Auguste Rodin’s sculpture, Fallen Angel.
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Man of God by Anna Ouyang Moench Front Page
Opens Williamstown Theatre Festival Season
By: - Jul 08th, 2022After a six week run at Geffen Playhouse MAN OF GOD written by Anna Ouyang Moench and directed by Maggie Burrows has launched the three play season for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Four Korean American teen girls are confined to a Bangkok hotel room during a field trip with their Pastor. It appears that he is a voyeur and predator. Once outed the comedy entails fantasy acts of revenge.
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Joe Caruso Makers and Shakers Front Page
Hallspace in Dorchester
By: - Jul 07th, 2022HallSpace presents recent sculpture and paintings by Joe Caruso. This body of work was sparked by Caruso's interest in power figures and art forms that enable human beings to find their connections to the spiritual world. It all started out while he was walking through an outdoor flea market in Paris, and he discovered a small African sculpture from Benin.
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Sliced Bread Word
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Hurricane Diane by Madeline George Front Page
At Chicago's Theatre Wit
By: - Jul 06th, 2022Dionysus/Diane has messages for us. The messages we continue to ignore about the serious dangers that climate change portends for our future—and more importantly, for the futures of our children and grandchildren. Yes, while we seethe with anger about SCOTUS decisions and the January 6 insurrection, playwright Madeline George wants us to get mad about climate change too. She’s right, of course.
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Mary Ann Unger: To Shape a Moon from Bone Front Page
Williams College Museum of Art
By: - Jul 05th, 2022Exhibition reconsiders the multidisciplinary practice of one of the twentieth century’s great artists,
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Michel Andreenko, a Ukrainian émigré Artist Front Page
On View in Two Chicago Exhibitions
By: - Jul 05th, 2022The work of Michel Andreenko, a Ukrainian émigré modernist painter and stage designer, is featured in two exhibits at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. The main exhibit in the West Gallery—Michel Andreenko: Revisited—is a career survey, almost a retrospective, of the artist’s work from the 1920s through the 1970s. The parallel exhibit—Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris—focuses on the work of Andreenko and his fellow artists who moved to Paris to escape Russia. The exhibits, postponed for two years due to the pandemic, are curated by Adrienne Kochman, UIMA curator.
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Supersizing Escargot Word
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Mega Award Winning Once Front Page
Impeccable Berkshire Theatre Group Production
By: - Jul 04th, 2022Directed by Gregg Edelman, Berkshire Theatre Group has created a stunning production of Once the multiple award winning musical. The twelve actors in this work are also the musicians and singers. Set in a Dublin pub it tells the tale of unrequited love between a Guy and Girl. For this critic it proved to be an emotionally shattering theatrical experience.
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Knee High Word
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Artists of the Thursday Chinese Dinner Group Front Page
Berkshire Art Museum in North Adams
By: - Jul 02nd, 2022Covid delayed the opening of Artists of the Thursday Chinese Dinner Group by two years. It was worth the wait with a tasty buffet dinner on opening night at Berkshire Art Museum in downtown North Adams. The former church houses the Barbara and Eric Rudd Art Foundation, Most of the church displays a permanent installation of his work. The three levels of the tower galleries has a lively display of works by diners and artists.
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Romeo & Juliet on Boston Common Front Page
Presented Free by Boston Lyric Opera
By: - Jun 29th, 2022A free, public opera adaptation of Romeo & Juliet on the historic Boston Common opens Boston Lyric Opera’s 2022/23 Season with two performances August 11 and 13 at 8PM. Based on Charles Gounod’s 1867 musical setting of the classic drama with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, and an English translation by Edmund Tracey, the production is co-presented in partnership with (CSC) and the City of Boston.
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Paris by Eboni Booth Front Page
In Chicago Steep Theatre New Home
By: - Jun 29th, 2022Jonathan Berry (no relation) directs this script, the midwest premiere of a debut work by playwright/actor Eboni Booth, a Vermont native. It’s the first production in Steep Theatre’s new home, a short walk from its earlier home on Berwyn Avenue. She was one of 10 playwrights awarded a 2021 Steinberg Playwright Award, given annually to up-and-coming American playwrights.
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Bousquet Jazz Festival Front Page
Thursday, June 30
By: - Jun 27th, 2022First annual Bousquet Fazz Festival is free. Thursday June 30 at the base of Bousquet Ski slopes in Pittsfield.
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Big Word
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Daze of Rage Word
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B.R.O.K.E.N. Code B.I.R.D. Switching Front Page
World Premiere by Tara L. Wilson Noth at Berkshire Theatre Group
By: - Jun 26th, 2022The playwright, Tara L. Wilson Noth, has taken on a lot as the program notes state: Racism, incarceration, justice, and relationships. There can be turmoil trying to follow and resolve this mélange of subplots.
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Ain’t Misbehavin: The Fats Waller Musical Show Front Page
Jukebox Musical at Barrington Stage
By: - Jun 20th, 2022Artistic director, Julianne Boyd, in her storied career will be remembered for her many stunning musicals. That run ends this season with a revival of the 1978, Tony winner, Ain’t Misbehavin: The Fats Waller Musical Show. The jukebox musical runs some two hours with an intermission.
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Crossing Paths Word
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Jacob’s Pillow’s 90th Season Front Page
Chill in Renovated Ted Shawn Theatre
By: - Jun 18th, 2022Attending a performance in the Ted Shawn Theatre, a renovated barn, at renowned Jacob's Pillow could be a sweltering experience. Having been closed in 2019 it reopens for the 90th season of 2022 with a $9 million upgrade. That features a new cooling and air ventilation system, orchestra pit, expanded accessibility for artists and audience members, an increased stage depth by 10 feet and enhanced technology.
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