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Circa Contemporary Circus: Wolf
Fourth Visit to Jacob's Pillow Since 2012
By: - Jul 27th, 2026Gone are the ringmaster, clowns and elephants. In 1999, in Brisbane, Australia Yaron Lifschitz founded Circa Contemporary Circus. The successful organization has three separate companies on constant tour,. For the fourth time since 2012 one visited Jacob's Pillow. They performed the U.S. premiere of "Wolf" with a company of five men and five women.
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DanceSport
The Competative Arm of Ballroom Dancing
By: - Jul 27th, 2026DanceSport, the competitive arm of ballroom dancing – a term adopted in the ‘80s by the by the International Council of Amateur Dancers (now known as the World DanceSport Federation) to distinguish competitive dancing from social or recreational dance – is big business in America.
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The Wooten Brothers Come to Berlin
Zig Zag's Jazz Fesitval Presents the Curtis Mayfield Headliners
By: - Jul 26th, 2026The Wooten Brothers performed at Zig Zag’s Jazz Festival in Berlin. They have quite a history.
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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey
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Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour's 20th Anniversary
Launches Field Guide to Ceramics In Western Massachusetts
By: - Jul 22nd, 2026“As we reflect upon the achievements during our 20 years in the Hilltowns, it is also a moment to appreciate the support from our community at a time when so many rural arts initiatives are challenged. Guided by working artists, the Hilltown 6 and Project Art together represent a model of sustainability driven by collaboration, community engagement, and long term commitments to shared visions. The anniversary events invite the public to see and acquire not only finished works, but also experience beautiful artist made environments, peak of summer gardens and go behind the scenes to learn stories told through hand made objects and historic architecture.” - Leslie Ferrin, Director of Project Art
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Chesterwood Arts Alive
Music From the Spanish Baroque
By: - Jul 24th, 2026Chesterwood will present a concert of Spanish music performed by Boston Baroque’s The X-tet with GRAMMY® winning tenor Karim Sulayman on Saturday, August 1 at 5:30 PM. The performance is part of Chesterwood's music, dance, and literary arts series ArtsAlive!.
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Cruising Colombia's Magdalena River
An Exotic Alternative to More Common Travel
By: - Jul 23rd, 2026While one end point of the cruise, Cartagena, is a major tourist attraction, the visitor on this trip will enjoy experiences shared by few - the culture of rural Colombia and a diverse tropical environment.
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Tanglewood Celebrates Serge Koussevitsky
Digital Release in November of Complete BSO Recordings
By: - Jul 24th, 2026As the annual Tanglewood Music Festival marks its founder Serge Koussevitzky’s 152nd birth anniversary this weekend, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Sony Classical announce the digital release this November of Serge Koussevitzky: The Complete Boston Symphony Recordings (1928–1950).
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La Rondine
Pocket Opera's Fine Take on Puccini's Less Produced Masterpiece
By: - Jul 21st, 2026Magda is a courtesan supported by a wealthy banker, but she falls in love with a younger man. Can a tiger change its stripes? Must a swallow always fly home?
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A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham: White Space
American Premiere at Jacob's Pillow.
By: - Jul 20th, 2026A.I.M by Kyle Abraham: White Space was partly developed during a winter residency at Jacob's Pillow. It premiered in Europe with rave reviews and sold out performances. The stunning work has now had its American premiere at Pillow.
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Hairspray The Broadway Musical
The Joint is Jumpin' at SF Playhouse
By: - Jul 19th, 2026This John Waters creation has legs. The hit Broadway musical has lost none of its pizzazz or its underlying social commentary. It's 1962, and the overweight Tracy tries out for the Corny Collins Show. Not a big enough hill to climb, she tries to integrate it too.
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From the Novel Call It In the Air
Gone With the Wind
By: - Jul 22nd, 2026'Gary?' Joey called, his voice slipping into sound in the darkness of his London bedroom. He couldn't sleep. He was seated at his table, flipping his penny.
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Zig Zag Jazz Festival in Berlin
Ella Radio co-sponsors
By: - Jul 21st, 2026The Zig Zag Jazz Festival runs from July 20 to August 1 in Berlin. Zig Zag is often voted the best jazz club in Europe. The event is co-sponsored by Ella Radio (available both as an app and on the web). The festival takes place at Gasometer in the Schöneberg section of Berlin
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Selldorf Architects’ Design for Aso O. Tavitian Wing,
Construction to Begin at the Clark in January, 2027
By: - Jul 16th, 2026The Clark Art Institute today unveiled Selldorf Architects’ design for the new Aso O. Tavitian Wing, a permanent home for the Aso O. Tavitian Collection, among the most significant private collections of European art assembled in the 21st century and one of the largest gifts in the Clark’s history.
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Jazz at Deutsche Oper in Berlin
Syncopated Scheherazade
By: - Jul 14th, 2026Deutsche Oper presents a small series of narrated jazz concerts in their Tischlerei theater space in Berlin. Converted from former workshops, this intimate venue is the hub for the Junge Deutsche Oper and features world premieres, bold installations, participatory community projects, and chamber or jazz concerts.
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The Alchemy of Mapo Doufu
Cooking as a Daoist Art
By: - Jul 14th, 2026Ultimately, the alchemy of Mapo Doufu reminds us that the spiritual path is not a matter of retreating into a sterile, bland world free of friction. We do not find exceptional health or internal peace by avoiding the sharp, spicy, or intense elements of life.
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The Employee Dharma Handbook
TheatreWorks World Premiere Blockbuster
By: - Jul 14th, 2026Americans assume the preeminence of their own laws, culture, and practices in this country, but many immigrant groups carry baggage across borders. South Asians are the second largest ethnicity in Silicon Valley, and the Hindu caste system has caused headaches for companies trying to tow the legal line and maintain a constructive work environment. This entertaining dramedy highlights the conflicts that can arise.
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From the Novel Call It In the Air
The Report Card
By: - Jul 16th, 2026By the time summer of 1962 finally came around, shelving another endless year of school, Joey had tossed his 1936 penny with the strange dot exactly one thousand, three hundred and seventeen times. Sad, he admitted. Less than four hundred a month. And, to his amazement, he had checked off six hundred and ninety-one heads and six hundred and twenty-six tails.
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Akram Khan Company at Jacob's Pillow
Thikra: A Night of Remembering
By: - Jul 13th, 2026Thikra: A Night of Remembering is the final work created by Akram Khan for his 25-year-old British based company. It will be on tour through March, 2027 when the company will disband.
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Going to St. Ives
Oakland's Lower Bottom Playaz Triumphs
By: - Jul 12th, 2026The mother of an African dictator travels to England for eye surgery, but she has a devious plan to fulfill a more sinister mission. Although hinging on one action, the narrative broaches a wide range of social and ethical issues.
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Cuban Born Dancer Harold Mendez
Career Ending Early
By: - Jul 13th, 2026It was never a given that Harold Mendez would succeed as a dancer. When he was chosen by the Cuban government to enter its state-run ballet training program at the age of 10, there was no guarantee he would ultimately develop the combination of physique, ability, discipline and ambition it takes to make it in a notoriously difficult and competitive art form.
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International Black THeatre Festival
Every Two Years in Winston Salem
By: - Jul 11th, 2026When they return to the International Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina later this month, members of Sarasota’s Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe are looking forward to reconnecting with a group of artists they don’t often get to see or meet.
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La Tragédie de Carmen
Merola Triumphs with Peter Brook's Minimalistic Adaptation
By: - Jul 10th, 2026Minimalist theater director Peter Brook strips this war horse to 80 minutes of essentials. As an intimate psychological intimacy, the plot line is jolting, often lacking the motivations behind characters' actions. But the music is Carmen, and the cast is talented, so forgiveness for numerous transgressions is in order.
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Handel at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin
Elena Tsallagova Rocks as Cleopatra
By: - Jul 09th, 2026The Deutsche Oper’s mounting of the David McVicar production of Giulio Cesare in Egitto has stood the test of time. First presented over twenty years ago, it still seems grand and full of life.
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Estate Sale at Barrington Stage
Galvanic World Premiere of Keelay Gipson Play
By: - Jul 10th, 2026Estate Sale, by Keelay Gipson, a 70-minute, one act play having its world premiere at Barrington Stage Company, begins obliquely. Half of the audience enters from the stage door navigating a clutter of estate sale items. They thread through the urban dwelling designed by You-Shin Chen.
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