VIEWPOINTS: Exploring the Intersection of Visual and Performing Arts (Part I)

The stage. What grander canvas can a visual artist ask for? Over the years, its death and rebirth “burning man” allure has intrigued many a visual artist. Unlike the permanence … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS: When Performing Opera, Is Less More?

After attending Saturday night’s exhilarating account of Richard Strauss’s voluptuous “Salome” by the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera (led powerfully by young Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons) at Carnegie Hall, … Continue Reading →

REPORT CARD: January Experimental Performing Arts Festivals

January has become theater heaven for lovers of experimental theater in New York. This January (bleeding into February in some cases), there were no less than six substantive avant-garde performing … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in Opera

It was a bittersweet year for opera lovers.  After 70 years, New York City Opera shuttered, but not before bidding farewell in thrilling fashion with its triumphant “Anna Nicole” by Mark-Anthony … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in Cabaret

2013 was a fantastic year for cabaret, in no small part to the outstanding offerings at the beautifully designed cabaret club, 54 Below, which enjoyed its full year in operation. … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in Other Music

2013 was another year of stirring musical performances. Many of these memorable experiences have been made possible by a number of excellently curated and organized festivals throughout the year, including Lincoln … Continue Reading →