We compile a monthly list of presentations, honors, publications, and events featuring past and present MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. As you'll see, the news is good - not just about these award-winning artists, but also about the breadth and vitality of contemporary arts throughout the Commonwealth. The Boston Book Festival on Saturday, October 16, 2010 is a free … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: Christian Burns
Today's glimpse from our gallery of past MCC fellows/finalists is a sampling of the idiosyncratic, at times comic, and flat out exhilarating dance of Christian Burns (Choreography Fellow '08). … [Read more...]
The Royal Frog Ballet: an art troupe for interesting times
THE ROYAL FROG BALLET is an amoeba of collaborators, a producing body, a shouting household of households, and an aspiring dance team in search of parade. - from the troupe's website (do you, too, get the feeling its audience is in for an interesting time?) The Royal Frog Ballet is a cross-disciplinary group that blends performance, visual art, music, movement, and a … [Read more...]
On the Fence about Artist Opportunities
Amid concrete and clay And general decay Nature must still find a way... - The Smiths, Stretch Out and Wait Site-Specific Dance: White Wave of Brooklyn, NY is proposing a series of site-specific dance works during the 2010 Dumbo Dance Festival. The seven sites are situated within two designated areas; the Brooklyn Bridge Park (near the entrance at Washington and Plymouth … [Read more...]
Signs of the times: a roundup
What discoveries await you in this fan blog about Williamstown writer Jim Shepard? A. the above video. B. news of a new collection coming out March 2011, and that The Millions thinks You Think That's Bad'll be really, really good. And C. that a Project X movie may be on the way. (I guess I just spoiled all your discoveries. Sorry. But still go check out the blog.) Boston … [Read more...]