I reviewed "An Evening of Chamber Music" for The Kansas City Star. Philip Glass and violinist Tim Fain performed solo and duo music by Glass in Helzberg Hall for the Kauffman Center's Vanguard Series.
REVIEW for KCStar: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
I reviewed the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet for The Kansas City Star. They performed three works in at the Kauffman Center for the Harriman-Jewell Series. The picture they ran with the article makes me giggle. Because while I might be a sophisticated arts writer...I also have the sense of humor of a nine-year-old boy. And I... Continue Reading →
Worth = one thousand
For the second round of the Spring for Music's 2012 Great Arts Blogger Challenge the question is: “We live in an aggressively visual age; images dominate the popular culture. But which art form has the most to say about contemporary culture, and why?” This is my answer. We are an aggressively visual species – our sighted... Continue Reading →
REVIEW for the Kansas City Star: Heartland Mens Chorus and Dan Savage
I reviewed the Heartland Mens Chorus for The Kansas City Star. They performed the program "When I Knew," addressing awareness of sexuality and the issue of bullying of the LGBT youth. They partnered with Dan Savage, co-founder of "It Gets Better Project."
Central Standard Culture
The following is my entry for the 2012 Spring for Music Festival Arts Blogger Challenge. It addresses the question: "New York has long been considered the cultural capital of America. Is it still? If not, where?" This is my answer. Cultural capital? Did that ever really exist? Culture is the way people live, their day-to-day experiences,... Continue Reading →
REVIEW for the Kansas City Star: Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble
Last Friday was quite the Communist uprising at the Kauffman Center. Lyric Opera presented John Adams "Nixon in China" in Kauffman Theatre and the Harriman-Jewell Series brought in the Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble to perform in Helzberg Hall. I reviewed the group for the Kansas City Star. It was a pleasure,... Continue Reading →
FEATURED STORY on KCMetropolis.org: MET’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
My review for the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre's production of "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a featured article on KCMetropolis.org. Read the review here.
COVER STORY: Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at Folly Theater
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Monday night house band for the legendary Village Vanguard jazz club in New York, performed for the Folly Jazz Series. The audience for their show included considerable representation from the Kansas City jazz scene. Read the review here.
One for the books
Even in a town as energetically supportive and creatively diverse as Kansas City, last weekend was one for the books. With a combination of imported and home-grown talent, the full spectrum of music making - excellent music making - played out in venues across town. I covered three shows and managed to hit another late... Continue Reading →
Review: Coterie Theatre’s “Freedom Sisters”
The Coterie brought home their touring production of "Freedom Sister: Stamping, Shouting, and Singing Home" for a week. The play follows a young black girl in the Deep South during the Civil Rights Movement. Read the review here.
Proust Eats a Sandwich 