ARTS ATL | News, Previews and Reviews of the Arts in Atlanta
WEB5 days ago · ARTS ATL offers comprehensive coverage of Atlanta's arts scene, including music, film and TV, books, theater, dance and the visual arts. Our events calendar includes every concert, gallery opening, festival and more. As a nonprofit, ARTS ATL supports the arts in Atlanta through independent journalism and programs.
10 years of ArtsATL : The choral legacy of the ASO’s Robert Shaw
WEBAug 9, 2019 · In 2016, ArtsATL partnered with WABE-FM and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a series of stories and broadcasts that marked the 100th birthday of the legendary conductor Robert Shaw. This piece by Noel Morris delves into Shaw’s legacy as a choral conductor and the evolution of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
Mike Geier and the origins of Puddles Pity Party - ARTS ATL
WEBEditor’s note: In the summer of 2013, when ArtsATL’s Jeff Stafford sat down to chat with singer Mike Geier, he was preparing for a club performance with the Kingsized Jazz Trio and had just developed the alternate character of a clown named Puddles who had a cabaret act called Puddles Pity Party.By 2017, Puddles was being cheered in living rooms across America due to Geier’s performances ...
Events - ARTS ATL
WEBHerndon Plaza 142-148 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, United States. "ICONoclasts" is a powerful new installation that spotlights six influential Black Atlantans who have shaped our city's artistic and social landscape. Created by Atlanta-based artist Marryam Moma, the installation features... Fri 20. August 30 - September 22.
Exit interview: Arturo Jacobus, Atlanta Ballet’s outgoing president …
WEBJul 27, 2021 · Arturo Jacobus, president and CEO of Atlanta Ballet, considered retiring early last year. But with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he became determined to see the company through the crisis. Having largely achieved that, he will retire this week. By last November, the company had pivoted numerous times — with postponements and ...
Atlanta Ballet’s 2022-23 full season leaps on stage with ... - ARTS ATL
WEBJun 8, 2022 · For the first time since the March 2020 lockdown, Atlanta Ballet is presenting a full season, September 2022 through May 2023, with two world premieres, two company premieres and a flurry of works from its extensive repertory including the rollicking, full-length Don Quixote, it was announced today. After two seasons characterized by ballets ...
10 years of ArtsATL: Sound engineer Phil Tan mixes it up with …
WEBDec 20, 2019 · Editor’s note: As part of our 2018 Legacy series, we looked at individuals in the arts community who’ve left a lasting footprint.Gail O’Neill profiled Phil Tan, director of music recording at Callanwolde’s Rick Baker School of Music and Music Recording, and a sound mixer for such clients as Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Toni …
This week in street art: Black women celebrated in Charmaine ...
WEBMay 23, 2019 · The work of Atlanta artist, activist and arts administrator Charmaine Minniefield celebrates the female angels, deities, mothers and warriors of African traditions. “My work invokes the power of ancestors by creating visual road maps from the past to the present,” she says on the Atlanta Street Art Map website.. Minniefield is the founder of The New Freedom Project, a community-based ...
The airport as gallery: Atlanta greets visitors with art
WEBSome go further, acquiring sophisticated works that brand their cities as forward-looking, culture-savvy places. "American Tapesty," a multiscreen video by Broadcast Solutions, welcomes arriving visitors with images of Atlanta and the region. Atlanta’s airport art program operates on all these levels. Begun in 1980 with the opening of William ...
An in-depth conversation with “The Color Purple” author Alice …
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Walker, whose actual birthday is February 9, was born in Eatonton to parents who worked as sharecroppers. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Color Purple and close to 40 other books. Over the course of her 50-year career, she has worked as an artist, activist and educator, and she was a contributor to the feminist ...