Runner: Bold, Beautiful and Brazenly Political
By Betsy DiJulio
Spare and impactful, this exhibition is bold, beautiful and brazenly political. Many of the pieces are rooted in the culture and traditions of ...
Nijinsky Returns to Arts Festival
By Montague Gammon III
The one-man show Nijinsky's Last Dance, which stunningly marked the debut of Norfolk's Workshop Theater Group in 2006 before garnering praise and ...
Audra Arrives at Last
By Montague Gammon III
The little girl was soooo bored.
Berlin-born and raised in southern California, she found the rural drive from the Richmond airport to her ...
Parrott Talks Jazz
By Jim Morrison
Every Monday night for a decade, Nicki Parrott joined legendary guitarist Les Paul and his group at New York's Iridium club for an ...
The Last Bison: No Place Like Home
By Mike Federali
Recently, seven-member ensemble The Last Bison came off a 60-day tour pushing over 7,500 miles in support of their major label debut album ...
Supreme Dreamgirls
By Jerome Langston
In an Oprah show approved sort of way, Charity Dawson has been preparing for the role of Effie Melody White since she was ...
Todd’s Take on Les Noces
By Jeff Maisey
Composer Igor Stravinsky may have transformed ballet forever, but leave it to Norfolk dance phenom Todd Rosenlieb to reinvent that spirit of innovation.
Stravinsky’s ...
A Royal Ballet
By Montague Gammon III
First of all, it’s entertainment.
Classical ballet absolutely must succeed as entertainment, points out Birmingham Royal Ballet Director David Bintley.
He makes the point ...
An Organic Art Space
By Philip Newswanger
Appearances are deceiving in a town where new buildings are idolized and old buildings are viewed contemptuously as impediments and demolished.
Drive to Church ...
We’re All Outlaws in the Eyes of America
By Al Markowitz
Beyond writing, I am an activist. I have been active in issues ranging from work against racism and apartheid to anti-war protests, labor ...