West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Review: With stunning music, acting and choreography, ‘Into the Woods’ has it all
Written by Kayla Tucker | Sunday, 06 May 2018 16:53 |After finally seeing Into the Woods — it’s been on my bucket list for a while now — it both met and exceeded my expectations. The play honors the classic fairy tale stories like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood, but also gives each character a more modern take on their traditional outfit, speech and general personality.
No Canvas: Off The Wall brings something new to the gallery
Written by Kayla Tucker | Monday, 30 April 2018 16:00 |For one night only, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts is taking art “off the wall and into the space.”
Dark Fantasy: 'Into the Woods' tackles tough, real-life issues with fairy tale characters
Written by Kayla Tucker | Monday, 30 April 2018 15:57 |Director Todd Avery particularly enjoys the “dark side” of Into the Woods, the hugely successful musical penned by James Lapine and composed by the iconic Stephen Sondheim.
Playing with History: Vadim Gluzman returns to perform with his legendary instrument
Written by Samara Napolitan | Monday, 30 April 2018 15:19 |When Vadim Gluzman was a young music student, he didn’t like playing the violin. Instead of practicing for hours on end, he wanted to play ice hockey with his friends.
Art Avalanche: Five new Muskegon Museum of Art exhibits are opening at once
Written by Marla R. Miller | Monday, 30 April 2018 15:08 |Ultra-realistic sculptures. Picasso prints. Vintage motorcycles. Local 1950s racing photos. And masterpieces from the Edward Curtis: The North American Indian collection.
Glass Attack: A day of glass-blowing and education comes to Kalamazoo
Written by Jane Simons | Monday, 30 April 2018 15:00 |Local artisans are breathing new life into the art of glassblowing, and their efforts will be on display at this year’s Battle of the Glass Blowers.
At the Start of Success: Win or lose, careers begin at Stulberg String Competition
Written by Jane Simons | Monday, 30 April 2018 14:42 |Had he not won a Gold Medal at the Stulberg International String Competition in 1979, Anthony Ross isn’t sure where his career would have gone.
Review: ‘Mama’s Girls’ is an important show well worth seeing, despite some missteps
Written by Marin Heinritz | Sunday, 22 April 2018 12:02 |The play “Mama’s Girls” by Marilynn Barnes Anselmi opens with two siblings in fraught play with Barbie dolls. Though symbols for conventional gender norms, the dolls’ are smooth between their legs, a revelation to Sammy, the emerging trans girl who both catalyzes and suffers from her family’s toxic dynamic.
Review: Seeing/Seen breaks down boundaries and soothes the soul
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 20 April 2018 16:56 |Anyone who says ballet-based modern dance doesn’t go with hip hop has been proven entirely wrong by Wellspring Cori Terry & Dancers’ Spring Concert of Dance, Seeing/Seen, a collaborative performance that breaks down both real and perceived boundaries from start to finish and beyond.
Review: Carnegie Hall is in for a night of masterful, moving collaboration with the GRS
Written by Samara Napolitan | Saturday, 14 April 2018 15:25 |For 127 years, Carnegie Hall has showcased phenomenal soloists, orchestras and ensembles. An estimated 50,000 performances have taken place in the iconic New York City concert hall. Its walls are embedded with stirring musical history, from Tchaikovsky conducting one of his own works on the night the building opened, to the first assembly of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra in 2009. Nina Simone, Bob Dylan and Beyonce have all performed on its stage.
