Author: Susan Viebrock

Performances of the Telluride Choral Society’s WinterSing 2025 take place Friday, December 15, 7:00 p.m and Sunday, December 7, 4:00 p.m. at Christ Church. Tickets are $20 for adults; $10 for children at the door. Go here for more about the Telluride Choral Society. Go here for...

A modern reimagining of the classic Sophocles tragedy"Oedipus" is brilliantly adapted by Robert Icke as a political thriller set on an election night. The production stars Mark Strong as Oedipus and Lesley Manville as Jocasta in powerful, provocative performances. Up at Studio 54 through February...

"Monet in Venice" is a must, an eye-dazzler of a show and a major coup for the Brooklyn Art Museum; Gabriele Münter is at the Guggenheim; Wilfredo Lam is at the Museum of Modern Art. Monet in Venice, Brooklyn Art Museum, up through February 1.2026 Over the...

Two dance companies, one hot, one cool, both terrific. But the Dutch National Ballet ended its short run at New York's City Center, however Complexions remains in town at the Joyce until November 30. For us, Complexions felt like high-octane revelry; the Dutch National Ballet (DNB)...

The first two of the productions on our schedule were the Heart Beat Opera's "Orgy & Bess" (closes 11/8, but the season continues) at the Judson Memorial Church at Washington Square and The Atlantic Theater Company's "Let's Love," written by Ethan Coen. Scheduled to close...

If art imitate life, these two shows, one in a museum, the other on the boards, are two strong cases in point. [caption id="attachment_109724" align="alignnone" width="640"] Installation view, courtesy Hyperallergic.[/caption] With the Museum of Modern Art's (MOMA) epic tribute, "Ruth Asawa: Through Line," the artist, long relegated...

Lucky for us we were in New York fr homeboy Max Walker-Silverman's national release of his sophomore film "Rebuilding." [caption id="attachment_109755" align="alignnone" width="640"] Josh O’Connor and Lily LaTorre appear in “Rebuilding” by Max Walker-Silverman, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance...

Erin Busbee’s Fashion Friday 2.0 brings back a popular TIO fashion blog, initially featuring Kristin Holbrook of Telluride’s Two Skirts, now brought to you by nationally renowned fashion and lifestyle blogger Erin, a Telluride local, who is now sponsored by Kristin and Two Skirts. What goes around… This week Erin shares...

One choice is to remain blissfully blind in a world bleached of truth. Another is to pursue truth and beauty as a workaday routine. No biggie when visiting New York’s cultural scene, of and in itself an act of aggression against the status quo. First stops,...