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04 Nov TIO LA: Chagall at LA County Museum
The German art critic Karl With, who published a life of Marc Chagall in 1923, began his book with two definitions: “Chagall is Russian” and “Chagall is an eastern Jew (Ostjude).” The author went on: “One part of him is reserved . . . melancholic...
27 Oct Tall Tales/TIO Denver: “The Body of an American,” A Review
“The Body of an American” is now up at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company through December 9, 2017. Tickets here. Our Denver theater critic, award-winning author Mark Stevens, reviews the production. “The Body of an American,” by Dan O’Brien, is about war for starters. It’s also about...
30 Sep Choral Society: Orchestral Concert, “Requiem for Eagles,” 10/8
The Telluride Choral Society announces upcoming orchestral concert featuring the uplifting, locally created “Requiem for Eagles.” The musical happening takes place Sunday, October 8, 3 p.m. at Telluride’s Palm Theater; pre-concert talk, 2-2:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults; $15 for students, available here, by calling 970.369.5669,...
23 Sep TIO NYC: Three Singular Sensations
The unending wonder and dramatic precariousness of the human condition are on parade in two distinctly different shows in two distinctly different mediums: “Mary Jane,” a play starring Carrie Coon at the New York Theatre Workshop; and the sculptures and drawings of Tom Otterness’ “Tipping Point” at the Marlborough Gallery. (Coincidently, both shows...
23 Aug Jane Goren: Through the Glass Smartly at Camel’s Garden
With apologies to Ingmar Bergman, LA/Telluride-based artist Jane Goren works through glass smartly, a variation on a theme she has repeated with aplomb and finesse for decades. When the owners of a luxury hotel decided to offer guests (and the Town of Telluride) a unique art experience, they turned to...
11 Aug TIO Denver: Franks’ Ayn Rand, Reading, 8/14
In the summer of 2014, SPARKy Productions featured a new work by the nonprofit’s founder and artistic director Jennie Franks. In 2015, Jennie took that show on the road and did a reading in New York. On Monday, August 14, “Ayn/Sister” is scheduled for another reading, this time in Denver....
23 May Mountainfilm: No Pass? No Problem
For a full festival schedule, visit www.mountainfilm.org. No pass? No problem? Mountainfilm offers host of free programs. Mountainfilm rolls into Telluride this week, a tidal wave of documentary films, theater speakers, panel discussions, adventure tales, scientific discourse, bold activism, and outdoor events. It’s a lot...
21 May Mountainfilm: Florence Williams, Nature Is Good For You
Mountainfilm takes place Friday-Monday, May 26- May 29, 2017. Purchase passes here. Also see story on Mountainfilm’s symposium and subject of its new initiative, The New Normal, here. Presenters presented here, among them, Florence Williams, author/contributing editor to Outside, a fellow at the Center for Humans and...