I met a dragon in the ruins at Ashintully. A live one — really. She’s a bearded dragon named Phoebe, and she came up with a young couple exploring the hills …
Read articleFrom Fado to fireflies — a taste of LuluFest Lenox
Jazz vocalist Suzy Stern opened LuluFest Lenox on Friday night, alongside acclaimed jazz musicians bassist MaryAnn McSweeney violinist Sara Caswell and jazz pianist Peggy Stern.
Read articleJazz violinist Sara Caswell celebrates ‘The Way to You’
The low voice of the strings carries an unexpected timbre, like the air on a summer across an open ridge. The sound shivers, vulnerable as anyone may be when they talk openly with someone they love.
Read articleAXIS Dance embodies past and future stories
Spanish guitar rolls in like waves. Two people turn to each other in intent exploration, shaken with the wonder of knowing another person is close enough and comfortable enough to touch …
Read articleVital energy propels Dutch National Ballet
An evening of varied performances can give a deep sense of time — and potential energy — tracing ballet’s momentum and human connection across a hundred years.
Read articleDutch National Ballet interacts with new forces at Jacob’s Pillow
A bass voice lingers over low piano chords, and two men take each other’s weight in a fluid, balancing tension … as 80 dancers from around the world come together to explore the power and beauty, form and precision of their art.
Read articleTanglewood opens with a spirit of protest and freedom
As an acclaimed classical soprano, Julia Bullock has performed around the world, and on a summer night she will sing surrounded by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a pattern of West African drumming.
Read articleMark Morris’ Look of Love illuminates Burt Bacharach
‘What the world needs now is love … not just for some, but for everyone.’ On a night between storms, that refrain shifts in resonance. At Jacob’s Pillow, the Mark Morris Dance Group is offering an homage.
Read articleKyle Marshall Choreography explores the roots of rock music
They move in bare feet, laughing, advancing, with a core strength they hold like a keynote. On the opening night of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, five dancers from Kyle Marshall Choreography are performing Onyx.
Read articleEmerson String Quartet performs final Tanglewood concert
The internationally acclaimed four turn to Shostakovich’s ironic rebellion, Dvořák’s inspiration from the Ukraine and Sarah Kirkland Snider’s contemporary lyric strength — in one of their last performances.
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