I was wandering through North Adams on a quiet afternoon, when I walked into Installation Space and saw Eve Bunting’s ‘One Green Apple’ on a shelf by the door. The shelf said ‘banned challenged books … take one — thank you.’
Read article10th Berkshire Pottery Tour will open studios
Ceramics artists show their art this weekend, as the 10th annual Berkshire Pottery Tour opens studios across Stockbridge, Great Barrington, new Marlborough and Monterey.
Read articleNeighbors open questions of time and healing — On Cedar Street
A woman and a man sit together on the edge of possibility — two charismatic, intelligent people living alone, old enough for grown children and teenage grandchildren, testing the ground for how much they can trust.
Read articleHigh culture, low pay — Local arts groups push for change
Berkshire arts nonprofits are exploring the need for diversity, equity, fair pay – and for understanding the experiences of their workers and investing in their futures.
Read articleRecord shops are turning up the sound in the Berkshires
Vinyl is growing in the Berkshires — the past few years have seen a new energy and enthusiasm grow around records, and record stores are drawing in new audiences with live music and events.
Read articleCircle Mirror Transformation reflects potential and tragedy
It’s a quiet, sunny morning, and a handful of people are sitting in a bare room at a community center. It’s a clean and ramshackle room in a small town, the kind of place that can be everything or nothing — depending on the people who walk in …
Read articleTulsa Ballet holds earth and sky
The company holds a dancer upward, and she raises her arms as though she is moving into the lift of the trees — Tulsa Ballet is dancing on the outdoor stage in the last week of this summer’s festival at Jacob’s Pillow.
Read articleCompagnie Käfig dances with a universe of light
Compagnie Käfig performs their signature work, Pixel, in the newly renovated Ted Shawn Theatre, as world-class hip hop dancers navigate a digital world.
Read articleMoving right along — Tony Sarg gives puppets an artist’s hands
Tony Sarg has come a long way to reach the Norman Rockwell Museum this summer. An artist and illustrator in Germany, London and New York, he influenced puppetry across America — even to the Muppets.
Read articleCh-ch-changes — Complexions transforms Ballet
One dancer spins to another, extending toward the milky way, and lifts into the sky … Internationally acclaimed Complexions Contemporary Ballet comes to Jacob’s Pillow with new work and Star Dust, their tribute to rock icon David Bowie.
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