From many perspectives, internationally acclaimed artists are looking closely at the roots of the nation’s ideas of freedom, and how they play out in the 21st century.
Read articleEluding Capture: Rising light at Mass MoCA — #berkshireweekend
On a sunlit afternoon, I walked into the labyrinth of Eluding Capture, the newest exhibit at Mass MoCA, where Gulnur Mukazhanova, a Berlin-based artist, is telling stories in traditions of cloth from her native Kazakhstan …
Read article10×10 Festival
The city in the hills is at play. The annual 10×10 Festival is in town, and you can watch a new play or dance to Afro-Cuban rhythms, try a new microbrew or listen to jazz, or walk in the winter sun ...
Read articleA zing of life and laughter on our stages — #berkshireweekend
Berkshire stages are stirring with life, as WAM welcomes a new artistic director and Williamstown Theatre announces two new leadership roles ... and asks searching questions.
Read articleWhat remarkable plays could then be born?
If a theater community were as diverse and representative as humankind, what work could theater makers create today? Williamstown Theater Festival has opened a conversation …
Read articleFinding places where we belong — #berkshireweekend
We have ways of moving in and out of each other’s spaces, a friend tells me. We’re driving back roads through the hilltowns in the dusk, and we’re talking about how people in this country live together.
Read articleBlues music recalls summer plays and family stories
It’s 20 years ago now that Ruben Santiago-Hudson brought Lackawanna Blues to the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He’s gone on to Broadway and the Tonys ... and I remember.
Read articleCommunity imagines new futures for the West Side
Pittsfield architect Tessa Kelly opens a conversation with local leaders on the legacy of ‘Urban Renewal’ in Pittsfield and ways to re-envision and strengthen neighborhoods.
Read articleEnergy stirring in the heartwood of trees — #berkshireweekend
We’re coming up on the full moon at the heart of winter, and on Sunday I sat in a room full of windows, looking out at a vast willow and listening to songs about trees budding.
Read articleWinter in the Berkshires
Explore Western Massachusetts in the cold season — art, music and theater are awake here, and trails beckon us to walk or snowshoe and cross-country ski on the quiet open ridges.
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