Twenty-five years after his passing, John Cage remains an enigmatic and largely misunderstood musical and artistic figure in the public consciousness. The trailblazing composer is often seen as a solitary, almost shamanic philosopher-artist, perhaps best known for his highly conceptual “silent” composition “4′ 33”,” written for a single performer who never plays a note. Visual […]
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Gibson + Recoder revive film as object at MAG
The MAG’s Media Arts Watch continues with an installation by collaborative artists Gibson +
Recoder
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A world of culture
Rochester performance groups carry traditional art forms into the future The rich cultural diversity of Rochester’s arts community shows in its various festivals and performance groups. Individuals who have landed in Rochester from afar as well as this region’s Native Americans have sustained their culture’s traditional performance arts, imbuing them with a timeless quality and […]
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Artists transform Lyric Theatre space
A group of regional artists will temporarily
transform the former Sunday school space located in the back of what is now Lyric Theatre.
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Masterful classes
Garth Fagan first became affiliated with the SUNY College at Brockport Department of Dance in 1970 when he began teaching a course called “Dance for the Disadvantaged” —a course for students with no prior dance experience. Fagan had just given up performing as principal dancer and choreographer with the Dance Theatre of Detroit and was […]
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THEATER: Summer’s servings on the stage
For some institutions, summer may be the slow season. But Rochester’s theater scene is coming off extremely lively fall, winter, and spring seasons, continuing the momentum right through the summer months. If you’re a fan of musicals, mysteries, comedies, and the occasional serious drama, summer offers plenty of theatrical diversions, in town and nearby. If […]
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Let them entertain you
It’s time for the local theatrics to gear up and people to start dancing. You will have your pick of performances to attend, from community theater shows in school gymnatoriums to visiting blockbusters — along with a matching range in ticket price — but here’s what we’re excited about. We start out with a Mamet, […]
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Also playing…
“You’re a cog, boy! A cog in an organ!” Thus begins the journey of Performance protagonist Chas, bloodstained thug on the run. Directed by Nicholas Roeg and Donald Cammell in 1970, Performance (Wednesday, March 17, Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 8 p.m.)opens with a fighter jet rocketing across the sky before quickly cutting […]
