A good concert photographer can document the sound and motion, that palpable energy of a performance, in a second. It’s in the preparation leading up to that magic moment where sound and image merge that the photographer’s stealth and intuition really makes the difference. It’s where the talent lies. It’s a dimensional exchange — a […]
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“The Birmingham Project” by Dawoud Bey
Currently on view at George Eastman House are 13 photographic diptychs that Chicago-based photographer Dawoud Bey created to commemorate 6 children killed in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963. Each of Bey’s diptych portraits — of which 16 were created — juxtapose boys and girls the same ages of the victims (11, 13, 14, and […]
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Best of Rochester 2014: Critic Picks
City’s critics weigh in with some of their favorites from around town
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Elegy to an era
Two current exhibits at George Eastman House, held in conjunction, explore the history of imaging innovations from Kodak’s early days up through the present, and show an artistic documentation of the end of film manufacturing. Together, these exhibits provide a full picture of the imaging history of Image City, Rochester’s hand in the development of […]
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Writing from the outside
In the age of computers streamlining everything into smaller units, “National Teen Set Outsider” is fighting back as a punk-rock backlash against a strictly online age. Started in 2010 by Will Carroll — a blue-haired, pompadour wearing, jovial man, usually seen in a studded leather jacket — “Teen Set” offers Rochester a unique brand of […]
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Adam reviews “140 Characters or Less” and 20 Penny Circus
The second social media-centric comedy show of my Fringe Festival experience this year, “140 Characters or Less: A Twitter Comedy Show” delivered the #funny. Hosted by comedian Dario Josef with a rotating cast of local stand-ups, the show shares some DNA with Comedy Central’s popular “@midnight” program — mixing Twitter-based humor with traditional stand-up comedy. […]
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David reviews “The Cougar and the Cabana Boy”
If you’re not quite ready to say goodbye to summer, slip on your flip-flops and catch one of the remaining performances of "The Cougar and the Cabana Boy" at Xerox Auditorium. This original musical by Dresden Engle and J. Daniel Lauritzson features a very agreeable cast and a story as light and colorful as the […]
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Casey reviews Biodance and “Diaghilesque”
All of Rochester could have been lit by the energy Biodance exuded at GEVA’s Nextstage last night. The show reminded me of a collection of excellent short stories. Each unique piece vibrant and well-worked out — good enough to stand alone, but even better as a group. Missy Pfohl Smith, Artistic Director of Biodance, seems […]
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Rebecca reviews “The Steele Sisters: Comedy Sword-Fighting Show” and “The Nameless Days of Gumdrop Smith”
The two ladies who comprise “The Steele Sisters: Comedy Sword-Fighting Show” gave the kind of playful, riotous performance that makes you wish they were your buddies. Gwendolyn and Gertrude Steele, dressed in fanciful layers of medieval garb, took the stage at Blackfriars Theatre and revved the audience into a participatory frenzy with a few playful […]
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Rebecca reviews “The Steele Sisters: Comedy Sword-Fighting Show” and “The Nameless Days of Gumdrop Smith”
The two ladies who comprise “The Steele Sisters: Comedy Sword-Fighting Show” gave the kind of playful, riotous performance that makes you wish they were your buddies. Gwendolyn and Gertrude Steele, dressed in fanciful layers of medieval garb, took the stage at Blackfriars Theatre and revved the audience into a participatory frenzy with a few playful […]
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Jake reviews Sound ExChange
Recently, Sound ExChange received a grant from the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation to produce its “01X Project,” a series of concerts that aim to integrate the audience into the performance through technology and visual art. The group — an artist collective that formed at the Eastman School — partnered with RIT photography professor […]
