Before I dive into my thoughts on Circus Orange’s “Tricycle,” I feel like I should give a quick disclaimer: Given the performance’s scope, the large crowd, and the layout of Manhattan Square, there were parts of the performance that were just impossible to see from my position. I welcome readers to fill in some of […]
Slideshow
Posted inSpecial Sections
Photos from Canary in a Coal Mine, Silent Disco, and “Divas”
Canary in a Coal Mine will perform again on Saturday, September 20 at 10pm at MuCCC. Silent Disco will occur again Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 at 11pm at the Spiegeltent. Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis present “Divas” Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis present “Divas” will be performed again on Saturday, September 20, […]
Posted inSpecial Sections
Rebecca reviews Cirque du Fringe
Cirque du Fringe’s take on Mardi Gras played to a packed Spiegeltent on Thursday night, and was a thoroughly entertaining trip. Old-timey clowns Tyler and Carl were the informative and charmingly abrasive hosts of the 20 Penny Circus, providing humorous banter and historic tidbits about Fat Tuesday between daring acts by the Kenya Safari Acrobats, […]
Posted inSpecial Sections
Photos from “The Cougar & the Cabana Boy”
In this original musical comedy, cougars fraternize with their pool boys. Check out future performances on Thursday, September 25th, Friday, September 26th, and Saturday, September 27th at the TheatreROCS Stage at Xerox Auditorium as part of the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Fast food fight for $15
As a manager in training at the Irondequoit Wendy’s, Kim Ramos makes $8 an hour, which is New York’s minimum wage. When she advances to manager, she’ll make around $9 or $10 an hour. But even then she says she’ll struggle to make ends meet. Ramos lives with her girlfriend, who has two children and […]
Posted inCulture
Epicurious Tales
There’s a world of diversity in the Rochester food scene. CITY learned more about seven restaurateurs who are telling stories of their culture through food.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Rochester through the long lens
Many photographers can’t resist the allure of abandoned buildings and vacant houses. Shooting images of peeling wallpaper and weathered door frames appeals to beginning and seasoned photographers alike. But City of Rochester photographer Ira Srole says he found it sobering. Srole used to accompany city building inspectors to photograph every room in a house or […]
Posted inMusic
Fine-tuning the delivery
While orchestras around the country are struggling to reach new audiences, the RPO’s new, young music director has a few ideas.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Changing of the gallery guard
At the beginning of its second hundred years, the Memorial Art Gallery considers its position in the Rochester community.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Bringing music to the neighborhood
When Alexander Pena asks about 15 students to show him their “ready” position, the students sit up straight in their seats. “Now show me your playing position,” he says, and students steady their instruments and wait for Pena’s next cue. Shoulders brace violins and pinky fingers prop bows. On command, the familiar notes of Frere […]
Posted inMusic
Jazz Fest, Final Night: Ron reviews Newport Jazz Festival All Stars, Stephanie Trick, and Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz
Imagine Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Spider-Man all working together. That’s what it was like when the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars took the stage to celebrate the great festival’s 60th anniversary at Kilbourn Hall Saturday night. There was trumpeter Randy Brecker, clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen, singer Karrin Allyson, pianist Peter Martin, guitarist Mark Whitfield, bassist […]
Posted inMusic
Jazz Fest, Day 8: Ron reviews Harold Danko, Phaedra Kwant, and The Wee Trio
With all of the national and international jazz luminaries in town, it’s easy to overlook Rochester’s local jazz greats. Eastman School of Music professor Harold Danko played with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan and others before he became a professor. In his Hatch Hall concert he told stories about his evolution as a pianist-composer […]
