My Sunday on the Fringe left me resolving to see more local dance performances with more frequency throughout the year. I caught two inspiring shows: an afternoon performance of “World Music & Yoga Ballet” and the opening evening performance of “Aria,” both at the Main Stage in the spectacular Lyric Theatre. I wasn’t sure what […]
W. Michelle Harris
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Art and tech collide in W. Michelle Harris’s socially charged work
The digital-media artist tackles social and political issues by using racist historic imagery, self-portraiture, and audience interaction
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BIODANCE celebrates 12 years in the art of humanity
Rochester’s repertory dance company will present a series of collaborative concerts at Geva in celebration of its 12th year.
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‘Black Magic Slays Magical Negro’ events celebrate creativity of WOC
Oprah recently gave an inspiring speech, and suddenly people began calling for her to make a 2020 bid and fix this nation’s ills. With this in mind, Rachel DeGuzman of 21st Century Arts has continued her crucial “At the Crossroads: Art + Justice” programming this month with a four-part series, “Black Magic Slays Magical Negro,” […]
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‘Labyrinth’ gives climate change a multi-sensory interpretation
The highly anticipated Sunday night premiere of “Labyrinth” at RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium did not disappoint. Co-created by BIODANCE’s Missy Pfohl Smith and media artist W. Michelle Harris — who together presented the acclaimed “Anomaly” at the same venue in 2013 and 2016 — the multi-sensory show was performed to a full house as part of […]
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Becca reviews ‘Labyrinth’
The highly anticipated Sunday night premiere of “Labyrinth” at RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium did not disappoint. Co-created by BIODANCE’s Missy Pfohl Smith and media artist W. Michelle Harris — who together presented the acclaimed “Anomaly” at the same venue in 2013 and 2016 — the multi-sensory show was performed to a full house on opening night. […]
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Jake reviews ‘Anomaly’
Well, that was a beautiful way to start my 2016 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival. A buzzing crowd filled the Strasenburgh Planetarium for a resurrection of “Anomaly,” which premiered to acclaim at the 2013 Fringe, and has already sold out its 2016 run. I wasn’t around for the program’s 2013 edition, but what I saw […]
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Let there be light and music
When Dave Rivello takes the Kilbourn Hall stage to conduct a new multimedia piece in celebration of the International Year of Light, audience members will not suspect that the work was written in the dark of night. “My best hours have always been from 11 p.m. to 4 or 5 a.m.,” says Rivello, professor of […]
