Charles Giuliano
Bio:
Publisher & Editor. Charles was the director of exhibitions for the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University where he taught art history and the humanities. He taugh tModern Art and the Avant-garde for Metropolitan College of Boston University. After many years as a contributor, columnist and editor for a range of print publications from Art New England, Art News, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald Traveler and Patriot Ledger, to mention a few, he went on line with Maverick Arts which evolved into a website.
Recent Articles:
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Film Night at Tanglewood Music
John Williams with Audra McDonald and David Newman
By: - Aug 25th, 2013For the annual Film Night at Tanglewood for the first half of the program John Williams passed the baton to David Newman the son of the legendary Alfred Newman. There were six songs and an encore by guest artist and Tony winner Audra McDonald. One of the largest audiences of the season enjoyed the broadly appealing program.
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Martha Graham Company at Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Program Ends 81st Season in Becket
By: - Aug 24th, 2013For the final performances of the Jacob's Pillow 81st season we were presented with the full gamut of the iconic Martha Graham Company. The program was bracketed with her own works also including variations of her solo, Lamentations, and a galvanic, pathos inducing commissioned work Rust exploring torture and terrorism. From 1948 the program began with her Diversion of Angels from 1948 and ended with the visceral Rite of Spring which, at 89, she created in 1984.
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Beauty Queen of Leenane at S&Co. Theatre
Brutal Play by Martin McDonagh Powerfully Presented
By: - Aug 23rd, 2013The Irish playwright Martin McDonagh is a brutal bastard to actors and the suffering audience. The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Shakespeare & Company is an evening of pure misery. But if you love great theatre don't miss four truly magnificent performances. It is also the first time that a national treasure, Tina Packer, has shared a stage with the phenomenal Elizabeth Aspenlieder.
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Pork with Sauerkraut, Beer and Tarragon Food
Cooking with Fresh Summer Herbs
By: - Aug 22nd, 2013With an abundance of fresh herbs in the garden there was an urge to make a favorite winter pork recipe. But with fresh tarragon a key ingredient. This is an easy, foolproof, quick and delicious meal.
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Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah Theatre
Barrington Stage Co-Premiere by Mark St. Germain
By: - Aug 22nd, 2013With two of the three original cast members- Joey Collins as F.Scott Fitzgerald and Angela Pierce as studio representative Miss Evelyn Montaigne, the play commissioned and premiered by the Contemporary American Theatre Festival has transferred from Shepherdstown, West Virginia to Barrington Stage. With the addition of Ted Koch as Hemingway "Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah" has been written and directed by Mark Saint Germain. It is being staged in the theatre which has been named for him.
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John Douglas Thompson on Brecht Theatre
Performing with Olympia Dukakis in Mother Courage
By: - Aug 21st, 2013This summer at Shakespeare & Company John Douglas Thompson has performed the supporting role of The Cook to have the chance to work with the 82--year-old Olympia Dukakis in Brecht's Mother Courage. This is a revised version of the original posting with further reflection on the unique challenges of performing a play by Brecht.
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Figurative Expressionism in Provincetown Fine Arts
PAAM Exhibition Through September 2
By: - Aug 21st, 2013Following World War II the matrix of global contemporary art shifted from Paris to New York with the development of abstract expressionism as the leading movement of contemporary art of that era. During the 1950s there was much speculation about a Return to the Figure. Young artists who flocked to Provincetown to study with Hans Hofmann and Henry Hensche explored a synthesis through Figurative Expressionism. A number of these artists showed with Sun Gallery in Provincetown and Hansa Gallery in New York. The exhibition "Pioneers from Provincetown: The Roots of Figurative Expressionism" curated by Adam Zucker, Co-curator, Stephanie DeTroy focuses on this important movement.
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John Douglas Thompson Cooks in Lenox Theatre
Booked for Productions Through 2015
By: - Aug 19th, 2013Since seeing John Douglas Thompson in Othello at Shakespeare & Company in 2008 we have tried to see and talk about all of his performances. We met for lunch in Pittsfield to catch up on what will be a fully booked schedule of plays through January , 2015. This entails two Broadway plays and an Off Broadway production.. Thompson is widely regarded as among the foremost theatrical actors of his generation. This is part one of the latest dialogue.
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Wendy Whelan at Jacob’s Pillow Dance
World Premiere of Restless Creature
By: - Aug 18th, 2013Tall, slender and as tightly wound as a Swiss watch the body of Wendy Whelan, a dancer with the New York City Ballet since 1986, and principal dancer since 1991, is a precision instrument. Working with four male choreographers and partners Jacob's Pillow presented the world premiere of Restless Creature. She will tour with the new production for the coming months with a performance in Boston in March.
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Michael Feinstein and Friends at Tanglewood Music
Pops and The Great American Songbook
By: - Aug 17th, 2013Michael Feinstein brought his Great American Songbook to Tanglewood in what is evolving as an annual guest appearance with Keith Lockhart and Pops. His guests included Tony winner Faith Prince and Cheyenne Jackson. It was a chilly August evening with a hint of Fall and ultra cool swinging music.
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La Otra Orilla U.S. Debut at Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Deconstructed Conceptual Flamenco
By: - Aug 16th, 2013While rooted in Spain, as a tradition of music and dance flamenco is performed by companies all around the globe. This is the first American appearance by the experimental Montreal based group La Otra Orill. At Jacobs's Pillow Dance Festival it features the co-artistic directors, solo dancer Myriam Allard and singer, Hedi Garja. They are accompanied by three musicians.
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Jenny Gersten Solidifies WTF Theatre
Part Two Balancing Roles as CEO and Artistic Director
By: - Aug 16th, 2013As a producer, rather than director or actor, as was the case in recent years, Jenny Gersten approaches being artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival as a full time, year round job. Her role as CEO is as important to her as making the artistic decisions of planning a season. She describes enjoying fundraising and marketing because it is driven by her passion for one of America's most renowned regional theatre companies,
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Jenny Gersten on Williamstown Theatre Festival Theatre
Third Season Charms
By: - Aug 14th, 2013For her third season as artistic director of the Williamstown Theater Festival Jenny Gersten produced an amazing three musicals in a program of seven productions. Bridges of Madison County opens on Broadway in January but Gersten insists her mandate is to create shows for Williamstown. We met to discuss the season which ends this weekend. This is part one of that dialogue.
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Orange is the New Black by Netflix Television
Hit Prison Series To Return for Season Two
By: - Aug 13th, 2013Three's a charm with Orange Is the New Black the third mini series created by Netflix. All 13 episodes were released on July 11 resulting in an orgy for fanatical viewers. There was a cliff hanger ending followed by the good news that Piper and her inmates will be back next year with season two. Initially we thought of Piper as a good girl who made a bad mistake. Gradually she is revealed as a bad girl who has to make good. Or just survive her 15 month sentence.
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Much Ado About Nothing at Barrington Stage Theatre
Julianne Boyd’s First Shakespeare Soars
By: - Aug 12th, 2013Following On the Town and the Chosen Barrington Stage ends its main stage season with yet another run away hit. Julianne Boyd charms and delights as producer/ director of the first ever attempt at Shakespeare his iconic comedy Much Ado Nothing. Barrington's mainstays Christopher Innvar and Gretchen Egolf soar to new heights as the feisty lovers Benedick and Beatrice. On every level from sets to costumes this is a gorgeous and hilarious seasonal treat.
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Pesto Pasta Food
Fresh Summer Herbs
By: - Aug 11th, 2013From now until frost we are enjoying fresh pesto made with basil from our thriving herb garden. With the right ingredients it's easy to make and stash in the freezer for a fine meal on a gloomy winter night.
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O Vertigo Danse at Jacob’s Pillow Dance
La Vie qui bat Set to Reich’s Drumming
By: - Aug 11th, 2013In 1971 Steve Reich composed "Drumming" a masterpiece of the Minimal style of music. In 1999, now regarded as an icon of contemporary dance, it was choreographed as La Vie qui bat (The Beat of Life) by Ginette Laurin. It was retired and is now revived by O Vertigo Danse and Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) seen with live music at Jacob's Pillow Dance.
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Jane Hudson of Williamstown’s New CD Music
Links and Bridges on Cutting Edge
By: - Aug 10th, 2013In a discussion of her new solo CD “Jane Hudson Links and Bridges†the Williamstown based artist/ musician and partner in Hudson’s Antiques at Mass MoCA states that “The title comes from reading Giles Deleuze, the brilliant postmodern French philosopher, who explores the viral connections, unexpected trajectories and other valences of experience.†Pretty heavy.
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The Smoking Brisket Conspiracy Food
Guilt Free Barbecue in the Berkshires
By: - Aug 10th, 2013On a day off from playing violin at Tanglewood our musician/ chef decided to tackle barbecued brisket for a family gathering. His approach proves to be quite contrarian. He resists trends for fancy equipment and exotic recipes for rubs and sauces. His approach is to just go ahead and do it. Keep the flame low and slow and all else will be just fine.
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Blood Play Wraps WTF Season Theatre
Schlock of the New
By: - Aug 09th, 2013The season ending Blood Play by the experimental The Debate Society takes place in the 1950s during an impromptu cocktail party in the renovated, pine paneled basement of a newly settled suburban Jewish couple. Their traumatized son Ira is living in a tent in the back yard. This may be the most controversial and "debated" play of the Williamstown Theatre Festival season.
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Mark St. Germain Discusses Scott and Hem Theatre
New Play for Barrington Stage Company
By: - Aug 09th, 2013A new play by Mark St. Germain "Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah" will run at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Mass from August 15 through September 29. It was commissioned for the Contemporary American Theatre Festival where we saw it earlier this summer in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. We met for breakfast to discuss changes for the still evolving play which is now in its eighth draft.
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The Bridges of Madison County in Williamstown Theatre
World Premiere of Marsha Norman/ Jason Robert Brown Musical
By: - Aug 07th, 2013With daily notes, rewrites, cuts and rehearsals the world premiere of the musical Bridge of Madison County will be quite different by the time in ends its run at the Williamstown Theatre Festival on August 18. After a layover to solidify the changes of this production it will go into rehearsal with a Broadway opening in January. While clearly a work in progress we enjoyed much of what we saw. Hopefully it will hit the ground running in New York.
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Esperanza Spalding at Tanglewood Music
Grammy Winner Fills Ozawa Hall
By: - Aug 05th, 2013With the face and figure of a fashion model in a sexy backless dress they were hanging from the rafters at Ozawa Hall for a performance by multiple Grammy winner, the 29-year-old wild child, Esperanza Spalding. She sang, played bass and led the band through her arrangements.
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3e Étage: Soloists and Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet Dance
World Premiere of Le Pillow Thirteen
By: - Aug 04th, 2013The highlight of the 2011 Jacob's Pillow season was the American debut of 3e Étage: Soloists and Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet. For their sold out return artistic director and choreographer Samuel Murez created a new work Le Pillow Thirteen which had its world premiere this week in Becket. Yet again the audience was thrilled and utterly enchanted.
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Olympia Dukakis in Her Fifth Mother Courage Theatre
Powerful Brecht Epic Theatre at Shakespeare & Company
By: - Aug 03rd, 2013Olympia Dukakis told her former student and friend, Tony Simotes, artistic director of Shakesepeare & Company that, at 83, she had one more Mother Courage in her. This stunningly powerful production is her fifth. The last one was twenty years ago. In a supporting role as The Cook, S&Co veteran and star John Douglas Thompson, joins her on stage.
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