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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The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh Fine Arts
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Life Itself Is an Art
By: - Aug 02nd, 2013The Belgian based art critic Roger D'Hondt commentes on a special exhibition of 100 works by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950) entitled 'S / HE IS HER / E'. Genesis P-Orridge refers with 'S / HE IS HER / E.' It refers to his inseparable relationship with Lady Jaye, artist, born Jacqueline Breyer (1969-2007).
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Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre in Cambridge, NY Music
Barber of Seville August 16 to 25
By: - Aug 02nd, 2013Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre is located at 25 E. Main St. in Cambridge, NY. HHOT’s performances of Barber of Seville— Aug. 16, 17, and 22 at 8 pm and Aug. 24 and 25 at 2 pm — will be fully costumed and staged, sung in Italian (with supertitles), and accompanied by a 19-piece orchestra conducted by Hubbard Hall favorite, Maria Sensi Sellner (Don Pasquale, La Traviata).
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Mark Morris at Tanglewood 2013 Dance
Something Old and Something New
By: - Aug 01st, 2013On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the British composer Edward Benjamin Britten (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) last night Morris presented the world premiere of Curlew River. The chamber opera was inspired by a then young composer visiting Japan. It is adapted from Juro Motomasa’s medieval play Sumidagawa. For the second half of the program The Mark Morris Dance Group presented one of his most iconic works Dido and Aeneas (1989).
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Ed Herendeen on 100 New Plays in 23 Years Theatre
Taking the Fear Out of Failure at CATF
By: - Jul 31st, 2013Twenty three years ago Ed Herendeen left an administrative position at Williamstown Theatre Festival to found Contemporary American Theatre Festival for Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. There out of the glare of the urban theatre world he has nurtured the creation of 100 new plays through commissions, premieres and second productions. He strives to create an environment which is review proof and writers are able to experiment without fear of failure.
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok and Aaron Posner Theatre
Faith Driven Coming of Age Drama at Barrington Stage Company
By: - Jul 31st, 2013In 2011 a production of My Name Is Asher Lev enjoyed a sold out run at Barrington Stage Company. There is a similar response to The Chosen adapted and directed by Aaron Posner based on a novel by Chaim Potok. While based on a conflict between sects of fundamentalist Jews its humanistic theme of coming of age between two friends and rivals has universal appeal to audiences.
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Steve Miller Rocks Tanglewood Music
40th Anniversary Joker Tour
By: - Jul 30th, 2013On a Monday night The Steve Miller Band drew an audience of hipster pensioners for a two hour rock show in the Shed at Tanglewood. Lenox was a one nighter of Miller's 35 venue Joker Tour in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the seminal rock album.
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Cirque Du Soleil’s Quidam Theatre
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
By: - Jul 30th, 2013I wish I could say that Quidam, Cirque’s recent offering at Brooklyn's Barclays Center – another calling card venue – was a joyous occasion. But alas the evening, with many empty seats, too few oohs and aahs, and numerous late arrivers trekking down the aisles, was riddled with disappointment.
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Ed Herendeen on Shepherdstown's Theatre Festival Theatre
Presenting and Defending New Plays at CATF
By: - Jul 28th, 2013During a visit to the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shephardstown, West Virginia we met with the artistic director Ed Herendeen. We discussed the process of commissioning Mark St. Germain's Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah. It transfers soon to Barrington Stage Company. We debated the controversial Modern Terrorism which we had seen the previous evening. This is the first of two parts of that lively dialogue.
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Vico Fabbris Provincetown Exhibition Fine Arts
Opens August 30 at Rice Polak Gallery
By: - Jul 28th, 2013The Italian born artist, Vico Fabbris, is renowned for botanical inventions. There is an exhibition of these floral watercolors at Rick Polak Gallery opening on August 30. The artist has received numerous awards and grants and been included in museum exhibitions in the United States and Europe.
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Indianapolis Theatre Update Theatre
Links and Schedules for Upcoming Season
By: - Jul 28th, 2013Melissa Hall is a theatre critic who covers Indianapolis and the Mid West for Stage Write. This is an update of current summer theatre with previews and links to companies and fall schedules.
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Pasta an Enchanting South Korean TV Series Television
Food and Romance in a Steamy Kitchen
By: - Jul 27th, 2013This summer we were utterly captivated by a South Korean romantic comedy Pasta set in the kitchen of an upscale Italian restaurant La Sfera. There were 20 amazingly well crafted and consistently surprising episodes in a series we never wanted to end. We urge you to check it out on Netflix.
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L-E-V at Jacob’s Pillow in American Debut Dance
Moonwalking and Beyond to Gaga Techno Beat
By: - Jul 27th, 2013To get a handle on the disembodied moves of the Israeli company L-E-V, making its American debut at Jacob's Pillow, think of a Michael Jackson Moonwalk. They have expanded his pop innovations into a stunning new style and vocabulary of dance. Their hour long work House left us hungry for more.
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Johnny Baseball Traded to Williamstown Theatre
Rounding Third in Extra Innings
By: - Jul 26th, 2013Since a world premiere and mixed reviews at American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge in 2010 the musical Johnny Baseball has undergone extensive revisions. On the intimate Nikos Stage its a hit for the Williamstown Theatre Festival where is has a short run through August 3. While feisty and mostly upbeat the energy shifts from fan outrage over the alleged Curse of the Bambino to a love story and the complex theme of institutional racism. That's at least three balls to keep in the air. Take away the fan base for the Red Sox and Yankees in the Berkshires and you wonder if the show has the momentum to make the playoffs.
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Elements Theatre Company of Cape Cod Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, August 9-11 and 16-18
By: - Jul 25th, 2013Elements Theatre Company of Cape Cod kicks off its 2013-14 year-long tribute to William Shakespeare with one of his most popular comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, August 9-11 and 16-18 at Paraclete House, Rock Harbor, Orleans. The inspiration for numerous adaptations, including Ingmar Bergman’s “Smiles of a Summer Night,†Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,†and a star-studded 1999 feature film with Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the perfect escape on a hot summer’s eve.
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Sylvie Fortin to Head Biennale de Montreal Fine Arts
Next Biennale October 9, 2014 to January 4, 2015.
By: - Jul 25th, 2013Sylvie Fortin will assume her new duties on September 3, 2013. She will be responsible for the next edition of La Biennale de Montréal, which will take place at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MACM) and across satellite sites from October 9, 2014 to January 4, 2015.
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Southern Comfort at Barrington Stage Theatre
Poignant New Transgendered Musical
By: - Jul 25th, 2013In varying stages of gender reassignment and an ability to pass in hostile Bubba Land a circle of friends are the focus of a new musical Southern Comfort having its world premiere at Barrington Stage. For audiences willing to accept this complex work on its own terms the experience to remarkable.
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Adams Updates The Salem Witch Trials at CATF Theatre
A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World
By: - Jul 24th, 2013With A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World it seems that Liz Duffy Adams has taken on the daunting challenge of a sequel to Arthur Miller's classic The Crucible. The real life adolescent hysterics who sent the innocent to the gallows, Abigail Williams and Mercy Lewis, reconnect with widely divergent views a decade later. The new play is a part of the 23rd annual Contemporary American Theatre Festival.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in San Diego Architecture
Stoppard's Play at Old Globe's Shakespeare Festival
By: - Jul 24th, 2013In “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Deadâ€, Tom Stoppard’s absurdist take on the Bard’s masterpiece “Hamletâ€, has been hailed as a master work in itself, with “Hapgood†next, followed by the recent multiple Tony winning play “The Coast of Utopiaâ€.
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Nicholas Martin’s Gorgeous Pygmalion at WTF Theatre
Stars Robert Sean Leonard and Heather Lind in Shaw’s Masterpiece
By: - Jul 24th, 2013As a strong willed, crafty and independent guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle sold flowers to support herself. As a refined lady, transformed through a wager between the linguists Professor Henry Higgins and his colleague Colonel Pickering, in order to survive in circa 1913 London, she is forced to sell herself. As Shaw wrote his feminist inspired play there was no happy ending. Few if any directors have adhered to his intent which infuriated Shaw. In this stunning Williamstown production director Nicholas Martin provides a new twist,.
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U.S. House Slashes NEA Budget by Half Opinion
Proposes Cut of $71 Million to 1974 Level
By: - Jul 24th, 2013Today, the U.S House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved its initial FY 2014 funding legislation, which includes a proposed cut of $71 million to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This would bring funding of the NEA down to $75 million, a level not seen since 1974! That's a national arts funding level for a Third World nation.
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Sam Shephard's Heartless at CATF Theatre
Triage in West Virginia
By: - Jul 23rd, 2013Sam Shephard's play Heartless had its 2012 premiere at Signature Theatre in New York City. It's getting a rewrite in a second production at Contemporary American Theatre Festival in West Virginia. While it has familiar Shepardesque aspects is that enough to breath life back into a surreal and enervating play?
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More Tanglewood Withdrawals This Weekend Music
Programs Continued as Scheduled with Substitutes
By: - Jul 23rd, 2013Because of a freak accident at home yesterday the BSO announced that newly appointed conductor, Andris Nelsons, will not be able to make his only Tanglewood appearance this season. Ironically this is an all too vivid reminder of the ongoing cancellations of James Levine. Today the other shoe dropped with more cancellations and substitutions of the pending programs this weekend.
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Jane Martin’s Riveting H2O at CATF Theatre
Intriguing Drama by Mysterious Playwright
By: - Jul 23rd, 2013Of the five plays of the 23rd Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, through July 28, the most buzz and impossible to get ticket, is generated by the elusive Jane Martin’s H2O.
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Contemporary American Theatre Festival Theatre
West Virginina Meeting of American Theatre Critics Association
By: - Jul 22nd, 2013The 23rd annual Contemporary American Theatre Festival opened on July 5 and ends on July 28 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Last week some 75 members and guests of the American Theatre Critics Association met in Shepherdstown to view and discuss five new plays. During a brutal national heat wave there was a busy schedule of performances, meetings, lectures, panel discussions, banquets and visits to surrounding Civil War sites. It was an intense and richly informative experience.
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Andris Nelsons Withdraws from Tanglewood Music
New BSO Director Suffers Concussion
By: - Jul 22nd, 2013One of the most anticipated Tanglewood concerts this summer was the only scheduled appearance of the newly appointed BSO director Andris Nelsons. Accordingly his conducting Verdi Requiem on July 27 has been cancelled. He was scheduled to meet with the media on Friday. The concert will be presented with a yet to be announced guest conductor.
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