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 Lion in Winter Roars in Stockbridge Theatre
Treat Williams and Jayne Atkinson Star for BTG
By: - Jul 01st, 2013While thoroughly entertaining, particularly in a lively production by Berkshire Theatre Group, James Goldman's The Lion in Winter is a loose pastiche and confection of grim medieval history. These are meaty roles that great actors like Treat Williams and Jayne Atkinson love to sink their chops into. During the actual Middle Ages, unlike this witty comedy, there wasn't much to laugh about.
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Treat Williams Discusses Lion in Winter Theatre
Wants to Do More Berkshire Theatre
By: - Jun 30th, 2013Since moving to Vermont film and television actor, Treat Williams, is getting more involved with theatre in the Berkshires. We spoke with him following opening night of The Lion in Williams, with Jayne Atkinson, for Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge. With its star billing the play is sure to be a top draw for the 2013 season. He talked about working with South African playwright Athol Fugard.
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MoCA Director Joe Thompson on Wilco Opinion
Debriefing the Third Solid Sound Festival
By: - Jun 29th, 2013On Saturday of the recent, third Wilco Solid Sound Festival at about 7,800 Mass MoCA set a single day attendance record. While it would be possible to sell a few hundred more tickets Mass MoCA director Joe Thompson insists that for the comfort and quality of the event that's just about capacity. With the sale of some 7,200 tickets, about 10% to Berkshire county residents, the event took in but also spent a lot of money. Given ongoing infrastructure development and expenses Thompson said that the museum will be close to breaking even or making a little after the final tally. But it's a ton of work.
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Second Berlin Letter X Bonnie Woods Fine Arts
Artist Compares Boston and Berlin
By: - Jun 29th, 2013When I got to Berlin in April, I looked up the artist Bonnie Woods who was staying here. I’ve known Bonnie for about 30 years—ever since we were both actively involved in the Boston Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art. In recent years she has spent considerable time in Germany, where her family lives.
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Terence Blanchard Returns to Tanglewood Music
Supports New CD Magnetic on Blue Note
By: - Jun 29th, 2013In 2008 Terence Blanchard was a headliner for the now cancelled annual Tanglewood Jazz Festival. His quintet performed with the 34 oiece Tanglewood Jazz Orchestra in his A Tale of God's Will for the Spike Lee HBO documentary When the Levees Broke. He returned to Tanglewood last night with his quintet in a concert of hard bop straight ahead jazz.
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Animal Crackers a Crackup at Williamstown Theatre
Marx Brothers Zany Musical Comedy Soars
By: - Jun 28th, 2013In 2009 Henry Wishcamper adapted and directed the Marx Brothers musical Animal Crackers for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Now he has restaged it in a lively and thoroughly entertaining production which launches the 59th season of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Through July 13 what's not to like? Enjoy.
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Maria’s European Delights Food
Polish Deli in Pittsfield
By: - Jun 27th, 2013After five years in Great Barrington the Polish deli Maria’s European Delights has relocated to 146 North Street in Pittsfield. Krzysztof "Kris" Sedowski handed me slices of sausage to sample while we discussed the nostalgia of food from the Old Country.
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Anna Myer and Dancers July 13 Dance
Performance at VAPA Theater of Bennington College
By: - Jun 27th, 2013Anna Myer and Dancers, North American Family Institute/Youth Link, and Bennington College present a new iteration of the dance, music, and spoken word pieces “Hoop Suite†and “Hindsight Now†on Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. in the VAPA Theater on the Bennington College campus
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Warhol Foundation Settles Suit Fine Arts
Action Against Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company
By: - Jun 26th, 2013The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is pleased to announce that it has concluded a settlement with its insurer, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, that fully resolves the Foundation's claims against the insurer for refusing to pay the Foundation's legal costs incurred in defending itself against an antitrust case brought by Joe Simon and a "copy-cat" suit by Susan Shaer.
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Paula Deen’s The Lady and Sons Food
Savannah’s Tarnished Shrine for Grin and Grits
By: - Jun 26th, 2013Paula Deen the Queen of Southern Cuisine has fallen off her media throne. During a three week drive through the south with several days in Savannah we visited her flagship The Lady and Sons. While wildly popular with tourists and fans of her TV cooking shows the food was hardly exceptional.
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Route 7 Grill in Great Barrington Food
New Executive Chef Christophe Jalbert
By: - Jun 25th, 2013Route 7 Grill in Great Barrington, listed as one of America’s best farm-to-table restaurants in Gourmet Magazine, announces new executive chef Christophe Jalbert, who started his post on May 31.
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Mazzeo in Pittsfield Food
Italian Comfort Food at a Moderate Price
By: - Jun 25th, 2013Since 1988 Mazzeo's Ristorante has been a successful and popular destination. Recently the restaurant moved to a large venue with steady drive by traffic between Pittsfield and Lenox. We opted for the terrace on a sultry summer evening.
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Lloyd Oxendine on Native American Art Fine Arts
Artist, Curator, Critic and Activist
By: - Jun 25th, 2013We met with Native American artist Lloyd Oxendine in his New York apartment in 2006. He related early efforts to promote the artists of his heritage in the 1960s and 1970s. Recently we learned that not long after the interview the artist became homeless and nothing has been heard from him since then. In 1985 he became Director/Curator of New York's American Indian Community House (AICH) Gallery/Museum. During his tenure he organized some 40 exhibitions and worked to promote reviews and sales.
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Palm Springs International Film Festival Film
19th Annual Event
By: - Jun 24th, 2013ShortFest, as it is known in the movie industry, is the largest short film festival in North America. It’s a must stop for filmmakers, movie producers, directors, writers, and film distributors looking for short movies to represent. Those distributors that do attend, will have a veritable feast of films and deals from which to select what they hope will go on to attract worldwide audiences.
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Yes, Prime Minister at LA’s Geffen Playhouse Theatre
Sexual Escapades and Bunga Bunga Parties
By: - Jun 24th, 2013The west coast premiere of “Yes, Prime Minister†at the Geffen Playhouse co-written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn and directed by Lynn (two honest to goodness Brits and the original creators of the highly successful BBC TV comedy series “Yes Minister†of the 1980’s), have no fear of “telling it like it is†when it comes to the darker and less ethical side of world politics. Transparency? Forget it!
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Letter from Berlin, First Impressions Fine Arts
Ordnung und Ruhe
By: - Jun 24th, 2013Boston University professor of American Art, Patricia Hills, is currently hunkered down at the Freie Universität as the Terra Foundation Visiting Professor. There have been adjustments including internet access and negotiating a largely unfamiliar language and culture. Here she gives an overview of the many cultural resources and indications of what she will be reporting in a series of exclusive letters from Berlin. Genau!
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Joan Baez and Indigo Girls Captivate Tanglewood Music
Mesmerizing Music on Sun Drenched Berkshire Afternoon
By: - Jun 24th, 2013Fifty years ago I first heard Joan and Bob at the legendary Club 47 in Cambridge. Much has changed since then but a regal Baez, accompanied by The Indigo Girls demonstrated why she remains the queen of folk music. It was a stunning Tanglewood concert during a gorgeous afternoon in the Berkshires.
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Wilco Day Two Music
Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA
By: - Jun 23rd, 2013Opening the festival on Friday night Wilco performed a set of requests. Last night they returned to Joe Thompson Field, under a moonlit sky, to deliver a set of 28 songs. Fans came from far and wide for the third and most successful of the Solid Sound Festivals which concludes this afternoon.
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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet July 3-7 Dance
Launching 2013 Jacob's Pillow Programming
By: - Jun 22nd, 2013Jacob’s Pillow presents Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, July 3-7. These fiercely-talented performers present Tuplet by Nederlands Dans Theater’s Alexander Ekman; Grace Engine by 2011 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award winner and Artistic Director of Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite; and Norwegian choreographer Jo Strømgren's wild Necessity, Again.
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Wilco By Request at Mass MoCA Music
Third Solid Sound Festival
By: - Jun 22nd, 2013Last night Wilco returned to Mass MoCA to headline the third Solid Sound Festival this weekend. Under a big bright moon on a perfect evening they performed a set of requests for some 4,000 mellow fans. We got a contact high as pungent skunk weed perfumed the Berkshire air.
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Jayne Atkinson Headlines WAM Benefit Theatre
June 30 Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
By: - Jun 21st, 2013WAM Theatre, presents Claiming Her Place, a benefit to be held Sunday, June 30 at 7pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington. Co-produced and hosted by Tony nominee Jayne Atkinson, the evening will feature a celebrity panel discussing the challenges women face in the entertainment industry. The panel includes: Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under),Michel Gill (House of Cards), Marin Mazzie (Tony Nominee), Linus Roache (Law & Order) and Debra Jo Rupp (That '70s Show).
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Tanglewood Trails Music
Annual Return to Boston Symphony Violin Section
By: - Jun 21st, 2013In an annual trek from the Utah Symphony to Tanglewood violinist and author Gerald Elias opts for the scenic route. It is always exciting to rejoin the Boston Symphony Orchestra with its many perks of which he writes "For me, at the top of the list was Tanglewood."
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Barrington Stage Outs Muckrakers Theatre
Ripped from the Headlines Play by Zayd Dohrn
By: - Jun 20th, 2013The new play Muckrakers by Zayd Dohrn is surely provocative and timely as breaking news. It explores the dichotomy of Big Brother spying on our privacy and extreme measures for government agencies to expose and prevent acts of terrorism. While advancing vital and relevant issues how does this translate into a compelling evening of theatre? For that, heads or tails. Your call.
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Caucasian Chalk Circle at Classic Stage Company Theatre
Brecht's Liars, Killers, Cheats, and Self-Servers
By: - Jun 19th, 2013Serving up a dish of rotten folk, with one or two good ones thrown in for good measure, is the Classic Stage Company's production of Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle nicely directed by CSC’s artistic director Brian Kulick.
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Samurai at the Museum of Fine Arts Fine Arts
Bushido: The Way of the Warrior and the Art of War
By: - Jun 18th, 2013Like many Americans I was exposed to bushido and the samurai tradition through the films of the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa. My interest in Samurai weapons and armor dates from my first visit to the Museum of Fine Arts as a child. This summer for children of all ages the MFA is mounting the remarkable and thrilling exhibition Samurai Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection.
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