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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JackJack’s Soul Food in Pittsfield Food
Searching for Elusive Barbecue
By: - Aug 04th, 2011Both together and separately the Pitt Bulls (Cisco and Pancho) have visited JackJack's Soul Food in Pittsfield. The one man operation of chef Terrell Ortiz has demonstrated flashes of brilliance and inspiration. But without extra help for prep a general lack of consistency. The full menu has not been available during our several visits. This is the second in an ongoing series surveying barbecue and soul food in the Berkshires.
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Tanglewood on Parade Music
Day Long Annual Family Event
By: - Aug 03rd, 2011Glorious summer weather resulted in a near capacity turnout in the Shed and on the lawn for one of the most popular programs of the season. The gates opened at 2 PM as families flocked to the Lenox estate for the annual Tanglewood on Parade. The evening program featuring four guest conductors and an accessible program culminated with blasting canons and bursting fireworks climaxing a massive rendering of Tchaikovsky's anthem The 1812 Overture. It was an occasion to rethink our damaged and endangered notions of patriotism and sacrifice.
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Bang on a Can at Mass MoCA Music
Annual Banglewood Music Marathon
By: - Aug 03rd, 2011Although the Bang on a Can Summer Festival and Institute is often referred to as Banglewood, the similarity really does end there. If attendance is down, that’s okay cause Bang On A Can isn’t banking on an audience to succeed. It may be a festival but it’s also an Institute and that means money generated by ticket sales is pretty much beside the point. Ticket sales to Bang On A Can are like subscriptions to newspapers or magazines, they don’t pay the bills, rather they provide a more-or-less accurate measure of public reception.
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Supernatural Wife at Jacob's Pillow Dance
U.S. Premire by Big Dance Theatre
By: - Aug 01st, 2011Although The Supernatural Wife, based on the Greek tragedy Alkestis by Euripides, was given its U.S. premiere, by Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the multi media Big Dance Theatre has stretched to the snapping point our definition of dance.
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Kate Maguire of Berkshire Theatre Group Theatre
Midsummer Report on the Merger
By: - Jul 30th, 2011Kate Maguire is now half way through her first summer season as the Artistic Director and CEO of Berkshire Theatre Group. Since last November she presided over the merger of her Berkshire Theatre Festival with the Colonial Theatre. There was risk taking when Maguire mounted a brief run of Tommy starring Randy Harrison at the Colonial. We asked what she learned from the experience and how that impacts future planning for making the two theatres and three stages function as a combined entity. Her answers may surprise you.
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She Stoops to Conquer at Williamstown Theatre Festival Theatre
Pulling Out All the Stops for a Nicholas Martin Production
By: - Jul 29th, 2011For the past three seasons Nicholas Martin served as artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He returns this summer to direct the classic Oliver Goldsmith comedy She Stoops to Conquer. The current artistic director, Jenny Gersten, went all out in producing a sumptuous production of the 18th century play.
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The Best of Enemies at Barrington Stage Company Theatre
Mark St. Germain Play Returns in October
By: - Jul 28th, 2011The production of Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session set the Barrington Stage record for most performances. It went on to Off Broadway where it has now passed 300 performances and is poised for a national and international tour. Now a new play by St. Germain has set a record for most tickets on the Main Stage for a drama. From July 21 through August 6 there were some 7,000 tickets sold.
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Steely Dan Rocks Tanglewood Music
No Rust on Aging Fagen and Becker
By: - Jul 27th, 2011On a mid week work night Steel Dan brought their pulsing strap on jazz rock to a near capacity audience at Tanglwood. The cerebral music and sardonic lyrics were just what the doctor ordered for cash strapped Tanglewood which is loosening up to allow the vulgarians into the tample of the hallowed grounds of the BSO in Lenox. Awesome. A good time was had by all and nothing was trashed.
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Lar Lubovitch at Jacob’s Pillow Dance
An Exceptionally Fluid Company
By: - Jul 24th, 2011It has been 49 years since Lar Lubovitch formed his company in 1968. In performances at Jacob's Pillow we were provided with an overview from the first Philip Glass music to be set to music North Star, from 1978, to a piece from the past year based on the modal jazz classic My Favorite Things by the John Coltrane Quartet. It was a sensual and evocative evening of modernist classicism. The company often evoked visual beauty, harmony, and an exuding joy of creative dance.
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Toying With Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Theatre
A Classic Crashes and Burns in Williamstown
By: - Jul 22nd, 2011The smaller Nikos Stage of the Williamstown Theatre Festival has long been known for presenting new plays many of which went on to runs Off Broadway. In her first season as artistic director, Jenny Gersten has added reworking classics to the Nikos program with mixed results. The season opener Streetcar Named Desire raised critical eyebrows. The second classic A Doll's House is a bomb that has arrived D.O.A. for a run that, ironically sold out on the lure of the potential of one of Ibsen's most enduring plays. Who knew?
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Nicholas Martin Part Two People
With a Little Help from My Friends
By: - Jul 21st, 2011As the Beatles song suggests, during a long and fruitful career in theatre, producer/ director, Nicholas Martin has been "Getting by with a little help from my friends." Actors from his well tended Rolodex regularly appear in plays that he produces and directs. Members of his theatrical family are gathered for the comedy She Stoops to Conquer which opens this week at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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Mormons Mothers and Monsters Theatre
Musical Premiere at Barrington Stage Company
By: - Jul 21st, 2011Musical Theatre Lab Artistic Producer, William Finn of Barrington Stage Company is committed to developing musicals by emerging writers and composers. They are given modest productions in workshop settings before live audiences. Right now Mormons Mothers and Monsters shows promise but has a long way to go to be ready for an Off Broadway production.
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Nicholas Martin Returns to Williamstown Theatre Festival People
Part One With the Former Artistic Director
By: - Jul 20th, 2011When Nicholas Martin, after eight years of running the Huntington Theatre in Boston, took a similar position at Williamstown Theatre Festival the renowned festival was widely viewed as not what it had been. From 2008-2010 that state of the art excellence returned to the Berkshires. Under new artistic director, Jenny Gersten, Martin is directing She Stoops to Conquer surrounded by his theatrical family. During a rare day off we discussed his remarkable life in theatre.
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All Star Benefit for Shakespeare & Company Opinion
Broadway in the Berkshires August 15
By: - Jul 19th, 2011Shakespeare & Company Artistic Director Tony Simotes proudly announces the benefit performance of Broadway in the Berkshires Monday, August 15th at 6:00pm, Founders’ Theatre, 70 Kemble Street , Lenox , MA . Proceeds will go to Shakespeare & Company’s internationally-acclaimed Education and Training Programs.
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Name That Tommy Tune Theatre
At the Colonial August 11
By: - Jul 18th, 2011At six feet six Tommy Tune, with nine Tony Awards, has cast a long shadow over Broadway. Reflecting on 50 years in show business through, song and dance with anecdotal commentary he will appear at the Colonial Theatre on Thursday, August 11. In an often hilarious dialogue we discussed a challenging life in theatre and dance that started deep in the heart of oh so macho Texas.
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A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia at Berkshire Theatre Festival Theatre
Going To the Dogs
By: - Jul 17th, 2011During the dog days of summer Berkshire Theatre Festival is treating audiences to the hilarious A.R. Gurney comedy Sylvia. The talking pooch is deliciously played by Rachel Bay Jones. The stray bitch which Greg (David Adkins) which he drags home is the "other woman" that threatens to break up his marriage with Kate (Jurian Hughes) who can't stand "Saliva." This is a funny bone you will love to chew on.
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Berkshire Film & Media Commission Filmmaking Classes Film
With IS183 Art School of the Berkshires.
By: - Jul 16th, 2011Free movie-making discussion series begins Tuesday, July 19, with panel of film industry professionals on "Pre-Production." This collaboration will also include a specific course on the Art of Storyboarding and an intensive Screenwriting workshop.
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Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare & Company Theatre
O Romeo, Romeo, Where You At Romeo
By: - Jul 16th, 2011In 2009 a production of Romeo and Juliet ended its regional tour to open the season of Shakespeare & Company. With so many great works in the canon that are rarely seen why bring back yet another production so soon? Particularly with a juvenile case and no marquee stars to sell the play during a tough economy, stiff competition, and a desperate, ongoing struggle for the embattled, debt ridden company to survive. S&Co. gambled on a starkly different approach by director, Daniel Varon.
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Lar Lubovitch at Jacob's Pillow Dance
Company Performs July 20 to 24
By: - Jul 15th, 2011Lar Lubovich Dance Compay, which was founded in 1968, appears at Jacob's Pillow from July 20 to 24. The Pillow program includes North Star, a revival from 1978 set to music by Philip Glass, a duet from Meadow (1999), The Legend of Ten (2010), and Coltrane’s Favorite Things (2010), danced to John Coltrane’s version of the classic song “My Favorite Things†from the musical The Sound of Music.
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Randy Harrison Talks About Tommy Theatre
Enjoying His Sixth Season with Berkshire Theatre Festival
By: - Jul 14th, 2011Randy Harrison commented that he is "addicted" to coming to the Bekshires for a couple of months each summer. This is his sixth season performing with Berkshire Theatre Festival. This time starring in Tommy, at the Colonial Theatre, in a run that ends after Saturday night. It is a rare treat as some years ago, to explore other forms of theater, Randy took a long break from musicals.
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Netflix Charges More for Less Opinion
Ripping Off Consumers During Hard Times
By: - Jul 14th, 2011In the depth of the Great Recession with the recovery, what recovery, dragging on forever prices and fees are going up. It started with banks and airlines now Netflix is jacking up its prices. And because of all the yahoos in Washington messing with us the Government may not mail out our Social Security check this month. Hey, we're mad as hell and ain't gonnah take it any more.
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Critical Condition Arts in the Berkshires Opinion
Is Less More
By: - Jul 13th, 2011When Rocco Landesman, the head of the NEA, suggested that there are too many arts organizations with supply outweighing demand there was a response of outrage in the arts community. Here in the Berkshires it begs the question of sufficient audience and patrons to support four major theatre companies. It also begs the question of the role of critics? Are we just providers of consumer information for ticket buyers?
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Tanqueros del Sur at Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Tango from Historic to Contemporary
By: - Jul 11th, 2011Natalia Hills, the artistic director, choreographer and lead dancer of Tanqueros del Sur brought "Romper el Piso (Break the Floor" her company of six musicians and ten dancers to Jacob’s Pillow in a scorching and often sensual, no make that erotic, presentation of the music and dance of the gauchos of Argentina.
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Kate Maguire Talks About Tommy Theatre
Monday Morning Quarterback
By: - Jul 11th, 2011Tommy sold out at the Colonial for the VIP opening on Saturday night. The reviews are staggering in, partly because some critics opted for an offer of better seats on Monday night. That doesn't give much time to promote an expensive show with a short run that ends on Saturday. We asked artistic director, Kate Maguire, about that during the opening night party.
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Randy Harrison Sizzles as Tommy Theatre
The Who Rock Opera in Short Run at the Colonial
By: - Jul 10th, 2011Act fast if you plan to see the smash rock opera Tommy, starring Randy Harrison, at the Colonial Theatre. The hit show, which opened last night in Pittsfield will close after next weekend. In this first co production of the Colonial and Berkshire Theatre Festival, as the now combined as Berkshire Theatre Group, even in short run of an expensive production, in an 800 seat house that's a lot to tickets to sell. So call now if you want in on the top ranked theatrical event the Berkshire season. Shoot yourself if you miss this one.
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