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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Boxing Writer George Kimball at 67 People
The Fight Game
By: - Jul 09th, 2011George Kimball, dead at 67, was a One Eyed Jack of sports journalism. A giant of his era who covered some 350 title bouts. Like a lot of us he started out in the alternative weekly press of Boston/ Cambridge in the 1970s. Our paths crossed, and I had huge respect for him as a writer, but George was rough around the edges. He was at his best wallowing in the sloppy trough of the fight game.
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Charles Dutoit Conducts at Tanglewood Music
Opening Night for 2011 Season
By: - Jul 09th, 2011A celebrity filled audience packed the Koussevitzky Shed for the opening night of the official Tanglewood season. Guest conductor Charles Dutoit presided over a program of music by Bellini, Rossini, Verdi and Respighi. On a rainy night it was a washout on the lawn. But, no worries, during a prequel, three sold out Shed concerts and one in Ozawa Hall by James Taylor, has financially front loaded the season.
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Lewis Black at Williamstown Theatre Festival Theatre
One Slight Hitch Sold Out on Nikos Stage
By: - Jul 08th, 2011If you know someone who knows someone try your best to score tickets to the sold out comedy hit of the Berkshire season. It has taken standup comedian Lewis Black some thirty years to sit down long enough to wrap up One Slight Hitch. It may entail another rewrite to reach Off Broadway but this hilarious production with a terrific cast will keep you in stitches at Wiilliamstown Theatre Festival through July 17.
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Berkshire Collectors Jay and Jane Braus Fine Arts
Exhibition at the Berkshire Museum Thorugh October 11
By: - Jul 07th, 2011The fine arts collectors Jay and Jane Braus divide their time between summers in the Berkshires and winters in Florida. When they sold their home in Larchmont a collection of major abstraction expressionist works was liquidated. But those bare walls in a Florida condo started them going again. Through October a selection of works from their collection is on view at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield.
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The Hidden Treasures of Newport , Rhode Island Travel
Things That Go Bump on a Summer's Eve
By: - Jul 05th, 2011During a drive around Newport, Rhode Island's famed Cliff Walk one encounters not just those fabulous cottages of the Gilded Age but also the armed fortress of the Patriaca clan. It is not a tourist attraction and drive by fast if you know what's good for you. With its craggy coast of nooks and crannies from early on it has been a smuggler's paradise and now a haven for mavens, Best known for fabulous jazz on a summer's day and lots of other cool stuff. We have a complete cheat sheet with contact info. Clip and save for a glorious getaway from the steamy city. The Vanderbilts traveled by yacht but you can get there with a car.
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James Taylor on the Fourth of July Music
Capping Incredible Tanglewood Weekend
By: - Jul 05th, 2011With a blaze of fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July, yesterday James Taylor before a capacity 18,000 ended a slam dunk weekend of three concerts in the Shed at Tanglewood. He shared Friday night with John Williams and Pops. Then took a rest on Saturday yielding the stage to Garrison Keillor before a flat our appearances on Sunday and Monday. He also snuck in an "intimate" evening with Friends last Thursday at Ozawa Hall. Having all those folks at Tangelewood provided a fast launch to another fabulous Berkshire season.
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Romanian Photo Exhibition Photography
Festivalul International de Jazz Garana, Romania July 21-24
By: - Jul 04th, 2011Jazz on a Summer's Day. The German/ Romanian artist, Elisabeth Ochsenfeld, has curated an exhibition of vintage, black and white photographs of leading American musicians by Charles Giuliano. The portraits have been enlarged and laminated for outdoor display during the Festivalul International de Jazz Garana, Romania July 21-24. Following the event the images will be donated to a museum in Garana.
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Karen Allen Directs Moonchildren Theatre
Michael Weller Play at Berkshire Theatre Festival
By: - Jul 03rd, 2011Karen Allen who runs Karen Allen Fiber Arts in Great Barrington has been busy in the Berkshires. Recently the film "White Irish Drinkers" which she directed and stars in was screened during The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF). She has directed the Michael Weller play "Moonchildren" which remains at Berkshire Theatre Festival through July 16. It's a win win for Allen and Berkshire audiences.
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James Taylor Marathon at Tanglewood Music
Knee High On the Fourth of July
By: - Jul 02nd, 2011Last night James Taylor joined the Pops conducted by John Williams in the shed at Tanglewood. It was the second of four performances, before a sold out crowd of 18,000, representing an abundance of riches from the Berkshire base troubadour regarded as a national treasure. Tonight, Saturday, he takes a breather yielding the Shed to another Tanglewood franchise, Garrison Keillor.
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Three Hotels at Williamstown Theatre Festival Theatre
Room Service
By: - Jul 01st, 2011Three Hotels by Robin Baitz, which opens the Main Stage season for Williamstown Theatre Festival is a small thing in a really big package. A superb production with magnificent sets has pumped up a slight evening of three monologues by two actors in three acts without intermission. While taking on the mega issues of corporate greed and the genocide of African babies one emerges with ambivalence toward a couple who sold their souls and suffered the consequences.
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Brandeis University Resolves Rose Art Museum Lawsuit Fine Arts
Museum to Observe Its 50th Year
By: - Jun 30th, 2011Today, Brandeis University president, Fred Lawrence stated in part "I am very pleased to inform you that Brandeis and the four plaintiffs involved in the Rose Art Museum litigation have reached an agreement to settle the case. As a result, their claims have been dismissed. In addition, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General has officially terminated its review of Brandeis." The Rose will remain open.
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Jessica Hecht Discusses Blanche DuBois Theatre
Streetcar Named Desire at Williamstown Theatre Festival
By: - Jun 30th, 2011In her eighth season with Williamstown Theatre Festival Jessica Hecht has taken on one of the most challenging roles of her career. We discussed a life in theatre as well as an interpretation of Streetcar Named Desire that is based entirely on a careful reading of the script. It is quite different from the audience's perceptions based on the classic film with Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh.
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Mark Morris and Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood Dance
Stravinsky’s Renard a Morris World Premiere
By: - Jun 29th, 2011Last night in Ozawa Hall, the Mark Morris Dance Group, presented a delightful and intriguing program with two works set to Igor Stravinsky and two to music by Johann Sebastian Bach. The annual visit to Tanglewood included a world premiere set to Stravinsky’s Renard.
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Solid Sound Festival Wraps Music
Levon Helm Band and Autumn Defense
By: - Jun 27th, 2011When Levon Helm, fronting a twelve piece band, performed to close the three day Solid Sound Festival, the audience had thinned by at least a third from the peak of 6,300 on Saturday night for Wilco. Folks by then had departed to get home and rest before work on Monday. We also caught a set by Autumn Defense fronted by Wilco members John Stirratt and the oh so pretty and charming Pat Sansone. Solid Sound was awesome.
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Wilco Solid Sound Festival Day Two Music
Here Comes the Sun, Kindah
By: - Jun 26th, 2011During the second of three days for the Wilco Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA inclement weather was again a factor. The sun played hide and seek with 6,000 rock fans.There was a letup that allowed taking in hour long sets by bands performing on several stages. By late afternoon showers returned. But the bad weather front retreated in time for the featured Wilco set on the muddy Joe Thompson Field. Overall it has been a fabulous festival.
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Wilco Performs at Mass MoCA Music
Singing in the Rain
By: - Jun 25th, 2011There was a light drizzle last night about a half hour before Wilco was scheduled to appear on stage in the vast Joe Thompson Field at the edge of the sprawling North Adams campus of Mass MoCA. By show time it was a downpour.
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Moca's Joe Thompson Discusses Wilco Opinion
Second Year of Museum's Solid Sound Festival
By: - Jun 25th, 2011There was risk taking and expensive infrastructure development, last year, when Joe Thompson, director of Mass MoCA, launched Wilco's Solid Sound Festival. Much of the start up costs will be absorbed with a commitment for the the rock band to return over the next few years. We spoke with Thompson about the impact of the event on the museum and Northern Berkshire County.
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Niobe, Regina de Tebe by Agostino Steffani Music
At Great Barrington's Mahaiwe June 24 & 25
By: - Jun 24th, 2011The Boston Early Music Festival North American premiere piece de resistance is the long-forgotten 17th century opera “Niobe, Regina de Tebeâ€. It travels from Boston to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington on June 24 and 25. The rarely produced early opera is not to be missed.
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Jessica Hecht’s Poignant Blanche DuBois Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire at Williamstown Theatre Festival
By: - Jun 24th, 2011In the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of Tennessee Williams's 1947 American classic, Jessica Hecht as Blanche, and Sam Rockwell, as Stanley, offer fresh and very different interpretations than the paradigms for the roles set by Elia Kazan's great 1951 film version starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando. This reinterpretation of an American standard gives an unique twist to the experimental Nikos Stage under new artistic director Jenny Gersten.
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Big Opera and Ballet for Little Cinema Film
Berkshire Museum Expands Programming
By: - Jun 23rd, 2011Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema today offers bi-weekly, high-definition digital broadcasts of world class opera and ballet performances from around the world. These broadcasts feature acclaimed performances by leading performance troupes, from some of the world’s finest theatres and concert halls.
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Pissarro Lecture at the Mahaiwe July 7 Fine Arts
Michael Cassin of the Clark in Free Speech
By: - Jun 23rd, 2011Michael Cassin, Director, Center for Education in the Visual Arts at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will present a free lecture on the Clark's major summer exhibition Pissarro's People on Thursday, July 7 at 7:00 pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. In this special lecture, Cassin will introduce the people in Pissarro’s paintings.
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Connecting the Dots in Northern Berkshire County Opinion
From Pissarro at the Clark to Wilco at Mass MoCA
By: - Jun 22nd, 2011This weekend the Wilco Solid Sound Festival will bring upwards of 6,000 rock fans to Mass MoCA. In addition to music this young audience will enjoy a massive exposure to contemporary art. It is just the kind of demographic that promises synergy and future audiences for other North Adams/ Williamstown arts organizations including the Clark Art Institute, Williams College Museum of Art and Williamstown Theatre Festival. It takes strategy, marketing and PR to promote visiting Northern Berkshire County as more than just a day trip.
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Summer Arts Previews Opinion
Hot Time Summer in the City
By: - Jun 21st, 2011Our Boston correspondent Barbara Brilliant has tips for what's going on in the city and region. With a preview of Porgy and Bess coming to American Repertory Theatre starring diva Audra McDonald.
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Guys and Dolls Sizzles at Barrington Stage Theatre
Red Hot Launch for Main Stage Pittsfield Season
By: - Jun 20th, 2011In 1950, as a little shaver, Mom took me to the original Broadway production of the then five time Tony winning musical Guys and Dolls. Now, decades later, be still dear heart, the production at Barrington Stage evokes a thrilling rush of childhood memories. I was enchanted then and just as ecstatic now. This is the smash hit and sure sell out that launches a fabulous new Berkshire season.
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Memory of Water at Shakespeare & Company Fine Arts
Cast Adrift
By: - Jun 19th, 2011The contemporary play The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson has been given a spirited and at times hilarious production at Shakespeare & Company. But a first rate, brilliant cast and totally committed performances are not enough to salvage a messy play that sinks to the bottom under the weight of trying to combine tragedy, a funeral, with comedy.
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