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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Rebecca Northan Hilarious in Blind Date Theatre
At Ars Nova, New York, to Dec. 20
By: - Dec 16th, 2010The trope of the hilarious improvisation of Blind Date, conceived and starring the Canadian, Rebecca Northan, as Mimi, the Parisian coquette with a clown's nose, is that her co star is randomly chosen from the audience. With remarkable wit and skill the gag is sustained as a ninety minute, one act play. It proves to be a side splitting adventure.
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert Broadway Bound Theatre
Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre to Jan. 2
By: - Dec 12th, 2010Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, currently wowing audiences at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto before it moves to Broadway this spring, is a grand and gloriously eye-popping musical extravaganza with more than a dollop of sentimentality. It is also just about the gayest theatrical production cum Las Vegas nightclub act to tread the boards of mainstream theatredom. It makes La Cage aux Folles seem like a Episcopalian wake.
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Dan Bosley Celebrated People
Retirement Event Held at Mass MoCA
By: - Dec 10th, 2010Twenty one years ago Tom Krens pitched the idea of transforming the abandoned 17 acre Sprague Electric campus into Mass MoCA. That development cast a long shadow on the political careers of State Representative, Dan Bosley, and North Adams Mayor, John Barrett. Last night, at MoCA, Bosley celebrated a birthday and retirement after 24 years. Barrett, now out of office after 26 years, dropped by. As did a who's who of politicians including former Governor Jane Swift. On Monday Mass MoCA has "a major funding announcement ."
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Alexis Ann Rosasco Wrote and Stars in Antigonish Film
Berkshire Actress Shooting Film with Christopher D. Grace
By: - Dec 03rd, 2010Alexis Ann Rosacso was born in North Adams and grew up in Williamstown. After a BFA from Tufts University and the Museum School she is back in the Berkshires shooting a film she wrote and stars in. With director/ producer, Christopher D. Grace, co star, Kaio Wilker, and musician CJ Fields they met with artists of the Eclipse Mill to discuss the project.
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Branding the Berkshires Opinion
Marketing July 4th Weekend
By: - Dec 01st, 2010For most of us right now its jingle bells. With the announcement of the 2011 Tanglewood schedule this week, however, Berkshire arts organizations are hard at work planning a fast launch to the season on the Fourth of July. But, like Abbott and Costello, come summer, let's hope they aren't wondering about "who's on first." There is desperate need for branding, pooled resources, and a marketing strategy for the Berkshires.
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Hancock Shaker Village Open House Dec. 11 Architecture
Co Hosted With UMass Amherst
By: - Nov 30th, 2010Hancock Shaker Village (HSV) and UMass Amherst will host an open house for prospective students to learn about the new Master of Science in Design with a concentration in Historic Preservation program on Saturday, December 11 from noon to 2pm at Hancock Shaker Village (1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield, MA). Please RSVP to Dr. Steven Bedford, program director, at 413.443.0188 ext. 239 or sbedford@hancockshakervillage.org.
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Tanglewood 2011 Music
Full Schedule June 28 to September 4
By: - Nov 30th, 2010Once again James Taylor will be featured with four concerts at Tanglewood this summer. From an all-Italian Opening Night Boston Symphony Orchestra program under the direction of James Levine on July 8, four appearances by living legend Yo-Yo Ma, a Boston Pops Cole Porter tribute led by Keith Lockhart, and the incredibly popular Film Night with John Williams, to the welcome returns of Itzhak Perlman and Christoph Eschenbach and special appearances by favorite artists Joshua Bell, Stephanie Blythe, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Christoph von Dohnányi, Kurt Masur, and Peter Serkin to the closing BSO performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under the direction of Lorin Maazel,
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Theresa Rebeck's The Understudy Theatre
Boston's Lyric Stage Jan. 1 to 29
By: - Nov 29th, 2010Theresa Rebeck's comedy The Understudy will be performed at Boston's Lyric Stage from January 1 to 29. The play stars Kelby. T. Aken, Laura Latreille and Christopher James Webb, and is directed by Larry Coen. It entails a screwed up attempt to stage a text by Kafka.
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Shop at Eclipse Mill North Adams Fine Arts
Artful Gift Giving Through Dec. 23
By: - Nov 29th, 2010It has become a lively North Adams tradition that the season of the Eclipse Mill Gallery, at 243 Union Street along Route 2, ends with a special holiday store. There are extended hours that are convenient for shopping with a more personal touch. The Eclipse also offers other shopping options with River Hill Pottery, Brill Gallery, and G.S. Askins used books.
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Durang/Durang by Bad Habits Theatre
Cambridge Comedy Dec. 2 to 12
By: - Nov 28th, 2010Bad Habit Productions presents an evening of Christopher Durang comedies in the hilarious theatrical mash-up DURANG/DURANG December 2 through 12. Performances will take place at the Durell Theatre, located at the Cambridge YMCA at 820 Massachusetts Avenue on Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm.
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December Arts Picks Opinion
A Brilliant Overview
By: - Nov 28th, 2010Our Boston arts and entertainment correspondent has been making a list and checking it twice. There is a lot of fun for the whole family on tap for the holiday season. Barbara Brilliant once again provides a cheat sheet to the best and brightest offerings and convenient links to the box office.
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David Wilson Five People
Avatar Aftermath Then to Now
By: - Nov 27th, 2010At the end of the summer of 1968, having published several issues of Avatar, David Wilson and Charles Giuliano parted to pursue new options. For a time they again collaborated publishing a newsletter/ fanzine The WAG Newsletter. They were involved in the music business as critics, publicists, and broadcasters. Eventually, they pursued academic interests, Art History, for Giuliano, and Psychology for Wilson. A couple of years ago they connected and are again working together on projects such as this.
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Boston Galleries Overview Fine Arts
Newbury Street and South End
By: - Nov 26th, 2010After and absence of more than a year we experienced dramatic changes when visiting Boston's contemporary art galleries. Once dominant Newbury Street is a shadow of its former self marked by more closings. In the past year Nina Nielsen retired and Judy Rotenberg closed. We found the venerable Howard Yeserski Gallery relocated to the thriving South End. In a process that has taken years there is now a complete paradigm shift.
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Blind Date in U.S. Premiere Off Broadway Theatre
At Ars Nova Dec.2 to 20
By: - Nov 25th, 2010Direct from a critically-acclaimed, sold-out engagement in Toronto comes the new comedy BLIND DATE with its U.S. premiere Off-Broadway. Previews beginning December 2. At the Ars Nova building (511 West 54 Street) Created by and starring Rebecca Northan, BLIND DATE is presented by Tony Award-winning producer Kevin McCollum.
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The New Museum of Fine Arts Fine Arts
Thrilling Art of the Americas
By: - Nov 22nd, 2010It’s there for all to see in the thrilling new wing for the Art of the Americas, a museum within a museum. It’s so good it might make you fall in love with American art all over again. Â
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Colonial/ BTF Merger: Now What Opinion
Thinking Outside Pandora’s Box
By: - Nov 22nd, 2010There is a domino impact for the arts in the Berkshires with the merger, over the next year, of the Colonial Theatre and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. A more dynamic Colonial increases the critical mass and leadership of Pittsfield as the matrix and hub of the arts and cultural economy. It is equidistant from the boundaries of the region that represent more than an hour to drive from one end to the other. Strengthening the thriving arts community in Pittsfield changes the paradigm for the region. It increases the potential for synergy or competition.
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David Wilson Four People
Avatar and Mel Lyman
By: - Nov 20th, 2010The Mel Lyman gang from Fort Hill confiscated issue #25 of the Avatar. All but a handful of the 45,000 copies were sold as scrap paper. When the dust settled Charles Giuliano and David Wilson collaborated during the summer of 1968 to publish Boston's notorious underground paper. Together they reflect on those events.
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Colonial Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Festival Merge Theatre
Kiss Me Kate
By: - Nov 20th, 2010During a community meeting, and ersatz press conference, the boards of the Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Colonial Theatre, in a bold and surprising move, signed a memorandum of understanding that, over the next year, will merge the arts organzations into a new holding company. Kate Maguire will take over as CEO and Artistic Director of the two organizations. During the event Kate lit up the house with charm, charisma and chuztpah. It was a heck of a show.
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Art of the Americas Fine Arts
Agony and Ecstasy of 3000 Years
By: - Nov 18th, 2010In certain aspects of its collection, Old Kingdom Egypt and Asiatic Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is a world class museum. With the creation of the Art of the Americas wing the museum hopes to rank second to none among American museums. But, as the Bard would say, "What's in a name?" A closer look reveals formidable depth and glaring gaps in the attempt to cover 3,000 years of art on two continents.
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Berkshire Theatre Festival and Colonial Theatre Opinion
Contemplating Collaboration
By: - Nov 18th, 2010With a $21.6 million renovation the 107-year-old Colonial Theater reopened in Pittsfield in 2006. Running with an average of just under half a house, with too many dark nights, the Colonial has yet to live up to its potential. In a bold move it may partner with the venerable Berkshire Theatre Festival, as early as June, 2011 to produce what are likely to be popular musicals with bankable stars.
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Tom Rush Recalls People
Folk Music in Harvard Square
By: - Nov 17th, 2010When Tom Rush performed at the Colonial Theatre we connected. Currently he is working on his memoirs. Tom took time to answer a couple of questions about how he evolved as a musician while an undergraduate at Harvard. This dialogue evolved out the series of interviews with David Wilson about art and culture during the 1960s in Boston and Cambridge.
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Rob Pruitt's 2010 Art Awards Fine Arts
Guggenheim Benefit December 8
By: - Nov 17th, 2010The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum announces the nominees for Rob Pruitt’s 2010 Art Awards, the second annual celebration honoring the notable individuals, exhibitions, and projects that have made a significant contribution to the field of contemporary art during the past year. Awards in 14 categories will be presented at a fundraising event to benefit the Guggenheim Foundation and visual arts non-profit White Columns on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the nightclub and music venue Webster Hall.
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Benfactors at NY's The Spoon Theatre Theatre
Michael Frayn Play To Nov. 20
By: - Nov 17th, 2010Our New York correspondent, Ed Rubin, states that Retro Productions is among the best of Off Off Broadway. He urges readers to see Benefactors, by Michael Frayn, at The Spoon Theatre through November 20. He says that "Benefactors truly is one of the best acted, best directed plays that I’ve seen this season. Sadly, it will be closing this Saturday."
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Art of the Americas at the MFA Fine Arts
Lord Norman Foster Partners with Malcolm Rogers
By: - Nov 16th, 2010The British born director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Malcolm Rogers, has worked over the past decade with architect, Lord Norman Foster, to expand the museum by some 28%. During an era of economic downturn Rogers oversaw raising $504 million for construction, acquisitions, conservation and programming for the new Art of the Americas wing. It was launched with a dedication and media event. It is anticipated that attendance will spike over the next year putting millions into the local economy.
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David Wilson Three People
Folk Clubs of the 1960s
By: - Nov 14th, 2010During the `1960s David Wilson took a break from editing Broadside to become manager of the folk club Cafe Yana. They got wiped out during the weekend of the Kennedy Assassination when everyone stayed home. Later, Wilson split the gate with Dick Waterman presenting Mississippi John Hurt which was a great success. But then he lost it all presenting blues artist Bukka White. With humor and insight Wilson recalls the Boston/ Cambridge club scene in the 1960s.
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