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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2010 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Music
Annual Event September 4 and 5
By: - Aug 24th, 2010As the summer season of 2010 winds down it is time yet again to swing in the Wood. The a nnual Tanglewood Jazz Festival returns to Lenox for he last hurrah of summer on September 4 and 5. Get a groove on before heading back to school and work.
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The Memory Show at Barrington Stage Company Theatre
Alzheimer’s: The Musical
By: - Aug 23rd, 2010The grim theme of Alzheimer's disease and its devastating impact on an estranged Jewish mother and her daughter moved back home is an unlikely inspiration for a musical. No less. This new work by the young team of Sara Cooper and Zach Redler tries really hard to please and entertain. It is their first fully staged affort.
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Absurd Person Singular at Barrington Stage Company Theatre
Alan Ayckbourn's Hilarious British Comedy
By: - Aug 20th, 2010Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield exits laughing with its final Main Stage production a British Comedy Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn. This past season his Norman Conquests was revived on Broadway leading to more regional productions of his plays. If you need a few laughs check out this zesty madcap farce.
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Jeff Buckley's The Last Goodbye People
What's Next for Williamstown Hit Musical
By: - Aug 19th, 2010The all too brief two week run of the smash hit The Last Goodbye with the music of the cult rocker Jeff Buckley conflated with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has come to an end on August 20. The world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival was more like an extended workshop. Everyone agrees this show is Broadway bound. We met with the creative team of Michael Kimmel and Lauren Fitzgerald who insist on taking "their baby" through just one measured step at a time.
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Fifth of July at Williamstown Theatre Festival Theatre
Asking and Telling
By: - Aug 18th, 2010With two men kissing on Broadway in Lanford Wilson's 1978 play Fifth of July it caused a buzz and sold tickets. In the current Williamstown Theatre Festival production this evokes little beyond an apathetic, ho hum response. It was challenging to care about this play and its over played, outrageous, self absorbed and often obnoxious characters. There were however some finely drawn, tender and endearing moments midst all the screaming and bathos.
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Joe Finnegan Comments on WTF Season Opinion
First Season as General Manager in Williamstown
By: - Aug 18th, 2010A large part of the success of Nicholas Martin's final of three seasons as Artistic Director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival has been the year round presence of the Williamstown resident, General Manager, Joe Finnegan. With a strong background in finance, for the past year, he has brought a professional status to his passion for theatre. With WTF back on track signified by rave reviews and sold out shows he looks forward to working with the new artistic director, Jenny Gersten.
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Robert Henriquez North Adams Exhibition Opinion
Just an Explosive Thought
By: - Aug 17th, 2010The exhibition by the Pittsfield based, Haitian born artist, Robert Henriquez has evoked many provocative issues. The work is included in a group show at the summer long Gallerie Haiti on Main Street in North Adams. Here the artist discusses the ideas and resources for the work.
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Eric Rudd's Chapters: A Literary Exhibition Word
North Adams Project on Eagle Street
By: - Aug 17th, 2010The artist/ entrepreneur is also a writer and novelist. He has combined these disparate interests Chapters: A Literary Exhibition. It is on view in the Flatiron Art Space 2 through October 16.
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Wilco Feedback Opinion
Where Do We Go From Here
By: - Aug 17th, 2010The enormously ambitious, weekend long, Solid Sound Festival, curated by Wilco at Mass MoCA was a complete success. What now follows is a critical analysis vital to the momentum for future arts and events development in North Adams. We put out a call for responses and ideas. These ranged from Mayor Dick Alcobright, Mass MoCA PR person, Katherine Myers, to arts leaders, politicians and artists. We invite your responses as well.
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Wilco Wraps Solid Sound Festival Music
Will Return Next Year
By: - Aug 16th, 2010The total attendance for the weekend long Wilco Solid Sound Festival was about 10,000. But with weekend passes it is not clear just how many tickets were sold. Probably about half that figure. On an artistic level it was a great success. There was a nice mellow energy. With more advance planning and involvement from North Adams administration, merchants, vendors, artists and citizens it will surely be back bigger and better next year.
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Wilco Update Music
Groovin at Mass MoCA
By: - Aug 15th, 2010Up to 5,000 attended the Wilco Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA on Saturday. The day ended with a two hour plus Wilco performance on Joe's Field. The three day event winds down this afternoon with an acoustic set by Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy.
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John Williams Salutes Steven Spielberg Music
Film Night at Tanglewood
By: - Aug 15th, 2010The silver haired and silken tongued Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies was the host for the enormously popular John Williams Film night. The Tanglewood program entailed a tribute to collaborations with Steven Spielberg.
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Boston's September Arts Highlights Opinion
From Wicked to Cabaret
By: - Aug 15th, 2010As summer winds down it is exciting to anticipate the launch of the fall arts season. Our Boston correspondent and tipster is marking her calendar. Here are some suggestions and where to find them.
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Wilco Rocks Mass MoCA Music
Weekend Long Solid Sound Festival
By: - Aug 14th, 2010Two and half years of planning went into the three day Solid Sound Festival that brought the rock band Wilco to Mass MoCA. If all goes well the museum director Joe Thompson hopes for their return. The experimental Festival will be a template for future events on a large scale. It got off to a great start on a glorious summer night in the Berkshires.
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Nicholas Martin’s Last Goodbye People
Wraps Three Years as Artistic Director in Williamstown
By: - Aug 13th, 2010We caught up with Nicholas Martin for a hug and a kiss as he prepared for the first act of the sold out rock musical The Last Goodbye. Over the last three years we have shared both professional and personal ups and downs. In his three years as artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival he has put one of the nation's foremost regional theaters back on track.
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Robert Henriquez in North Adams Exhibition Fine Arts
Haiti Galerie Part of Summer Long Down Street
By: - Aug 12th, 2010The Pittsfield based, Haitian born artist, Robert Henriquez, is exhibiting “Seven Loa of Vilokan†a series of digital prints in the summer long Galerie Haiti which is a part of the North Adams DownStreet project. The invitation to join a group exhibition evolved from the artist's participation in an MCLA Haitian Celebration during the spring semester. For 23 years before a move to the Berkshires he worked in global broadcasting for CBS.
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The French Blue by Richard Wise Word
Historical Novel Traces The Hope Diamond
By: - Aug 10th, 2010The Berkshire jeweler/gem merchant Richard Wise has written a historical novel, The French Blue. This is his second book, his first, Secrets Of The Gem Trade, a non-fiction connoisseur’s guide to gemstones, published in 2003 has been through three printings and has become something of a bestseller.
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Herbie Hancock at Tanglewood Music
Imagine the Jazz Master at 70
By: - Aug 10th, 2010Grammy winner of album of the year Herbie Hancock brought his Imagine tour to Tanglewood. The recent Imagine album took two years to record on location in seven countries with all stars representing eleven nations.
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Silk Road Ensemble at Tanglewood Music
Yo Yo Ma’s World Music Project
By: - Aug 09th, 2010Yo Yo Ma formed the Silk Road Ensemble in 1998. The performance last night at Tanglewood was quite different from what we experienced several years ago. There is more of an emphasis on commissioned works and arrangement's of traditional music some going back thousands of years. It was the exotic high point of a rich and diverse Tanglewood season.
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Macbeth at Berkshire Theatre Festival Theatre
The Scottish Play at Warp Speed
By: - Aug 08th, 2010There is a Shakespeare marathon in the Berkshires with concurrent productions at three of the four major theatre companies. The generalist Berkshire Theatre Festival has joined the race with quick and lively Macbeth. It stars C.J. Wilson and Keira Naughton as Lady Macbeth. There are lots of blood and guts on stage in Stockbridge.
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The Last Goodbye a Smash Hit in Williamtown Theatre
With Any Luck Music of Jeff Buckley Broadway Bound
By: - Aug 07th, 2010In the intimate Nikos Stage of the Williamstown Theatre Festival the smash hit The Last Goodbye is the hottest and toughest ticket of the summer. It combines the cult rock of the late Jeff Buckley with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Forget West Side Story. That was then and this is now. This is the best new musical and best Romeo and Juliet I have ever seen. Trust me.
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Richard Goode at Tanglewood Music
A Gem Delivered on a Perfect Summer Night
By: - Aug 07th, 2010On Friday night, pianist Richard Goode, with the assistance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, gave the audience at Tanglewood a pitch-perfect performance of Mozart’s jewel-like Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat, K-449. The piece for full orchestra sounds more like a chamber music work, probably because of Mozart’s precise, minute-like composition.
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The Taster by Joan Ackermann Theatre
Premiere at Shakespeare & Company
By: - Aug 07th, 2010On the evening when Shakespeare & Company closed its $10 million drive by securing an $800.000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant they premiered a new play. Berkshire resident Joan Ackermann wrote The Taster for specific S&Co actors. It is work that will appeal to the palate of a refined, upscale, Berkshire audience used to dining on pricey entrees. This drama/ comedy morsel that straddles centuries is loaded with theatrical calories. Yum.
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Shakespeare & Company Secures Kresge Grant Theatre
Successful Conclusion of $10 Million Capital Campaign
By: - Aug 06th, 2010Shakespeare & Company has just received an $800,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation. The funds were released after the Company raised an additional $1.5 million bringing its $10 million Capital Campaign , launched at its 30th Anniversary Gala in May 2007, to a successful conclusion. The centerpiece of the Campaign has been the creation of the Bernstein Center for the Performing Arts , a production center including state of the art rehearsal studios , new scene and property shops , and the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.
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Campbell Scott the Stage Manager of WTF’s Our Town People
Actor, Director, Writer Returns to Damages This Season
By: - Aug 06th, 2010This summer Campbell Scott has anchored a star studded cast in Nicholas Martin's production of Thornton Wilder's classic Our Town. This is his fifth season of participating in the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has just wrapped shooting the upcoming season of the TV drama series Damages. In an in depth interview Scott discussed wanting to do more writing and directing. As well his productive and challenging life in theatre.
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