WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
July 2011
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07/25/11The Arts Buzz: An Arts and Entertainment Blog About The Brandywiners at Longwood Gardens, Plastik Musik at The Freeman Stage in Selbyville and a New Exhibit at Winterthur’Winers Take AllThere could be only one William Shakespeare, one Cole Porter and one The Brandywiners, whose main show of the year is always a much-anticipated event. This year the group performs “Kiss Me, Kate!” at Longwood Gardens’ Open Air Theatre July 28-30 and Aug. 4-6. Do we need to explain Porter’s retelling of The Bard’s “The Taming of the Shrew”? The piece has been a Broadway treasure since 1948. Men who love women, women who claim to hate men, gambling problems, thugs hell bent on collection—it all adds up to classic Shakespearean comedy tweaked for our time. Hear classic tunes such as “Wunderbar,” “Too Darn Hot,” “I Hate Men” and others. brandywiners.org, (610) 388-1000... |
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07/18/11The Arts Buzz: A Delaware Arts and Entertainment Blog That Covers Events at the Delaware Art Museum, the Mezzanine Gallery in Wilmington, Gallery 50 in Rehoboth Beach, the Second Street Players in Milford and the Chuck Wicks Concert at the Bottle and CorkWorth a LookAficionados of visual art, this one’s for you: three great shows and plenty of time to see them.First, see what inspires and motivates art teachers in our public schools. What is their own work like? Find out now through Aug. 21 during “Creativity Multiplied” at Delaware Art Museum. As part of its Outlooks Exhibition Series, the museum reached out to art teachers in the Christina School District. Eleven display 27 works that range from abstraction to realism, all in a uniquely personal way. These teachers inspire their students to create art, thus renewing a continuous cycle of creativity. The show is not only a lesson, but a tribute as well. For more, visit delart.org. The museum is at 2301 Kentmere Pkwy. in Wilmington. 571-9590Her name may sound heavenly,... |
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07/11/11Summer Children’s Theater: The Grand Opera House in Wilmington presents Pippi Longstocking, Electric Youth, The Great Dinosaur Mystery and CinderellaYou’ve got a long summer with kids on your hands. What to do?Visit the The Grand Opera House for its Summer Children’s Theater. A series of several great shows starts July 14 with the musical “Pippi Longstocking,” the classic tale of a child’s freedom. Shows are 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.Imagination Players performs “Electric Youth!” on July 21 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The musical variety show addresses themes like teamwork, self-esteem and tolerance.“The Great Dinosaur Mystery” will be performed by DinoRock on July 28 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. This bit of musical sleuthing will delight with baffling clues that lead to a big finish.Then the Missoula Children’s Theatre will present the timeless “Cinderella” at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on... |
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07/05/11Girls on FilmIt’s hard to believe we couldn’t get to this one sooner. Now at the Delaware Art Museum, “Pre-Raphaelites in Print: The Age of Photomechanical Reproduction,” which features 35 stunning photomechanical facsimiles from the museum’s Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft collection of British Pre-Raphaelite art.The exhibition displays images of Pre-Raphaelite art created by individual photographers and large commercial enterprises, such as the Autotype Company. We think nothing of that imagery today, but before the advent of photography, the only way to see a work of art was to see the original. With photography came printmaking processes and “photomechanical reproduction.”In the late 19th century, local industrialist Samuel Bancroft prized his collection of... |
