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Artists Next Door Hank Hoffman talks with opera singer Susan Yankee
staff Cynthia Clair executive director Soonil Chun director of finance Julie Trachtenberg director of development & marketing Debbie Hesse director of artistic services & programs Stephen Grant communications manager Winter Marshall executive administrative assistant David Brensilver editor, the arts paper Amanda May Aruani design consultant
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Letter from the editor In this issue of The Arts Paper, we’ve tried to give you some idea of what the city’s major presenting organizations have in store for us this fall. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Long Wharf Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Firehouse 12, and Shubert Theater are embracing the present and looking to the future while acknowledging their individual pasts. As much as promising a comprehensive season preview is largely a fool’s errand, I’ve accepted the role in an attempt to highlight a handful of the compelling programs being presented around town this fall. It should be pointed out that there is always much more going on in town, culturally speaking, than we can possibly cover in these pages. That being the case, we encourage you to investigate all that the city’s cultural institutions and cre-
ative residents have to offer. One event (among many) worth marking on one’s calendar is the Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, which takes place on September 6, in Edgerton Park. For this issue of The Arts Paper, Stephen Chupaska interviewed Molly Venter, a New Haven native who’ll be performing at the festival with headlining act Red Molly. By way of Hank Hoffman’s Artists Next Door feature, we meet another local performer, Susan Yankee, an accomplished opera singer who uses Skype to teach and coach aspiring vocalists in this area and beyond. And thanks to a column contributed by Pamela Tatge, the director of Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts, we learn a bit about the university’s new master’s degree program in performance curation – “the first of its kind in the world,” as Tatge points out. In this issue of The Arts Paper, we’ve also taken you out of New Haven, literally and figuratively. The Arts Council’s communications manager, Stephen Grant, has contributed a column about visiting Philadelphia to take in the yield of that city’s Mural Arts Program. And
in a “Sounds Off” piece, I encourage anyone who hasn’t already to pick up a copy of Erik Larson’s extraordinary book In the Garden of Beasts, which transports the reader to Berlin’s Tiergarten, to bear witness, through U.S. Ambassador William Dodd’s shocked eyes, to Hitler’s terrifying rise to power. In the October issue of The Arts Paper, we’ll explore Artspace’s annual City-Wide Open Studios festival. We hope you enjoy the stories presented herein and that you’ll remember to recycle this print publication once you’ve finished reading it. n Sincerely,
David Brensilver, editor The Arts Paper
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In the next issue … The October edition of The Arts Paper will explore Artspace’s annual City-Wide Open Studios festival, which takes place this year on four weekends in October. As was the case last year, the Goffe Street Armory (pictured) will serve as the festival’s “alternative space.” Photo (detail) by Micah Luce, courtesy of Artspace.
Still from Highs and Lows / A estas alturas de la vida (2013) by filmmakers Alex Cisneros and Manuel Calisto. The film will be shown as part of the New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema. See story on page 8. Image courtesy of Margherita Tortora/ NEFIAC.
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Hitting the high notes Opera singer Susan Yankee teaches others how to best use their voices hank hoffman
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e all know what it takes to get to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice. And that was certainly true for opera singer and voice teacher Susan Yankee, who has performed twice on the venerable stage. Other career highlights include singing the part of Mercedes to Stephanie Blythe’s Carmen and singing with Rosalind Elias in Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites. Referring to Blythe, Yankee says in an interview at her home studio in Madison, “She is the big mezzo at the Met and the world right now. To have sung with someone like that on stage at that level and learning from them was really amazing.” But for Yankee, practice wasn’t enough. She would never have stood on the Carnegie Hall stage if not for the inspiration, encouragement, and support of key teachers. Her mentors recognized her talent, fired her imagination, and helped make possible her education. Their example informs her career teaching others how to get the most out of their voices. “I teach voice because I love it,” says Yankee. “Anyone I can help out and make the career road less bumpy, that’s my job.” Yankee has about 15 students; a halfdozen of those she works with using the Skype video chat application. She began using Skype in 2009 as a way of continuing to work with students who couldn’t come to her studio. With Skype, Yankee not only hears the notes her students are singing but also sees how they are singing them. In a short demonstration with her student Kate — who lives in Chicago — Yankee plays a chord on piano and sings the phrase “Feeee-ee.” She listens and watches as Kate repeats the phrase. Yankee suggests an adjustment. “Pretend like you just got Botox and you have to really move to get that expression. Feel like you’re lifting outside of yourself,” Yankee says, gesturing with an upward sweep of her hand as Kate watches from the screen. Taking Yankee’s advice, Kate
tries again and Yankee praises the improvement in Kate’s overtones. Kate says she records her Skype lessons and can replay them to study her facial movements as she sings. The immediacy of the technology also allows her — and other of Yankee’s students — to squeeze in lessons during days crowded with childcare and other commitments (or, as was the case during this demonstration, when the student is sick with a fever). Afterward, Yankee tells me that she uses a lot of “symbolism” like the Botox reference in her instruction to provide her students physical reference points. “In order to get a student’s palate up, I’ll say, ‘Think of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth.’ That feeling is this mechanism working,” she says.
pursuing a pre-law curriculum. Based on an audition, the school offered her a $500 scholarship to be in the chorus. To her astonishment, the head of the music department — enamored with the quality of her voice — literally ripped up her schedule, saying, “You’re a music major now.” The music department regime was strict: she could only listen to classical music, couldn’t join a sorority nor have a boyfriend. Yankee rebelled, joining a sorority, getting a boyfriend, and becoming a punk rock fan (with her head shaved on one side). It all changed in her sophomore year when her professor Thomas Sleeper — now at the University of Miami — had her listen to a recording of Janet Baker singing “Urlicht,” the fourth movement of Gustav
“I want to empower students … When I’m done teaching at the end of the day, I’m energized. And that’s when I know I’ve energized my students.” – Susan Yankee
The fundamental principle Yankee tries to convey to her students is to “create drama artfully with your voice.” There should be no tension when a singer sings. “I always say I’m giving speaking lessons, not singing lessons,” she says. For an example, she urges her students to listen to Julie Andrews. “She speaks her dialogue beautifully and her voice comes right out. Singing should come right out of speech and from there you build.” Despite her natural talent, Yankee’s achievements weren’t inevitable. She entered college — at Stetson University, a small Baptist school in Florida — intent on
Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. “The piece was just heart-wrenching,” Yankee recalls. “I consider (Janet Baker) to be the Patsy Cline of classical music. She sings with such soul and heart. That’s when it clicked for me that this was a beautiful art form and I went into it willingly.” Yankee credits Sleeper with being the reason she ended up on the Carnegie Hall stage. Joyce Erickson, a voice teacher in Connecticut she trained with after leaving Stetson without graduating, also gave Yankee a crucial boost. Erickson urged Yankee to attend the Hartt School of
Susan Yankee. Photo courtesy of Ms. Yankee.
Music, prepped her for the audition, and then called the school to secure a full scholarship for Yankee. Yankee got “an unbelievable education” at Hartt and “another great education” at Yale where she earned her master’s degree in music. “That’s why I love teaching,” says Yankee, who received NEA grants for three interactive educational operas for children based on civic-minded topics — smoking prevention, healthy eating, and recycling. “In West Haven, nobody ever came to my school and talked about opera. No one ever said it is a career, you can make money at it.” With her husband Eric Dillner — also an opera singer, teacher, and producer — Yankee “makes it our mission to educate younger students from pre-school through high school about opera. There are so many careers — not just singing but also design, directing, and more. “I’m constantly asking my students, ‘Do you know what we just did? Explain it to me.’ I want them to leave with the tools that they can go on stage with and make it work,” Yankee says. “I want to empower students,” Yankee says. “When I’m done teaching at the end of the day, I’m energized. And that’s when I know I’ve energized my students.” n
arts on the edge thank-yous Thanks to this year’s sponsors, Audubon Arts on the Edge 2014 was a huge success! June 7 was a beautiful day and Audubon Street hosted a constant and diverse flow of families who enjoyed a variety of activities and lots of entertainment, including the Wudang Kung Fu Academy Wushu, St. Luke’s Band, and the Zolotyj Promin Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. All the performers, of all ages, were exceptional in their talent and energy! The Arts Council of Greater New Haven would like to thank our co-organizers, Creative Arts Workshop, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, Neighborhood Music School, and the New Haven Ballet, for all their hard work in making this event come together so beautifully. We would also like to thank all of our sponsors: Presenting Sponsor First Niagara and Audubon Arts & Retail District, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, DECD, Office of the Arts, Pfizer, Suzio York Hill, and The Werth Family Foundation. The media sponsor was Star 99.9. Photo (detail) by Katherine Spencer Carey.
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venues present eclectic slate of programs david brensilver New Haven Symphony embarks on season of “tradition and innovation” The theme of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-15 season, “tradition and innovation,” is one that could easily be used to describe the organization’s recent history. In addition to programming such beloved an iconic works as Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 – works the NHSO performed (the concerto with Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev) to conclude the 2013-14 season – the organization has, under the artistic leadership of its music director, William Boughton, championed what is happening in this country today as much as it has celebrated the repertoire given to us by the European masters. “The symphony has gone through this major transformation with William Boughton,” NHSO Executive Director Elaine Carroll said, pointing out that “we’ve actually presented six world premieres in five years.” The orchestra has also recorded two CDs and earned a prestigious ASCAP award for “adventurous programming.” This season, the NHSO, which in January will celebrate the 120th anniversary of its first performance, will introduce audiences to new Principal Pops Conductor Chelsea Tipton, and to composer and jazz musician Chris Brubeck, the latter through an artist residency made possible with a grant from New Music USA – a funding stream that recently helped bring composers-in-residence Augusta Read Thomas and Jin Hi Kim, and artist-in-residence Daniel Bernard Roumain, to New Haven. “The name Brubeck,” Boughton pointed out, “is synonymous in America with jazz.” In March, the NHSO will present a program of works by Bernstein, Duke Ellington, and Brubeck – including the latter’s Trombone Concerto, which he’ll perform with the orchestra; a piece called Ansel Adams: America, which he composed with his father, Dave Brubeck; and the premiere of a work commissioned by the NHSO (with a grant from the Fromm Foundation) that will feature a quintet of advanced high-school-age jazz musicians. The work commissioned from Brubeck, Boughton said, “gives opportunities to outstanding young Connecticut players and brings the orchestra to a completely new audience.” “Chris’ ability to communicate with young people is fantastic,” Boughton said. The above-mentioned program will be performed at the Shubert Theater and accompanied by an engaging multimedia component. The NHSO will perform two other concert programs at the Shubert during the upcoming season. In addition to the premiere of the piece commissioned from Brubeck, the NHSO
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will introduce the local community to Yale School of Music faculty member Christopher Theofanidis’ oratorio Virtue, a work the orchestra co-commissioned with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (Virginia) and the Adrian Symphony Orchestra (Michigan). Boughton described Virtue as “an extraordinary work” that “fits perfectly with the orchestra’s vision” – that vision being “to celebrate our classical music heritage, enriched through new American compositions,” according to the NHSO’s website. Virtue, which is based on Hildegard of Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum and features soprano Tony Arnold, will be presented on a program that also includes a semistaged performance (with the Yale Opera and the Elm City Girls Choir) of Puccini’s once-act opera Suor Angelica at St. Mary’s Church. “The whole of that program is based on morality,” Boughton explained. And just as performances of Theofanidis’ Virtue and Puccini’s Suor Angelica will be enhanced by the surroundings at St. Mary’s Church, the programs the NHSO will present at the Shubert Theater will help audiences see the orchestra in a different light. “The whole of the multimedia element with classical music helps break down elitisms, stigmas, all the things that traditionally surround symphony orchestras … people saying, ‘That’s not for us,’” Boughton said. “It’s finding a way in.”
Long Wharf Theatre looks forward with nod to history Talking about Long Wharf Theatre’s upcoming season, Steve Scarpa, the organization’s marketing and communications director, said, “This season really does capture Long Wharf’s past, present, and future.” In announcing the 2014-15 program, which is the organization’s 50th, Long Wharf Theatre indicated that the season opener, a staging of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, would reflect contemporary society. “Edelstein plans to present the production in a manner that mirrors the diversity of America today,” the announcement said. While Wilder’s play reflects a very homogenous New England at the turn of the last century, Edelstein pointed out that “our town doesn’t look like that anymore.” Scarpa said Edelstein’s approach to casting the play has been “completely race-blind, completely colorblind.” In acknowledgement of this season being the theater’s 50th, Edelstein is also casting the play entirely with Long Wharf alumni. What audiences will see, Scarpa said, when Our Town opens in October, is an “unequivocal classic” – Edelstein’s description, Scarpa insisted – “about our ephemeral time.” It’s a work, he said, that in any year or decade asks, “Are we
watching, are we paying attention to our limited time on this planet?” Following Our Town, Long Wharf will present Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Dael Orlandersmith’s Forever, Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews, Kimber Lee’s Brownsville Song (B-Side for Tray) – which is being co-produced by the Philadelphia Theatre Company – and the world premiere of Joe DiPietro’s The Second Mrs. Wilson. The title of Martin’s play, Edelstein pointed out, sounds “like the beginning of a joke.” In the work, Picasso and Albert Einstein are, as Scarpa put it, just “two geniuses in a bar talking,” young “guys who are sort of coming into themselves.” And while Edelstein described the play as a “profound meditation on genius and on the miracle of genius,” he also promised that Picasso at the Lapin Agile is “hilarious.” Orlandersmith’s Forever, Scarpa said, is “almost a coming-of-age story … loosely based on her life. … It’s about her sort of finding her own identity,” which she does at the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris. In the play, Edelstein said, Orlandersmith is “looking at who she is and how to be who she is.” Those who’ll be watching Orlandersmith in Forever, Scarpa said, will see a “virtuosic solo performer” in what Edelstein described as a “beautiful piece.” Identity is also explored in Harmon’s comedy Bad Jews, which tells the story of two Jewish cousins fighting over who deserves to have their recently departed grandfather’s “Chai” necklace. The play, Edelstein said, is about “the grandchildren’s war over who has their beloved patriarch’s legacy – who owns it.” While the folks at Long Wharf Theatre no doubt hope Bad Jews entertains audiences, they also sincerely hope that Kimber Lee’s Brownsville Song (B-Side for Tray), the all-too-familiar story of an urban family’s attempt to deal with the fatal shooting of a teenager, “has some impact in New Haven.” Long Wharf will conclude its 50th anniversary season with the world-premiere production of Joe DiPietro’s The Second Mrs. Wilson, which recounts Edith Wilson’s efforts to further President Woodrow Wilson’s foreign-policy agenda following her husband’s debilitating stroke. In the play, Scarpa said, which is based on actual events, Edith Wilson “holds Congress and the vice president at bay … and for all practical purposes, for a time, was running the White House.”
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Top to bottom: Ailey II (Shubert), photo by Eduardo Patino; Tom Stoppard (Yale Rep), photo (detail) by Laura Hynd/ Camera Press/Redux; Gordon Edelstein with Jennea Leona (Long Wharf Theatre), photo by Peter Chenot; Nick Lloyd (Firehouse 12), photo by Rob Miller; William Boughton and the NHSO, photo by Harold Shapiro; Ingrid Laubrock (Firehouse 12), image courtesy of Firehouse 12.
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the same room. “It’s happening as a shared act of imagination,” Bundy said.
Firehouse 12 caters to the open mind progressively blurs the lines between two time periods as it offers comments on mortality, relationships, and the limited time we’re each allowed. “Tom Stoppard is one of the great comic playwrights of the last 50 years,” James Bundy, Yale Repertory Theatre’s artistic director, said, further describing Stoppard as being a master comedian who also has intellectual heft and emotional depth. “Audiences really actually like and are drawn to complicated subject matter because figuring it out is half the fun,” Bundy said. While much of the dialogue in Arcadia does reference complex ideas, what matters most are the people who’re having the conversations and their relationships to one another. Through the dialogue, Bundy said, Stoppard’s play “makes us think about life and death and our relationship to the universe and the end of time.” Setting Arcadia, alternately, in 1809 and in present-day England, was Stoppard’s “artful and organic way of allowing his meditation to stretch across centuries,” Bundy said, pointing out that neither the contemporary world nor the Regency world that Stoppard explored would be nearly as compelling without the other. “As an audience member,” Bundy said, “you unravel the mysteries as the characters unravel the mysteries.” In addition to Arcadia, the Yale Rep will stage Bertolt Brecht’s classic The Caucasian Chalk Circle and three world premieres: Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ War, Danai Gurira’s Familiar, and Sheila Callaghan’s Elevada. Bringing these works to the stage begins with scouring the landscape for new plays, Bundy said. And that job falls largely to Associate Artistic Director Jennifer Kiger, who also serves as director of new play programs at Yale’s Binger Center for New Theatre, and Yale Rep Literary Manager Amy Boratko. “We look for people with original voices who have something pressing to say in the medium of the theater,” Bundy said. Theater, of course, differs from TV and film in that those telling a story and those to whom they’re telling it are together, in
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In its 10th year of programming, Nick Lloyd’s Firehouse 12 is posed to launch its fall jazz series with performances by the Ingrid Laubrock Quintet, featuring the group’s namesake on saxophones, with Tim Berne (saxophones), Ben Gerstein (trombone), Dan Peck (tuba), and Tom Rainey (drums). While Laubrock has performed at the venue before, Lloyd said, “She’s never performed as a (band) leader.” The last time Laubrock played Firehouse 12 was with a trio called Paradoxical Frog, with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and pianist Kris Davis. One of Lloyd’s approaches to programming the jazz series at Firehouse 12 is to try to give audiences something different from what they’ve seen and heard before – even though, with improvised music, Lloyd pointed out, one “could have the same group 13 times in a row and I think it would be interesting.” Lloyd is primarily interested in artists whose sound is fresh and who are inventive in the way they play jazz. Without judgment, he said he tries not to book players “who are hyper-traditionalists.” “I’m not like a diehard avant-gardist, necessarily,” Lloyd said, explaining, “I love all the different varieties of what is happening” in and around that style of music. Still, when it comes to booking artists into Firehouse 12, he’s drawn to musicians who have something new or different to say. Lloyd stays in touch with what’s happening by way of music sent to him by artists hoping to play at Firehouse 12 and/or record in the venue’s studio for Firehouse 12 Records (which he runs with cornet player and composer Taylor Ho Bynum). “We get some really incredible stuff,” Lloyd said. Musicians reach out to him by e-mail, too, and, because he’s involved in recording new music, he’s kind of got his ear to the rail. In addition to the records he’s made with various artists, Lloyd has recorded every live show at his venue (except in cases where artists have requested that he not do so). “We have a huge archive of 10 years of recorded shows,” he said.
Yale Repertory Theatre Artistic Director James Bundy. Photo by Joan Marcus.
A new touring production of Matilda The Musical will be built at launched at the Shubert Theater. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Just what to do with that remains an open question due to the large quantity of material, copyright issues, and other considerations. Oftentimes, bookings at Firehouse 12 are born of recording sessions. In June, for example, Lloyd worked on a recording project with composer and reed player Anthony Braxton, along with Bynum, Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier, and guitarist Nels Cline, whose instrumental quartet the Nels Cline Singers will perform at Firehouse 12 in November – the result of conversations Lloyd and Cline had during those recording sessions in June. Three of the shows that Firehouse 12 will present as part of the fall jazz series were born of recording sessions. Other bookings involve musicians – like Laubrock – who’ve performed at the venue in other artists’ groups, returning with their own projects.
In a sense, the artists who’re booked into Firehouse 12 represent an ever-widening network of musicians who’re working in a similar stylistic vein. Jazz drummer George Schuller, for instance – the son of composer Gunther Schuller – who has worked on the stage at Firehouse 12 as a sideman (that word shouldn’t imply any musical hierarchy) and recorded in Lloyd’s studio, was instrumental (if you’ll excuse the pun) in bringing Lee Konitz to Firehouse 12. The legendary jazz saxophonist and composer will close the venue’s fall jazz series in November. Talking about this being the 10th year he’s presented live, improvised music at Firehouse 12, Lloyd said the audience has grown, both those who’ve been regulars and newcomers to the venue – the latter perhaps reading about the club in Connecticut Magazine, which has named Firehouse 12 the state’s best live jazz venue.
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Chris Brubeck, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s artist-in-residence, will perform his Trombone Concerto and debut a new work commissioned by the orchestra in March. Photo courtesy of the NHSO.
Gordon Edelstein, far left, with cast members from Long Wharf Theatre’s spring 2014 production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years (left to right): Katie Rose Clarke, Adam Halpin, and, seated at the piano, Music Director James Sampliner. Photo by Peter Chenot.
“We’re getting a more regular turnout for the shows,” Lloyd said, explaining that audiences are coming to the venue a little more primed for not knowing exactly what they’re going to get. They’re arriving, Lloyd said, “with an open mind and allowing themselves to be transported by the music.”
its 100th anniversary this season, having first opened its doors on December 11, 1914, for a production of The Belle of Bond Street. The first phase of a two-part renovation project – which will be completed in time for the venue to reopen in October – has focused on back-of-the-house issues such as upgrades to the HVAC and mechanical systems and the venue’s dressing rooms. The addition of new restrooms to each of the building’s levels and an expansion of the venue’s hospitality suite are among the major improvements that will bring the theater in line with current building codes and greatly enhance patron accessibility. Next summer, plans call for improvements to the building’s façade, an expansion of the performances space, and lobby and box-office renovations.
Shubert maintains tradition while undergoing change When the Shubert Theater, which has been undergoing renovations, reopens in October, it’ll be to present the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in a program called “American Rhapsody,” which will feature works by iconic American composers Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, along with a composition by 12-year-old pianist Emily Bear. The Shubert is celebrating
A press release issued by the organization in June indicates that “the Shubert Theatre has not undergone any major upgrades since its reopening in the early 1980s.” From the beginning, the theater has been the launching point for beloved musicals. “Historically, the Shubert used to be a tryout house for Broadway,” John Fisher, the organization’s executive director, explained. As Amanda May wrote in the July 2013 issue of The Arts Paper (in “Birthplace of the Nation’s Greatest Hits”), “the theater has seen the likes of Clark Gable, both Katharine and Audrey Hepburn, Yul Brynner, Julie Andrews, and Sidney Poitier … Since its opening by the Shubert brothers in 1914, the Shubert Theater has seen more than 600 pre-Broadway tryouts, including more than 300 world premieres, the peak of which took place between 1930 and 1950. For example, New Haven audiences saw The King and I, The Sound of Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, My Fair Lady, and South Pacific before anyone else.” In a nod to that history, the Shubert this season, as it has done in the past, will launch national tours of popular Broadway shows. A touring production of Matilda the Musical will be “built” at the Shubert, as will a revamped touring production of Peter and the Starcatcher. “Building” a show, Fisher said, “can bring
up to 100 people” to New Haven, and “the economic impact can be very substantial.” Fisher estimated that building a production can put $1 million to $2 million into the local economy. Typically, he said, the Shubert adds $15 million to $20 million to the local economy, and “doing the tech and putting tours together adds to that.” While the Shubert has historically been a Broadway-centric venue, Fisher also sees its value as a less-genre-specific performing arts presenter. Having the NHSO perform a series at the Shubert, he said, offers the symphony’s audiences more amenities than does Woolsey Hall, and, in turn, showcases another of New Haven’s longstanding cultural institutions. In addition to its slate of Broadway favorites – this season the Shubert will present productions of Matilda the Musical, Peter and the Starcatcher, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Million Dollar Quartet – and the NHSO’s concert series, the Shubert will present such diverse events as singer-songwriter Jim Brickman’s On a Winter’s Night and the extraordinary dance company Ailey II, led by choreographer and artistic director, Troy Powell. n Visit newhavensymphony.org, longwharf.org, yalerep.org, firehouse12.com, and shubert.com for detailed information about each organization’s upcoming season.
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On the New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema bilingual q&a with nefiac director margherita tortora amanda may aruani The only festival of its kind, the New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema is set to take place in New Haven October 2126. In anticipation of the fifth year of the festival, The Arts Paper reached out to festival director Margherita Tortora, who is also Senior Lector II in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and with the Council for Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale University. El Festival Iberoamericano de Cine, único en su clase, tendrá sede en New Haven entre el 21 y el 26 de Octubre próximos. En vísperas de su quinta realización, “The Arts Paper” tuvo el agrado de haber conversado con Margherita Tortora, directora del festival, quien también se desempeña como “Senior Lector II” (un tipo de docente) de la Facultad de Español y Portugués, además del Consejo de Estudios Latinoamericanos e Ibéricos de la Universidad de Yale. AMA: How did the festival come to be? MT: In 2009, I mentioned to my friend, Cuban actress Annia Bú, that I dreamed of starting a festival of independent films in Spanish and Portuguese here in New Haven. She discussed it with our mutual friend, Leonel Limonte, he called me – and the rest is history. Leonel was already working with José Torrealba of the Providence (Rhode Island) Latin American Film Festival, particularly on its showcase of Cuban cinema. AMA: ¿Cómo surgió la idea para este festival? MT: En el 2009 le comenté a mi querida amiga, la actriz cubana Annia Bú, que soñaba con tener un festival de cine latino aquí en New Haven. Ella se lo mencionó a nuestro amigo, Leonel Limonte. Leonel ya llevaba unos años colaborando con José Torrealba de PLAFF (Providence) en la sección cubana. Leonel me llamó para hablar del tema- y así empezó. AMA: Who can attend the festival? MT: The festival is free and open to the general public. All films have English subtitles. The audience is also invited to participate in the Q&As, attend panel discussions and some of the receptions as well. AMA: ¿Qué público espera que participe en este festival? MT: ¡Esperamos que todos lleguen al festival! El festival es gratis y abierto a todo el público. Los espectadores pueden participar en todos los conversatorios y paneles, y quedan invitdos a la mayoría de las recepciones, también. AMA: Where will the screenings take place? MT: Most of the screenings will take place at the Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium at Yale, 53 Wall St., New Haven, a spot that is already popular with filmgoers in New Haven because of the films it screens year round.
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AMA: ¿En dónde se proyectaran las películas? MT: La mayor parte del festival tomará lugar en el auditorio del Whitney Humanities Center at Yale, 53 Wall St. e/ Temple y Church, New Haven. AMA: How many films will be shown? MT: Nine feature films, 10 documentaries, and about 30 short films from about 11 different countries. There will also be two panel discussions. Quite a few of the films will be American premieres. AMA: ¿Cuántas películas participarán del festival? MT: Nueve largometrajes, 10 documentales y alrededor de 30 cortometrajes. Además, habrá dos paneles de discusión. AMA: Can you tell us a little bit about a few of the films? MT: Conducta / Behavior, a drama by Cuban director Ernesto Daranas, is our opening night film. It has been the most popular film in Cuba since Strawberry and Chocolate that came out 20 years ago. It pits an older teacher, who was trained before the revolution, against a young revolutionary teacher, both who believe that they know the best way to reach a young student that has been enduring serious problems in his life. The audience will have the opportunity to meet actors Héctor Noas and Idalmis García, who will be in attendance. The documentary, Los colonos del Caudillo / Franco’s Settlers, shows how General Franco’s presence is still very much felt in Spain. Doña Inés María de Mendoza: La palabra como destino / Doña Inés María de Mendoza: Word as Destiny, by filmmaker Caridad Sorondo, tells the story of Puerto Rico’s former first lady, a teacher, writer, and important figure in Puerto Rico’s history. The feature film from Peru, El evangelio de la carne / The Gospel of Flesh, has won many prizes, including one for best feature film in Lima’s 2013 film festival. A estas alturas de la vida / Highs and Lows is a prize-winning comedy from Ecuador about a paper-pushing bureaucrat and his best friend, a mathematically-gifted womanizer. A feature film from Venezuela, Azú, Spirit of a Princess takes place during the time of slavery in Venezuela. Verde verde is a strong film by Cuba’s revered filmmaker, Enrique Pineda Barnet, taking on homophobia and sexual violence. There will also be two programs of short films by young Cuban filmmakers, presented by Cuban Yumey Besú, the programmer for the Young Cuban Filmmakers’ Showcase in Havana. Chaim Litewski will present new United Nations’ short documentaries dealing with Latin America. There is much more. Every day will be an eye-opening experience! AMA: ¿Podría contarnos algo más sobre algunas de las películas que se exhibirán? MT: La película de apertura, Conducta de Ernesto Daranas (Cuba) ha sido la película más taquillera en Cuba desde Fresa y chocolate que salió hace 20 años. Es la historia del conflicto entre una maestra de la vieja escuela y una maestra joven entrenada durante la revolución respecto a la mejor manera de educar a un niño que padece de muchos problemas emocionales. El doc-
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umental, Los colonos del Caudillo, muestra que la sombra de Franco y el franquismo aún perdura en España. La respetada documentalista y presentadora de televisión puertorriqueña, Caridad Sorondo, presentará su excelente documental sobre Doña Inés María de Mendoza, una figura de suma importancia para la historia de Puerto Rico. La película de clausura, El evangelio de la carne de Eduardo Mendoza (Perú) ha ganado muchísimos premios, entre ellos mejor película en el Festival de Lima 2013. A estas alturas de la vida, película ecuatoriana merecedora de muchos premios. Azú, alma de princesa es una película venezolana que toma lugar durante la época de la esclavitud. Verde verde del reconocido realizador cubano Enrique Pineda Barnet es una fuerte visión de las consecuencias de la homofobia y la violencia sexual. Yumey Besú, programador de La Muestra Joven de la Habana, nos mostrará algunos de los mejores cortos de esa muestra. Chaim Litewski presentará algunos de los nuevos documentales de las Naciones Unidas que tienen que ver con Latinoamérica. ¡Y mucho, mucho más! AMA: What are the award categories? MT: Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, and Best Short. AMA: ¿Cuáles son las categorías que se premiaran? MT: Mejor Largometraje, Mejor Documental y Mejor Cortometraje. AMA: Who are this year’s judges? MT: Mónica Savirón, a filmmaker from Spain and a film critic for Revista Lumiere. She is also a curator and editor at Beryl Sokoloff’s Film Preservation. (And) Chaim Litewski, chief, Television Section, News & Media Division for the United Nations. He is also a documentary filmmaker from Brazil. We have invited a third judge, but she has not yet confirmed her participation. AMA: ¿Quiénes integrarán el jurado este año? MT: Mónica Savirón es una cineasta de España y es crítica de cine para la Revista Lumiere. Es, además, curadora y editora para Beryl Sokoloff’s Film Preservation. [Además] Chaim Litewski es el jefe de la Sección de Televisión, en la División de Noticias y los Medios para las Naciones Unidas. Es un documentalista brasileño. Invitamos, también, a una tercera persona que aún no ha confirmado su participación. AMA: Are you excited about the cinema coming out of a particular country/countries these days? MT: Yes! The film industry has been growing rapidly since the late 1990s in places that previously produced little or no cinema. Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil are the traditional bastions of Latin American cinema, however, now many films are being made in places such as Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Paraguay that do not have a filmmaking tradition. These films are not produced commercially, Hollywood style – they are made with a lot of heart. AMA: ¿Hay un país en particular que le llame la atención por las películas que están produciendo? MT: La industria cinematográfica ha crecido mucho en Latinoamérica desde fines
Margherita Tortora. Photo by Judy Sirota Rosenthal.
de los años 90. Antes, México, Argentina y Brasil eran los países que más cine hacían. Sin embargo, ahora países como Guatemala, La República Dominicana y Paraguay que casi nunca hacían cine tienen una industría cinematográfica que está desarrollándose con rapidez. Esas películas son obras de autor, no son comerciales al estilo de Hollywood, sino que son películas en las que el realizador le pone toda el alma. AMA: Are any actors/directors/people of interest coming to New Haven for the festival? MT: Yes, many wonderful visitors are scheduled to participate in NEFIAC 2014! We have confirmed the attendance of filmmakers Caridad Sorondo from Puerto Rico, Eduardo Mendoza from Peru, Antonio Dorado from Colombia, Tatiana Rojas from Venezuela, actors Héctor Noas and Idalmis García from Cuba, filmmaker Petra Costa, whose film Elena will be screened, and Chaim Litewski from Brazil. Actress Julie Carmen, of The Penitent, will also be here. We are hoping to confirm the attendance of director Ernesto Daranas and his son Juan Pablo Daranas from Cuba, filmmakers Alex Cisneros from Ecuador, Carmen Alarcón from Colombia, and the participation of Merel Poloway, widow of the great Puerto Rican actor, Raúl Juliá. Audience members will have the opportunity to meet them and participate in Q&As. AMA: ¿Podremos contar con la presencia de artistas, directores, productores, o personalidades importantes? MT: Sí, hasta ahora contamos con la presencia de unos realizadores, actores y productores maravillosos. Caridad Sorondo de Puerto Rico, Eduardo Mendoza del Perú, Antonio Dorado de Colombia, Tatiana Rojas de Venezuela, Héctor Noas e Idalmis García de Cuba, Petra Costa y Chaim Litewski del Brasil han confirmado su intención de llegar a compartir con nosotros. Estamos espe-
rando la confirmación de Erenesto Daranas y su hijo Juan Pablo Daranas de Cuba, Alex Cisneros del Ecuador, Carmen Alarcón de Colombia, y la participación de Merel Poloway, la viuda del gran actor puertorriqueño, Raúl Juliá, y la actriz Julie Carmen que protagonizó El Penitente con Raúl Juliá y Armand Assante. AMA: What additional events will be part of the festival? MT: We hope to have two excellent panel discussions. One on Latina women filmmakers, and one on the legacy of Raúl Juliá. We have an opening and a closing reception, and the Ecuadorian Consulate always hosts a reception for the Ecuadorian filmmaker. The closing reception is generously and deliciously hosted by Soul de Cuba Café. Also this year, Taste of New Haven is combining some of its great Latin food tours with festival films. AMA: ¿Qué otros eventos forman parte del festival? MT: Pensamos programar dos discusiones de panel para este año, uno sobre la experiencia de ser una mujer latina que hace cine y el otro sobre el legado del gran actor puertorriqueño, Raúl Juliá. Siempre tenemos recepciones de apertura y clausura, y, además, El Consulado General del Ecuador en Connecticut siempre auspicia una recepción para el realizador ecuatoriano. Para la recepción de clausura contamos con la generosidad de Soul de Cuba Café. Además, este año Taste of New Haven va a combinar algunas de sus maravillosas excursiones culinarias con las presentaciones del festival. n For the complete film festival schedule, visit newhavenarts.org. For more information about NEFIAC, visit nefiac.com. Para ver los horarios del festival, visite newhavenarts.org. Para más información sobre NEFIAC, visite nefiac.com.
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Join us for Somewhat Off the Wall take artwork home from annual fundraising event
ac staff Somewhat Off the Wall, a unique art exhibition and party from which guests take home original works of art, will be held on Saturday, September 20, from 5-9 p.m., in the Lobby of 360 State, 360 State St., New Haven. This year’s event features drawings, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, prints, textiles, and glass by 52 outstanding artists who have each donated three pieces of their work. These works will be on display to the public at 360 State starting on September 8. At 7 p.m. on the night of the party, numbered
premium tickets will be drawn at random. As each premium ticket holder’s number is called, he or she will select a piece of original artwork to take home. Each of the 52 participating artists will be given a premium ticket making only 104 premium tickets, at $100 each, available to the public. An unlimited number of tickets to the party are available for $45 (these do not include artwork). Participating Somewhat Off the Wall artists include Hil Anderson, Binnie Birstein, Maryelle Braunstein, Laise Clayton, Kathy Conway, Penrhyn Cook, Jayne Crowley, Terry Dagradi, Leila Daw, Jessica Dickens,
Dooley-O, Emilia Dubicki, Amanda Duchen, Eileen Eder, Michael Elsden, Ashley Estep, Daniel Eugene, Michael Fedikovich, Kathryn Frederick, Kathryn Frund, Francine Funke, Leticia Galizzi, Frances Gallogly, Hayward Gatling, Justin Gerace, Sarah Gustafson, Ginger Hanrahan, Kenneth Hanson, Clymenza Hawkins, Richard Kallweit, Kristina Kuester-Witt, Hannah Leckman, Martha Lewis, Karleen Loughran, Beth Lovell, Owen Luckey, Kiara Matos, Molly McDonald, Perry Obee, Maryann Ott, Thomas Peterson, Pat Rist, Nomi Silverman, Kim Sobel, Anita Soos, Mark St. Mary, Ken Stabile, Tom Stio, Robert Thomas,
Karissa Van Tassel, Brittany Whiteman, and JoAnne Wilcox. Call the Arts Council at 203-772-2788 for more information or to purchase tickets. Images of artwork will be posted at newhavenarts.org as they become available. Somewhat Off the Wall is sponsored by 360 State Street, Sally and Stephen Glick, Walter & Martha Maguire, Suzio York Hill, Space-Craft Manufacturing, and Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, PC. n Images courtesy of the artists. (Left to right: Anita Soos, Ken Stabile, Owen Luckey, Justin Gerace.)
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n a cloudy Wednesday morning, 30 painters, graffiti artists, curators, and art enthusiasts boarded a bus to visit the famous Philadelphia murals. The enlightening trip was organized by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and Debbie Hesse, the organization’s director of artistic services and programs, with help from the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Once everyone was seated on the bus, we hit the road and began our long ride, eager to be inspired by Philly’s artistic culture. When we finally arrived, we boarded a trolley where we were led on a personal tour through neighborhoods where living may be tough, but where art was a source of escape. Each mural had a story that was unique to the area where it was displayed. We learned that local artists or groups of artists from the area design these elaborate creations, allowing the community to become part of the process. This artistic togetherness is the mission of Philly’s Mural Arts Program, whose “golden rule” states that “when we create art with each other and for each other, the force of life can triumph.” After listening for hours to stories about the process of creating a mural and the inspiring lives of those behind them, we boarded our bus to head back home. We reminisced on the fun we had and I even overheard people sharing their own ideas
for future projects in New Haven, a conversation the Arts Council’s staff hoped would ensue. As we drank a little champagne on the bumpy ride, artists exchanged business cards and phone numbers and talked about shows they were exhibiting. After spending the day together, we all, in a way, became friends. We learned something new about one another while discussing murals and some even shared personal reflections after identifying with a specific piece. The Arts Council hopes to continue this type of program in the future. A little inspiration goes a long way. n To see more photos from the trip, visit newhavenarts. org. To learn more about the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, visit muralarts.org. Stephen Grant is the Arts Council’s communications manager.
Call for nominations: 2014 Arts Awards “Small City, Big Art”
New Haven is a region bursting with talented artists, awesome arts organizations, dedicated arts administrators, and enthusiastic arts devotees. Know someone who deserves recognition? Go to newhavenarts.org to submit a nomination for an individual or an organization. Deadline for Nominations: Monday, September 22 at 5 p.m. The Arts Council’s 2014 Arts Awards luncheon will be held December 5th at the Lawn Club.
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READING ENGLISH An Exhibition Celebrating the James Marshall & Marie-Louise Osborn Collection September 5 –December 15, 2014
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This exhibition marks the 80th anniversary of the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection of English Literary and Historical Manuscripts, held at Yale’s Beinecke Library. Renowned for its holdings in English manuscripts, archives, and annotated books, the Osborn Collection has had since its inception a formative influence on early modern British scholarship. This was the intention of the collection’s founder, James Marshall Osborn, who studied English Literature at Oxford University before settling at Yale. The exhibition introduces the collector alongside the collection: scholar and collector of early modern British manuscripts; colleague and friend of literary critics Cleanth Brooks, William Wimsatt, Robert Penn Warren, Maynard Mack, and Wilmarth Lewis; and active participant in Yale University’s emergence as the leading center for literary criticism in 20th-century America. Free and open to the public Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 121 Wall Street, New Haven, Connecticut
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CALENDAR Classes & Workshops ACES Educational Center for the Arts 55 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-777-5451. aces.org/ schools/eca. Creative Dramatics. Quality acting classes for kids and teens offered at the Educational Center for the Arts on Saturdays through May. Ages 8-11 and 12-16 years. Call Ingrid Schaeffer, chair, theater department, at 203-795-9011 or email ingrids@ optonline.net. Classes are 9-10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Please call or write for more information. Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators Yale Peabody Museum Community Education Center, 230 West Campus Drive, Orange. 203-934-0878. ctnsi.com. Fall Art Classes. Check out our exciting new fall line-up of art classes at CTNSI. We are offering a variety of courses including Fundamentals of Natural Science Illustration, Colored Pencil on Mylar, Insects Writ Large, Botanical Watercolor, Drawing and Painting Birds, Landscapes in Oil, and Drawing from the Dioramas. To register, visit website or email ctnsi.info@gmail.com. Monday- Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., through October 27. Creative Arts Workshop 80 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-562-4927. birdabode2014.org. Fall Session: Classes and Workshops. Have you ever wanted to paint a landscape? Or shoot great family photos? Or make your own jewelry? Give your creativity a kick-start with visual art classes for all ages and experience levels in book arts, design, drawing and painting, fiber, fashion, jewelry, photography, pottery, and sculpture. Register online today! Session runs September 15-December 5. Guilford Art Center 411 Church St., Guilford. 203453-5947. guilfordartcenter.org. Fall Semester of Classes at Guilford Art Center. The fall semester of classes begins the week of September 15 and continues through November 21. Classes for all ages and skill levels available, in media such as ceramics, painting and drawing, sewing, blacksmithing, jewelry and metalsmithing, stone carving, photography, and more. After-school classes for youth. Visit website for information and to register. Neighborhood Music School 100 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-624-5189. neighborhoodmusicschool.org. English Country Dance. Beautiful music, cheerful dance, and friendly community. All dances taught by Paul McGuire. Come with or without a partner on September 19, 8-10:30 p.m. Beginners welcome. Live music by Marshall Barron, Grace Feldman, Phoebe Barron, Margaret Ann Martin, and musicians from Marshall’s Dance Band Workshops. Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Whitney Arts Center, 591 Whitney Ave., New Haven. 203281-6591. rscdsnewhaven.org. Scottish Country Dancing. Enjoy dancing the social dances of Scotland. Come alone or with a friend. All dances taught. Wear soft-soled non-street shoes. Every Tuesday evening, September 9 through December 9. $8 per evening. First night free. 7:45-10 p.m. West Cove Studio 30 Elm St., West Haven. 203787-0072. katyavetrov.com. Japanese Moku Hanga Woodblock Printing Workshop. Instructor Margot Rocklen will hold a two-day relief printing workshop. Margot will demonstrate moku hanga (Japanese woodblock), explaining image conception, color separation, block preparation and cutting, paste consistency,
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William Reynolds-Stephens’ A Royal Game is part of Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901, on view at the Yale Center for British Art through November 30. Photo © Tate, London 2014, courtesy Yale Center for British Art.
kento registration, and how to achieve the delicate line and tonal/color gradations characteristic of the Japanese print. September 27-October 25. Specific dates TBA. Contact Katya Vetrov: katya8@sbcglobal.net. $225. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Exhibitions Camelot Gallery of Fine Art 310 North Main St., Wallingford. 201-803-3766. patricialouisecorbett.com. Oil Paintings of Patricia Corbett. Oil Paintings of Patricia Corbett of the Connecticut landscape, Europe, the Merritt Parkway, and other locales. On view through September 14. Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday by appointment, 12-5 p.m. City Gallery 994 State St., New Haven. 203-7822489. city-gallery.org. Karen Wheeler: Inklings. Karen Wheeler’s playfully intriguing ink and mixed-media drawings demonstrate an elegant complexity, a supremely delicate awareness of line, and a joyous spirit. On view Thursday-Sunday, 12-4 p.m., September 4-September 28. Free. Creative Arts Workshop 80 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-562-4927. birdabode2014.org. Creative Arts Workshop Faculty Show. A biannual
exhibition of new work by CAW’s faculty of professional artists. The exhibition features a diverse selection of work including oil, acrylic, watercolor, collage, metals, fiber, photography, pottery, printmaking, sculpture, and more with styles ranging from representational to abstract. Opening reception: Friday, September 19, 5-7 p.m. Free. On view September 19-October 17. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free Da Silva Gallery 897-899 Whalley Ave., New Haven. 203-387-2539. dasilva-gallery.com. Bedroom Paintings. The show features oil paintings that were completed during the last two and a half years. The paintings depict intimate, though not always sexual, tableaus. The openended narrative compositions are constructed from emotionally charged elements and associations. On view September 6-September 30. Opening reception: Saturday, September 6, 7-9 p.m. Free. John Slade Ely House Center for Contemporary Art 51 Trumbull St., New Haven. 203-624-8055. elyhouse.org. Active Members Exhibit, New Haven Paint and Clay Club. Opening reception: Sunday, September 14, 2-5 p.m. with awards announced at 3 p.m. The exhibit will feature more than 100 works by artist members of the club in all forms of painting,
mixed media, and sculpture. The Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Call 203-624-8055 or visit elyhouse.org. Exhibits are always free and open to the public. Kehler Liddell Gallery 873 Whalley Ave., New Haven. 203-389-9555. kehlerliddell.com. Signs of Life. Kehler Liddell Gallery presents Signs of Life – a reflection of the nature of people both real and imagined – featuring multimedia artist Julie Fraenkel and photographer Matthew Garrett, from September 11-October 12. Opening reception: Sunday, September 14, 3-6 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit kehlerliddell.com. Free. Knights of Columbus Museum 1 State St., New Haven. 203-865-0400. kofcmuseum.org. Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible. This exhibition showcases a handwritten and illuminated Bible, commissioned by the Benedictine monks of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn. It is monumental in both size and scope, with nearly 1,150 pages (24 x 16 inches) comprised in seven volumes. The project required 15 years and 23 professional artists and scribes to complete. On view daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., through November 2. Free admission and parking.
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a few! More than 100 objects, including ads, photos, and more from the museum are featured in this fascinating look at the production of consumer goods in New Haven over the past three centuries. On view September 18-February 28. Adults $4, seniors $3, students $2, younger than 12 admitted free. Free the first Sunday of each month, 1-4 p.m. Silk Road Art Gallery 83 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-772-8928. silkroadartnewhaven.com. Chinese Ink and Wash Painting. Enjoy the intricate and impressionistic landscape, bird-and-flower, and figurative work of four mid-career brush painters from Central China: Hui Min, Wang Bao’an, Li Yunji, and Yang Jiahuan. On view Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., September 11-November 4. Opening reception: September 11, 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Free.
Karen Wheeler’s Embroglio is part of Inklings, an exhibit of her work on view at City Gallery through September 28. Image courtesy of the artist.
New Haven Lawn Club 193 Whitney Ave., New Haven. 347-306-7660. anniesailer.com. Annie Sailer: Paintings. Annie Sailer is a painter, modern dancer/choreographer, and director of New York and New Haven-based Annie Sailer Dance Company. Sailer sees her paintings as having a post-abstract Expressionist aesthetic. The intent of her work is to evoke non-verbal feelings and dreamlike images through spatially-oriented forms. On view through September 6 . See website for viewing hours. Free. Above and Below. Three galleries of photographic work comprising swimmers, pools, and seascapes. Opening reception: Thursday, September 18, 5-7 p.m. On view September 9-October 26. The club is open to visitors every day. Free. New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Ave., New Haven. 203-562-4183. newhavenmuseum.org. Interpreting Old Bones: Art and Science Give New Meaning to Remains Found on New Haven Green. “Nothing is Set in Stone: The Lincoln Oak and the New Haven Green.” An exhibition pairing powerful interpretive art created by seven well-known Connecticut artists with scientific analysis by noted bioarchaeologists – an informative and revelatory tribute to the historic Lincoln Oak, which was felled by Hurricane Sandy, revealing human skeletal remains. On view through November 1. Visit website for times. Adults $4, seniors $3, students 2, younger than 12 admitted free. Every first Sunday of the month admission is free of charge. From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven. From the Colonial era to present, New Haven has produced an astonishing array of goods including carriages, auto parts, guns, corsets, clocks, and candy just to name
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Spectrum Gallery and Store Arts Center Killingworth 61 Main St., Centerbrook. 860-767-0742. spectrumartgallery.org. Out of the Box Exhibit. This show presents fine artists who “break out” of the rectangular canvas, sculpt unique objects, or shoot photographs of unexpected subjects. The Gallery is an expansion of the nonprofit arts organization Arts Center Killingworth. On view through September 28. Open Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu. Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 18371901. The first exhibition of its kind ever undertaken by a museum, Sculpture Victorious examines the making and viewing of sculpture in Britain and its empire during the reign of Queen Victoria. On view September 11 through November 30. Free.
Kids & Families Musical Folk First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Ave., New Haven. 203-691-9759. MusicalFolk.com. Daily Music Together Classes for Toddlers. A fun creative music and movement program for kids ages 5 and younger and the grownups who love them! Come sing, dance, and play instruments in an informal setting. Classes and demonstration classes September 15 through December 15, 9:30- a.m.-5:30 p.m., in New Haven, Woodbridge, Hamden, East Haven, and Cheshire. Classes are held every day (morning, afternoon, and weekend classes available) Demonstration classes are free and open to the public. Eleven-week semester is $249 and includes a CD and songbook. Each semester features a new collection of music. Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu. Exploring Artism at YCBA. A program for families with children between the ages of 5 and 12 who are on the autism spectrum. The program is free but preregistration is required. Please visit britishart.yale.edu/education/children-and-families for more information. Event takes place September 20, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Free but preregistration is required.
Music 10 Wednesday Playing Images with the Haven String Quartet An exploration of music and art with the Haven String Quartet and Jessica Sack, the Jan and Frederick Mayer Associate Curator of Public Education at Yale University Art Gallery. Explore how combining sound and sight can enhance what you see
and hear. Featuring live music, this talk connects close listening to music with close looking at art. 12:30 p.m. Free. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-745-9030. musichavenct.org.
12 Friday Ravi Coltrane Quartet Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has been praised for his music’s “elusive beauty” (DownBeat) and for his “style informed by tradition but not encumbered by it” (Philadelphia City Paper). 7:30 p.m. $20 and up, $10 for students. Yale School of Music, Sprague Hall, 470 College St., New Haven. 203-432-4125. music.yale.edu. Ingrid Laubrock Group Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock performs with her new ensemble. 8:30 p.m. ($20) and 10 p.m. ($15). Firehouse 12, 45 Crown St., New Haven. 203-785-0468. firehouse12.com.
13 Saturday Finest Kind in Concert Finest Kind is the remarkable folk trio from Ottawa, Canada, whose exquisite harmony singing and brilliant vocal arrangements are bringing a fresh sense of excitement and discovery to the performance of old songs. The trio’s glorious sound, served up with easy-going humor, has won a devoted following across North America. 8 p.m. $15 general public, $5 children 12 years and younger. Pay at the door. Branford Folk Music Society, First Congregational Church of Branford, 1009 Main St., Branford. 203488-7715. folknotes.org/branfordfolk.
14 Sunday Playing Images with the Haven String Quartet An exploration of music and art with the Haven String Quartet and Jessica Sack, the Jan and Frederick Mayer Associate Curator of Public Education at Yale University Art Gallery. Explore how
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combining sound and sight can enhance what you see and hear. Featuring live music, this talk connects close listening to music with close looking at art. 3-4 p.m. Free. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven . 203-7459030. musichavenct.org.
parking. Reception to follow. 4 p.m. Freewill offering. Bethesda Music Series, Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven. 203-787-2346. bethesdanewhaven.org.
23 Tuesday Brentano String Quartet The Brentano Quartet opens its first year as quartet-in-residence at the Yale School of Music with a concert of works by Mozart, Bartók, and Schubert. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $26 and up, $13 for students. Yale School of Music, Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St., New Haven. 203-432-4158. music.yale.edu.
18 Thursday Rush Hour Concert Wind down after work with a 40-min. show and a glass of a wine. Explore J.S. Bach’s “G minor Solo Sonata for Violin” and Augusta Read-Thomas’ “Rush” in a relaxed setting with our Resident Musicians, and discover what makes the music brilliant. September 18 . 5:30pm $8.00. Music Haven, Music Haven, 117 Whalley Ave., New Haven . 203-745-9030. www.musichavenct.org.
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19 Friday Mahler: “Resurrection” Symphony Yale Camerata and Yale Glee Club as guests of the Yale Philharmonia, Shinik Hahm, guest conductor. 7:30 p.m. Free. Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Woolsey Hall, 500 College St,, New Haven. 203-432-5062. ism.yale.edu/calendar. Evan Parker, Joe Morris, and Nate Wooley Legendary saxophonist Evan Parker performs with guitarists/bassist Joe Morris and trumpeter Nate Wooley. 8:30 p.m. ($20) and 10 p.m. ($15). Firehouse 12, 45 Crown St., New Haven. 203-785-0468. firehouse12.com.
20 Saturday Oxford Schola Cantorum James Burton, conductor. Works by Howells, Perry, Tallis, Williams, and others 7:30 p.m. Free. Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Christ Church Episcopal, 84
Moroccan musician Ali Amr, who grew up in Ramallah, performs a fusion of Arabic music and jazz at Bethesda Lutheran Church, as part of the Bethesda Music Series, on September 21. Photo courtesy of Bethesda Music Series.
Broadway St., New Haven. 203-432-5062. ism.yale.edu. Edmar Castaneda Quartet Creative Concerts, Inc. is presenting a concert featuring the brilliant Columbian harpist Edmar Castaneda at Sprague Memorial Hall on the campus of Yale University at 8 p.m. While you might not be familiar with Edmar’s name, just Google: Edmar Castaneda: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert and prepare to be amazed at the sheer beauty of his music. Tickets are $35 and $25 and can be obtained online (at the Sprague Hall Box Office
Web page), by calling 203-432-4158, or by visiting the box office at 470 College St., New Haven. Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St., New Haven.
21 Sunday Ali Amr: Fusion of Jazz and Arabic Music The Bethesda Music Series presents jazz musician and qanunist Ali Amr – who was born in Morocco and raised in Ramallah and graduated from the Berklee College of Music – in an exotic program of jazz and Arabic music. Ali has been featured by the Newport Jazz Festival. Free
Michael Gregory Jackson New Haven native guitarist Michael Gregory Jackson performs as part of Firehouse 12’s Fall 2014 Jazz Series. 8:30 p.m. ($20) and 10 p.m. ($1$). Firehouse 12, 45 Crown St., New Haven. 203-785-0468. firehouse12.com.
27 Saturday Pomerium: Music for Imperial Augsburg, 1518-1548 Alexander Blachly, director. 5 p.m. Free. Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Marquand Chapel, 409 Prospect St., New Haven. 203432-5062. ism.yale.edu.
Special Events 3 Wednesday & 10 Wednesday Open Rehearsals with New Haven Oratorio Choir The New Haven Oratorio Choir will offer two open rehearsals when we begin singing for the 2014-15 season. This will be an opportu-
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nity to get to know us and our artistic director, Daniel Shaw, by actually singing with us and hearing about our repertoire for the season. Auditions can be scheduled after attending. All voice parts welcome. 8-10 p.m. 185 Cold Spring St., New Haven. 203-248-4416. nhoratorio.org.
7 Sunday Fall Open House Visit our “instrument petting zoo,” where kids can try real instruments and sample free classes in dance (jazz, creative, ballet, and modern) and early childhood music and movement classes (exploring rhythm, motor, aural, and social skills for young children). Interested in private music lessons? Take a free mini-lesson after meeting with a teaching consultant. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free and open to the public. Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-624-5189. neighborhoodmusicschool.org.
9 Tuesday September Meeting and Artist Demonstration Plein air painter Stephanie Birdsall gives an oil painting demonstration on “Painting the Garden Inside.” A floral still life will be arranged to replicate an outdoor garden view which can be painted inside and alleviates the drawbacks of outdoor painting. Birdsall is a member of Putney Painters, Oil Painters of America, Master Pastelist of PSA, and others. Coffee and conversation at 7 p.m., brief business meeting at 7:15 p.m., artist demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to public. Hamden Art League, 2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. 203-494-2316. hamdenartleague.com.
10-16 Wednesday-Tuesday David Michalek: Slow Dancing A series of 43 larger-than-life, hyper-slow-motion video portraits of dance artists from around the world, displayed on a triptych of screens. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Yale Institute of Sacred Music offers David Michalek’s film installation Slow Dancing as a gift to the city of New Haven and the university community. 8-11 p.m. Free. Bass Library, 110 Wall St., New Haven. 203-432-5062. ism.yale.edu.
Talks & Tours 6 Saturday Introductory Tour An introductory tour of the Yale Center for British Art led by a docent. Please meet in the Entrance Court. 11 a.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu. Exhibition Tour A tour of the special exhibition Bruce Davidson/Paul Caponigro: Two American Photographers in Britain and Ireland led by a docent. 1 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
10 Wednesday Exhibition Opening Conversation Opening conversation for Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901 with Martina Droth, associate head of research and education and curator of sculpture at the center; Michael Hatt, University of Warwick, England; and Jason Edwards, University of York, England. 5:30 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
11 Thursday Exhibition Tour A tour of Bruce Davidson/Paul Caponigro: Two American Photographers in Britain and Ireland led by a docent. 11 a.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu. Members’ Tour at Yale Center for British Art A tour for members of the Yale Center for Brit-
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This Elm City Pins Company trade card (from the Collection of the New Haven Museum), which dates to about 1876, is part of From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven, a historical exhibit of locally made items that opens at the New Haven Museum on September 18. Photo courtesy of the New Haven Museum.
ish Art of the exhibition Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901. Visit britishart. yale.edu/membership for information about the center’s free membership program. 3 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
12 Friday Panel Discussion: David Michalek’s Slow Dancing Featuring artist David Michalek and Yale faculty. 3-5 p.m. Free. Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University Art Gallery Auditorium, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-4325062. ism.yale.edu.
13 Saturday Introductory Tour at Yale Center for British Art An introductory tour of the center led by a docent. 11 a.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
14 Sunday Exhibition Tour at Yale Center for British Art A tour of the exhibition Bruce Davidson/Paul Caponigro: Two American Photographers in Britain and Ireland led by a docent. 1 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
Institute of Sacred Music, Golden Center, St. Thomas More Chapel and Center at Yale, 268 Park St., New Haven. 203-432-5062. ism.yale.edu.
20 Saturday Architecture Tour at Yale Center for British Art A tour of the architecture of the Yale Center for British Art led by a docent. Please meet in the Entrance Court. 11 a.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
23 Tuesday Art in Context Gallery Talk “Victorian Sculpture: Between Craft and Industry” by Martina Droth, associate director of research and education, Yale Center for British Art. 12:30 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
25 Thursday Exhibition Tour at Yale Center for British Art A tour of the exhibition Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901 led by a docent. Please meet in the Entrance Court. 11 a.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
27 Saturday Introductory Tour at Yale Center for British Art An introductory tour of the center led by a docent. Please meet in the Entrance Court. 11 a.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
28 Sunday Exhibition Tour at Yale Center for British Art A tour of the exhibition Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901 led by a docent. Please meet in the Entrance Court. 1 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
30 Tuesday Art in Context Gallery Talk “Cloud Studies,” by Damian Taylor, PhD candidate, University of Oxford. 12:30 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-4322800. britishart.yale.edu. n
16 Tuesday Art in Context Gallery Talk “From Monochrome to Color: Millais’s ‘L’Enfant du Regiment’” by Caroline Arscott, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London. 12:30 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu. Lecture and Book Signing at Yale Center for British Art “Animating the Canvas: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Female Portraiture, and the Dynamics of Role-Play.” A lecture and book signing by Mark Hallett, director of studies, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. 5:30 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
18 Thursday Literature and Spirituality – Richard Rodriguez Presented with support from the St. Thomas More Chapel and Center at Yale; additional support from Yale Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies. 5:30 p.m. Free. Yale
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Call For Actors The award-winning Pantochino Productions, Inc. has announced open call auditions for its 2014-15 Season, on September 9 and September 10, 6-9 p.m., at Pantochino Studios, located in the former St. Ann School, 64 Ridge St., in Milford. Co-producers Bert Bernardi and Jimmy Johansmeyer are seeking adult male and female comic actors who sing for leading roles, male and female teen actors for feature and ensemble roles, and boys and girls 11-13 years old for several feature roles. Plays include three new musicals for family audiences. Those auditioning should prepare two songs (up-tempo and ballad), bring sheet music in proper key (accompanist provided), and also bring recent photo and resume or list of recent theatrical credits. Details at pantochino.com. Actors/Dancers Starship Dance Theater is a nonprofit organization which has been serving the connecticut shoreline community for more than 25 years. The cast of dancers and actors is diverse, ranging from 7 years of age through adult, from new to dance and those preparing for a professional career. Starship Dance Theater will be holding auditions for its annual holiday production of The Magic Toyshop on Sunday, September 7, at the Community Center, 32 Church St., Guilford. For more information, email StarshipStageManager@gmail.com. For information about classes starting in the fall, email starshipstudio@comcast.net. Artists The Guilford Art League invites artists throughout Connecticut to participate in the 67th Annual Juried Art Exhibition & Sale to be held in the Mill Gallery of the Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St. (Route 77) in Guilford, September 15-October 4. Artists are invited to submit up to two pieces of work, including paintings, drawings, mixed media, prints, graph-
The Arts Paper advertising and calendar deadlines The deadline for advertisements and calendar listings for the October edition of The Arts Paper is: Monday, August 25, at 5 p.m. Future deadlines are as follows: November – Monday, September 29 December – Monday, October 27 Calendar listings are for Arts Council members only and should be submitted online at newhavenarts.org. Arts Council members can request a username and password by sending an e-mail to sgrant@newhavenarts.org. The Arts Council’s online calendar includes listings for programs and events taking place within 12 months of the current date. Listings submitted by the calendar deadline are included on a monthly basis in The Arts Paper.
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ics, and sculpture. The fee for GAL members is $12 for the first entry, $8 for the second; for non-members, $18 for the first entry, $12 for the second. Helen Kauder, visual arts director at Artspace in New Haven, will be the juror. Receiving is Saturday, September 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Guilford Art Center. For a prospectus, please email Denise Casey at dencasey@ comcast.net. Artists Arts Center Killingworth seeks artists in all media for the annual Autumn Outdoor Arts Festival, October 11-12. Exhibit on the Madison Town Green (Boston Post Road/Copse Road, Madison). Festival participants also have the opportunity to exhibit in the new Spectrum Gallery show in Centerbrook. Prospectus and registration form online at artscenterkillingworth. org. $70 registration fee. Register early! Artists/Illustrators The Milford Arts Council is presenting a Children’s Book Illustrator Show 10/6/14-11/17/14. Seeking art from children’s books and work that shows the artistic process. For consideration, please email high quality images to milfordfac@optonline.net by September 19. Receiving (upon acceptance): Thursday, October 2, 10-12 p.m. & 4-6 p.m. Entry fee: $25. Reception: Saturday, October 11, 10-12 p.m. For more information, visit milfordarts.org or call 203.878.6647. Dancers Nutcracker auditions at Bijou Arts Center, New England Ballet Company. Come dance with us in our spectacular Nutcracker performances! You don’t have to dance at New England Ballet to be a part of the fun! Ages 4 and older (through adult), all dance levels welcome! Performances at the Klein Memorial Auditorium, in Bridgeport. Auditions are on September 14, starting at 10 a.m., at the Bijou Arts Center, 277 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, and on September 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the New England Ballet Studio, 200 Boston Post Road, Orange. Call 203-799-7950 for details or visit newenglandballet.org. Members Kehler Liddell Gallery in New Haven is seeking applications for new visual arts members. For more information, visit kehlerliddell. com/membership. Singers The Bethesda Music Series calls experienced choral singers for the Bethesda Choir, a group which sings weekly services and several annual programs as part our concert series. We cover a wide range of classical and modern sacred repertoire, including major choral works with chamber orchestra and professional soloists. Our concerts raise funds for local charities. The 2014-15 season includes Bach Cantata No. 107 and the Messiah. Read more at BethesdaNewHaven.org or contact Lars Gjerde, artistic director, at music@bethesdanewhaven.org. Singers The University Glee Club of New Haven, established in 1924, welcomes new male singers for its 2014-15 season. We perform two concerts and several gigs each year. No audition. Directed by Lars Gjerde, we rehearse in the chapel at Bethesda Lutheran Church Monday nights. Visit universitygleeclub.org. Singers The award winning Silk’n Sounds Chorus is looking for new members from the Greater New Haven area. We invite women to join us at any of our rehearsals to learn more. We enjoy four part a cappella harmony, lively performances, and wonderful friendships. Rehearsals are every Tuesday, 6:30-9 p.m., at
the Spring Glen United Church of Christ, 1825 Whitney Ave., in Hamden. Contact Lynn at 203-623-01276 for more information and visit silknsounds.org. Come find your voice during the Silk’n Sounds Fall Membership Drive at Spring Glen United Church of Christ. Want to meet some great gals and learn some terrific music sung a cappella? Visit Silk’n Sounds on September 23, September 30, and October 7 at 6:30 p.m. to learn about our wonderful chorus. Join us on the risers and learn a new song. We are looking for new members, and hope you will find your voice with us. Visit silknsounds.org. Singers If you are a singer with a passion for choral singing, have a desire to improve your musical skills, and would like to use your music to get involved in community outreach, we urge you to audition for the New Haven Chorale! Interested singers are encouraged to contact the chorale office for appointments by emailing business@newhavenchorale.org or calling 203776-SONG. Auditions will be held on September 4, 6-8 p.m. Free. New Haven Chorale, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, 55 Audubon St., New Haven. newhavenchorale.org.
Sagging porches straightened/leveled, wood windows, plaster, and historic molding and hardware restored. Vinyl/aluminum siding removed. Wood siding repaired/replaced. Connecticut and New Haven Preservation Trusts. R.J. Aley Building Contractor 203-226-9933. jaley@rjaley.com. Japanese Shoji Screens Designed for Connecticut homes. Custom built for windows, doorways, or freestanding display, they allow beautiful filtered light to pass through while insulating. For a free quote, contact Phillip Chambers at 203-888-4937 or send email to pchambers9077@sbcglobal.net. Professional Art Installation For residential and commercial work. More than 15 years’ experience in museums, galleries, hospitals, and homes in New York City, Providence, New Haven, Chester, and elsewhere. Rate is $30 an hour, no job too small or large. Call Mark at 203-772-4270 or send email to livepaint@aol. com. More information and examples at ctartinstall.com.
Volunteers Learn new skills, meet new people, and be part of a creative organization that gives to the community. Upcoming volunteer opportunity: Help during the Outdoor Autumn Arts Festival, October 11-12. Teens are welcome and earn community service credit. Visit artscenterkillingworth.org or call 860-663-5593.
Web Services Startup business solutions. Creative, sleek Web design by art curator for art, design, architectural, and small-business sites. Twenty-five years’ experience in database, logistics, and engineering applications. Will create and maintain any kind of website. Hosting provided. Call 203-387-4933, visit azothgallery. com, or send email to azothgallery@comcast. net.
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Art Consulting Services Support your creativity! Low-cost service offers in-depth artwork analysis, writing, and editing services by former arts newspaper editor, current art director of the New Haven Free Public Library, and independent curator of many venues. Call Johnes Ruta at 203-387-4933, visit azothgallery.com, or send email to azothgallery@comcast.net. Birthday Parties at Guilford Art Center Schedule a two-hour party and our youth program instructors will tailor projects to your child’s creative interests. Themes include Outer Space, Pirates, Clay, Puppets, Jewelry, Fairies, and others. Art parties offer a fun and creative environment for children’s celebrations. Please call Lynn Fischer at 203-453-5947 x. 11 for more information and to request a brochure. $100 for five children minimum; $15 for each addition child. guilfordartcenter.org. Chair Repair We can fix your worn-out chair seats if they are cane, rush, Danish cord, Shaker Tape, or other woven types! Celebrating our 25th year! Work is done by artisans at The Association of Artisans to Cane, a project of Marrakech, Inc., a private nonprofit organization that provides services for people with disabilities. Open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m,-4 p.m. 203-776-6310. Creative Art Birthday Parties You bring the children and cake, we do the rest! Themes: Jewelry Design for Boys and Girls, Clay and Painting Discovery, Personalized Perfumes, Felting Critters/Flowers, and Rock Star! Arts Center Killingworth, 276 North Parker Hill Road, Killingworth. Visit artscenterkillingworth.org or call (860) 663-5593. Historic Home Restoration Period-appropriate additions, baths, kitchens, and remodeling.
Artist Studio West Cove Studio & Gallery offers work space with two large Charles Brand intaglio etching presses, lithography press, and stainless-steel work station. Workshops and technical support available. Ample display area for shows. Membership: $75/month. 30 Elm St., West Haven. For more information, call (609) 638-8501 and visit westcovestudio.com. Performance Space Elegant contemporary performance space with seating for up to 376 people. Great for concerts and recitals. Free on-site parking, warm lighting, and built-in sound system, adjacent social hall and kitchen available. Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden. Call 203-288-1807 x. 201 or visit usnh.org. Studio Space Thirteen-thousand square feet of undeveloped studio space available in old mill brick building on New Haven harbor. Conveniently located one minute off I-95, Exit 44 in West Haven. Owners willing to subdivide. Call (609) 638-8501.
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On playing the Connecticut Folk Festival molly venter talks about performing in her backyard stephen chupaska
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he 2014 Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, which takes place on September 6 in Edgerton Park, is also a sort of homecoming for Jersey City-based folk trio Red Molly, who’ll play the free festival along with Bobtown, Kristen Graves, the Meadows Brothers, and 11 other artists. The festival takes place right across the street from the childhood home of Molly Venter, who has played guitar and sung with Red Molly since 2010. The band, which features original members Laurie MacAllister on bass and Abbie Gardner on dobro, is touring the world this year behind the group’s latest effort The Red Album, which they recorded in Nashville with former Wilco drummer Ken Coomer. Venter, who recently moved back to the Elm City with her husband, checked in last month from O’Hare Airport in Chicago, where she was catching a connecting flight to Denver to rendezvous with her bandmates. SC: How long have you been touring? MV: We’re kind of weekend warriors. We’ll tour for two weeks at a time. SC: Have you had the experience of being out on the road for months at a time? MV: I have, but Red Molly haven’t always done it that way. The girls have jobs and kind of worked around the weekends. I toured in 2008. I was living in Austin, Texas, and would go for three months at a time. I would circle the whole country. Luckily, I knew a lot of people, but sometimes I would sleep in my car in a Wal-Mart parking lot, that kind of style. Because I was living out of my car, there was something grounded about that. I was always home, but never home. But now, it takes a little while to get adjusted to being on the road. Red Molly has a really good balance. We don’t tour too much, but just enough. SC: Which do you prefer? MV: I prefer both. I definitely like sleeping in hotel rooms with Red Molly. But I love camping. We went to Australia for four weeks, then we were off for three weeks. So you get into a rhythm. SC: What do you do to pass the time going from town to town? MV: On the drives we take turns. We listen to music, but we listen to a lot of podcasts – This American Life or Marc Maron, or occasionally some books on tape.
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SC: For this tour, what do you hope to accomplish. Are there new audiences you’re trying to reach? MV: The new album has a more electric sound. The producer, Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Emmylou Harris), got us out of the box. He’d be like, “Abbie, play that dobro through effects pedals.” I started playing electric guitars. So, we’re trying to bring that sound to our live show. It makes it exciting for us and makes the songs sound fresh. SC: What made you opt for a new sound? MV: We’re coming up on 10 years, and we’ve traditionally done roots, folk, and country, and that’s been great. We were interested in getting more raw. Plus, we were handing it over to someone else, Ken Coomer. We know what we do, but what would someone else do? We respect Ken’s musicality and what he brings to the table. It was in the interest of trying something different. The songs, content-wise, are a little grittier. SC: It’s also interesting to see how audiences are going to react to the new stuff. MV: Yeah, the first two tracks are poppier and grungier, but then there’s also some old country stuff on there. Every time we try a new song, people get into it. SC: You also covered your namesake song, “1952 Vincent Black Lightning,” by Richard Thompson. MV: That song was in the back of Abbie’s head when she was picking out band names. We’ve have some interesting suggestions (for band names). Someone said, “You’re kind of country and western. Why don’t you call yourselves the Saddlebags?” (Laughs.) SC: The Saddlebags? MV: (Laughs.) I’m not sure anyone will come to that show. SC: I’m not going to see the Saddlebags. MV: Exactly. Anyway, Red Molly is what Abbie thought of. And yeah, people have been asking us to play “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” for years, so now, yes, we do it. SC: You grew up in New Haven, then. MV: I did. And I’m living there now, after 15 years. It’s got more going on now than it did (when I last lived in the city). SC: Did the music scene there affect you growing up. MV: Yeah, well Cutler’s was an awesome record store and I remember going to Toad’s Place. And the schools I went to growing up had really good music programs. The people I hung around with were heavy into music, so they would give me Patty Griffin’s first album before
Red Molly (left to right: Abbie Gardner, Laurie MacAllister, and Molly Venter) are set to perform at the 2014 Connecticut Folk Festival in Ederton Park. Photo by Annabel Braithwaite.
it came out. I was into folk, the Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco stuff early on. People were passing around mixtapes, then we would go to the record store. I grew up across from the park where the Connecticut Folk Festival is. Our house used to be the “green room.” So people like Odetta or Greg Brown or whomever would be playing would come to our house to hang out after soundcheck. Vance Gilbert, he’s a folk guy, but he’s loud and funny. I remember him asking me to play something. I’ve run across him whenever I’ve gone to these songwriting camps. Also, Dar Williams left me a CD and wrote me a note on it that said, “I took a nap in your bed.” n
The 2014 Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo takes place on September 6, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., in Edgerton Park. This year’s event, which is free and family-friendly, features live music – including performances by the finalists from the Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition – a contra dance called by Bill Fischer with music by Wry Bred, a Green Expo (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) showcasing 75 exhibitors, and a Green Kids’ Village with entertainment and activities. Learn more at CTFolk.com.
Main Stage Lineup 11 a.m.–12 p.m. – Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition finalists 12:10–12:40 p.m. – Jessica Smucker (2013 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition winner) 12:50-1:10 p.m. – Bobtown 1:20-1:40 p.m. – Meadows Brothers 1:50-2:10 p.m. – Pamela Means 2:20–2:40 p.m. – Voci Angelica Trio 2:50– 4:20 p.m. – Grassy Hill song circle with Jesse Terry, Jenna Lindbo, and Connecticut state troubadour Kristen Graves 4:30–5 p.m. – Professors of Bluegrass 5:10–5:20 p.m. – 2014 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition winner 5:30–6 p.m. – Mark Douglas Berardo 6:10–7:40 p.m. – Song circle featuring David Roth, Cosy Sheridan, and Sloan Wainwright 7:50–8:30 p.m. – Pesky J. Nixon 8:40–9:40 p.m. – Red Molly Visit CTFolk.com for more information about the 2014 Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, which is free and family-friendly and takes place on Saturday, September 6, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., in Edgerton Park. Information courtesy of CT Folk.
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ow is it possible to curate time-based work that we can’t really own, or collect? How can we tend to the integrity of work that is ephemeral and offer it with resonance for our communities? In May of this year, Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, created the first-ever MA in Performance Curation, a new addition to the existing Certificate Program in Performance Curation at the university’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) The idea for ICPP came from Samuel A. Miller, a Wesleyan alumnus (and current president of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) who saw a need for more informed presenting of performance, better advocacy for performance artists, and increased engagement with communities by performance artists. He brought the idea to me at the Center for the Arts, and, working over several years with Wesleyan’s faculty and practitioners from the field, we refined a pilot certificate program that started in the summer of 2011. The certificate is a nine-month low-residency program punctuated by three on-campus intensives. This year, Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees approved a two-year MA in Performance Curation — the first of its kind in the world — a center for the academic study of the presentation and contextualization of contemporary performance. Poised between graduate programs in curatorial studies, museum studies, arts administration, performance studies, and the humanities, ICPP offers its students a graduate-level education in innovative and relevant curatorial approaches to developing and presenting time-based art. Although the practice and pedagogy of curation have
Wesleyan offers performance curation degree CFA program is the first of its kind
historically been linked to the field of visual art, curation is now increasingly integral to the performing arts field. As performance becomes more embedded in museum programs and interdisciplinary projects combine visual art and performance in new ways, the need for a curatorial language and discourse around performance has become all the more pressing. Rather than narrowing in on a single authoritative definition of performance curation, ICPP’s aim has been to create a pluralistic conversation around contemporary performance, providing fundamental tools — a history of critical ideas, intellectual frameworks, and the application of theory to practice — necessary to developing new approaches in the field. ICPP is particularly interested in being inclusive of curatorial models that stem from diverse geographic, ethnic, and social spheres. Kristy Edmunds, executive director of the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, and a guest faculty member at Wesleyan’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance, discussed curating performance in her keynote address at the convening on July 25 at Wesleyan as follows: “There is a very large distinction to be made between the artistic practice that becomes embodied inside of an object and where it sits at the time that that artist has created it and made it fire, whether the culture is ready for it or not … there is a way to revisit that (at some point in the future) in a different way. In performance, however, you’re dealing with the absolute here and now of the human body who works in song, in movement, in provocation through text or words … we don’t have the same kind of chance, possibly, to revisit it later when we have the chance to have caught up to the initial offering of that gesture from the artist.” Students at ICPP will learn ways
Pamela Tatge, director, Wesleyan University Center for the Arts. Photo by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography.
to serve as bridges between artists and audiences: to offer a work to a community understanding the social, cultural, historical, and theoretical context of that work; to diagnose a need in a community and to engage an artist in reflecting something about that need back to an audience; to provide a framing for a performance work that will provide multiple points of entry for an audience to be able to be enlightened and enriched. n Applications for the 2015-2016 academic year are due on January 15, 2015. For more information visit wesleyan.edu/icpp. To view the video of the opening panel and keynote from the July 25 convening, visit youtube.com/wescfa. Pamela Tatge is the director of Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts.
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Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts
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david brensilver In the July 2012 issue of The Arts Paper, I “sounded off” on Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. I described the book as “a masterly word-picture that tells an incredible story that just happens to be true.” The author’s Thunderstruck was the subject of a “Sounds Off” column I contributed to the June 2013 issue of The Arts Paper. In that piece, I wrote: “What I admire about Larson is the incredible amount of detail he provides about these characters and their circumstances, which in turn reveals the amount of research he did, mostly by examining archival collections and reading previously published historical accounts. What I appreciate even more is how he organizes and presents all that information, which in many respects is the craft of storytelling.” Which brings us to In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin, an extraordinary book that chronicles William Dodd’s experiences as the United States’ ambassador to Germany at a time when Hitler was climbing to power on the backs of those who, in his monstrous mind, didn’t belong, and those who didn’t enthusiastically share his twisted vision. Complicating Dodd’s life and professional responsibilities, Larson explains in marvelous detail, is the ambassador’s precocious if not downright
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rebellious daughter, Martha, who finds herself attracted to some of those whose worldview and allegiances directly threaten the lives of countless others. One passage from Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts that I find particularly powerful, as it reflects the isolationist view that many of the ambassador’s American colleagues (and political opponents) held at the time, reads: “Dodd resigned himself to what he called ‘the delicate work of watching and carefully doing nothing.’” Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts is, in effect, the story of an American witness to the implementation of Hitler’s monstrous plan. With this book, Larson masterfully puts the reader in the middle of Berlin’s Tiergarten and among the monsters. And in doing so, the author invites us to think, with the unfair advantage of scarred hindsight, about what we might have done in Dodd’s most unenviable position. n Learn more about Erik Larson and his books at eriklarsonbooks.com.
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Perspectives … Gallery at Whitney Center
Katalina’s. Alexandra Shaheen.
Perspectives ... Gallery at Whitney Center. Danielle Mailer.
Location: 200 Leeder Hill Drive, South Entrance, Hamden Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. & Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.
Animal Powers Dates: Through October 2 Public reception: Saturday, September 27, 3-5 p.m. Artist talks 2-3 p.m.
Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery Location: The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, 70 Audubon St., 2nd Floor, New Haven Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rendezvous: 11th Annual Arts Council Members Show Dates: Through September 19
Thinking Through Painting: Exploring the Ideas of Peter Geimer and Isabelle Graw Dates: September 30-November 7 Public reception: Thursday, October 2, 5-7 p.m.
Katalina’s Location: 74 Whitney Ave., New Haven Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Artwork by Alexandra Shaheen
Somewhat Off the Wall A unique fine art exhibition and fundraising event
Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery. Rendezvous. Corina Alvarezdelugo.
Date: Saturday, September 20, 5-9 p.m. Location: Lobby of 360 State, 360 State St., New Haven Numbered tickets available for $100. When your ticket number is called, you select and take home a piece of artwork! $45 event tickets do not include artwork. Party begins at 5 p.m., drawing of ticket numbers begins at 7 p.m. Call 203-772-2788 for tickets. (See page 10 for more information.)
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Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery. Thinking Through Painting. Leticia Galizzi.
SOTW. Daniel Eugene (detail).