Norton Highlights British Fashion and Design During WWII with
Keep Calm and Carry On: World War II and the British Home Front, 1938-1951
West Palm Beach, FL (Sept. 18, 2012) –When the British government produced the poster “Keep Calm and Carry On” in 1939, it was a rallying cry for the public, and a demonstration of a new collaboration between the government and the creative class. The Norton Museum of Art opens its special exhibition season exploring the ways in which artists, designers, architects, and filmmakers in Great Britain bolstered a nation and helped win the war on the home front. Keep Calm and Carry On: World War II and the British Home Front, 1938-1951, opens Nov. 1, 2012 and runs through Jan. 20, 2013. (Companion programming includes the four-part series, Keep Calm and Carry On: British Films with Scott Eyman. Eyman, literary critic and arts writer for The Palm Beach Post, is a noted film historian and author.)
“Virtually every member of England's creative class, from fashion designer Hardy Amies to arts leader Kenneth Clark and writer Noel Coward, helped fight the war at home, not only by creating innovative designs that saved essential wartime materials, but also by injecting style, beauty, and high culture into the harsh realities of wartime life," said Donald Albrecht, curator of the exhibition, who will provide insight during a discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 (Barry Day, a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and Trustee of the Noel Coward Foundation will discuss growing up in England during the Blitz at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013.)
Keep Calm and Carry On examines design between 1938 and 1951, the years immediately before, during, and after England’s participation in the war. The exhibition is divided into three sections:
• Design for Fashion and Beauty, which features women’s dresses—some by couturier to the royal family Hardy Amies—and uniforms from the era, a clothing rations book, and copies of British Vogue.
• Design for Shelter and Protection, which highlights air-raid shelter designs and drawings, and domestic objects, including utility furniture.
• Design for Entertainment and Propaganda, which demonstrates the ways graphic designers and filmmakers shaped the nation’s behaviors and attitudes from encouraging women to enter the workforce and plant victory gardens to imploring everyone to “keep calm and carry on.”
For greater context of the social, cultural, and political dimensions of the struggles on the home front, the exhibition will include clips from films and radio programs that were popular during the era. Vintage photographs also will help visitors understand what daily life on the home front looked like.
The exhibition will begin with the preparations for war in 1938 and will end with a coda devoted to the major design events in the years directly following the war that were pivotal in Britain’s conversion from a wartime nation to a peacetime nation. Included are objects and images from the 1946 Britain Can Make It exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the 1948 Olympics, the 1948 Earl’s Court Auto Show, and the 1951 Festival of Britain, a government organized exhibition that highlighted Britain’s contributions to industrial design, architecture, science, technology, and the arts.
“The Norton exhibition will continue to explore the ideas and work presented in the MFA Boston’s excellent, focused exhibition Beauty as Duty: Textiles and the Home Front in WWII Britain,” said Norton Executive Director Hope Alswang. “World War II and the austerity measures that came along with it were pivotal in ushering a new era of modernism in Great Britain. The British creative class came together to support the war effort, unify the nation, and maintain morale, and, in the process, created a more egalitarian society. It’s been a fascinating road of discovery and we’re eager to share our new knowledge with our visitors.”
Marking the opening performance of the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces a special two-night-only engagement of one of the most innovative and revered modern dance companies in the United States – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP (MMDG). The troupe will perform in Miami for the first time in 15 years, making its Arsht Center debut on October 14 -15, 2011 at 8 p.m., in the Ziff Ballet Opera House as part of the Knight Masterworks Season, Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series.
Over the past three decades, the brilliant and inventive MARK MORRIS has infused American modern dance with an unparalleled freshness and originality. Currently celebrating its landmark 30th Anniversary Season, MORRIS’ powerhouse MMDG opens the Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series with a critically acclaimed repertory program, featuring Miami premieres of three modern dance masterpieces: Festival Dance, one of Morris’ greatest new works, with music by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Piano Trio No.5; the austere and intense All Fours, set to Béla Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet; and for an unforgettable grand finale, the master choreographer’s V, a dance that exults in things profoundly mortal as well as divine, whose title references the music -- Robert Schumann’s great Quintet in E-flat for piano and strings.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP is a vibrantly eclectic, always impressive modern dance troupe. MORRIS’ choreography combines ballet, modern dance and folk dance structure while showcasing the best dancers from around the world. The dance wizard is renowned for his imaginative scene and costume design, as well as for his emphasis on live musical accompaniment at every engagement, performed by the MMDG MUSIC ENSEMBLE. In addition, MMDG regularly collaborates with leading orchestras, opera companies, and other artists, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, among others.
“In its highly-anticipated Arsht Center debut, Mark Morris Dance Group brings its unique brand of ingenuity, musicality, and sophisticated wit to our stage for two performances, guaranteed to enthrall South Florida audiences,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “We are honored to present the first Miami performance in 15 years of one of the most influential choreographers of our time, as part of our Dance at the Arsht program,” Richard added. “The opportunity to see the work of the phenomenally gifted Mark Morris is a grand occasion on this season’s arts calendar not to be missed.”
MARK MORRIS has been hailed as “the most important choreographer since George Balanchine” (The Boston Globe). The incredibly inventive dancer-choreographer MARK MORRIS formed the MMDG in 1980, and has since created more than 150 works for his famed dance company. From 1988-1991, he was Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. Among the works created during his time there were three evening-length dances: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Dido and Aeneas; and The Hard Nut. In 1990, he founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. MORRIS is also a ballet choreographer and has created seven works for the San Francisco Ballet and received commissions from many others. MORRIS is noted for his musicality and has been described as “undeviating in his devotion to music.” He has worked extensively in opera, directing and choreographing productions for The Metropolitan Opera, among others. In 2010, MORRIS was honored with the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society.
A pre-eminent modern dance company formed in 1980 and based in Brooklyn, New York, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP (MMDG) was founded by acclaimed American dancer, choreographer and director Mark Morris and is known as one of the world’s leading dance companies. Noted for its inclusion of live music in every performance since 1996, the choreography combines ballet, modern dance and folk dance while showcasing the best dance professionals from diverse backgrounds. MMDG collaborates with leading orchestras, opera companies, and musicians, among others. After being featured on the nationally televised “Great Performances – Dance in America” series on PBS in 1986, the company was invited to become the national dance company of Belgium and spent three years in residence at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. MMDG made its debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival in 2002 and at the Tanglewood Music Festival in 2003 and has since been invited to both festivals annually. From the company’s many London seasons, it has garnered two Laurence Olivier Awards. The company has been featured in film and television projects which include Dido and Aeneas, The Hard Nut, two documentaries for the U.K.’s “South Bank Show,” and PBS’ “Live From Lincoln Center,” among others. In September of 2001, the MARK MORRIS Dance Center opened in Brooklyn, NY, to provide a home for the company, rehearsal space for the dance community, outreach programs for local children, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages.
DANCE AT THE ARSHT: MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
Festival Dance
All Fours
V
The brilliant and inventive MARK MORRIS has infused American modern dance with an unparalleled freshness and originality. Currently celebrating its landmark 30th Anniversary Season, MORRIS’ powerhouse MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP opens the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season with a critically acclaimed repertory program, featuring Miami premieres of three modern dance masterpieces: Festival Dance, one of Morris’ greatest new works, with music by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Piano Trio No.5; the austere and intense All Fours, set to Béla Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet; and for an unforgettable grand finale, the master choreographer’s V, a dance that exults in things profoundly mortal as well as divine, and whose title references the music -- Robert Schumann’s great Quintet in E-flat for piano and strings.
"A joyful invigorating must see!" -The Miami Herald
“Morris is the most important choreographer since George Balanchine!” – The Boston Globe
Marking the opening performance of the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces a special two-night-only engagement of one of the most innovative and revered modern dance companies in the United States – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP (MMDG). The troupe will perform in Miami for the first time in 15 years, making its Arsht Center debut on October 14 -15, 2011 at 8 p.m., in the Ziff Ballet Opera House as part of the Knight Masterworks Season, Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series.
Over the past three decades, the brilliant and inventive MARK MORRIS has infused American modern dance with an unparalleled freshness and originality. Currently celebrating its landmark 30th Anniversary Season, MORRIS’ powerhouse MMDG opens the Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series with a critically acclaimed repertory program, featuring Miami premieres of three modern dance masterpieces: Festival Dance, one of Morris’ greatest new works, with music by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Piano Trio No.5; the austere and intense All Fours, set to Béla Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet; and for an unforgettable grand finale, the master choreographer’s V, a dance that exults in things profoundly mortal as well as divine, whose title references the music -- Robert Schumann’s great Quintet in E-flat for piano and strings.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP is a vibrantly eclectic, always impressive modern dance troupe. MORRIS’ choreography combines ballet, modern dance and folk dance structure while showcasing the best dancers from around the world. The dance wizard is renowned for his imaginative scene and costume design, as well as for his emphasis on live musical accompaniment at every engagement, performed by the MMDG MUSIC ENSEMBLE. In addition, MMDG regularly collaborates with leading orchestras, opera companies, and other artists, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, among others.
“In its highly-anticipated Arsht Center debut, Mark Morris Dance Group brings its unique brand of ingenuity, musicality, and sophisticated wit to our stage for two performances, guaranteed to enthrall South Florida audiences,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “We are honored to present the first Miami performance in 15 years of one of the most influential choreographers of our time, as part of our Dance at the Arsht program,” Richard added. “The opportunity to see the work of the phenomenally gifted Mark Morris is a grand occasion on this season’s arts calendar not to be missed.”
MARK MORRIS has been hailed as “the most important choreographer since George Balanchine” (The Boston Globe). The incredibly inventive dancer-choreographer MARK MORRIS formed the MMDG in 1980, and has since created more than 150 works for his famed dance company. From 1988-1991, he was Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. Among the works created during his time there were three evening-length dances: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Dido and Aeneas; and The Hard Nut. In 1990, he founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. MORRIS is also a ballet choreographer and has created seven works for the San Francisco Ballet and received commissions from many others. MORRIS is noted for his musicality and has been described as “undeviating in his devotion to music.” He has worked extensively in opera, directing and choreographing productions for The Metropolitan Opera, among others. In 2010, MORRIS was honored with the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society.
A pre-eminent modern dance company formed in 1980 and based in Brooklyn, New York, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP (MMDG) was founded by acclaimed American dancer, choreographer and director Mark Morris and is known as one of the world’s leading dance companies. Noted for its inclusion of live music in every performance since 1996, the choreography combines ballet, modern dance and folk dance while showcasing the best dance professionals from diverse backgrounds. MMDG collaborates with leading orchestras, opera companies, and musicians, among others. After being featured on the nationally televised “Great Performances – Dance in America” series on PBS in 1986, the company was invited to become the national dance company of Belgium and spent three years in residence at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. MMDG made its debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival in 2002 and at the Tanglewood Music Festival in 2003 and has since been invited to both festivals annually. From the company’s many London seasons, it has garnered two Laurence Olivier Awards. The company has been featured in film and television projects which include Dido and Aeneas, The Hard Nut, two documentaries for the U.K.’s “South Bank Show,” and PBS’ “Live From Lincoln Center,” among others. In September of 2001, the MARK MORRIS Dance Center opened in Brooklyn, NY, to provide a home for the company, rehearsal space for the dance community, outreach programs for local children, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages.
DANCE AT THE ARSHT: MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
Festival Dance
All Fours
V
The brilliant and inventive MARK MORRIS has infused American modern dance with an unparalleled freshness and originality. Currently celebrating its landmark 30th Anniversary Season, MORRIS’ powerhouse MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP opens the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season with a critically acclaimed repertory program, featuring Miami premieres of three modern dance masterpieces: Festival Dance, one of Morris’ greatest new works, with music by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Piano Trio No.5; the austere and intense All Fours, set to Béla Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet; and for an unforgettable grand finale, the master choreographer’s V, a dance that exults in things profoundly mortal as well as divine, and whose title references the music -- Robert Schumann’s great Quintet in E-flat for piano and strings.
"A joyful invigorating must see!" -The Miami Herald
“Morris is the most important choreographer since George Balanchine!” – The Boston Globe
Marking the opening performance of the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces a special two-night-only engagement of one of the most innovative and revered modern dance companies in the United States – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP (MMDG). The troupe will perform in Miami for the first time in 15 years, making its Arsht Center debut on October 14 -15, 2011 at 8 p.m., in the Ziff Ballet Opera House as part of the Knight Masterworks Season, Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series.
Over the past three decades, the brilliant and inventive MARK MORRIS has infused American modern dance with an unparalleled freshness and originality. Currently celebrating its landmark 30th Anniversary Season, MORRIS’ powerhouse MMDG opens the Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series with a critically acclaimed repertory program, featuring Miami premieres of three modern dance masterpieces: Festival Dance, one of Morris’ greatest new works, with music by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Piano Trio No.5; the austere and intense All Fours, set to Béla Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet; and for an unforgettable grand finale, the master choreographer’s V, a dance that exults in things profoundly mortal as well as divine, whose title references the music -- Robert Schumann’s great Quintet in E-flat for piano and strings.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP is a vibrantly eclectic, always impressive modern dance troupe. MORRIS’ choreography combines ballet, modern dance and folk dance structure while showcasing the best dancers from around the world. The dance wizard is renowned for his imaginative scene and costume design, as well as for his emphasis on live musical accompaniment at every engagement, performed by the MMDG MUSIC ENSEMBLE. In addition, MMDG regularly collaborates with leading orchestras, opera companies, and other artists, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, among others.
“In its highly-anticipated Arsht Center debut, Mark Morris Dance Group brings its unique brand of ingenuity, musicality, and sophisticated wit to our stage for two performances, guaranteed to enthrall South Florida audiences,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “We are honored to present the first Miami performance in 15 years of one of the most influential choreographers of our time, as part of our Dance at the Arsht program,” Richard added. “The opportunity to see the work of the phenomenally gifted Mark Morris is a grand occasion on this season’s arts calendar not to be missed.”
MARK MORRIS has been hailed as “the most important choreographer since George Balanchine” (The Boston Globe). The incredibly inventive dancer-choreographer MARK MORRIS formed the MMDG in 1980, and has since created more than 150 works for his famed dance company. From 1988-1991, he was Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. Among the works created during his time there were three evening-length dances: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Dido and Aeneas; and The Hard Nut. In 1990, he founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. MORRIS is also a ballet choreographer and has created seven works for the San Francisco Ballet and received commissions from many others. MORRIS is noted for his musicality and has been described as “undeviating in his devotion to music.” He has worked extensively in opera, directing and choreographing productions for The Metropolitan Opera, among others. In 2010, MORRIS was honored with the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society.
A pre-eminent modern dance company formed in 1980 and based in Brooklyn, New York, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP (MMDG) was founded by acclaimed American dancer, choreographer and director Mark Morris and is known as one of the world’s leading dance companies. Noted for its inclusion of live music in every performance since 1996, the choreography combines ballet, modern dance and folk dance while showcasing the best dance professionals from diverse backgrounds. MMDG collaborates with leading orchestras, opera companies, and musicians, among others. After being featured on the nationally televised “Great Performances – Dance in America” series on PBS in 1986, the company was invited to become the national dance company of Belgium and spent three years in residence at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. MMDG made its debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival in 2002 and at the Tanglewood Music Festival in 2003 and has since been invited to both festivals annually. From the company’s many London seasons, it has garnered two Laurence Olivier Awards. The company has been featured in film and television projects which include Dido and Aeneas, The Hard Nut, two documentaries for the U.K.’s “South Bank Show,” and PBS’ “Live From Lincoln Center,” among others. In September of 2001, the MARK MORRIS Dance Center opened in Brooklyn, NY, to provide a home for the company, rehearsal space for the dance community, outreach programs for local children, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages.
DANCE AT THE ARSHT: MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
Festival Dance
All Fours
V
The brilliant and inventive MARK MORRIS has infused American modern dance with an unparalleled freshness and originality. Currently celebrating its landmark 30th Anniversary Season, MORRIS’ powerhouse MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP opens the DANCE AT THE ARSHT season with a critically acclaimed repertory program, featuring Miami premieres of three modern dance masterpieces: Festival Dance, one of Morris’ greatest new works, with music by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Piano Trio No.5; the austere and intense All Fours, set to Béla Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet; and for an unforgettable grand finale, the master choreographer’s V, a dance that exults in things profoundly mortal as well as divine, and whose title references the music -- Robert Schumann’s great Quintet in E-flat for piano and strings.
"A joyful invigorating must see!" -The Miami Herald
“Morris is the most important choreographer since George Balanchine!” – The Boston Globe
Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright making a homecoming of sorts and as homecomings go, this one is triumphant.
Splitting his early years between Homestead and Liberty City has given him a Miami-centric perspective and the fact that he has never learned to drive has forced him to view his hometown at a speed and pace most natives never have.
He may not drive but he has learned to soar. His travels have taken him from the New World School of the Arts, to DePaul and Yale. He has recently finished a stint as the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in April of 2010 he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.
His series of "Brother/Sister" plays have been staged at the Public Theatre among other places and one of those plays, "The Brothers Size" has brought him back to Miami as he directs the Miami debut at the GableStage starting September 3, 2011. The play was awarded the first annual New York Times Playwright Award in 2009.
We had a few minutes to speak with Mr. McCraney before a rehearsal and had a chance to get this thoughts on aspirations for Theatre in Miami, his early influences and his thoughts on the Miami Transit Authority.
Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright making a homecoming of sorts and as homecomings go, this one is triumphant.
Splitting his early years between Homestead and Liberty City has given him a Miami-centric perspective and the fact that he has never learned to drive has forced him to view his hometown at a speed and pace most natives never have.
He may not drive but he has learned to soar. His travels have taken him from the New World School of the Arts, to DePaul and Yale. He has recently finished a stint as the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in April of 2010 he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.
His series of "Brother/Sister" plays have been staged at the Public Theatre among other places and one of those plays, "The Brothers Size" has brought him back to Miami as he directs the Miami debut at the GableStage starting September 3, 2011. The play was awarded the first annual New York Times Playwright Award in 2009.
We had a few minutes to speak with Mr. McCraney before a rehearsal and had a chance to get this thoughts on aspirations for Theatre in Miami, his early influences and his thoughts on the Miami Transit Authority.
Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright making a homecoming of sorts and as homecomings go, this one is triumphant.
Splitting his early years between Homestead and Liberty City has given him a Miami-centric perspective and the fact that he has never learned to drive has forced him to view his hometown at a speed and pace most natives never have.
He may not drive but he has learned to soar. His travels have taken him from the New World School of the Arts, to DePaul and Yale. He has recently finished a stint as the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in April of 2010 he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.
His series of "Brother/Sister" plays have been staged at the Public Theatre among other places and one of those plays, "The Brothers Size" has brought him back to Miami as he directs the Miami debut at the GableStage starting September 3, 2011. The play was awarded the first annual New York Times Playwright Award in 2009.
We had a few minutes to speak with Mr. McCraney before a rehearsal and had a chance to get this thoughts on aspirations for Theatre in Miami, his early influences and his thoughts on the Miami Transit Authority.
Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright making a homecoming of sorts and as homecomings go, this one is triumphant.
Splitting his early years between Homestead and Liberty City has given him a Miami-centric perspective and the fact that he has never learned to drive has forced him to view his hometown at a speed and pace most natives never have.
He may not drive but he has learned to soar. His travels have taken him from the New World School of the Arts, to DePaul and Yale. He has recently finished a stint as the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in April of 2010 he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.
His series of "Brother/Sister" plays have been staged at the Public Theatre among other places and one of those plays, "The Brothers Size" has brought him back to Miami as he directs the Miami debut at the GableStage starting September 3, 2011. The play was awarded the first annual New York Times Playwright Award in 2009.
We had a few minutes to speak with Mr. McCraney before a rehearsal and had a chance to get this thoughts on aspirations for Theatre in Miami, his early influences and his thoughts on the Miami Transit Authority.
Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright making a homecoming of sorts and as homecomings go, this one is triumphant.
Splitting his early years between Homestead and Liberty City has given him a Miami-centric perspective and the fact that he has never learned to drive has forced him to view his hometown at a speed and pace most natives never have.
He may not drive but he has learned to soar. His travels have taken him from the New World School of the Arts, to DePaul and Yale. He has recently finished a stint as the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in April of 2010 he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.
His series of "Brother/Sister" plays have been staged at the Public Theatre among other places and one of those plays, "The Brothers Size" has brought him back to Miami as he directs the Miami debut at the GableStage starting September 3, 2011. The play was awarded the first annual New York Times Playwright Award in 2009.
We had a few minutes to speak with Mr. McCraney before a rehearsal and had a chance to get this thoughts on aspirations for Theatre in Miami, his early influences and his thoughts on the Miami Transit Authority.
Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright making a homecoming of sorts and as homecomings go, this one is triumphant.
Splitting his early years between Homestead and Liberty City has given him a Miami-centric perspective and the fact that he has never learned to drive has forced him to view his hometown at a speed and pace most natives never have.
He may not drive but he has learned to soar. His travels have taken him from the New World School of the Arts, to DePaul and Yale. He has recently finished a stint as the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in April of 2010 he became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.
His series of "Brother/Sister" plays have been staged at the Public Theatre among other places and one of those plays, "The Brothers Size" has brought him back to Miami as he directs the Miami debut at the GableStage starting September 3, 2011. The play was awarded the first annual New York Times Playwright Award in 2009.
We had a few minutes to speak with Mr. McCraney before a rehearsal and had a chance to get this thoughts on aspirations for Theatre in Miami, his early influences and his thoughts on the Miami Transit Authority.
http://pbs.org/secrets Secrets of the Dead: The Silver Pharaoh uncovers the royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I, one of the most spectacular of all the ancient Egyptian treasures - even more remarkable than that of Tutankhamen. So why hasn't the world heard about it? What mysteries does it contain? And what does it reveal about ancient Egypt?
Carnival Nationz Miami launched its new carnival costumes theme: "A Tribute to The Mighty Sparrow." The launch took place at Deco Lounge on August 20th, 2010.
The costumes section are named after famous songs from The Mighty Sparrow:
Congo Man
Miss Mary
Jane
Big Bamboo
Mae Mae
Royal Jail
Jean & Dinah
The popular Caribbean festival, which became a Miami-Dade and Broward event last year, will be held Oct. 10 at Sun Life Stadium, which could become the festival's permanent home, organizers announced Monday.
http://pbs.org/gperf PBS interviewed the recently-knighted "Sir" Patrick Stewart for his roles of Claudius and the Ghost in the upcoming GP special Hamlet to air on PBS stations nationwide on April 28th at 8 p.m. (check local listings). Here, Stewart talks about Shakespeare and translating his works for today's audiences.
http://pbs.org/gperf PBS interviewed the recently-knighted "Sir" Patrick Stewart for his roles of Claudius and the Ghost in the upcoming GP special Hamlet to air on PBS stations nationwide on April 28th at 8 p.m. (check local listings). Here, Stewart talks about his feelings about Twitter, and his love for his iPhone.
Watch THE BOMBING OF GERMANY Monday, February 8 at 9pm on PBS (check local listings). Between 1941 and 1945, Allied forces would drop more than a million tons of bombs on Germany. Britains Royal Air Force raided Germanys cities at night, having little control over where the attacks would strike. Then, during the day, Americans used precision targeting to drop explosives on strategic military targets. In this joint offensive, the British aimed to destroy the Germans will to fight, while the Americans attempted to diminish Germanys ability to fight. But over time, the strategies began to converge, and the Americans contributed to the destruction of cities and life. Some 500,000 German civilians were killed, and another 800,000 injured.
Royal Caribbean is making a big bet with its record breaking ship.
For more information visit:
http://www.pbs.org/nbr/
Josh Groban, star of the Tim Rice musical "Chess in Concert," speaks candidly to WNET/THIRTEEN about this passion project, his co-stars Idina Menzel (Wicked) and Adam Pascal (Rent), and the chart-topping music, created by ABBA composers Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Premiering in HD on THIRTEEN on July 17th at 8 p.m. EST (check local listings), Great Performances is proud to present "Chess in Concert," taped at the Royal Albert Hall in London in May 2008. To see more on this and other Great Performances visit http://www.pbs.org/gperf
On May 6th, 2009, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, along with Yosemite National Park Ranger, Shelton Johnson, visited students from James H. Bright Elementary School in Hialeah, Florida. Burns was in the South Florida area as part of a cross-country promotional tour for his latest project, The National Parks America's Best Idea. Students from Mrs. Ramirez and Mrs. Montiel's 5th grade class watched clips from the upcomimg documentary, asked questions, and posed for pictures with Burns and Johnson. Johnson, who is featured in Burns' film, spoke on the history and importance of America's National Parks.
Earlier in the year, students from this class participated in the Everglades Environmental Education Program at Royal Palm, which allows kids to discover first hand the different animals and habitats located in Everglades National Park. Produced by WPBT 2, the video, 'Untold Stories: Everglades National Park' captures their experiences into the 'River of Grass.'
Everglades National Park Environmental Education Program
A large alligator found along the Anhinga Trail. Students who participate in the Royal Palm Education Program at Everglades National Park have the opportunity to observe alligators and other species wild animals.
About "Untold Stories: Everglades National Park"
In February 2009, WPBT2's cameras followed 5th grade students as they experienced Everglades National Park for the first time. WPBT2 interviewed Royal Palm Education rangers and documented their guided trips with students through the Anhinga Trail and Long Pine Key. This is their Untold Story....
Everglades National Park Environmental Education Program
Fifth grade students from James H. Bright Elementary School in Florida listen carefully to Education Ranger, Greg Litten. Morning warm-up acitivites are part of the Royal Palm Education Program at Everglades National Park.
About "Untold Stories: Everglades National Park"
In February 2009, WPBT2's cameras followed 5th grade students as they experienced Everglades National Park for the first time. WPBT2 interviewed Royal Palm Education rangers and documented their guided trips with students through the Anhinga Trail and Long Pine Key. This is their Untold Story.
