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In Kalopsia, a Musical Comedy Weaves Through Pain

Monteze Freeland’s Kalopsia maneuvers through complexity around issues of race and mental illness—but with a comedic, musical edge.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
June 16, 2017
ArtReviewTheater

Delusion and Beauty: A Preview of Kalopsia by Monteze Freeland

“I hadn’t seen a story where mental health in the black community was tackled, one, at all; two, with comedy; and three, as a musical comedy”: For the New Hazlett’s CSA Program, Monteze Freeland puts the finishing touches on his play Kalopsia.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
May 13, 2017
ArtTheaterVideo

Impossible Environments and Too-Real Politics: A studio visit with Jamie Earnest

We visit painter Jamie Earnest’s studio to talk collage, painting politics, and solving problems.

By David Bernabo
May 9, 2017
ArtInterview

A Glimpse of the Vulnerable: A Preview of Over Exposed by Lindsay Fisher

Lindsay Fisher, a professional dancer and educator, is preparing her New Hazlett performance Over Exposed, a program that peels back the curtain on the vulnerable in all of us.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
March 16, 2017
ArtTheaterVideo

The Accidental Luminographer

“For the first time in my life, I suddenly found myself in a duet”: Videographer Mike Cooper shares the story behind the unexpected creation of his own artistic form.

By Mike Cooper
March 16, 2017
ArtEssay

Close-Up: Hannah Thompson

Layers of colored fabric continually unfold, generating new patterns, textures, and shapes in Hannah Thompson’s “Proxemics.”

By David Bernabo
March 8, 2017
ArtVideo

The Cost of Doing Business: Matthew Conboy’s Start with Art

Matthew Conboy gifts local art to Pittsburgh newborns. For The Glassblock, he shares the details of his Start with Art program’s financials.

By David Bernabo
March 2, 2017
ArtExplainerPhotography

At The New Hazlett Theater, A Love Supreme Is An Exquisite Showcase

A Love Supreme, a performance bridging classical opera and jazz, basked in vocalist Anqwenique Wingfield’s confidence.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
March 1, 2017
ArtMusicReviewTheater

The Natural and the Political: A Conversation with Laura Kaminsky and Rebecca Allan

Composer Laura Kaminsky and artist Rebecca Allan discuss nature, political art, and the Pittsburgh Opera’s upcoming performance of Kaminsky’s As One.

By David Bernabo
February 16, 2017
ActivismArtMusic

A Night at Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion

Smoke, electricity, micro-organisms. Fashion designer Iris van Herpen takes inspiration from the natural world and uses unnatural techniques to bring her work to life.

By David Bernabo
February 8, 2017
ArtReview

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