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This group is for folks who love performing arts, movies, live theater, concerts, even interesting televised programs. The group members could compare notes on performances they have seen and rate it for other members or encourage discussions about it.
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New singing group member!
I have sung since I was 4 yr. old. I never went into music, although I probably should have. I am presently a cantorial soloist (very part time for a small suburban temple) and I belong to musical groups including the Gregory Kunde Chorale; Gregory Kunde is a well known tenor in the opera world (see gregorykunde.com) and he happens to live near by. I have never been much on being in musicals although I have been in a chorus or two of some operas many eons ago. I just found it too exhausting. My goal now is hopefully to continue singing as long as I can, although at times as I get older my motivation wanes a bit. I think the hormones keep me on vocal track, but I don't know how long I can continue to take them. I am a soprano and my favorite genre is Baroque music. In some ways, I think I was reincarnated from that time period!! I enjoy good movies and musicals now and then, but hardly go to them. Saw Wicked last night, locally; first musical I've seen in quite a while. I think I saw The Lion King last year, and before that I hadn't been to a musical in years. I still take and enjoy voice lessons.
May 10 Program for Improv Theater Master
Hi Eons Folks!
I'm David Shepherd, and I run Group Creativity in Belchertown, Mass., which is an ongoing activity group for people who love improv theater as much as I do. And I can tell you that I'm really love it because I've been out there doing improv since 1955 with lots of people who you would know, and many who are just regular folks.
On May 10 in Amherst, Mass. at the Jones Library (from 2 to 4 p.m.) you'll have a chance to meet me and learn more about the ways I've helped the world of improv theater evolve. This is a program sponsored by Valleywood II - a celebration of the digital arts in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. All details are posted at the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce website.
Hope to see you there. Or, you can find me on Eons under the Improviser profile.
best,
David Shepherd
Miss Pettigrew
Hi. New to Eons and new to the group. I'm a theatre and independent movie fanatic. Hope you'll view my blog review of "Miss Pettigrew."
LHR514
LHR514
Hi
I'm Nanci. I've been performing both in plays and singing in choirs since I was 9.
I'm currently doing a major role in an original musical set in an assisted living facility. The most challenging thing about the role is that my character is wheelchair bound and I have a hard time keeping my feet still!
If anybody's in the northern Colorado area and wants to come, there is a FREE staged reading of "Suspenders" at the Longmont Theater (on Main St.) at 7 tonight and tomorrow.
Nanci
I'm currently doing a major role in an original musical set in an assisted living facility. The most challenging thing about the role is that my character is wheelchair bound and I have a hard time keeping my feet still!
If anybody's in the northern Colorado area and wants to come, there is a FREE staged reading of "Suspenders" at the Longmont Theater (on Main St.) at 7 tonight and tomorrow.
Nanci
welcome
Welcome to the group though I am new also I haven't seen much activity onthis site hope it changes Cathy
past tapper
IHi I'm new to this group because I just found it and am thrilled to see it exists. Would love to know if any of you have personal experience in theater. I got involved in performing arts when my son joined a studio that offered it. I took tap for 8 years. We were mostly overweight women and 2 men but enjoyed ourselves and we performed in the recitals as a group yearly. We got the most applause but I think that was because everyone was glad we were done and wanted the kids back. My son went on to get professional training and worked with the late Gregory Hines Rob Scheider and Gwen Verdon along with others like Ann Reinking and loves Fosse. He has had the lead role in many local musicals and wants to go to NYC but not until he has a business he started up and running so he won't be a starving artist. He started a business called expressive arts outreach where he uses his talents to bring the arts to mentally and physically challenged adults. Me well I had to hang up mu tap shoes after I had a stroke but I still enjoy watching and also work for my son
Reviews of current cultural events
Okay folks, a new group to share your opinions on the newest movies, plays, concerts, etc. Or maybe discuss some oldies but goodies. What are your favorite movies, new TV shows . . . you set the guidelines.
Since I haven't seen a movie in months, I'll start with my favorite new TV show STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP. Anyone like it?
Since I haven't seen a movie in months, I'll start with my favorite new TV show STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP. Anyone like it?
Reminder
A rehearsal this week for Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" reminded me of a performance last spring that has really stuck in my memory.
Ironically, it was a concert I didn't actually attend. It took place during the evening I was in dress rehearsal for a performance by "Bach and the Baroque" under the direction of Dr. Don Franklin. Our rehearsal period (the "Donathon") is short and intense, and always leaves me satisfied, feeling like a "real" musician again by the time we perform.
This was also the evening of a concert presented by the Renaissance & Baroque Society of the Academy of Ancient Music, one of the leading ensembles in the early music boom since the early '70s. The British harpsichordist Richard Egarr had just taken over as director--despite their long history, they have managed to remain fresh over the years, always staying just ahead of the early music curve. And tonight, they were in town, just two blocks away; I could have made the second half with little effort.
But I was very sick that evening and very much aware that this would be one of the last times I would be working with Franklin--he will retire after our final performance of Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" this December. I took myself directly home, to bed, afraid to risk not being able to sing the next afternoon.
When she came home from the R&B concert, Mary Jo handed me two CDs by the Academy, one of works by Handel that were completely unfamiliar to me including a sonata they had just performed that night. I was mesmerized as she described how the music had made her feel, the virtuosic playing by violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk, the absolute magic among the dozen or so musicians on the stage...
Since that time, I have listened to that CD at least ten times each week, first while reading "Moloka'i," a book by Alan Brennert about the impact of leprosy in Hawai'i during the early 20th century. For a long time, the music would conjur for me images of Hawai'ian people cut off from their homes and families...but it continues to evolve, becoming richer, more complicated, ever more brilliant with each hearing.
So, in fact, this has been one of the most memorable arts experiences I have had in quite a long while, and it hasn't ended. That's some powerful art.
Ironically, it was a concert I didn't actually attend. It took place during the evening I was in dress rehearsal for a performance by "Bach and the Baroque" under the direction of Dr. Don Franklin. Our rehearsal period (the "Donathon") is short and intense, and always leaves me satisfied, feeling like a "real" musician again by the time we perform.
This was also the evening of a concert presented by the Renaissance & Baroque Society of the Academy of Ancient Music, one of the leading ensembles in the early music boom since the early '70s. The British harpsichordist Richard Egarr had just taken over as director--despite their long history, they have managed to remain fresh over the years, always staying just ahead of the early music curve. And tonight, they were in town, just two blocks away; I could have made the second half with little effort.
But I was very sick that evening and very much aware that this would be one of the last times I would be working with Franklin--he will retire after our final performance of Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" this December. I took myself directly home, to bed, afraid to risk not being able to sing the next afternoon.
When she came home from the R&B concert, Mary Jo handed me two CDs by the Academy, one of works by Handel that were completely unfamiliar to me including a sonata they had just performed that night. I was mesmerized as she described how the music had made her feel, the virtuosic playing by violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk, the absolute magic among the dozen or so musicians on the stage...
Since that time, I have listened to that CD at least ten times each week, first while reading "Moloka'i," a book by Alan Brennert about the impact of leprosy in Hawai'i during the early 20th century. For a long time, the music would conjur for me images of Hawai'ian people cut off from their homes and families...but it continues to evolve, becoming richer, more complicated, ever more brilliant with each hearing.
So, in fact, this has been one of the most memorable arts experiences I have had in quite a long while, and it hasn't ended. That's some powerful art.
Voiceover
Hi, everyone. I've been in and out of the performing arts for 20+ years. Right now I am focusing on voiceover. If anyone needs some voiceover done or knows someone who uses voice artists, contact me and I can send a demo of my work. Thanks.
Arlene Kahn
avitoots@cs.com
Arlene Kahn
avitoots@cs.com
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