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 October - December / 06
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New Jersey Ballet
As art forms, ballet and opera both rely on heightened artistic expression and technical virtuosity. The New Jersey Ballet will celebrate its longtime association with the New Jersey State Opera and its late conductor, Alfredo Silipigni, who died in 2006, with a program of ballets set to music from opera at The Community Theatre, Morristown, on January 13.
 Visit www.njballet.org |
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Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsman was best known for his provocative, penetrating portrayals of artists, politicians, and intellectuals which graced the pages of such major magazines as Life and Look during the 1940s through the 70s. An exhibition of his portraits of leading cultural figures such as Andy Warhol, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marion Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Martha Graham, and fellow photographers Ansel Adams, Edward Steichen, Weegee, and Margaret Bourke-White is at the Montclair Museum through January 14th.
Visit www.montclairartmuseum.org
Photo: Georgia O'Keefe, 1948 by Philippe Halsman |
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Silent Movie
The State Theatre in New Brunswick celebrates its 85th Anniversary with a reenactment of the December 26, 1921 opening day matinee performance that started it all, featuring a screening of the original matinee feature 1921 silent film White Oak, starring William S. Hart. As in the original screening, there will be organ accompaniment, provided this time by film historian and theater organist, Dennis James. Admission is at least one non-perishable food item, to be donated to a local food bank.
Visit www.StateTheatreNJ.org |
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The Story of the Nutcracker
The Growing Stage Theatre, based in Netcong in the historic Palace Theater, is a company devoted to presenting professional quality productions to children and their families. This year’s holiday presentation is “The Story of the Nutcracker”, an original adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s fantastical story that transforms the classic ballet into a fully-formed stage play, underscored with the music of Tchaikovsky. November 24 through December 23.
Visit www.growingstage.com |
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Comics
A landmark exhibition showcasing the art of comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels elevates this mass medium to a new stature. On view simultaneously at the Jewish Museum in New York and the Newark Museum, the show examines classic Sunday strips such as Krazy Kat, Peanuts, Dick Tracy, and Gasoline Alley in a way that gives these sophisticated, groundbreaking artists new understanding and respect. Through January 28th.
Visit www.newarkmuseum.org |
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Bell Choir
The Westminster Concert Bell Choir uses the largest range of handbells in the world – 8 octaves, from C1 to C9 – and the 14 members rehearse like athletes to make their performances appear effortless. It gives its annual Handbell Holiday Concert at the Princeton campus on December 2nd & 3rd in the Bristol Chapel.
Visit www.rider.edu/284.htm |
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Photographer's View
Five contemporary photographers share their unique visions of the contemporary world in a new show at the Perkins Center in Collingswood. From traditional landscapes to “edible photographic art”, the work demonstrates the range of expression of this ever-evolving art form. Featured artists include Arthur Brenner, Clif Brewer, Stephen Coan, Ken Hohing and Michael Froio. November 11, 2006 - December 9, 2006.
Visit www.perkinscenter.org |
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Pride and Prejudice
The New Jersey Shakespeare Theatre’s new adaptation of Jane Austen's ever-popular romance “Pride and Prejudice” chronicles the turbulent courtship between the witty and sensible Elizabeth Bennett, a gentlewoman of modest means, and the rich and handsome but taciturn and antisocial Mr. Darcy, forcing each of them to overcome their chief vices - pride and prejudice. Runs through November 19th.
Visit www.njshakespeare.org |
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Saint Martina Refuses to Adore the Idols
An Italian Baroque painting by Pietro da Cortona is the subject of a “focus exhibition” at the Princeton University Art Museum, which also explores the popularity of virgin saints during the Catholic Counter-Reformation of the mid-sixteen hundreds. “Saint Martina Refuses to Adore the Idols” marked a new way of representing early Christian martyrs, as the Roman Catholic Church sought to challenge the rise of Protestantism. Through January 21, 2007.
Visit www.princetonartmuseum.org |
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The Things You Least Expect
Tired of living by someone else’s rules, a woman on the “dim, mysterious side of sixty” sets out on the journey of her life, in search of the missing person she was meant to be. New vitality begins to flow through her veins when she falls in love with a much younger man and begins to see the fullness of the world around her. But will her new view on life prepare her to face “the things she least expects,” when she returns home? A world premiere play by Joan Vail Thorne at the George Street Playhouse through October 29th.
Visit www.georgestplayhouse.org |
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Red Bank International Film Festival
Among the more than 50 features, documentaries, foreign films, animation, shorts, classics, and experimental films on view at the Red Bank International Film Festival, is a 1925 silent film classic, Don Q, Son of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks that will be shown at the Count Basie Theatre. And audiences will be able to experience it as it was first seen more than 80 years ago, with live accompaniment provided by renowned silent film organist Ben Model, who says his role is to underscore the film’s action and atmosphere without getting in the way. The festival runs October 13 - 15th, at the Clearview Cinemas, Count Basie Theater, and Two River Theater in Red Bank.
Visit www.rbiff.org |
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