Topic: Performing Arts

Lakeside Community Debuts Concierge Service

The Chapin Estate, a prestigious gated community of rustic inspired estates underway in the Catskill Mountains in Bethel, New York, introduces new concierge service for its residents. This personalized service provides purchasers ...READ»

Writers Take the Spotlight at Emerging Artists Theatre

For an aspiring playwright in New York, the odds of turning one's work into a stage production can feel as daunting, even foolish, as pinning an 'American Idol' audition number onto one's shirt. For those whose aspirations surpass ...READ»

Noam Manor, Graduate Update

Noam Manor, Class of 2009, came back to visit the school over her Spring Break from college. Enews had an opportunity to sit down with her and find out about her life after Clearwater Academy.   Enews: What are you ...READ»

Spanish Starchitect Calatrava Tackles Designing Sets for NYC Ballet

Santiago Calatrava has often been called the most lyrical of the current crop of starchitects. Today, the New York City Ballet announced that it will give the Spaniard a chance to apply his architectural and engineering skills to ...READ»

Kudos to Fast Company

Fast Company and senior writer Linda Tischler have received a great accolade: The Deadline Club (the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists), named Linda's story about Cirque du Soleil, "Join the Circus," the ...READ»

Believing Las Vegas: Is Jim Murren's Cultural Vision for CityCenter Just Another Mirage?

The MGM Mirage CEO is attempting to pull off a grand illusion not even David Copperfield would try: Luring Las Vegas tourists into CityCenter with the promise of spectacle and sending them out civilized.READ»

Board Members Wanted: Opportunities Available For Wide Range Of Give/Get And Expertise

Today's New York Times reports on the high "price of admission" to serve on some of the most prestigious cultural boards in New York City, with some requiring give/gets (the combination of what a board member contributes and raises) ...READ»

Dallas: Culture, Front and Center [Fast Cities 2010]

What would a city be without culture? No place we'd want to live. Yet most attempts to seed thriving centers are fraught with stumbles. The new AT&T Performing Arts Center solidifies Dallas's arts district by bringing a red-hot ...READ»

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Is the New Wave of Super Big Buildings Wretched Excess? Or Is Bigger Still Better?

With the NFL season less than a week old, the new $1.15 billion stadium for the Dallas Cowboys may be the most talked about piece of architecture in the country. Designed by HKS, the go-to architecture firm for splashy sports ...READ»

Innovation: The Digital Prophecy Of DJ Jazzy Jeff

I really cherish my talks with DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a "prophet" of the music business whom I have tons of respect for, I have spent several hours over the last few years with my friend and business colleague Jeff Townes aka "DJ Jazzy ...READ»

Innovation: The Digital Prophecy Of DJ Jazzy Jeff

I really cherish my talks with DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a "prophet" of the music business whom I have tons of respect for, I have spent several hours over the last few years with my friend and business colleague Jeff Townes aka "DJ Jazzy ...READ»

The Chapin Estate Is Pure Harmony With Nature In the Catskill Region of New York

BETHEL, N.Y., Jan. 26 — Imagine watching eagles soar, deer prance by and the night stars ignite the sky. Now imagine that vision nestled in the midst of thousands of acres of pristine lakes and woods offering year round recreation, ...READ»

A New Architecture Award Honors Two Young, Hot L.A. Firms

The Arch Is_ award sponsored by the L.A. chapter of the American Institute of Architects gives two nods to like-minded emerging architects.READ»

Tango Atlanta

Argentine Tango is more than a wonderful dance. It is a multicultural phenomenon that was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 100 plus years ago. Some call it a "thinking person's" dance. While true in the beginning, the ultimate enjoyment from dancing comes when we do it purely by feeling it, feeling the movement, moving together with Tango music. "Technical" folks usually get it rather quickly - by analyzing and understanding its movements. Beware though, once you "get" it, you might just stay in its world forever... Hmm, not really a bad thing, is it? ;-) READ»

Second Home Market Strong in Northeast as Evidenced by Sales at the Chapin Estate in the Catskill Mountain Region of New York

BETHEL, NY, MAY 9, 2006 – The National Association of Realtors announced that vacation and investment home sales both set records in 2005, accounting for almost half of all residential sales. According to Howard Schoor, principal ...READ»

Rem Koolhaas Loses His Star Designer

Ole Scheeren--the man behind CCTV and OMA's other Asian projects--says zaijian to Koolhaas, leaving the firm to start his own studio.READ»

The Lakeside Community of the Chapin Estate in Bethel Introduces a New Concierge Service for Residents

BETHEL, NY, MARCH 14, 2006 – The Chapin Estate, a prestigious gated community of rustic inspired estates underway in the Catskill Mountains in Bethel, New York, is pleased to introduce a new concierge service for its residents. ...READ»

Send Fabulous Mothers Day Flowers in Charlotte

Send Fabulous Mothers Day Flowers in Charlotte Mothers Day is coming fast.  It’s the one day of the year that mothers get to be treated like royalty.  She anxiously waits for her kids’ treasured homemade cards or ...READ»

The Atlas Performing Arts Center: Back Offices Boost Box Offices

Jane Lang had a vision to rehab a decrepit site in Washington, D.C. that is now home to a diverse group of 13 nonprofit performing arts organizations that share offices as well as practice, performance, production, and lobby spaces.  ...READ»

Zaha Hadid's Faucet Turns Us On

Can’t afford a Zaha Hadid Aqua Table from Established and Sons? Then how about something similarly swoopy and a little more modestly priced? Just in time for spring kitchen remodeling projects, the Pritzker Award-winning architect ...READ»

Disney Milks the Muppets

Anybody catch "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on ABC last night? Did you spot the puppets? No, I'm not talking about the Muppets, which were given 10 minutes or more of shameless promotional positioning during the latter half of ...READ»

The Post-Big Era: Will Small-Scale Ingenuity Replace Large-Scale Architecture?

The extra-large architectural complex--art museums, libraries, office complexes--built so prolifically over the past decade are commonly described as expressions of civic pride. They might just as easily be called grandiose ...READ»

Join the Circus

In 21 years, Cirque du Soleil has grown from a funky band of street performers into a half-billion-dollar global company. It's a high-wire act of smart risk-taking, innovating around the clock, and staying uncomfortable.READ»

Innovation: The Digital Prophecy Of DJ Jazzy Jeff

I really cherish my talks with DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a "prophet" of the music business whom I have tons of respect for, I have spent several hours over the last few years with my friend and business colleague Jeff Townes aka ...READ»

How An Independently Owned African-American Circus Made It To The Big Top

With Nintendo, MTV, and MySpace all competing for the attention of America's youth, along comes a live show like UniverSoul Circus that tries to set them free with its unique re-imagining of live family entertainment.READ»