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Matthew Gardiner, new Artistic Director of Signature Theatre. Photo by Christopher Mueller. Signature Theatre’s Board of Directors voted to accept the recommendation from the Artistic Director Search Committee to  appoint  Matthew Gardiner Signature Theatre’s new Artistic Director. The Artistic Director Search committee, comprised of artists, Signature staff and Board members, voted unanimously to appoint Gardiner after an exhaustive, nationwide search facilitated by AlbertHall&Associates that began in November 2020. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are so excited that Matthe...

Lukashenko honors outstanding Belarusians with state awards MINSK, 7 May (BelTA) - Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko presented state awards to Belarusians who distinguished themselves in various fields of expertise, BelTA has learned. The ceremony was held in the Palace of Independence on 7 May. The head of state emphasized that the ceremony took place ahead of Victory Day, the most important holiday for Belarusians. According to him, these days the ceremony honoring the best workers of the country is filled with special meaning, because the frontline feat of Soviet soldiers would have b...

2021 River To River Festival Lineup Announced Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents the 20th annual River To River Festival, Downtown New York City's leading free summer arts festival, taking place June 10-27. From its origins in the aftermath of 9/11 to the present context of the global pandemic, River To River has long highlighted the fundamental role that creativity in all its forms plays in processes of recovery, resilience and renewal. This year, the cathartic power of groundbreaking work by pioneering artists is on full display, in a wide-ranging program that takes into acco...

Opera House Arts’ new director started this week STONINGTON — Tony Adams, former artistic director of Chicago’s Halcyon Theatre from 2006 to 2019, began work Monday as Opera House Arts’ new executive director. Adams was among more than 100 candidates who applied for the job. He succeeds Per Janson, who resigned last July. The plan is to hire a part-time director of artistic programs too. Both Adams and his wife, Jennifer, co-founded the nonprofit Halcyon Theatre, an innovative theater ensemble, in Chicago’s Albany Park Neighborhood. The Adamses strived to make their t...

The Clay Studio’s Lunch & Learn: Kevin Snipes March 11 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Join Jennifer Zwilling, Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio, and Resident Artist Kevin Snipes, whose solo exhibition “Is / Is Not,” is now on display at The Clay Studio’s Bonovitz Gallery. His exhibition is a new body of… Join Jennifer Zwilling, Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio, and Resident Artist Kevin Snipes, whose solo exhibition “Is / Is Not,” is now on display at The Clay Studio’s Bonovitz Gallery. His exhibition is a new body of work, featuring plate forms depicting hum...