With an ending more than five years in the making, The Electronic Lover audio opera debuts its ultimate episode in front of a live audience this week. You can be one of the (lonely?) hearts in the crowd as this tragicomedy set in 1980s chat rooms hits “send” on its final installment. Scored for six […]
With an ending more than five years in the making, The Electronic Lover audio opera debuts its ultimate episode in front of a live audience this week. You can be one of the (lonely?) hearts in the crowd as this tragicomedy set in 1980s chat rooms hits “send” on its final installment. Scored for six […]
By Dave Cantor Yasmin Williams translated her enthusiasm for the video game Guitar Hero into a music degree. After finishing up at New York University and moving back to Northern Virginia, where she grew up, the guitarist self-released Unwind, a sometimes somber, but playful, effort that seems to depict a performer pondering friendships and life, […]
“They’re more than art—they’re like the Bible, Google Maps, and ancestry.com all rolled into one,” says Henry Skerritt, curator of the Indigenous Arts of Australia at University of Virginia’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Skerritt is describing what bark paintings represent to the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It’s an […]
Touring in support of the new album Marigolds, North Carolina’s Tina & Her Pony rides into town on Americana arrangements that depict a life truly lived. Featuring Tina Collins with Rebecca Branson Jones on pedal steel, the duo’s twangy tunes explore love, loss, growth, and change on relatable tracks that evoke sawdust-covered bar room floors […]
Dust off your dancing shoes and warm up those vocal cords because audience interaction is a must when local legends 100 Proof take the stage. Merging funk, rhythm and blues, neo soul, and jazz with Latin congas, this go-go group brings wild energy to the dance floor. And the beats don’t stop when DJ Runway […]
Whether you’re out to critique, create, or commune, the Charlottesville Arts Festival celebrates its fourth iteration with a little something for everyone. This year, the two-day celebration of creative culture brings together more than 50 fine artists and artisans, along with local musicians, vendors, and community partners. Interactive demonstrations and workshops provide grounds for insight […]
Past success and popular demand have led Victory Hall Opera to bring back its outdoor acoustic series for a third year. Soundflight 3, hosted in the natural amphitheater of the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler, returns with four performances in early June. The series also brings virtuoso VHO tenor Victor Ryan Robertson back to the commonwealth. […]
Though Emma Copley Eisenberg is known for her acclaimed true crime memoir, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, she received her MFA in fiction from the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns/Poe Faulkner fellow. Her new novel, Housemates, is a queering of the classic road […]
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Back to Black details the short, volcanic life of pop star Amy Winehouse. It’s a by-the-numbers music biopic that is mostly unremarkable, with the exception of the film’s cast. Marisa Abela as Winehouse and Jack O’Connell as her husband Blake Fielder-Civil give performances that intensely enliven the film. Winehouse died at age […]
Celebrating theatrical works for the stage, Live Arts’ WATERWORKS Festival returns to downtown for its second iteration. The 2024 fest features pieces from local, national, and global playwrights, including one-acts, full-length performances, readings, and special events. An opening night reception and closing day wrap party bookend three weeks of theatrical excellence. The New Works section […]