‘The Electronic Lover’ audio opera
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 […]
A musical monologue
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 […]
Essential to the soul
“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 […]
Tina & Her Pony
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 […]
100 Proof
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, […]
Charlottesville Arts Festival
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 […]
Tenor of the season
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 […]
Worthy journey
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 […]
Back to basic
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 […]
WATERWORKS Festival
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, […]