Young Players Theater is seeking teaching artist applicants! As a growing arts education organization, we like to build a close community of artists that we continually work with and would love to add a few qualified teaching artists to join that team for the end of our 2014 semester and the beginning of our 2015…
INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES If you are interested in how a small international non-profit arts/education organization works, and would like to gain some experience and put your current experience to work for a good cause consider volunteering some time to ITLP. The International Theatre and Literacy Project (ITLP) offers internship opportunities for New York University…
“[Alan Winner] has a natural stage presence, and a confidence that suggests the theatre is his home” -Robert Dunnett, Opera Now Magazine “He couldn’t have chosen a better subject for a musical tribute.” -Writes Jerry Osterberg for Cabaret Scenes after seeing an earlier incarnation of The Boy Who Loved Bassey – “Besides having a fantastic…
Hello Beautiful People, Jingle Bells. The First Noel. White Christmas. Home for the Holidays. I. Love. Christmas. I love Christmastime. I love the Christmas season. I love the root of what the holiday is supposed to stand for – hope. Faith. Happiness. New beginnings. And so, I’m tickled green and red to announce a new…
Job Title: Teaching Artist (African Dance & Music) Department: Education and Humanities Division: Education Reports To: Director of Education and Family Programs FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, P/T Seasonal Direct Reports: Program Manager Job Purpose: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) seeks several highly qualified and experienced Teaching Artists with expertise in African dance and music to lead…
Hello Beautiful People, I was first introduced to Lyndsay Faye by my colleague, friend, and Write Teacher(s) Team member, Anna Ty Bergman. You may even remember her from our Artist(s) of New York Column – (it’s amazing, trust me!) So, when Lyndsay was able to do an interview for our Author Q&A Series, I was…
Jean Doumanian Productions announced that the Academy Award® nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Ben Mendelsohn (The Place Beyond the Pines) will star in the upcoming film, Blackbird, helmed by acclaimed theatrical director Benedict Andrews (The Maids) in his first film outing. Shooting is scheduled to commence in the UK…
Hello Beautiful People, His name is Gaetano Minutillo. And he’s going to be 90 this weekend. 90. I’m sitting here still trying to stomach the fact that I just turned 29…and he’s going to be 90 – and I can only hope to accomplish an eighth of what he’s done in his lifetime. And so,…
Hello Beautiful People, I’ve mentioned Out of Print several times in this little corner of the interweb – and if you’re an avid reader, you know I have the utmost appreciation for this company and what they do. And so, it gives me great pleasure to introduce y’all to one half of the Out of Print duo,…
Hello Beautiful People, Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to the Esperanza Spalding. And now I’m smitten. Just to recap – Esperanza Spalding is an American jazz bassist, cellist, and singer. She’s won four Grammy Awards, one of which was the Best New Artist Awards, making her the first jazz artist to recieve the honor….