Sentences with phrase «as contemporary performances»

It also includes films and lectures with some of the classics from the history of performance art, as well as contemporary performances.

Their nuanced, intuitive approach to spontaneous music - making offers a fresh look at their instruments as well as contemporary performance practice.

Yes, Basic Instinct, the 1992 sex - thriller with Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas staged as contemporary performance piece staring only the female characters.

Not exact matches

Jing Daily looks at the intersection of luxury and culture in China: the ins and outs of business development there with an eye toward the upscale consumer market, as well as the business of culture — from auctions, museums, and contemporary art to performance, public events, and more.

Meanwhile, former Beatle George Harrison would cite Oh Happy Day as inspiration for his hit My Sweet Lord, and Glen Campbell reached the adult contemporary charts with his own version of the Hawkins performance.

New York, NY About Blog Asia Contemporary Art Week connects leading New York City galleries and museums in a citywide event comprising of public programs such as exhibitions, receptions, lectures and performances.

In terms of entertainment in Massachusetts, you'll find sports (the Red Sox, of course), orchestras, fairs and festivals, live dance and musical performances, historical and contemporary museums, and water activities such as sailing, yachting, fishing (both freshwater and deep sea), and whale watching.

Banderas» charming, often comic performance, a cute one by child actor Adrian Alonso as Zorro's son and pint - sized counterpart, an amusing one by Rufus Sewell, who plays his villainous role as a Hispanic Christopher Walken, some imaginative PG - rated methods of disposing of the bad guys and a number of rather audacious parallels to contemporary politics and warfare place this clearly in the «guilty pleasure» category; like the original, it's notably longer than it has any right to be (perhaps Steven Spielberg executive producing both of them is a factor?)

In short, if we carefully examine the state of contemporary cinema, we easily acknowledge that even though there is a defining economic and technological imbalance between Hollywood and the rest of national film industries, first, it would short - sighted to understand Hollywood cinema as a monolithic structure which survives through the repeated performance of a practice of top - down cannibalism.

Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries, however, he could truly act as well as make music, delivering superb, natural performances in films for directors like Martin Scorsese, Sam Peckinpah, and John Sayles.

Much as Geraldine Chaplin's weirdly anachronistic lead performance as a contemporary character in Rudolph's Remember My Name (1978) evokes Barbara Stanwyck roles in various women - oriented melodramas of the 30s, Watson's gaffes seem to hark back to some of the 50s dumb - blond routines of Marilyn Monroe, Judy Holliday, Jayne Mansfield, and Barbara Nichols.

Clare Stewart, director of the BFI London Film Festival, said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»

Among the other fiction films to look for in theaters or on VOD: John Michael McDonagh's Calvary, in which Brendan Gleeson gives a beautifully modulated performance as a dedicated priest who is no match for the disillusionment of his parishioners and the rage of another inhabitant of his Irish seaside village, determined to take revenge against the priesthood for the sexual abuse he suffered as a child; the desultory God Help the Girl, the debut feature by Stuart Murdoch (of Belle and Sebastian), all the more charming for its refusal to sell its musical numbers; Tim Sutton's delicate, impressionistic Memphis, a blues tone poem that trails contemporary recording artist Willis Earl Beal, playing a character close to himself who's looking for inspiration in a legendary city that's as much mirage as actuality; and two horror films, Jennifer Kent's uncanny, driving psychodrama The Babadook, with a remarkable performance by child actor Noah Wiseman, and Ana Lily Amirpour's less sustained A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which nonetheless generates some powerful political metaphors.

It's pointedly meant to be a costumed actor like the old days of Boris Karloff as opposed to the contemporary style of motion - capture performances which may have been utilized under a different director.

Awkward performances, under developed characters, flat dialogue and bad dubbing are very common in his film as well as the films of his Italian horror contemporaries such as Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci.

The film stars Elisabeth Olsen in an extraordinary, nuanced performance as Martha, who, after escaping from a sinister cult, attempts to re-assimilate herself into contemporary society by staying with her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and her fiancé Ted (Hugh Dancy) at their lake house in New England, but Martha begins to worry that members of the abusive sect she managed to run away from are plotting to bring her back to their corrupt commune.

Festival director Clare Stewart said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»

As one of the most beloved and honoured actors in contemporary cinema, Binoche discusses an extraordinary career that has taken her from Godard to Godzilla, and her performance in the Festival selection Clouds of Sils Maria.

Students compare the unique interpretive and expressive natures and aesthetic qualities of traditional arts from various cultures and historical periods with contemporary new art forms (such as performance art)

Combining the very best leadership pedagogy from the corporate sector with an informed understanding of the contemporary school environment, NESLI programs are designed to equip school leaders with the insights, skills and confidence to accelerate their own development as they simultaneously strengthen the performance of those around them.

Even with the manual transmission, the 3,235 - pound Cooper S Clubman isn't quite as fast as the smaller, lighter Hardtop 4 Door, and it's not on the same performance level as a VW GTI or Ford Focus ST. Even so, it still gets to 60 mph in 7.0 seconds, and it bounds across back roads with as much aplomb as we have come to expect of contemporary Minis.

The first generation model incorporated many of Mitsubishi's contemporary performance - enhancing technologies, such as full - time four - wheel drive, four - wheel steering, active aerodynamics featuring automatically adjusting front and rear spoilers, sport / tour exhaust modes and electronically controlled suspension (ECS).

Contemporary rivals such as the Mercedes S - Class may objectively be better, but if you want massive performance and luxury with soul, nothing comes close to Crewe's missile.

«As an ode to our Dodge fans, these highly collectible models feature all - new Pearl White leather performance seats with Furious Fuchsia accents to deliver a customized, yet contemporary look to the heritage - inspired interior.

Despite having conventional front engine / rear drive layout and even 4 seats, contemporary road tests claimed that the «old school» Vantage offered superior performance to such greats as the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari 512BB and even the Porsche 911 Turbo.

«As a true original roadster, the Boxster Spyder offers a traditional sports - car driving experience but with contemporary performance.»

Along with adding more contemporary flair to its driver - focused environment, this all - encompassing redo layers on additional comfort / convenience features as the CTS transitions from Standard to Luxury to Performance to Premium Collections or baseline Vsport to Vsport Premium spec.

Audi is presenting the 2019 A6 as a platform for contemporary style, modern infotainment and assist systems, more than a little bit of sports car - like performance, and — quite literally — quiet luxury.

Ever an example of true humility, Fama gives tremendous credit to his predecessors and his contemporaries such as Michael Jensen who pioneered the technique of performance evaluation (measuring additional return after accounting for risk exposure) that is still used today.

Let's put this into a contemporary context — and let's use traditional mutual funds as a rough proxy for attempted market beating products and ETFs as a proxy for market level performance.

If modern art is more to your liking, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, known as PICA, runs a program that includes dance and theater, as well as performance and visual art.

The latest development of the Tantri story is the incorporation of the story into contemporary dramatic performance such as Drama Gong and Sendratari.

New York, NY About Blog Asia Contemporary Art Week connects leading New York City galleries and museums in a citywide event comprising of public programs such as exhibitions, receptions, lectures and performances.

Cultural performances from other Indonesian provinces including Central Kalimantan, North Sumatra, East Java, Riau, Jakarta, Solo and many others will also be presented, bringing their own traditional as well as most contemporary choreographies.

The event known as Sakura Matsuri offers over 60 happenings and performances that celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

In the catalogue for «Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art,» currently at NYU's Grey Art Gallery, curator Naomi Beckwith describes Mythic Being as «a seminal work of self - fashioning that both posited and critiqued models of gender and racial subjectivity.»

This performance established it as a seminal work in contemporary opera.

Sla307 produces a number of contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year as well as a series of public programming which include lectures, performances, and film screenings.

2013 Art Public: Only One Like You, curated by Nicolas Baume, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL Pataphysics (A Theoretical Exhibition), Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY Body is Present, Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, Ramapo College, NJ Hold on Her, (performance), Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH All Good Things, SOMA Arts, San Francisco, CA Remainder, curated by Lauren Ross, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma The Lobby Project, City Center, New York, NY Sisyphus: Heroism of the Absurd, Arte Actual, Quito, Ecuador If Color, then also Dimension; If Flatness, then Texture, etc., LMCC at Governor's Island, New York, NY Object Focus: The Bowl, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR Paint Things: Beyond the Stretcher, Decordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA In Praise of Chance and Failure, Family Business, New York, NY There Is No Place Like Home, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, Newark, NJ Only as Signal Show, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA No Sun Without Shadow, Lu Magnus, New York, NY Unfolding Tales: Selections from the Contemporary Collection, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

Referred to as the «New School's Head of Class» by V Magazine, her exhibitions are regularly featured in the Top Ten art show to see, including Terence Koh's performance «Art History» in The New York Times and New York Magazine, the best show of the summer by The Huffington Post for «Contemporary Magic» at the Virginia MoCA, as well as placement in the top art / fashion crossover shows of the year by Italian Vogue for ART CAPSUL at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.

Internationally recognized as a leading arts venue, the Walker Art Center presents contemporary visual arts and design exhibitions; dance, theater, and music performances; and film screenings.

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead are hoping to secure as many as 600 members of the public for a performance of On Kawara's One Million Years The recent host of the Turner Prize, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead is looking for as many as 600 volunteers to help the performance of On Kawara's One Million -LSB-...]

«They brought me into this other space of contemporary performance culture, contemporary aesthetics, all things I had never thought about as a jazz musician.»

The programme includes films and talks that provide an insight into contemporary performance art, as well as three artist - led workshops.

Billed as a soft opening, Punjab's first - ever international contemporary arts festival launched on 3 March, with performances staged in the courtyard of the Ran - Baas and before the magnificent Darbar Hall, where the Raj had held court, and which still flourishes gilded plaster mouldings, walls inlaid with mirrored glass and 14 crystal, status - symbol, F&C Osler chandeliers.

As Co-Founder of CAN, the Centre d'art Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and director from 1995 - 2000, Wahler integrated researchers at the University of Neuchâtel into the institution's contemporary art programming, including site - specific performances and solo and group exhibitions with Steven Parrino, Fischli and Weiss, Roman Signer, Cheryl Donegan, Philippe Parreno, and Mike Kelley, among others.

Previously serving as Curator of Public Programs at Nottingham Contemporary, the UK's newest public contemporary art center, Blackson worked with numerous universities, artists, and writers to develop an eclectic and discursive program of lectures, screenings, performances, and Contemporary, the UK's newest public contemporary art center, Blackson worked with numerous universities, artists, and writers to develop an eclectic and discursive program of lectures, screenings, performances, and contemporary art center, Blackson worked with numerous universities, artists, and writers to develop an eclectic and discursive program of lectures, screenings, performances, and live events.

One of the historic alternative contemporary art centers in the United States, 18th Street is a leader in international residencies and cultural exchange, as well as the home base for seminal not for profit artist organizations Highways Performance Space, EZTV, and Electronic Café International.

Concluding the exhibition are commissioned works by emerging artists, which provide critical insight into the continued relevance of the artist's studio in understanding pervasive elements of contemporary life, such as the rapid exchange of information and emphasis on performance and spectacle.

The Icelandic artist's work gives performance art, and contemporary art in general, a good rep.. His actions, musical scores, films and paintings are reminiscent of the repetitious, contemplative tone of Bill Viola's video work as well as Anselm Kiefer's multimedia, existential reflections on the creative «self» and on cultural inheritance.