Creative Voices + Cultural Happeningsin Montgomery County, MD
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On Saturday, April 14, the City of Gaithersburg and its Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) present the second annual DiverseCity Showcase in partnership with the Lakeforest Mall. DiverseCity Showcase event-goers will enjoy the music, dance and fashion of many world cultures, said Amy McGuire, the City of Gaithersburg’s communication specialist. View more
Forget the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys. Awards season is upon us in the Washington, D.C. area, and that means the NEA National Heritage Fellowship. The 35-year-old tradition of celebrating the finest folk and traditional artists from every corner of the United States is a way to recognize and reward folk artists, and an opportunity for the public to learn View more
The relationship between nature and dance is recognized in our language—rain “dances” on a roof; trees and leaves “twist and turn” in the wind. The legendary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham once said, “The spine is your body’s tree of life. And through it, a dancer communicates.” Dance Exchange honors the symbiotic relationship View more
The face—or rather, faces—of ballet must reflect our diverse society if the centuries-old art form is to flourish, according to Harriet Fellows of the Maryland Youth Ballet (MYB), the Silver Spring training academy for ballet dancers. “Ballet has been rarified for far too long. Now, at last, we’re seeing change and diversity across the field,” View more
This year, Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park is celebrating its 65th anniversary of offering professional shows for the young and young at heart. Since merging in 2012 with the Musical Theater Center---and changing its name to Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC)— the nonprofit expanded its mission to include training children aspiring to a life on the View more
After five years on hiatus, Open Circle Theatre (OCT) is back with a bang. That’s how founder and artistic director Suzanne Richard explains the decision to stage “The Who’s Tommy,” using OCT’s trademark troupe of actors with and without disabilities, a rock band and an onstage, real-time American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of the View more
"I think (the ceremony) is a chance to recognize a sort of art that is sometimes under-recognized," said Chad Buterbaugh, Maryland Traditions’ co-director. "One of the ways folklore is sometimes framed in folklife is that it is the stuff that is happening in our backyard that seems so normal to us and seems so everyday that it is sometimes difficult View more
“A Simple Space” is a circus. Or is it? There are no elephants, no costumes, no spotlights, no big top. Just eight acrobats in the raw who challenge each other and themselves with stunts, humor and a dash of danger. Gravity is the ringmaster.
By Brittney Dubose
By Sierra Smith
By CultureSpotMC.com
