http://www.gomemphis.com/news/arts/?partner=RSSGo Memphis Stories: Artsen-usartshttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/13/in-abundance-ballet-memphis-continues/?partner=RSSThe birth of Ballet Memphis, 25 years ago, occurred just as two other professional dance organizations in the city were folding due to lack of funding and mismanagement. Then, as now, questions of how much and what kind of dance the community will support were the constant concern of the company's founder and artistic director Dorothy Gunther Pugh. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288986-734546arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNIn AbunDANCE: Ballet Memphis continues to grow, evolveGo Memphisin-abundance-ballet-memphis-continuesurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288986-734546Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/cover-story-where-quartet-happened/?partner=RSSHistory comes face to face with creative license on Tuesday when the Broadway tour of "Million Dollar Quartet" finally brings its re-enactment of rock and roll's most legendary jam session to the Orpheum. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288395-734542arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TN'Million Dollar Quartet' comes to Memphis, where it all happenedGo Memphiscover-story-where-quartet-happenedurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288395-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/dynamic-paintings-celebrate-abstraction/?partner=RSSThere's no denying that David Comstock's abstract paintings are attractive, though to say that they're easy on the eyes would perhaps stray into the area of condescension. koeppel@commercialappeal.com (Fredric Koeppel)Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288392-734542arts/visual-artsFredric KoeppelMemphis, TNArt Review: Dynamic paintings celebrate abstractionGo Memphisdynamic-paintings-celebrate-abstractionurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288392-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/on-stage-this-week/?partner=RSS"next to normal": A suburban mom suffering from bipolar disorder decides to stop taking her medication, and the fallout forces her and her family to confront the memories they have avoided. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday ($38); final performance 2 p.m. Sunday ($33). $20 senior citizens and students, military. Show not recommended for children. Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. Call (901) 726-4656. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288386-734542arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNOn stage this weekGo Memphison-stage-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288386-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/wilsons-trains-offers-eulogy-for-community/?partner=RSSFor most of his career, August Wilson focused his plays on Pittsburgh's Hill District, a predominantly black neighborhood that saw its once-good prospects fade into poverty and blight. Wilson sees the community as a microcosm of America, where many African-Americans have an almost-daily struggle with the impact of history. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288389-734542arts/stageChristopher BlankMemphis, TNStage Review: August Wilson's 'Trains' offers eulogy for community at HattilooGo Memphiswilsons-trains-offers-eulogy-for-communityurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288389-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/violinist-inspired-by-ode-to-eternal-lovers/?partner=RSSYou might be forgiven for thinking Gil Shaham is still a young prodigy. Although he's 40, the violinist has been a vital part of the Memphis classical scene ever since he appeared in the Artists Ascending program in the early 1990s, fixing in our collective minds the young virtuoso who impressed early and often. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288382-734542arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNViolinist Gil Shaham joins Memphis Symphony on 'Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto'Go Memphisviolinist-inspired-by-ode-to-eternal-loversurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288382-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/art-events-around-town/?partner=RSSDavid Perry Smith Gallery, 703 New York: Valentine Open House. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. New paintings by Greg Gustafson, Andy Reed, Bob Eoff, Jancie Alebertine, Martica Griffin, Alex Walter, Mitchell Gaudet, Rod Moorhead, Mary Long-Postal, Mark Acetelli, Laurie Samuels, John Sadowski. (901) 606-9690. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288384-734542arts/visual-arts/newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNArt events around townGo Memphisart-events-around-townurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288384-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/07/memphis-dancer-lil-buck-tour-madonna/?partner=RSSCharles “Lil Buck” Riley can now add dancing with Madonna at the Super Bowl to his impressive list of accomplishments. And next: He’s going on tour with her, he said. Riley, 23, who grew up near the Westwood neighborhood of Memphis, specializes in the homegrown styles of street dancing called “jookin’” and “buckin’.” blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288099-734541arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNMemphis dancer Lil Buck to tour with MadonnaGo Memphismemphis-dancer-lil-buck-tour-madonnaurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288099-734540Change734541Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/03/actors-across-country-compete-jobs-playhouse/?partner=RSSDramatic developments took place at Playhouse on the Square today with hundreds of actors demanding to be heard. >And they were — loud and clear, since it was the kickoff of the four-day Unified Professional Theatre Auditions, a national job fair bringing together professional actors and companies that want to hire them. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287550-734536arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNActors from across country compete for jobs at PlayhouseGo Memphisactors-across-country-compete-jobs-playhouseurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287550-734536Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/duo-reel-in-audiences-with-music-and-wit/?partner=RSSKeith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet are the genial musicians who constitute Trout Fishing in America, a duo that keep it simple, smart and hugely entertaining. For some 35 years, Trout Fishing in America has been charming kids and adults with a mix of music and storytelling, gaining a sizable following, thanks to lots of exposure on National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287289-734535arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNDuo reel in audiences with music and witGo Memphisduo-reel-in-audiences-with-music-and-witurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287289-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/moments-of-wit-sparkle-in-pleasing-earnest/?partner=RSSTo writers, scholars and aficionados of mordant wit, Oscar Wilde bequeathed a quotation for nearly every occasion. For instance: On dating: "The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her, if she is pretty, and to someone else, if she is plain." blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287279-734535arts/stageChristopher BlankMemphis, TNStage Review: Moments of wit sparkle in pleasing 'Earnest'Go Memphismoments-of-wit-sparkle-in-pleasing-earnesturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287279-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/go-out-fun-events-this-week/?partner=RSSDescribed as "chilling and immersive," the new documentary "MLK: The Assassination Tapes," scheduled to be screened later this month on the Smithsonian Channel, receives a preview screening at the National Civil Rights Museum on Wednesday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287280-734539arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNGo Out! Fun events this weekGo Memphisgo-out-fun-events-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287280-734535Change734539Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/submissions-sought-new-womens-theatre-festival/?partner=RSSA new, three-day festival this summer will celebrate women’s contributions to the performing arts. The inaugural Women’s Theatre Festival of Memphis is now accepting submissions of plays, musicals, operas and other works that may be featured at the event on August 2-4. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287329-734535arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNSubmissions sought for new Women's Theatre FestivalGo Memphissubmissions-sought-new-womens-theatre-festivalurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287329-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/on-stage-this-week/?partner=RSS"Locomotion": Award-winning novelist Jacqueline Woodson has turned her book into an inspiring play about an 11-year-old boy whose life moves from tragedy to hope as he loses one family and gains a new one. Tuesday at 6 p.m. $15-$20 ($9 groups of 10 or more). Orpheum, 203 S. Main. (901) 525-3000; (901) 743-2787. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287287-734535arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNOn stage this weekGo Memphison-stage-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287287-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/art-events-around-town/?partner=RSSDavid Lusk Gallery, 4540 Poplar in Laurelwood: Freida Hamm: "Looking Again," through March 3. Opening 3-5 p.m. Sunday. New body of work by Selmer (Tenn.) artist Hamm, working in oil on large sheets of prepared paper. Call (901) 767-3800. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:14:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287285-734535arts/visual-arts/newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNArt events around townGo Memphisart-events-around-townurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287285-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/01/art-review-photos-aim-to-capture-reality-of/?partner=RSS A sense of place depends as heavily on our imaginations as it does on reality, while the definition of "reality" can be as fluid as it is ambivalent. What, then, is the reality of Memphis? Cinematically, the gamut runs from "Mystery Train" to "The Firm," from "21 Grams" to "Forty Shades of Blue" to "The Blind Side." koeppel@commercialappeal.com (Fredric Koeppel)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287154-734534arts/visual-artsFredric KoeppelMemphis, TNArt Review: Photos aim to capture 'reality' of MemphisGo Memphisart-review-photos-aim-to-capture-reality-ofurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287154-734534Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/30/circuit-hattiloo-stage-award-winning-play-mountain/?partner=RSSThough playwright Katori Hall may be better known to theatergoers on Broadway and London’s West End, the native Memphian will finally see her name on a hometown marquee next year. Her award-winning play, “The Mountaintop,” will be staged as a co-production of Circuit Playhouse and the Hattiloo Theatre Jan. 18-Feb. 10, 2013. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286805-734532arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNCircuit, Hattiloo to stage award-winning play 'Mountaintop' Go Memphiscircuit-hattiloo-stage-award-winning-play-mountainurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286805-734532Change734532Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/30/rare-painting-female-tennessee-artist-reaches-reco/?partner=RSSA 99-year-old painting by renowned local Impressionist Anna Catherine Wiley fetched a record price for a painting by a female Tennessee artist Saturday in Knoxville. The Knoxville Museum of Art paid $107,000, including the 16 percent buyer's premium, for Wiley's 1913 untitled painting of a young mother and child seated in a sun-drenched meadow. The sale was held at the Winter Case Antiques Auction. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286768-734532arts/visual-arts/newsMike Blackerby, News SentinelMemphis, TNRare painting by female Tennessee artist reaches record priceGo Memphisrare-painting-female-tennessee-artist-reaches-recourn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286768-734532Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/29/acclaimed-pianist-back-to-his-roots-02/?partner=RSSIn his apartment in New York's famed Chelsea Hotel, pianist Bruce Levingston surrounds himself with mementos of his Southern upbringing. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286584-734531arts/stageChristopher BlankMemphis, TNAcclaimed pianist back to his roots for fundraiserGo Memphisacclaimed-pianist-back-to-his-roots-02urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286584-734531Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/highlights-redeem-anxious-normal/?partner=RSSThe challenge for the musical "next to normal" is to wring some beauty out of the story of a family devastated by mental illness. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286192-734528arts/stageJon W. SparksMemphis, TNStage Review: Highlights redeem anxious 'next to normal' at Playhouse on the SquareGo Memphishighlights-redeem-anxious-normalurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286192-734528Change0Usable