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'Leave No Trace': Makes Its MarkBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
04:14PM / Thursday, July 19, 2018 | |
 It would be silly not to give a full, 4-popcorn rating to "Leave No Trace," Debra Granik's trenchant, contemporary drama about a PTSD sufferer who lives off the grid in the Portland, Ore., woods with his teenage daughter. However, when movies are this good, there is a tendency on the critic's part to judge them against other superb examples of the filmic art, and to cautiously rein-in the ebullience that can't help accompany the welcome rush of provocative truths. The personal tale is devastating, the larger implications, haunting. So, when quibbling between a 3 or 3 1/2 and a 4, I invoke the Goldberger Rule of Cinematic Significance to tip the balance: Is the 0 Comments
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Concerts at Tanglewood, Sevenars Are Not To Be MissedBy Stephen Dankner, iBerkshires columnist
02:48PM / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | |
Tanglewood in Lenox is the place to be this week for unforgettable music. Why go? To experience the symphonic and solo concerto masterworks of Mozart, Sibelius and Aaron Copland in the Shed, as well as stirring, not-to-be-missed, stellar performances in Ozawa Hall. Fabulous guest artists – the masterful pianist Emanuel Ax, brilliant violinists Pamela Frank and Christian Tetzlaff and the phenomenal Emerson String Quartet – will take center stage.
For something uniquely special and just as eagerly anticipated, consider attending Sevenars Concerts in South Worthington, Ma., for an exhilarating program of cello/piano masterpieces by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Prokofiev. This
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'Lempicka,' 'Anthracite Fields' Roll Into North CountyBy Grace Lichtenstein, Special to iBerkshires
02:09PM / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | |
 Our focus this week shifts to north county — Williamstown and North Adams. While that might require a bit of a drive for those coming from farther south, I believe it will be worth it as you discover a brand new musical and a masterwork that combines elements of folk, rock and classical. Williamstown Theatre Festival At the Williamstown Theatre Festival, which always has treats in store, the world premiere of "Lempicka" opens its run Thursday, July 19, on the Main Stage, at the '62 Center on the campus of Williams College.
The music is by Matt Gould, with book and lyrics by Carson Kreitzer. It is inspired by the life of the artist "who transformed herself
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Painted Pianos on Display Across Berkshire CountyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:37PM / Monday, July 16, 2018 | |
Keith Bona's 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' installed at the front of the North Adams Public Library. The celestial theme ties in with the library's summer reading program. ADAMS, Mass. — Big, beautiful and artfully crafted, the Painted Pianos began arriving at parks and libraries, galleries and restaurants on Monday. It wasn't long before they attracted crowds who began tinkling the ivories. The summerlong collaborative celebration of the Berkshire Summer of Music and famed conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday will be making music in the community beginning Wednesday through Aug. 25. The melding of visual arts and 0 Comments
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Clark Art Names New Associate Curator of Contemporary Projects| 12:09PM / Friday, July 13, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announces the appointment of Robert Wiesenberger as associate curator of contemporary projects, a position reflecting the growing significance of modern and contemporary art to the institute's museum program.
Wiesenberger currently serves as critic at the Yale School of Art in New Haven, Conn.
"The addition of Rob Wiesenberger to our curatorial team is an important reflection of our commitment to extending the Clark's focus on contemporary art, and Rob will surely enhance the depth and diversity of our exhibition program," said Olivier Meslay, the Hardymon director of the Clark. "We have been actively working in
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'Ant-Man and the Wasp': Going MolecularBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
03:01PM / Thursday, July 12, 2018 | |
 Y'know how in organic chemistry they show you a molecular construction and then ask you to identify it from another angle? Well, I can't do that, which is why I'm a film critic and not a dermatologist. And it's worked out pretty well, except until now, when I'm faced with trying to explain the pseudo-scientific ins and outs of director Peyton Reed's "Ant-Man and the Wasp." You see, a good deal of this adventure yarn is concerned with rescuing Michelle Pfeiffer's Janet Van Dyne aka Wasp from the Quantum Realm, and I have absolutely no idea where that is. I only know that whether it is to the left, right, up, down or somewhere sideways, it 0 Comments
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Bernstein, Bang on a Can, and Everything In BetweenBy Grace Lichtenstein, iBerkshires.com
01:38PM / Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | |
 All varieties of popular music blanket the Berkshires in mid-July. At Tanglewood, it's Bernstein. At Mass MoCA, it's singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett and the start of the 17th annual Bang on a Can Festival. At Jacob's Pillow, it's a remarkable group of musical theater dancers plus Dorrance Dance.
Yes, I'm stretching the word by calling the upcoming shows "pop." But they are popular in the best sense of the word —they appeal to everyone. For me, great music knows no boundaries. Tanglewood How about a zesty lesser-known Bernstein? Thursday evening, July 12, at Ozawa Hall, catch the semi-staged version of Leonard Bernstein's "Trouble in
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Review: 'Hair' is a Must SeeBy Nancy Salz, iBerkshires columnist
01:12PM / Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | |
It didn't have to be this good.
Just hearing one or two songs from the 1968 rock musical "Hair" – like "Let the Sunshine In" or "Good Morning Starshine" – would have been enough to bring tears to our eyes and a longing for a time when the youth of America could and did change our country.
That's what happened when Kate Maguire, artistic director and CEO of the Berkshire Theatre Group, heard a young woman sing the above songs at an American Theatre Wing event not long ago. She told us in a talkback that on the spot she decided to bring a revival of the show in the intimate space of the Unicorn Theatre, where the audience could be a part
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Tanglewood, Tannery Pond, Taconic Music, Sevenars ShineBy Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
12:52PM / Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | |
 Tanglewood enters its second week of classical programming with inspiring concerts in the Shed and in Ozawa Hall. As always, excellence is the watchword: from Leonard Bernstein’s delightful and brilliant comic opera "Trouble in Tahiti" to classic symphonic works of Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Wagner; from Bernstein's emotionally uplifting "Chichester Psalms" to a semi-staged performance of Puccini's "La bohème," Tanglewood hits all the high notes.
In Manchester, Vt., there's the Taconic Music festival. Taconic's concerts are always thrilling to hear and to experience, both in terms of repertoire and the level of
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Review: Bernstein Goes to 'Town' at TanglewoodBy Nancy Salz, iBerkshires columnist
02:56PM / Monday, July 09, 2018 | |
 What a rare and delicious treat – a large Boston Pops Orchestra playing Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town" behind a stellar Broadway cast dancing and singing to perfection. The performance took place at Tanglewood on the evening of July 7 before a huge, enthusiastic audience. It was part of this summer's Bernstein 100 birthday celebration. Even the weather was in the cool, comfortable 60s.
The musical, Bernstein's first, is based on Jerome Robbins's ballet idea, "Fancy Free." With book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, "On the Town" premiered in 1944 during World War II. Between the movie and the four major Broadway
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