You read the title correctly, the massive company Live Nation ends merch cuts in all of their club sized US venues starting immediately! It’s all thanks to an unlikely hero, Willie Nelson.You read the title correctly, the massive company Live Nation ends merch cuts in all of their club sized US venues starting immediately! It’s all thanks to an unlikely hero, Willie Nelson.
The streaming era of music has been inevitable in many ways, whether some like it or not. But does this streaming era have the same kind of fairness in the music industry from its predecessor of the physical copy era? It’s not all bad for consumers, but for those who write/produce/publish music on their own it’s a nightmare. It’s not a secret that streaming platforms for artists such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music help greatly to promote your personal brand. But unless you already have the followers to back up these promotions, you’re likely going to be getting the same 50 listeners every month. In the time of the physical era, it was actually about the same if you consider the larger companies factoring in.
“Tituba” has been showing every day of the Edinburgh Fringe at 7.15 PM at the C Aurora venue. The one-woman show tells the heartbreaking story that needs to be told. For those who do not know Tituba and her history, she was the first person to be tried and accused at the 1692 Salem witch trials. She was also the first person to make a confession. As history often does, her story was left untold until now. We find her on stage telling her side of what happened all those years ago…
In this interview, professional opera singer Jessica Pratt discusses her collaboration with House of K’dor in creating her $1.8 million bespoke necklace, the pursuit of her career, and those who inspired her to keep going.
In this interview with House of K’dor, the international Australian jewellery company, Zena K’dor explains how she made this family business a reality, what the creation process looks like from design to final product, and her latest crafted necklace which was created specifically for Jessica Pratt and is valued at $1.8 million.
TyNia Brandon (she/they), is a multifaceted performing artist from New York. She has accomplished so much in her career and is now branching out to include “producer” as another one of the many hats she wears. From the Lion King national tour, to the Tony award winning Broadway production Some Like It Hot and beyond, […]
Anthony Dominick Benedetto was better known as his professional name, Tony Bennett. Tony Bennett was an American singer and performed all over the world while amassing many awards throughout his life. During his seven decade career he became a legend and stayed true to his passion to his last days. It is rumoured that the famous singer sang one last song while sitting at his piano, “Because of You” which was released in 1951 and was his first major hit. Tony died in his hometown of New York at the age of 96, but we know he left his heart in San Francisco.
Najmiddin Mavlyanov was born in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), and is currently reprising his role as Radamès as part of Opera Australia. He studied singing and was a soloist at the conservatory and opera of Tashkent, which he finished in 2006. In this interview he talks about some keys to becoming a tenor opera singer, his shift from performing on different continents, and laughs at fond memories from when he was studying opera.
Ernesto Petti was born in Salerno, and is currently making his title role debut as Rigoletto as part of Opera Australia. He graduated from the Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento Torre del Lago Puccini and was a member of the Centre Perfeccionamento Placido Domingo at Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Some of his most notable work include his debut at a young age as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata in Lecce, Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera at NCPA in Beijing and in Piacenza, and Paolo in Simon Boccanegra at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In this interview he talks about his awakening for becoming a baritone opera singer, his career change, and some advice for those taking on large roles.
The world stopped on 24 May, 2023 as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” died of natural causes in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. The icon that formed generations, women, fashion, and redefined genres of music was 83 and performed her last concert at 69. Tina Turner’s passing was due to her having apparently been battling illness for some time but gave no further public statements on it.
Zurich is always beautiful. However, it is never more picturesque and offers more cultural activities than during summer. The entire city radiates life during those fair weather months. Outdoor cafes and restaurants pop up everywhere as do a myriad of open air concerts, festivals, and movie theatres. One such festival is the “Zuercher Theater Spektakel,” the Zurich Theatre Spectacle, which this year goes into its 43rd successful year.
Kim Hudman is an Australian singer, dancer and actor based in the USA. She has performed around the world on cruise lines, has been the principal dancer in the Sands Casino in Macau, and spent two years as dance captain of the two most famous productions at Universal Studios Singapore in addition to performing as […]
Often, when we hear the word “indigenous,” we immediately think of the indigenous peoples in North America. However, indigenous theatre is a type of performance that is based on the storytelling traditions of any specific indigenous culture around the planet. It can be used as a form of entertainment, therapy, or education. Indigenous theatre often includes music, dance, and visual arts. It can be performed in a variety of settings, including homes, community centers, and schools.
THEaiTRE is a theatre play entirely written by AI. It premiered roughly one year ago, in February 2021. In August of the same year, the Young Vic premiered their show AI featuring the GPT-3 system on stage. Artificial intelligence is here to stay. And becoming increasingly more sophisticated, writing texts, designing art, creating plays as well as performing in them. We are entering into a new era…
Phare, the Cambodian Circus in Siem Reap is more than a conventional acrobatic circus. The artists create and perform stories based on their own life experiences. Drawing from recent history, folklore and modern society, the artists blend drama, dance, live music, and circus arts to share a part of their lives with their audiences.
Since the Nineteen Nineties, the German Circus Roncalli began phasing out using wild animals in their shows. However, thanks to modern technology, they were still able to create amazing animal performances without mistreating innocent creatures. Circus Roncalli began incorporating massive animal holograms into their shows. Which, in many ways, are just as spellbinding to look at as the traditional live animal performances.
Wham!’s song Last Christmas was first released in December 1984… 38 years ago! And it is probably still the most-played Christmas song ever written apart from maybe Silent Night. How far did you make it in this year’s Whamageddon? Have you even heard about it? Well, if you haven’t, you’ve definitely missed out.
Joel Brown is a paraplegic dancer and singer-songwriter. He has toured throughout the USA and internationally. Since August 2015, he is a dancer with the UK based Candoco Dance Company. He produced two solo albums and also composed music for the films A Person Falling (2013) and You (2015) by Graham Brown. In 2013, he was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Performance. In the acclaimed duet 111, Joel Brown performs with former Scottish Ballet principal ballerina Eve Mutso.
Can you remember times when you had multiple colds in a row or that one cold that just didn’t want to go away? Or you got injured, then went back to work too early, only to end up prolonging the healing process? We are all so busy in our lives. And falling ill often seems like an annoying hindrance. Yet it is so important for us to give our body the time it needs to recharge. How else do we want to be able to sustain long-term energy in this marathon called life?
Cavalia is an equestrian circus troop which was conceived by the visionary Normand Latourelle, who had already been part of Cirque du Soleil as well. With his strong dream of creating a show where men and horses interact in harmony, Latourelle was able to bring Cavalia to the stage. Fully respecting the animal’s nobility and overcoming a number of financial obstacles along the way.
The Amazing Acro-Cats are a circus troupe of domestic cats and a few other small animals. Founded by animal trainer Samantha Martin in Chicago, Illinois. The touring feline circus performers leap. They jump through hoops. They play instruments. In fact, the show ends with the all-cat (and one chicken) musical band, The Rock-Cats. The only feline band in the world.
Brandon Birchak and Melissa James have created Chimera together. An amazing aquatic act which in this form has never been performed before. Their love for performing, the aquatic environment, and our planet has then led them to founding Six Foot Creations as well, under the umbrella of which they will next year perform in the Chimera Gala, an event to raise awareness for our planet and celebrate the arts at the same time. In this interview Melissa and Brandon tell us how Chimera came into existence.
Circus Without Borders is a documentary about Guillaume Saladin and Yamoussa Bangoura, best friends and world-class acrobats from remote corners of the globe who share the same dream: To bring hope and change to their struggling communities through circus. Their dream unfolds in the Canadian Arctic and in Guinea, West Africa, where they help Inuit and Guinean youth achieve unimaginable success while confronting suicide, poverty and despair.
Lake Victoria Basin Talent Development and Adolescent Health (LVDAH) is a national nonprofit organization committed to creating safe spaces for adolescents. It is an organization which nurtures young people’s talents by providing opportunities and infrastructure for them to express themselves, perform, and grow.
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