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“Semi-abstraction is the area that I feel happiest in, not pure geometry or pure abstraction or pure figurative representations, but rather the area in between,” explains sculptor Bernadette O’Huiginn. “I’ve always been attracted to the line of beauty, a sinuous, serpentine line. The significance of the curved line is very meaningful; there is something very deep in the human heart that responds to the curve as opposed to the straight line.”
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In discussing works that have influenced her sculpture, she cites the omnipresent curves and rhythms of the La Téne period of Celtic Art. The La Téne period, so named for the town in Switzerland where remnants of this particular group of Celts were first discovered, spanned the second and third centuries B.C., and represented a time when Celtic art was flourishing. These migrating Celts brought to Ireland their curvilinear representational forms that were united with the long-standing pagan traditions
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Reinventing the Kennedy Center Honors for the coronavirus era: A little less glam, a lot harder to wrangle
Peggy McGlone, The Washington Post
May 13, 2021
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1of5The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., was bathed in rainbow-colored lights for the Honors festivities in 2019. The lights won t be on this year.Andrew GeraciShow MoreShow Less
2of5Some of the Honors performances will be filmed on the grounds of the Reach at the Kennedy Center.Washington Post photo byy Bill O LearyShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - Faced with an extended closure because of the coronavirus pandemic, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts reinvented its annual celebration and largest fundraiser, the Kennedy Center Honors, to adapt to the changing conditions.
The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts will return for its 2021-2022 theater season, featuring Broadway musicals, plays and special programming for the.
Kennedy Center to Honor Dick Van Dyke and Others at Scaled-Down Events
Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks and Midori will also be celebrated with a combination of virtual and small live performances, slated for May.
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Van Dyke is among the Kennedy Center honorees.Credit.CBS, via Photofest
Published Jan. 13, 2021Updated Jan. 20, 2021
After Dick Van Dyke got the call informing him that he had been selected as a Kennedy Center honoree, he did exactly what he was told not to do: He called his family to tell them the good news.
inside what a show. we are back pand it h, and our show this friday night with a real star. carole king. besides being one of the great songwriters of modern times she hasn t been shy about sharing her political views. she s an avid supporter of hillary clinton, an outspoken advocate for wilderness preservation, and this weekend carole king will be among the five performers honored by the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts at their 38th annual celebration of the arts. carole, thank you so much. you re now in i went through the list that won the kennedy center awards. frank sinatra, mary martin, bruce springsteen. it s quite a list to be on now. it s absolutely i think katharine hepburn s on that list, too. which i did not know. yes. it s amazing. it really is amazing. sometimes, you know, it s so big i can t take it in. well, something else is going on in your world besides being a great songwriter.