Things to Do: Photography exhibit, unique dance experience, virtual theater and old-time radio show A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine can be viewed online through the Maine Historical Society.
Image courtesy of Collections of Maine Historical Society, MaineMemory.net #18993
‘A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine’
Ongoing virtual exhibit through the Maine Historical Society. mainememory.net/exhibits
The Maine Memory Network section of the Maine Historical Society’s site is rich with virtual exhibits that you can spend hours looking at. In recognition of Black History Month, take the time to explore photography exhibit “A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine.” You’ll see several compelling images as you learn about the African American Army soldiers assigned to guard Maine’s railways during World War II. As you view the images, you’ll see glimpses of the soldier’s lives in three Maine locations during a time of racial segregat
New York Stage and Film Commits $100,000 to Support Artists with NEXUS Initiative
New York Stage and Film, considered “one of the preeminent incubators for theater in the country,” has committed $100,000 to their new NEXUS Initiative that brings together 20 multi-hyphenate artists to explore the question “where does story exist at the intersection of stage and film?” Through this inaugural program, NYSAF will offer direct support to these artists – each participant receives $5,000 and will take part in a series of conversations focused on the needs of new and expanded forms of storytelling that resonate with our time.
In order to increase access to the program and respond to the ideas of a broad range of storytellers, these 20 participants were recommended by 14 leading artists of stage and film for their accomplishments in exploring new forms of storytelling. The leading artists selection committee includes Ayad Akhtar, César Alvarez, Luis Castro, Elsie Choi, Marcus Ga
Nichole Canuso Dance Company will present a digital tour of their critically-acclaimed work Being/With:Home. The intimate participatory performance, which explores separation, connection, and the power of listening, will play The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin from February 11-24, 2021, followed by an engagement at the Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, Maine from February 25-March 14, 2021.
The online structure of Being/With:Home is the result of writer/choreographer Nichole Canuso and her Philadelphia-based dance company adapting an existing work, Being/With, to the realities of the pandemic environment. Being/With was transformed into Being/With:Home-the Zoom-based work-and first premiered at the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival to great acclaim. American Theatre Magazine s Alix Rosenfeld raved that piece was Complex and rich.With every direction from the audio guide, I felt layers of myself peel back to be shared.and the connection I felt was as potent