Friday, May 24, 2019

Melissa Aldana's 'Visions': Transmuting an art icon into jazz

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Frida Kahlo has come to stand for more than her tortured life and painfully evolved personal style as a visual artist. The Mexican symbol of...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Two durable arts organizations cap their current seasons with 'See the Music, Hear the Dance'

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The makings of a spectacular (to revive a TV-associated noun from the '50s) could be predicted with the advance publicity of the colla...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

'Indy! The Musical' celebrates the Race and the triumph of true love

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The timing of a musical comedy revealingly subtitled "A Hoosier Fantasy" could hardly be better. The month of May here, out of whi...
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Saturday, May 11, 2019

ISO concert: Fast-rising piano star Trifonov plays the Schumann concerto; Urbanski advances his Brahms cycle

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Daniil Trifonov seems to be joining the history of Russian pianists who quickly attained legendary status. In the Daniil Trifonov, who a...
Sunday, May 5, 2019

Wagner, Bruckner, Berg: ISO concert probes the roots of classical music's evolution into the modern world

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The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra this weekend drew back the curtain on the shifts that overcame classical German composer-conductor M...
Saturday, May 4, 2019

Sean Imboden Large Ensemble again provides intriguing music at the Jazz Kitchen

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Sean Imboden solos in a ballad feature. With its shifting personnel resting on a foundation of continuing band members, the Sean Imboden...
Friday, May 3, 2019

'Newsies' displays pizazz and collective focus of Civic Theatre at the Tarkington

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Pumping fists and coordinated jumps are a powerful presence throughout "Newsies." "Les Miserables" helped make it sa...