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Visual & Performing Arts


Editor: Sarah B. Hood
Sarah B. Hood, Rannie Turingan

Your source for the arts, from acting tips to theatre history (Shakespeare and beyond). Keep in touch with news from the modern stage, playwrights, comedians and music theatre on Broadway and around the world. Dance coverage embraces ballet to ballroom, tango to tap dancing, and the world of traditional dance.

Read about multimedia arts experiments, and the fascinatingly complex interplay of art and society. Add past artists and contemporary art figures.Take an armchair tour of the world's great galleries and museums, join us for views and how-tos on photography, ceramics, sculpture. painting and mixed media.

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Visual & Performing Arts

Live Forever Elizabeth Peyton

In: Traveling Art Exhibits

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

This show features Peyton's intense, vividly coloured, intimate portraits of 19th Century heroes and iconic figures from the world of art, music, fashion and literature. more...

Preparing for a First Fitting with Pointe Shoes

In: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance

By: Feature Writer Terry Finch

Getting the first pair of pointe shoes is an exciting time for a ballet student, at any age. Dancers should keep in mind that there are some guidelines for pointe shoes. more...

How to Use Exposure Lock in Critical Image Areas

In: Photography Techniques

By: Feature Writer Philip Northeast

Exposure lock is a fast and convenient way to take control of digital camera's automatic metering system where the exposure of only part of a scene is important. more...

Musicality for Dancers and Dance Teachers

In: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance

By: Feature Writer Terry Finch

Being knowledgeable about music and musicality is an important aid in taking and teaching a dance class, whether it is ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, or modern. more...

Dance and Modern Art

In: Modern Art History

By: Feature Writer Meg Nola

The combination of the flair of theater and gracefully agile bodies in motion has made dance a longtime favorite subject of artists. more...

Multimedia – A Combination of Genres

In: Multimedia Arts

By: Feature Writer Jo Murphy

Sets of conventions form as genres. More often than not multimedia arts will cross into multiple genres as they borrow and recombine these conventions. more...

Workshop Missoni – Inspired by the Futurists

In: Special Art Gallery Exhibits

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

Missoni colourful geometric designs changed knitwear forever. This exhibition looks at sources of inspiration and the processes involved in producing Missoni creations. more...

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