Vermont Arts and Culture Organizations Awarded $600,000 in Relief Funding

by Margaret Grayson Posted on July 3, 2020 at 3:26PM

The Weston Playhouse, Vermont’s longest-running professional theater, has lost all of its earned income since canceling its summer theater season, said executive artistic director Susanna Gellert. While the theater has been able to reduce its operating budget from $2.3 million annually to about $1 million, the grant support is still vital.

The Flynn Cancels Its Teaching Artists Program for Fall

by Margaret Grayson Posted on July 2, 2020 at 10:55AM

For teaching artists such as dance and choreography teacher Lois Trombley, the Flynn’s programs have provided a reliable source of income for years. She said the performing arts center has been as supportive and communicative as possible, but it’s simply a difficult time to be an artist.

Vermont Lake Monsters 2020 Season Canceled

by Dan Bolles Posted on June 30, 2020 at 6:55PM

“The present challenges and restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic have made it impossible for us to host a season,” said Lake Monsters general manager Joe Doud in a press release. But the Lake Monsters aren't alone.

Couch Cinema: 'Curon'

by Margot Harrison Posted on June 29, 2020 at 5:00PM

Will you like it? I’m a sucker for a subgenre of streaming TV that I call “haunted Euroburgs.” Inspired to a greater or lesser extent by “Twin Peaks,” these European-made dramas combine supernatural doings with soapy revelations in highly scenic rural locales.

Hopkins Center and Dance Theatre of Harlem Launch a New Partnership

by Elizabeth M. Seyler Posted on June 26, 2020 at 4:02PM

Inspired by the Hazel Scott Project, Dartmouth faculty in theater and dance will teach a course this summer that explores links between the arts and advocacy and invites students to expand historical understanding and social change through dance. During all of the summer residencies, the college will offer educational opportunities in dance, theater, African-American studies and related fields that spark conversations on race, activism and equity in the arts.

The Flynn: No Main Stage Shows in 2020

by Dan Bolles Posted on June 25, 2020 at 2:53PM

The release states that the fate of performances scheduled at the Flynn in 2021 is still being considered and that the Burlington nonprofit is also exploring additional programming options. Those options might include performances at the smaller Flynn Space theater, according to the Flynn's director of marketing and communications Kevin Titterton.

On Church Street, a Black College Student Wants to Discuss Race

by Ken Picard Posted on June 24, 2020 at 3:50PM

is eyeing me,” he said. “Are they going to think I’m a thug, that I’m a criminal, that I’m stealing from them?

Couch Cinema: 'Fast Color'

by Margot Harrison Posted on June 22, 2020 at 4:48PM

Will you like it? Cowritten and directed by Julia Hart, and given a meager theatrical release in 2019, Fast Color is a superhero film with the budget and values of an indie.

Bandcamp's Joe Holt on Donating Sales for Juneteenth

by Jordan Adams Posted on June 18, 2020 at 2:14PM

SEVEN DAYS: What sets Bandcamp apart from other streaming platforms in terms of profits for artists? JOE HOLT: When we made Bandcamp, we had friends who were in bands, and had really bad websites.

Nectar's and Club Metronome to Reopen

by Jordan Adams Posted on June 17, 2020 at 8:32PM