Artist Cody Chamberlain’s obsessive muse, spiritual solace in the Utah desert

Artist Cody Chamberlain’s obsessive muse, spiritual solace in the Utah desert

ByLes RokaDec 1, 2017

In the first issue of Seven Arts, a cultural arts magazine launched in 1916, Romain Rolland, a French writer who was a close friend of Marcel Duchamp, contributed an essay titled America and the Arts. He paid great tribute to Walt Whitman – “the elemental Voice of a great pioneer,” the American corollary of Homer. Rolland envied the artistic opportunity of Americans who were born in “soil that is neither…

Unconventional holiday programming with the season’s perfect tone: Sackerson’s The Little Prince, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Top Bill

Unconventional holiday programming with the season’s perfect tone: Sackerson’s The Little Prince, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Top Bill

ByLes RokaNov 29, 201713 min read

The challenge in any holiday season is to find fresh entertainment that carries a theme without resorting to…

Sackerson’s production of The Little Prince set for 2017 holiday season

Sackerson’s production of The Little Prince set for 2017 holiday season

ByLes RokaNov 21, 20174 min read

“Goodbye,” said the fox. “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with…

Genuine voices, passions enliven four outstanding short films in Spy Hop’s PitchNic 2017 class

Genuine voices, passions enliven four outstanding short films in Spy Hop’s PitchNic 2017 class

ByLes RokaNov 17, 20177 min read

NOTE: All four short films are available for viewing here. Native, PitchNic, 2017, Spy…

Karen Horne’s latest series of paintings capture moods of dance in classic, social settings

Karen Horne’s latest series of paintings capture moods of dance in classic, social settings

ByLes RokaNov 16, 20177 min read

Expressing the art of dance in painting is among the most difficult challenges artists attempt. Many know of…