This is the first of what is hopefully a series of posts about what everyone is up to this summer.* Last Friday evening, Burke.Word fled the sweltering sidewalks of DC for the theater among cool grass and shady trees near Great Falls. Close to the banks for the Potomac under the setting sun, three acting [...]
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Summer Stuff – The Play’s The Thing
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Summer in the City…
Posted in Art, Community, Performing Arts on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Isn’t complete without the invasion of FRINGE. What’s FRINGE? well it’s a worldwide performing arts festival that happens in 24 states and 60 countries throughout the year. (see the full list of festivals in the US HERE) Fringe Festivals feature new, innovate work by both established theatre artists and folks just starting out. There are [...]
Jenny & Johnny
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re big Jenny Lewis fans around these parts. She rose to musical fame as one of the driving wheels behind LA band, Rilo Kiley. She later recorded two great solo albums, Rabbit Fur Coat and Acid Tongue. She’s played with a who’s who of other leading musical lights, including Postal Service, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst/Bright [...]
2010 Band Showcase
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are we not formed, as notes of music are, For one another, though dissimilar? ~Percy Bysshe Shelley And is that why when those who are close to us play for us that we are moved, and resonate like nearby strings. One of the highlights of the recent 2010 Band showcase was the debut of an [...]
Sultans of Swing Play Blues Alley
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dictionaries dryly define musical “swing” as playing with an intuitive sense of rhythm. A better way to understand what swing really means is to paraphrase the Supreme Court’s very ‘precise’ definition of pornography, and just concede that with swing – you’ll know it when you hear it. If you were at Blues Alley Monday night, [...]
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of – Burke Film Fest
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged movies on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Want to ‘see the stuff that dreams are made of’? Well, then I’m going to make you an offer that you can’t refuse. So, go ahead, make my day, and attend the Burke Film Festival Saturday May 15! The Film Fest, brought to you by our own Allen Jackson, is where young film makers can [...]
Burke Grad “Scores” Big! [From David]
Posted in Alumni, Community, Performing Arts, tagged Alumni, movies, music on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
[Ed: The following is a cool alumni message from David Shapiro:] When Greg Martin left Burke to study at the Berklee College of Music 3 years ago, we knew that we would be “hearing” from him in the near future. Well, the future is here! Not only has Greg completed Berklee’s prestigious program in three [...]
Burke’s Got Talent (For Doing Good)
Posted in Community Service, Performing Arts, tagged music on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past Friday marked the 3rd and final ‘episode’ of the ’09-’10 season of Burke Talent Shows. The proceeds from Friday’s show went to Rachael’s Women Center. In addition to a great dinner, the performers served up a steamin’ hot stew of: Jazz, blues, rock, bop, hip hop, Toy Story, yo-yo, modal, No. 9 coal, [...]
Burke Bands Jazz Up the Mall
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not since The Boss played there a little more than a year ago, has the National Mall swung like the way it did this past week, when the 12/11 and 10/9 grade bands played there during the Annual Big Band Jam. I missed it this year, but lucky for us, Judy B., our omnipresent photo-journalist, [...]
Hearing Voices
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I remember when I first heard the music of 10,000 Maniacs – back when I was a wee lad. The voice of Natalie Merchant seemed to emerge from a time long ago. She sang the songs of benevolent spirits, haunting voices full of longing, strength, passion and depth. Since the Maniacs’ first records, she has [...]
One Day w/ PS22 & Matisyahu
Posted in Education, Performing Arts, tagged Education, music on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t already, check out the 5th grade Chorus from PS22 in Staten Island. Incredible. They are great singing on 100′s of songs in their auditorium, as well as singing with the likes of: Tori Amos, Lady Gaga, Crowded House and Common. In the video below they go hasidic reggae with Matishahu. They are [...]
Big Star
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What does it mean to be a big star? Alex Chilton died yesterday. Among rock musicians he’s about as well known and respected as they come. He’s venerated by hallowed rock names like REM, Wilco and the Replacements, who wrote a hit named for Chilton. He was even commemorated on the floor of Congress by [...]
Urinetown Held Over
Posted in Performing Arts on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The good news is that, if you haven’t yet seen the HS Musical, Urinetown, or if you want to see it again, you’ve got one more chance… they’ve scheduled an extra show for tomorrow, March 16 at 7:30pm. It truly is an excellent production and a must see. Really. Thanks to our cub reporter, Judy [...]
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