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  1. Painters find emotional depth and offbeat beauty in figurative works

    Anyone who takes figurative painting seriously is apt to enjoy “Holly Coulis & Aliza Nisenbaum,” a show by two Brooklyn artists at Ferndale’s Susanne Hilberry Gallery. Both take a refreshing approach to classic forms.

    • 10:01 AM, May. 15, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Thunderous clapping erupts at DSO Carnegie Hall shows

    It rained cats and dogs every day, but for the 900 ardent fans who followed the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to New York's Carnegie Hall late last week, the weather scarcely mattered.

    • May. 12, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Stars align for opening of MOT’s ‘Aida’

    There's so much that's rapturously right about Michigan Opera Theatre's (MOT) production of Aida that it wouldn't be surprising if the Great Sphinx of Giza cracked a smile in approval.

    • May. 11, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    New MOCAD installation pays homage to final work of late artist Mike Kelley

    The kitschy little tract home on the grounds of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit looks as out of place here in the big city as Dorothy’s farmhouse did after crash-landing in Oz.

    • May. 10, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    DSO storms New York’s Carnegie Hall in rare appearance

    New York — An armed, black-clad swarm from Detroit invaded Midtown Manhattan Thursday night.

    • May. 9, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Summer festival season kicks off with Art Birmingham

    Rejoice — Art Birmingham, the first of the season's major art fairs, kicks off Saturday and Sunday. In this state, that's about as close as you get to proof that summer is really, finally here.

    • May. 9, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    MOT’s Aida is a down-to-earth diva

    Soprano Latonia Moore may portray an Ethiopian princess in Michigan Opera Theatre’s production of “Aida” at the Detroit Opera House, but her offstage behavior is anything but princess-like.

    • May. 9, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Mosaic Youth Theater delves into city’s vibrant past with ‘Hastings Street’

    Mosaic Youth Theatre goes deeper into Detroit history in "Hastings Street," returning to the Detroit Film Theatre this weekend.

    • May. 8, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Asian Pacific dance, history mix for ‘Splendor’

    'Splendor of the East," an annual presentation from the Council of Asian Pacific Americans, returns to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn Saturday in time to celebrate Asian Heritage Month.

  2. Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany

    Berlin — A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" has caused a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas chambers and a family having their heads shaved and executed.

    • May. 4, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    ‘Catch Me if You Can’ musical at the Fisher delves deeper than film

    It's an irresistible story: A polished con man poses in succession as a Pan Am pilot, an attorney and a surgeon, successfully faking his way through each profession, all before he turns 21.

    • May. 4, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Mosaic Youth Theatre will move to former high school in Detroit

    Detroit’s Mosaic Youth Theatre is moving up in the world — to the old Miller High School near Eastern Market. The group will share space with an elementary math-and-science school that’s part of the city’s University Prep system.

    • May. 2, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Sculpture walks the edge in two shows

    Suffer from fixed ideas about what constitutes sculpture? Two shows in Oakland County will drag you, willingly or no, toward the art form's outer fringes in ways both seductive and downright odd.

    • Apr. 30, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    ‘Motown: The Musical’ up for 4 Tonys; ‘Kinky Boots’ leads with 13

    "Motown: The Musical’s" Valisia LeKae received a best performance in a leading role nomination for her performance as Diana Ross, while Charl Brown was given the nod for best performance in a featured role for his portrayal of Smokey Robinson.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Optimism shines through in Henry Ford exhibit of World’s Fairs of the 1930s

    Has there ever been a more seductive view of the future? The 1930s might have been a time of global depression, but that didn't stop the design industry in its ...

    • Apr. 24, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Broadway legend Elaine Stritch comes home to Detroit

    Broadway legend, Detroit native and New York icon Elaine Stritch is moving back to her hometown of Birmingham and doing and "Actors Studio"-style Q&A Saturday ...

  3. Sidewalk art festival seeks performers

    Organizers of the Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts, an outdoor celebration of performance and installation art, are seeking proposals from artists ...

    • Apr. 23, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Ragamala Dance’s ‘Sacred Earth’ mixes 4 art forms with Indian style

    Seeing the divine in everything is the story behind Ragamala Dance’s “Sacred Earth.” The troupe unites four art forms in a classical south Indian style of ...

    • Apr. 23, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Stratford Festival kicks off 2013 season

    As reliable as the robin's return, springtime brings drama in Ontario. The Stratford Festival, in Stratford, Ontario, kicked off its 2013 season with a preview ...

  4. Gaines hired as executive director of ArtPrize

    Business development specialist Christian Gaines has been named executive director of ArtPrize, the annual international art competition held in Grand Rapids.

    • Apr. 22, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    'Motown: The Musical' earns 2 Outer Critics Circle nominations

    "Motown: The Musical" has earned two nominations in the 63rd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, announced today.

    • Apr. 21, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Lovely and punchy works populate Lawrence Street photography show

    Ferndale's artist-run Lawrence Street Gallery has its annual photography show, "Exposures: Photography '13," up through April 26. If you're at Woodard Avenue ...

    • Apr. 20, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Detroit students see ‘Motown: The Musical’

    Twenty-four performing arts students from Cass Technical High School and the Detroit School of Arts traveled to New York City on a bus festooned with Motown ...

    • Apr. 19, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    U-M museum to display pieces in Google Art Project

    The University of Michigan Museum of Art has been invited to join Google Art Project. UMMA is one of a small number of university art galleries, including ...

    • Apr. 19, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    University of Michigan museum joins Google Art Project

    Ann Arbor — The University of Michigan Museum of Art has joined the Google Art Project.

  5. Detroit Symphony Orchestra finds key to revival by engaging community

    Two years after a debilitating strike pushed the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to the brink of its storied existence, the band is back.

    • Apr. 18, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    John Sauve's ‘Man in the City’ brings silhouettes in fedoras to Detroit

    He’s 5 feet tall, made of solid steel and weighs 50 pounds. His public debut came three years ago in New York, but he likes Detroit best, says his creator, ...

    • Apr. 18, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Detroit students to see ‘Motown: The Musical’

    Twenty-four performing arts students from Detroit Public Schools' Cass Technical High School and the Detroit School of Arts will get to travel to New York City ...

    • Apr. 18, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Cathy Rigby still soars with ‘Peter Pan’ after 30 years on, and above, the stage

    An old fashioned magical memory or a whole new experience will come to life when "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan!" soars into Detroit's Fox Theatre this weekend.

    • Apr. 17, 2013
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • The Arts

    Manierre Dawson: Michigan’s overlooked modernist

    Could the world's first abstract painter have been a Michigan fruit farmer and not, as art history has it, Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky? A recent gift of a ...

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