[DANCE] The Buffalo Contact Improv Community hosts the third annual Mission Improvable, which will be an evening of thought-provoking dance, led by Boston-based artist Neige Christenson. Joining her will be dancers from various places, including Toronto, Rochester, Michigan and California. The pieces showcased in the event include a contact improvisation trio informed by Christenson, “Light Solo” by Mariah Maloney and “Spirals” by Ashley Vita Verde.
We at The Public have been focusing on the tumultuous crossroads that the Board of Education is facing. Just this week, our Shane Meyer wrote about the disingenuousness of the phrase “It’s all about the children” when there are obvious political calculations being made that aren’t entirely relevant to the education of children.
[JAZZ] Those who have such mastery over an instrument that they’re able to effortlessly improvise often describe a state of clear-mindedness or lucidity that is experienced in the midst of an especially consuming jam. That the Norwegian/Swedish jazz band, ATOMIC, chose to name their upcoming album Lucidity indicates that they are quite familiar with this state of mind. For listeners, it’s a different story.
If you’re a western New Yorker with a Facebook account, you’ve no doubt seen a minimum of 10 shares of this Gothamist article entitled, “Millennials are Moving to Buffalo & Living Like Kings” In typical Buffalo fashion, a positive article from an out-of-area media outlet sends us all into a frenzy of self-congratulation, smugly pleased that our choices to live in what others consider to be a grey, snowy wasteland are recognized as “not insane”.
If you’re among those who try to see as many of the Academy Award nominees as possible prior to the awards telecast, you’re in luck this year: With the exception of The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is already on cable, most of the major nominees are still playing in local theaters. Of those that aren’t, Two Days One Night, Mr.
If you’re a fan of urban crime dramas—Coppola’s The Godfather, Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, David Mamet’s early work—you’ll want to see this film.
Jennifer Koh (b. 1976 in suburban Chicago), a violinist noted for her intense and commanding presence, dazzling virtuosity, and technical assurance, performs Thursday evening, January 29, at 7:30pm in UB’s Slee Hall. A Curtis graduate and Tchaikovsky Competition winner, she is in demand internationally, performing the 19th- and especially 20th-century concerto repertoire.
A PIE-EYED NIGHT WITH PEGGY O’NEIL is the latest installment in a Buffalo Historical Fiction book series illustrated by Mickey Harmon.