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Somersfield School To Present Children’s Opera
The Somersfield Primary department will soon be presenting Harlequin, a children’s opera based on an Italian folktale on Friday, February 21 and Sunday, February 23 at Somersfield Academy. Harlequin is the story of a little boy by the same name who lives in the small town of Bergamo, Italy, during the period of the Renaissance [14th to 16th centuries].... Read more of this article
BSSF To Host Frantic Assembly Workshop
The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools’ Festival has organised workshops for Bermuda’s schools led by choreographer Steve Kirkham of the award-winning theatre group Frantic Assembly. The workshops, which will be held from February 3 through February 6, 2014, will provide opportunities for up to 200 students from Saltus Grammar School, CedarBridge Academy,... Read more of this article
Faulkenberry: Spider-Man Closing “Bittersweet”
After its final performance at Foxwoods Theatre in New York City, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” — the most expensive Broadway show to ever be produced — has officially ended its Broadway run, prompting a range of emotions among its cast, including Bermudian actress Rebecca Faulkenberry. There are currently plans to move the... Read more of this article
“Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark” Leaves NY
The producers of the Broadway hit “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” starring Bermudian actress Rebecca Faulkenberry, have pulled the plug on the show’s status in New York City, with plans to move it to Las Vegas later in 2014. The show will officially end its Broadway run today [Jan 4]. Costing a massive $75 million to produce, the play ranks as... Read more of this article
Festival To Feature O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey
The Bermuda Festival will soon be presenting a production of “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” a play written by former Bermuda resident and renowned playwright Eugene O’Neill. Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill lived in Bermuda for three years, and while on the island, planted the seeds for his Pulitzer Prize-winning... Read more of this article
Casting Call For Portuguese Bermudian Film
Bermudian filmmakers Kara Smith and Karli Powell are turning to their home to make a new short film -’Carlos and Pacheco’ set in Bermuda’s Portuguese community. Ms Smith was the 2012 grand prize winner of the Hollywood Screenplay Contest and shortlisted for an Emmy award; and their most recent short film “Life Anonymous”... Read more of this article
Bermuda School Theatre Group Win In Barbados
[Updated] The Bermuda cast that represented the island at the Caribbean Secondary School Festival in Barbados made an outstanding showing – winning a raft of awards including Outstanding Performance, Best Set Design, Best Music, Outstanding Acting Male and Outstanding Acting Female. The cast included students from the Bermuda High School, Berkeley... Read more of this article
TROIKA Audition Call For ‘Beauty And The Beast’
TROIKA Bermuda is inviting everyone to audition for their upcoming production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, a show that is planned for production in August 2014. The show will feature music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, all based on a book by Linda Woolverton and directed by Steve Huntsman. Set to be held at the... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: “Emancipation: A Love Story”
Local secondary school students — who will be representing Bermuda in the Caribbean Secondary School Drama Festival in Barbados — held a preview of their play entitled Emancipation: A Love Story, written by Dr. Kim Dismont Robinson and directed by Alan C. Smith. The preview performance was held on Sunday [Dec 1] at the Berkeley Institute,... Read more of this article
11 Videos: Performances At Premier’s Concert
[Updated] The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs hosted the 29th Annual Premier’s Concert this past Saturday [Nov 23], bringing together performers of many talents at The Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts. The event opened with remarks from Minister of Community, Culture and Sports Wayne Scott, and the concert itself... Read more of this article
Monday: Bermuda Festival Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts go on sale Monday, November 25 at 10.00am and this year the Festival is going green. Since 1976, the Arts Festival has been inviting stellar performers from around the world to entertain the Island and this year the stars continue to shine brightly with everything from an iTunes featured artist... Read more of this article
Spider-Man Play To End Long Broadway Run
The producers of the Broadway hit “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” starring Bermudian actress Rebecca Faulkenberry have pulled the plug on the show’s status in New York City, with plans to relocate to Las Vegas in 2014, according to a report by CBS Miami. The show will officially end its Broadway run in January. Costing a massive $75... Read more of this article