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    Ballet Memphis to refresh ‘Nutcracker,’ pay tribute to Americana music

    “We are investing in … new sets, costumes, new choreography, but everything will still have the same music, energy that people have come to love and expect,” said Ballet Memphis’ artistic director.

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2023
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    Collage to co-host international Black dance conference in Memphis

    Black professional dancers, choreographers and directors from around the world will converge on Memphis in January.

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2023
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    Review: ‘The Prom’ is filled with ‘tenderness, sarcasm and humor’

    “If you feel that inclusion, acceptance and kindness are something we’ve been lacking as of late, please go and see this funny, relatable show. The world might just become a better place.”

    By Žak Ozmo September 07, 2023
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    For the first time, two of the largest US ballet companies are in Memphis

    The study notes that the list is not based on “aesthetics;” it is an objective one based on a company’s “economic contribution to the ballet sector.”

    By Elle Perry September 04, 2023
  • Downtown

    Memphis in May is looking for a new location

    In an email to its barbecue teams, Memphis in May President Jim Holt says the festival is “exploring venue options other than Tom Lee Park for the future.”

    By Bill Dries August 15, 2023
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    Mellon Foundation awards Collage Dance $2 million

    Memphis-based Collage Dance is one of the largest Black-led performing arts organizations in the South. 

    By Jane Roberts August 03, 2023
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    Bartlett Performing Arts Center unveils 25th season line-up

    The 2023-24 schedule includes country, bluegrass and gospel artists; a comedian; full-scale live theater productions; a ballet and even some ‘70s and ‘80s throwback musical tributes.

    By Michael Waddell August 02, 2023
  • Music

    Overton Park Shell unveils mobile version of venue

    The Overton Park Shell has a new tool to bring concerts all over the city.

    By Jada Ojii July 28, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphian awarded Chadwick A. Boseman scholarship

    Memphian Roman Neal II plans to study dance at Howard University. The scholarship is given to one incoming freshman fine arts student each year and covers four years of tuition.

    By Alicia Davidson July 24, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Playhouse on the Square cuts ticket prices by half for its 55th season

    Playhouse on the Square has cut ticket prices by 50% from $50 to $25 per ticket to expand accessibility to live theater.

    By Alicia Davidson July 22, 2023
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    A soaring success: ‘Mary Poppins’ dazzles at Theatre Memphis

    “Theatre Memphis is so proud to be able to bring top-notch production values to match the top-notch Memphis talent who make this production so special for all ages,” said Debbie Litch, Theatre Memphis executive director.

    By Žak Ozmo June 29, 2023
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    At 74, dyslexic wordsmith heads to national poetry slam

    William Hill of Southaven will represent Mississippi in a competition sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Association.

    By Beth Sullivan June 19, 2023
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    Tone celebrates Juneteenth

    Tone celebrates Juneteenth with a festival on its Orange Mound Tower grounds on Jun 18, 2023.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 19, 2023
  • Collierville

    ‘Titanic’ sets sail at Harrell Theatre, a first for a local Memphis cast

    “Titanic” will set sail this week in The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre. It’s the first time a local theatre has taken on the production.

    By Abigail Warren June 15, 2023
  • State Government

    Tennessee’s drag ban struck down by federal judge

    The ruling, released early Saturday morning, found that the bill was an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.

    By Ben Wheeler June 03, 2023
  • Arlington

    Arlington High grad wins $10,000 award at 2023 Sports Emmys

    An Arlington High sports journalist kick-started his college career with a scholarship awarded last week at the Annual Sports Emmy Awards.

    By Michael Waddell May 27, 2023
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    Memphis choreographer fuses country music with modern dance

    “I was looking for my next inspiration, my next project, and was listening to (country) music, and there’s all these stories in cowboy music. It’s kind of like the joke, ‘My wife left me for best friend, my dog died, or I like beer,’ but there’s also something haunting and hard and isolating about country music and the idea of the landscape and Americana.”

    By Elle Perry May 16, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Dogchella, Mother’s Day and lots of ballet

    This week, Memphis in May celebrates Malaysia, Opera Memphis honors soldiers and Motownphilly’s back again.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen May 11, 2023
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    ‘901 Stories’ will take you through this hallowed Downtown creative space

    Designed as a site-specific production, 901 Stories’ three acts will take the audience through several rooms of the Medicine Factory — each made to suit the setup, mood and theme of a particular story.

    By Žak Ozmo May 19, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    MIM Guide: How to celebrate Malaysia this week

    It’s Memphis in May’s “international week,” and we’ve got your essential guide to celebrating this year’s honored country of Malaysia.

    By Bianca Phillips May 10, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    New Ballet brings back ‘Springloaded’ for 20th year

    According to founder and CEO Katie Smythe, “Springloaded” is “important to Memphis because it places these ballets here, in the context of our lives in Memphis.”

    By Blair Kinsey May 02, 2023
  • Health Care

    ‘Sopranos’ star brings mental health advocacy to Methodist Breakfast

    Actor Joe Pantoliano, known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on “The Sopranos,” will share his personal struggles with depression and his mental health advocacy work when he speaks at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s ninth annual Mental Health Breakfast. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 01, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Opera Memphis preview: ‘The Falling and the Rising’

    “This opera is about empathy. It is about understanding other people’s sacrifice. It is about understanding our responsibility to them, and to each other. It is about things that we forget at our own peril, be it in war, pandemic, our family, our city, our country or the world.”

    By Žak Ozmo April 18, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Memphis monologues: People of all ages to share personal tales at Storyfest

    Storyfest 2023 returns to the Halloran Centre Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15, offering an intergenerational group of Memphians the chance to convey personal stories onstage through live theater performance.

    By Alicia Davidson April 13, 2023
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Porchfest, Storyfest and Shelby Forest Spring Fest

    This week, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin are walking in Memphis (er, well, Germantown), MoSH offers a look behind the scenes and Wiseacre hosts a weird beer festival.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington April 14, 2023

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