Photo by: Ilkka SaastamoinenCopyright: Citizen Jane ProductionsPictured (from l-r): Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. […]
Photo credit: Tony Duran A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. American blues musician (singer-guitarist-songwriter) Keb' Mo' has five Grammy Awards, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, a 2021 Americana Music Association award […]
(Above) DTH Company Anthony Santos, Derek Brockington, Amanda Smith and Dylan Santos, photo by Rachel Neville; (below) Company in "Passage," photo by Theik SmithDance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program. […]
Company Artists Kouadio Davis and Alexandra Hutchinson in "Higher Ground." Photo credit: Tony Duran Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Join us for a conversation with Dance Theatre of […]
photo: Lluís Tudela The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being […]
photo: Andrew Light, Divergent, 36th Rosen Sculpture Competition First Place Award Winner The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival. The nationally recognized program has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the university […]
Photo credit: DavidMcClister A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Performing a wide variety of roots, blues and original new songs! John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of […]
Photo credit: Suvo Das Broyhill Chamber Series Amjad Ali Khan, SarodSharon Isbin, GuitarAmaan Ali Bangash, SarodAyaan Ali Bangash, SarodwithAmit Kavthekar, Tabla Grammy Award-winning American guitarist Sharon Isbin teams with Indian sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, with Amit Kavthekar. The collaboration melds Western and Indian traditions in a sacred and artistic flow, […]
The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic […]
GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor Alan G. Benaroya Music Director ChairGIL SHAHAM, violinWINFRED FELTON, bassoon Rosen-Schaffel Competition winner (2022) Engelbert Humperdinck/ed. Schwarz · Suite from Hänsel and Gretel PreludeThe Witch’s RideThe Gingerbread HouseThe Witch’s WaltzDream Pantomime Johannes Brahms · Violin Concerto in D major, op.77 […]
A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for […]
The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic […]
Photo credit: Tony Duran A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Performing a mix of jazz-influenced soul, pop, standards and more with his band! Leslie Odom, Jr. is a two-time Academy […]
MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionists conjure the magical world of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts in this stunning reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s novel. Journey down the rabbit hole with MOMIX and the visionary choreography of Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s […]
Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsOn the Water (Vee peal) In Estonian with English subtitlesEstonia, not rated, directed by Peeter Simms, 2020, comedy-drama, 106 minutes On the Water unfolds in rural Soviet Estonia in the early 1980s, during a pivotal year in the life of a shy teen, Andres, who is being raised […]
Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. For five decades, Boz Scaggs has mined a personalized mix of rock, blues and R&B […]
A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences […]
Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsWhen Pomegranates Howl In Pashto/Farsi with English subtitles Australia/Afghanistan/The Netherlands, Iran, not rated, directed by Granaz Moussavi, 2021, drama, 83 minutes Nine-year-old Hewad peddles food and amulets in Kabul, tackling dangers of daily street life during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Following an explosion, he is photographed amongst […]
photo by Robert Cummerow A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award-winning performances both […]
Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsBelfast In English with English subtitlesUnited Kingdom, PG-13, directed by Kenneth Branagh, 2021, drama, 98 minutes Director Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical film chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son's childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Surrounded by sporadic […]
photo credit: Ben Van HoutenGERARD SCHWARZ, conductorAlan Benaroya, Music Director ChairSANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, piano Umoja for Orchestra Valerie Coleman Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16 Edvard Grieg Allegro molto moderato Adagio Allegro moderato molto e marcato Santiago Rodriguez, piano Symphony No. 4 in f minor, Op. 36 […]
photo: ImagePresseHelene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsPlayground (Un monde) In French with English subtitlesBelgium, not rated, directed by Laura Wandel, 2021, drama, 72 min In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child's-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and abuse. Following 7-year-old […]