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JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ

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The spark of inspiration

A conversation with Regina Carter
"There’s an artist in each of us."

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 15, 2014

Fall Arts Preview | Dance: Stretching the boundaries

Soaring with Strange Fruit
Plus, a full slate of bold moves

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 10, 2014

Mesmerizing moves

Island Moving Co.'s annual 'Friends' fest
Island Moving Co., Newport’s contemporary ballet company, has always been adventurous.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 23, 2014

Hester Kaplan's 'Unravished'
No one would dispute the fact that Hester Kaplan’s writing is effective and well-crafted, as she digs into the underbelly of American society in her latest book of short stories, ' Unravished .'

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 02, 2014

Emotion in motion

Festival Ballet's 'Up Close On Hope'
When Festival Ballet Providence started their in-studio series, “Up Close On Hope,” more than 10 years ago, the vision was to give up-and-coming choreographers and dancers a stage less overwhelming and more intimate on which to find their footing.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | April 02, 2014

A sound approach

Mark Morris discusses his dance group
When the Brooklyn-based Mark Morris Dance Group takes the stage at the Vets this Saturday at 8 pm, the audience will get a lot more than just the expressive movement of dance.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 05, 2014

The evangelist of tap

Savion Glover's engaging new "STePz"
“Tap dance has been around since air,” Glover says, “and I want to bring more awareness and seriousness to the art form."

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | January 29, 2014

Lasting impressions

Festival Ballet's 'Up Close On Hope'
In the current “Up Close On Hope” series at Festival Ballet Providence, there are two stunning and emotion-drenched pieces that are an excellent example of what dance can do.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 06, 2013

An incredible journey

FirstWorks presents Cirque Éloize's dazzling 'Cirkopolis'
With renewed appreciation of circus performers in the ’70s (Big Apple Circus) and the elevation of circus skills to artistic performance (Cirque du Soleil), many incarnations of circuses and cirques have followed.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 30, 2013

Of love and loss

Jhumpa Lahiri's captivating new novel, The Lowland, is a compelling saga set in Rhode Island and Calcutta
Reading The Lowland is like listening to a lush and intense piece of classical music.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 02, 2013

Fall Arts Preview: Making a connection

Aerplaye's debut; plus, a wide range of evocative moves
Some say it’s the convergence of an Ivy League and a design school; some say it’s the cross-fertilization of students, faculty, and community members. Whatever the source, Rhode Island has long held the distinction of being the state with the highest number of artists per capita.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 16, 2013

Such good friends

Island Moving Co.'s annual dance festival
For a small non-profit dance company, collaboration with other dance organizations can take many forms, such as sharing dancers, choreographers, or venues. Newport’s Island Moving Co. has gone one step farther by inviting whole companies to their annual Great Friends Dance Festival.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 24, 2013

The simple pleasures

The ageless charm of Big Apple Circus
This year’s incarnation of the Big Apple Circus is titled “Legendarium.” It focuses on the history of the circus, threading facts and fancies through ringmaster John Kennedy Kane’s narration and projecting them onto the colorful background banners.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | June 25, 2013

Review: The Bike Stop Cafe

Great pizza and so much more
"Follow your bliss” certainly took hold with the Bike Stop Cafe’s co-owner/culinary head Brendan Roan. He’d cooked all over the state for the last couple decades and loved feeding folks, but his not-so-secret second passion was bicycling.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | June 18, 2013