7.3.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
July 3-5, 2009
6.25.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
June 26-July 1
6.20.09
The return of Jew-hatred, now disguised as anti-Zionism
by Walter Reich in the Baltimore Sun
6.19.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
June 19-25
6.17.09
Rogovoy to headline Klezmer program
at Hevreh, Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 pm
6.16.09
Remembering Joel Librizzi
Late great Berkshire Eagle photographer and personality
6.13.09
Sol LeWitt's System explained
from the Wall Street Journal
6.11.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights, June 12-14
Your guide to the top events
6.4.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
June 5-7
9.27.08
A critic's dismissal raises questions of conflicts of interest
from the WALL STREET JOURNAL
6.1.09
[THEATER REVIEW] Shirley Valentine at Shakespeare and Company
Review by SETH ROGOVOY of BERKSHIRE LIVING Magzine
5.31.09
[MUSIC REVIEW] Close Encounters with Felix Mendelssohn and Eduard Franck
Review by SETH ROGOVOY of BERKSHIRE LIVING magazine
5.28.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
May 29-31, 2009
5.24.09
[EAGLE WATCH] Blaming the victim
If Israel is to blame for Hamas, is U.S. to blame for Al Qaeda?
5.22.09
Merce Cunningham to be honored by Jacob's Pillow
[PRESS RELEASE] Legendary choreographer to receive cash award at June 20 gala
5.22.09
Merce Cunningham to be honored by Jacob's Pillow
[PRESS RELEASE] Legendary choreographer to receive cash award at June 20 gala
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Mahaiwe Theatre's grand reopening
7.1.06
MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Opening night celebration
42nd Street
with special guests
June 30, 2006
Review by Seth Rogovoy, critic-at-large, Berkshire Living magazine
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., July 1, 2006) -- A new era in Berkshire arts and entertainment began last night with the grand reopening of the Mahaiwe Theatre, restored to its once glorious luster and new and improved with comfortable new seats, state-of-the-art technical equipment, air-conditioning, and an entirely new basement level with an exhibition of historic photographs and much-needed twenty-first century restroom facilities.
The interior renovation included the restoration of the decorative filigrees and lights to its 1930s era, and the theater, with its remarkable sightlines and intimate acoustics, is clean and comfortable. It's a welcoming spot, and the audience enjoyed the well-chosen movie musical 42nd Street to kick off the next century of programming at the century-old gem.
On hand to add opening-night thrills and excitement were dancer Marge Champion and TV film critic Gene Shalit. Following the film, dancers from BERKSHIRE PULSE entertained the crowd with a terrific chorus line reminiscent of those from the era of the film immediately preceding.
The Mahaiwe promises to infuse the local cultural season with a new spark and a well-rounded variety of much-needed year-round programming. It succeeds at once as an innovative presenter of film, dance, music, theater and all the performing arts, as well as a very important, downtown-based restoration project, insuring the perpetuation of a vibrant cultural nightlife accessible to all in this small market town and hub of the region. As such, it will undoubtedly be a cornerstone of life in this town for many years -- decades or at least another century -- to come.
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