Tired of bullying in your school? You might want to bring this artful music to everyone's attention:
Up To You by 2004 Drama Desk Nominee for music, Eric Rockwell. The best revenge is composing well!

Children, Art, and Dreams

Here's an inspiring story from a woman who rocked Jazz at Lincoln Center last night. Toshiko Akiyoshi, born in Manchuria in 1929, she discovered jazz while playing in a Japanese dance hall, and this discovery began a love affair that earned her fourteen Grammy nominations. Jazz, she explained for program notes," was something that just agreed with me." Together with husband Lew Tabackin, she tours with Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra. The concert climaxed with the final movement from one of her signature compositions,"Hope," from the suite, "Hiroshima." Akiyoshi explained that since 9-11, she has closed every concert with this piece. There's something beyond words that is magical about the arts in a young person's life. This cannot be measured by Access or counted as widgets. Keep the arts alive in your community and your schools. Listen. Connect. We need the arts to help us make sense of the best and the worst of us. To find a way to improvise and move on.

Jennifer Muller | The Works---Getting ready for the June Gala

Open House on April 17...sneak previews and more! Find out about the choreography of this American icon: www.jmtw.org

Jennifer Muller's Stunning Choreography in China

These are photos from a commissioned work for the resort on the island of Hainan, Southern China...

Dramatizing the Partition of India: Play by Riti Sachdeva

How difficult it seems to be to compress centuries of history into an evening of heightened drama. Riti Sachdeva renders an epitome of the long-term religious tensions of South Asia in her play, "Parts of Parts of Stitches," currently running at the 14th Street Y. Here's a link to a review.

Jennifer Muller | The Works at Ailey Center March 19

Monday is a great night to catch Jennifer Muller | The Works performing the beautiful "Aria" to the accompaniment of the excellent Da Capo Chamber Players at the Ailey Center. Tickets at Smarttix.
Don't miss it!

Romantic Ireland's Dead and Gone

See two compelling Irish plays at The Cell in Chelsea this weekend just in time for St. Patrick's day! Here's a brief review of "Blood" and "Dancing at Lunacy."

The theater space is excellent and the writers are passionate. Wear green.