PERFORMING ARTS
What causes your heart to pound, your palms to sweat and your whole self to be simultaneously terrified and excited? I’m not talking about a crush; I’m talking about the a-word. Auditions. Auditions are the gateway to advancing your artistic…
Read MoreArtzray Host, Marisa Reisel had the opportunity to sit down and talk with independent singer songwriter, Phoebe Bridgers. This video is an episode of our “Stories From The Stream” video series. Marisa and Phoebe talk in a classic ’93 Airstream Sovereign…
Read MoreDavid O is a composer and musical director primarily based in the U.S. He is also a warm, funny and generous artist who has a lot to share when it comes to how he made a successful career happen. David…
Read More“Hey, have you heard about The Music Center’s Spotlight Program? You should audition for that! High school students can win scholarships for college.” “Who me? No way, I’m not good enough for that! Auditions sound scary.” But then that little voice…
Read MoreCrossing Over:Jazz Piano Techniques for the Classical Player In the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi agrees to train Daniel LaRusso in the fabled art of karate. But for the first several weeks of training, he makes a frustrated Daniel…
Read MoreGlen “The Kid” Marhevka is the trumpet player for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and a master trumpeter at that. Here is a story of personal drive, mentor relationships, disciplined training and cooperative band experiences over the past thirty years. It sounds…
Read MoreBest Musicals to See Over the Holidays Most Millennials might be known for their serious commitments to Netflix, but that doesn’t mean the musical theater genre has to die. For the generation that is known for having the attention spans of…
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After hours of barre, relentless plies and tendus, and working up strength in pointe shoes, a dancer then faces ballet partnering. Whether your first opportunity comes from a summer intensive or from your home studio, partnering can be a rarity…
Read MoreGame of Thrones video takes the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys to the next level. It’s been a helluva a year for the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, a jazz group that “recalls the New Orleans music of roughly a century ago, with…
Read MoreIt all started with a 6th grade writing contest back in Montana. Patrick Tobin entered his short story and it took second place. He says of the experience: “I loved it. I discovered this writing thing is FUN.” Today Patrick…
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