Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center welcomes the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new performance venue, the Indigo Room, next door to the historic theater on Sunday, October 12 at 1 p.m. The ceremony is part of a weekend-long grand opening comprised of performances and other events.…
Great Barrington, MA — Having succeeded in restoring world-class, fully-staged opera to the Berkshires, the “innovative, clever and thoroughly professional” (Bachtrack) BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL (BOF) is now busy rehearsing and producing its tenth anniversary season in Great Barrington, MA. The only company of its kind in the Berkshire region, BOF produces opera at the highest level under the vision of…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Berkshires/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Coalition will hold a FREE event on Wednesday, September 25, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center to release their second report showcasing progress made and remaining barriers, according to employers and workers themselves. The Berkshire/Columbia County Pay Equity coalition is…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) are delighted to announce that the Mahaiwe is BOF’s new long-term home, through a multi-year residency. The Mahaiwe will present BOF’s mainstage production and other programming for the coming years, beginning with Gounod’s Faust this August 24, 27, and 30. The…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has appointed Natalia Bernal to the newly created staff position, Education & Community Engagement Manager. “We could not be more delighted to be welcoming someone with so much multi-national education and arts experience in this new position,” says Executive Director Janis Martinson. “The Mahaiwe…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center announces four new live shows added to its year-round schedule: “Odyssey,” a new play by Lisa Peterson, on October 14 and 15; the dance company BODYTRAFFIC on November 10 and 11; Mat Kearney with an acoustic trio on November 17; and comedian Samantha…
What we learned. What you can do. What we can do together. To register for this free event go to:https://mahaiwe.org/event/berkshire-columbia-counties-pay-equity-project-data-release-recommendations/ Great Barrington, Mass.—Equity includes arts and culture workers being able to support themselves and their families. Passion is not a substitute for livable wages, but it is a common tale…
Great Barrington, Mass.—Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell will headline the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center’s annual gala on Saturday, July 15. The performance will mark Stokes’ Mahaiwe stage debut after a virtual appearance during the Mahaiwe’s digitally curated “Moving People, Moving Mountains” event in 2020. Stokes will perform with a trio — Tedd Firth on piano, Clint de Ganon on…
