Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center appointed four new officers to its board of directors at the end of 2023. Peter J. Most Peter J. Most is a complex business litigator, starting his career at one of the four largest law firms in Los Angeles, Paul Hastings, and then…
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 will present Mind the Gap, a free, intergenerational performance facilitated by New York Theatre Workshop, on Friday, August 25 at 7 p.m.  The performance is a culmination of a week-long workshop at the Mahaiwe between local youth and seniors, working together to learn the power of storytelling and theatre.  The performance is free and open to the…
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…
Berkshire Opera Festival opens its 2023 summer season with Breaking the Mold: Baroque, Bel Canto, and Beyond, a concert of arias and ensembles spanning 300 years, on July 22 at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. The program traverses a vast range of musical eras and styles, from Handel to Heggie. The afternoon’s selections are sung by strong characters who each…
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.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present a live performance by beloved Broadway star and two-time Tony winning actress Sutton Foster on Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. A performer with a “fierce comic edge” who “can make an audience love her with merely a winsome smile” (according to The Hollywood Reporter), she will return to the Mahaiwe stage to sing songs accompanied by a…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present two family-friendly movies and an interactive children’s variety show over Fourth of July weekend: Spirited Away (2001) on Friday, June 30; Pirate School: Sea Dreams on Saturday, July 1; and The Incredibles (2004) on Sunday, July 2. Transport to a world of spirits and spells in Hayao…
