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…
This spring, BOF proudly presents the first workshop performanceof a brand new opera from the Pulitzer Prize-winning composerof The Central Park Five and X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X: THE REEF April 10Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, New York CityA new opera (Act 1) by composer Anthony DavisLibretto by Joan Ross SorkinAdapted from the…
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 will present Waitress: The Musical, an HD broadcast, on Sunday, December 10 at 1 p.m. Waitress: The Musical brings the Tony-nominated, Broadway phenomenon to the big screen. Featuring composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town…
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…
