On Friday April 18th and Saturday April 19th at 7:30pm Dance Dhamaka, Williams College’s Indian Dance troupe, presents Legally Brown: A politically conscious Bollywood dance show at Williams College ‘62 Center for Theater and Dance. Dance Dhamaka is over 30 people strong and since 2006, has presented annual full length shows modeled on traditional Bollywood movies. This year’s show, Legally Brown, promises to follow in the footsteps of Bombay in My Soul and Brokeback Bollywood to surprise audiences with spectacular choreography, vibrant costumes, and lots of melodrama.Reserve tickets at 413 597 2425 or buy them in person at the Box Office.

Our friends just up the block at MCLA’s Gallery 51 in collaboration with Northern Berkshire Creative Arts are hosting a talk by Director Joe Thompson about the LeWitt’s artistic practice and place in art history; the LeWitt Project which will expand our gallery space by about 30% and be a (practically) permanent installation (well, 25 years); and its impact on North Adams and the Berkshires. The talk is free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 3
6 – 8 PM
MCLA Gallery 51
51 Main St. North Adams, MA

MASS MoCA’s former director of design Doug Bartow (now in his own shop, id29) granted an interview. We know we were his best client ever and we know you should look for him on the podium next year as best actor in a documentary short film (but we hope he loses the goatee before then.)

If you’re interested in the history of MASS MoCA, you may find this enlightening.

There are few things that are more exciting than seeing some of our favorite performing artists collaborate together to create a new song, theater work, dance piece, or a combination of all of the above. Trickpony, showing here on March 8th, is one of those collaborations. Outstanding performers ballerina Sally Rousse and aerialist Chelsea Bacon combine thier specialties to create an amazing piece of performance art that can only be described a genre bending. This is one collabrotive effort we encourage you not to miss.

Read the Albany Times Union story about Trickpony and its collaborators.

Great review of new album from Steven Malkmus & the Jicks in today’s NYT.

Playing here April 4 with John Vanderslice opening. If you haven’t already bought tix, they are selling fast.