Jazz and Shakespeare combine in Spearfish
Daniel Kelly’s jazz group performs “Shakespeare in Jazz” for residents of Spearfish, SD. Photo courtesy of Matthews Opera House. Spearfish...
Engagement Spotlights
Community explores storytelling with Snap Judgment Podcast
Photo courtesy of Snap Judgment. Indianapolis, IN – Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication, connection, and entertainment...
Mandy Harvey visits the Quad Cities
Photo courtesy of Mandy Harvey. Quad City Arts has been an Arts Midwest Touring Fund grantee for many years. Their Visiting Artist Series...
IngenuityFest celebrates creativity with Squonk Opera
Photo courtesy of Squonk Opera. Ingenuity Cleveland is an organization all about creativity. Their mission is “to ignite the creative spark...
Supporting visionary theater throughout the Midwest
The Young Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin in Wisconsin has a long-standing relationship with Aquila Theatre Company and always...
All-female Mbube ensemble visits the region
Photo by Christy Dickinson. On Friday, October 19, I had the privilege of experiencing the infectious joy of five women from Bulawayo,...
Celebrating Latino cultures at the Northrop
The Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, an Arts Midwest Touring Fund grantee, hosted Ballet Hispanico on October 2-5 for a...
Renaissance music on the prairies of North Dakota
Enderlin, ND – In 1969, North Dakota native Ilonna Pederson founded the New York Kammermusiker, an instrumental ensemble that specializes...
Diversity reflected on the stage
Photo courtesy of Dance Theatre of Harlem. Madison, WI – The Dance Theatre of Harlem ( DTH ) presents a “ballet company of African-American...
Community residency deepens connections at The Gilmore
Photo courtesy of Leif Ove Andsnes. This month’s Engagement Spotlight features excerpts straight from this grantee’s final report. Below,...