Performance: Music, Theater, & Dance

Performance: Music, Theater, & Dance

"the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table" revisits the AIDS Crisis with Candor and Courage

Future Ghost, a Queer performance collective that is the brainchild of Lyam B. Gabel and Joseph Amodei, created the production out of a desire to bring light to not just the disease, but to the people who experienced and lived through this uniquely disastrous phenomenon.

How Ainsley Burrows & Laurielle Noel's All-Black Burlesque Production Draws on Legacy as it Meets the Moment

“We lean into the erotic nature of it. We lean into the artistic nature. We lean into the transcendent nature of it,” Burrows says. “If you’re feeling good about yourself then it is more difficult for you to do something that will oppress someone or will oppress yourself.” 

The Upendo Trumpeter Discusses the Band's New Album, Influences, and Love as a Volcano

In Upendo's latest album "For the Love of it All" the band brings experience and heritage to new compositions.

Onstage Through May 18

What happens when two women, each born into royal circumstances with claims to the throne of England, grow up to become bitter rivals? We have the makings of an imperial tale of political and religious intrigue that is as riveting now as it must have been almost 500 years ago. 

Music, Poetry, and a Love Letter to Baltimore: Annual Gathering of Activists and Artists is Growing

Judah Adashi hated the idea that Freddie Gray would be forgotten to most people, especially in Baltimore. Through music and art, he wanted to change that.

Jill Fannon's Photo Essay captures the magic of BSA Expressions

Baltimore School for the Arts Celebrates 45 Years with Expressions ‘25: Students, Performances, and Guests

BCS + BSA Spells "Triumph"

Ushering in a partnership with Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore Center Stage's production of Akeelah and the Bee features BSA freshmen and sophomore students in the majority of its roles. Onstage through April 13th.

The High Zero Foundation Honors the Late Musician and Educator with an Evening of Music and Remembrances on April 5th

As a teacher by day and a seasoned performer by night, Alcorn imparted her wisdom on and off stage.

Hot on the Heels of a New Album Release, the Brothers Acheson Bring Their Brand of Genre-Melding Pop to Metro Gallery on April 3rd

“The S.H.E. is not precious,” the band writes in their manifesto. “It’s a place for the music we wanted to make as kids in a Baltimore basement.”

Iron Crow Theatre Revisits the Gender-Bending, Border-Busting Queer Punk Rock Immigration Opera America Needs Now

According to writer John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig is “more than a woman or a man. She's a gender of one and that is accidentally so beautiful."

Playwright Sarah Mantell and Director Jessica Kubzansky Bring a Timely Twist to the Bard

And while it may not be Everything, it is a wonderfully comic, tragically relatable, entirely enjoyable evening of theatre.

Everyman Theatre Delivers on Eboni Booth's Prize-Winning Play, Through March 2

Primary Trust—Everyman Theatre’s newest entry on the Baltimore theater scene—reminded me of how refreshing it is to take a seat and just watch a good telling of a tale, with a couple of surprises, more than a few smiles, and an occasional heart-tug that arrives at an ultimately satisfying ending.

The Best Perks in Town: Access to Sold-Out Metal Shows, Exclusive Artist Talks, and Tax-Deductible Cocktail Parties

Baltimore's membership models for cultural organizations are an excellent way to keep the venues we love afloat and sustainable.

Why She Has Dedicated Her Life to Championing Theater Education

That's our mission: that at every age and stage of life, we're making meaningful human connections through music, movement, and theater making. No matter where you are in your life, you do not have to age out of creativity or community.

Micah Wood and Christopher Chester on Creatively Archiving Baltimore

A new photo book, Scene Seen, weaves together 85 bands, over 200 portraits, and 300 pages into a tribute to Baltimore’s creative resilience, documenting the essence of the music scene from 2016 to 2024. 

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