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Welcome, Jay Staten!

Acclaimed dancer and choreographer Jay Staten joined COCA on February 22 as its Artistic Director of Dance🕺🏾🎭🤸‍♂️✨

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of COCA

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The soft power of being fully seen There’s a particular kind of silence that lives inside people who’ve survived more than they ever say out loud. Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Primary Trust” leans into that quiet —as a way of honoring it. Through its thoughtfully calibrated presentation, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis offers in that silence the type of insight […]

'The soft power of being fully seen'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo by Jon Gitchoff. Courtesy of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

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Ron Himes receives AUDELCO Lifetime Achievement Award When Ron Himes walked into the 53rd annual AUDELCO Awards—the nation’s premiere celebration of Black theater—he felt something he didn’t expect. A jolt hit him when his name was called as a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The founder and producing director of The St. Louis Black Repertory Company says the moment was “humbling, exhilarating, and […]

'Ron Himes receives AUDELCO Lifetime Achievement Award'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photos courtesy of The Black Rep

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Poetry in motion The St. Louis Black Repertory Company is bringing a powerful fusion of movement, music, and poetry to the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center this weekend by way of  a legendary force in dance. On November 21 and 22, the Dianne McIntyre Group will present “In the Same Tongue” as part of The Black Rep’s 49th Season […]

'Poetry in motion'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Courtesy photo

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Berglund leads SLSO in thrilling program with note of resisting fascism Guest conductor Tabita Berglund led the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra through a spirited and plucky – figuratively and literally – concert this weekend at the refurbished and recently reopened Powell Hall. Berglund and SLSO showed pluck (in the figurative sense of courage) by opening with a musical attack on Nazis and connecting that to here […]

'Berglund leads SLSO in thrilling program with note of resisting fascism'

🖋 Chris King for The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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‘Our footprint is all through hip hop’ St. Louis has a history as a musical culture shifter. Jazz, the blues, rock and roll are just a few of the genres where artists with roots in the region have had a pivotal role in shaping sound for future generations. With “To STL With Love: A Celebration of St. Louis Hip-Hop Culture,” an exhibition […]

‘Our footprint is all through hip hop’

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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‘Everybody has art in them’ When Chuck D fellowshipped with guests and discussed his creative process at Legends Gallery on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, he wasn’t engaging with them as a hip hop pioneer and legend. He was an emerging artist with his first Midwest solo exhibition eager to share his creative process. “Being here in St. Louis is […]

'‘Everybody has art in them'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photos by Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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Symphony’s 146th season introduces expanded Jack C. Taylor Music Center, $140M in upgrades  The stunning upgrades to Powell Symphony Hall, along with the architectural elements of the newly created Jack C. Taylor Music Center that wraps around it, reflect a $140 million transformation unveiled in spectacular fashion. “It’s like an art piece, you know what I mean,” said veteran media personality Robyn Boyce as she made her rounds […]

'Symphony’s 146th season introduces expanded Jack C. Taylor Music Center, $140M in upgrades'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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40 years of helping shape St. Louis culture Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC) has reached the milestone of 40 years of service to the cultural community. Their four decades of commitment have played a critical role in the region’s reputation as a city that provides top-tier cultural attractions and experiences.  To celebrate, they invited the entire region to come party with […]

'40 years of helping shape St. Louis culture'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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I already have performances lined up for early next year, so be sure to stay tuned!

Thank you RACSTL for supporting local artists! #stlouisarts #soundart #noinput #newmusic #stl