An Tran, the young Vietnamese guitar virtuoso, played an exhilarating program of music at the Knoxville Guitar Society this past Saturday night.
His program ranged from the 20th-century Spanish composer Joaquin …
Stewart-Sanabria creates intriguing unreality
There’s something both subversive and deceptive about artist Denise Stewart-Sanabria’s work. One category of her work, drawings of life-size people, is currently on display in the Dogwood Arts Gallery on …
‘Detroit ’67’ gets tone of the time just right
Chelle Poindexter (Dee Dee Batteast) and her younger brother, Lank (Gerrard James), are adults still living in their family home. When their parents die, it turns their world upside down. …
Visually dazzling, intellectually stimulating ‘Jehanne’ leaves emotional hole
One thing that was clear about GO! Contemporary Dance Works’ production of “Jehanne – the Story of Joan of Arc” last weekend at the Bijou Theatre: GO’s artistic director, Lisa …
Hristov, Hu complete Beethoven sonata series with sensuality
Pianist Chih-Long Hu took off in arpeggio flourishes and trills that Miroslav Hristov’s violin had no choice but to jump into just to keep up in Beethoven’s 1801/02 “Sonata No. …
Nief-Norf continues to expand the world of musical sound
Before hearing a piece for solo cello called “Nähte” (“Stitched”), written just last year by Trevor Bača, one can think of all kinds of things – if the micro-focus is …
Meryl Dominguez mesmerizes in ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
It didn’t take any guessing to figure out that all is not well at Lammermoor Castle in Gaetano Donizetti’s 1835 opera “Lucia di Lammermoor,” which Knoxville Opera presented this weekend …
Jan Coe brings mindfulness through sound therapy
Almost everyone knows the power of music. Even people with little to no hearing include music as an important component in their lives. There are parts of music, notably the …