Arts Briefs: ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Swan Lake,’ and more
Published: 11-13-2024 9:16 AM |
You probably know and love the classic Christmas movie “Home Alone,” but have you ever seen a version of it entirely filmed by (and starring) community members from the Pioneer Valley?
Northampton Open Media will screen its Crowdsourced Cinema production of “Home Alone” at the Academy of Music on Sunday, Nov. 17, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Crowdsourced Cinema, now in its 10th year, is a program in which community members sign up to film a scene from a selected movie in a format of their choice — live-action, animation, stop-motion, etc.
Crowdsourced Cinema has expanded to a few other locations as well, including Boston and Fresno; previous movies include “Toy Story,” “Beetlejuice,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Back to the Future,” and “Star Wars: A New Hope,” among others.
Admission is free and no reservation is required.
Learn more and watched previous Crowdsourced Cinema movies at crowdsourcedcinema.com.
CitySpace in Easthampton will host a performance called Grotesque Burlesque on Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m.
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According to a press release, the show “will transform CitySpace’s Blue Room into an immersive dreamscape, inviting audiences to explore the intricate tapestry of the dream world and the beyond. This interactive, healing theater arts group features queer burlesque performance that welcomes audience engagement. Their latest work centers on the theme of dreams, inviting you to experience this emergent, evocative piece.”
The show was developed through CitySpace’s Pay It Forward program, which gives artists a venue for rehearsing and performing, plus a stipend, proceeds from ticket sales, and more.
“We are so excited to really tap into our collective creative energy for this show,” said Lex Grotesque in the release. “People can expect an immersive healing arts theater experience blended with elements of burlesque. Audience members should come to the show ready to laugh, cry, gasp, feel, and ultimately heal.”
Tickets are $20-$25 at cityspaceeasthampton.org or $30 at the door.
World Ballet Company’s production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet “Swan Lake” will come to the Academy of Music on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
The ballet is about a young woman named Odette whom the magician Von Rothbart curses and turns into a swan. Prince Siegfried sees her and other victims of Von Rothbart’s curse on the night of his 21st birthday and goes to hunt them with his crossbow, but then they turn back into human women. He and Odette fall in love — but, naturally, the course of true love never did run smooth.
The production will have “richly detailed, hand-painted sets and over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic,” according to the event description.
Tickets are $47-$89 before fees at aomtheatre.com.
Amherst Cinema will hold a sing-along screening of the musical movie “The Greatest Showman” on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 12:45 p.m.
The movie, which stars Hugh Jackman in the title role, is a (rather fictionalized) biopic of circus showman P. T. Barnum. Some of its hits include “Rewrite the Stars,” “This Is Me,” and “The Greatest Show.”
Tickets are $5 via amherstcinema.org.
Singer-songwriter and instrumentalist John Splithoff will bring his fall tour to The Drake in Amherst on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.
Splithoff’s most famous song is the breezy light-pop “Sing to You,” which currently has 14 million streams on YouTube. He’s also played at Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo.
His shows on tour will feature songs from his first album, “All In”; he also has a sophomore album on the way, which is set to be released in the spring. The first song from that album, “Way Back,” is already available to stream on YouTube.
General admission tickets are $27.50 at johnsplithoff.com/tour.
The Easthampton nonprofit Resilient Community Arts (RCA), which offers sliding-scale art programs, recently launched a fundraising campaign, “Resilient Futures.”
The campaign aims to raise $20,000 by Jan. 1; funds will go toward paying for art materials, studio rental, subsidizing program fees, artist pay, and more.
Part of the campaign includes the “Ball for All Auction: Celebrating Arts, Inclusion and Resiliency in the Valley” at Northampton’s Progression Brewery on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m.
For more information or to donate, check out patronicity.com/project/resilient_futures_fundraising_campaign.
In an announcement, representatives of RCA said, “We believe that when community members have a place to voice their experiences, amplify their stories, and fully realize their cultural power, we take steps forward together toward a more just, equitable and resilient world.”