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Season Preview 2024: Theater — Elevator Repair Service at Bard Fisher Center, June 20-July 14

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Season Preview 2024: Theater

Here are 10 out of many theater productions we think you'll want to see this summer.

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First A Forager, Then A Welder: Sculptor David Skora Transforms Discarded Steel — David Skora works on a piece for an upcoming show. Photos: Jeannette Brodeur

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First A Forager, Then A Welder: Sculptor David Skora Transforms Discarded Steel

The acclaimed Litchfield County sculptor transforms steel into a dialogue between form and motion.

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September Gallery Offers The Thrill Of Peeking Into Someone’s “Me” — "Are You Looking for Secrets?" Taylor Morgan, oil on canvas, 2023, 24"x24"

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September Gallery Offers The Thrill Of Peeking Into Someone’s “Me”

Two concurrent exhibitions by women artists express the adventures of our shared humanness.

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Behind The Scenes At Barrington Stage Company’s 10x10 New Play Festival — The cast of last year's 10x10 takes a bow. Photo: David Dashiell

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Behind The Scenes At Barrington Stage Company’s 10x10 New Play Festival

BSC's production stage manager describes what it's like to put together 10 plays in six days.

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Rituals, Talismans, And Divination: Artists Search For Meaning In “Like Magic” — Cate O’Connell-Richards, “Flail Broom,” 2022, brass, red brass, wood, broomcorn, twine, hemp. Photo: Kaelan Burkett

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Rituals, Talismans, And Divination: Artists Search For Meaning In “Like Magic”

The artists in MASS MoCA’s latest exhibition combine technology and magic in ways that reflect a belief system.

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The Movies Came Calling For The Orchestra Now At Bard (See: “Maestro”)

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The Movies Came Calling For The Orchestra Now At Bard (See: “Maestro”)

The Orchestra Now at Bard was cast as a youth orchestra in Bradley Cooper's film about Leonard Bernstein.

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Take Two: Triplex Cinema Reopens As A Nonprofit, Community-Centered Theater — All photoes courtesy of the Triplex Cinema

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Take Two: Triplex Cinema Reopens As A Nonprofit, Community-Centered Theater

The cinema faced its closing, but the community stepped in with a "Save the Triplex" grassroots campaign.

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All The Wonders Right Here In The Berkshires (A Collection of Eccentricities)

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All The Wonders Right Here In The Berkshires (A Collection of Eccentricities)

Buried deep in the Berkshire Museum's archives, a collection of curious objects sees the light of day.

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The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (Yes, You) At The Wandering Dance Festival — Shakia "The Key" Barron, headlining artist at the Wandering Dance Festival Showcase. Photo: Jim Coleman

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The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (Yes, You) At The Wandering Dance Festival

The week-long community dance festival in Pittsfield will offer free dance classes and workshops. No experience required.

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Winged Helicopter Seeds Take Creative Flight In "The Samara Series" — "Free Spirit"

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Winged Helicopter Seeds Take Creative Flight In "The Samara Series"

Sabiha Al Khemir’s work with samara seeds reflects her own migratory pattern and the influences of Islamic art.

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Step Inside Art, Antiques And Grandeur In "The Spirited Homes Of Hunt Slonem"

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Step Inside Art, Antiques And Grandeur In "The Spirited Homes Of Hunt Slonem"

The newly published, lavish volume features six of Hunt's mansions and captures the artist's maximalist interiors.

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Art Installation Demands Thoughts, Prayers And Action At Five Points

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Art Installation Demands Thoughts, Prayers And Action At Five Points

"Thoughts and Prayers" project speaks volumes about the hypocrisy of the oft-repeated phrase.

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