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Friday, April 18, 2025

It’s All Rhythm: A New Festival Embraces Percussive Dance by Brian Seibert and Mark Sommerfeld

The Uptown Rhythm Festival will mix styles, including tap, swing and flamenco, that are flourishing despite problems of rehearsal and performance space.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Justin Peck’s New Americana, ‘Copland Dance Episodes’ by Joshua Barone and Mark Sommerfeld

At New York City Ballet, Peck’s “Copland Dance Episodes” brings the composer’s three classic ballet scores under one roof, at last.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:30PM
Monday, September 13, 2021

Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown. by Michael Paulson and Mark Sommerfeld

Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:18PM
Saturday, January 25, 2020

What's coming in 2020 for the Albright-Knox's $165M expansion by Mark Sommer

The biggest part of the expansion – a new three-story glass building on the northern end of the campus – will allow twice as much artwork to be on

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:30PM
Friday, November 22, 2019

Albright-Knox expansion kicks off with $10M more from Gundlach by Mark Sommer

There was a surprise Friday before the Albright-Knox Art Gallery broke ground on its $160 million expansion and

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:06PM
Monday, November 4, 2019

Hundreds say farewell to Albright-Knox as art museum prepares for future by Mark Sommer

Hundreds of people were in attendance Sunday, all of them among the 5,000 people projected to visit the Albright-Knox during its closing weekend, according to the

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

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