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Arts Section :: Page 92

  • Antioch alum presents theater workshop, Oedipus Rex

    By Megan BachmanAugust 12, 2010

    Members of the New York city-based Faux-Real Theater Company rehearsed for a production of "Oedipus Rex," to be held at the Antioch amphitheater on Aug. 20, 21 and 22. Roles in the all-male cast are available for local actors, in addition to spaces in a local workshop with the director, Antioch graduate Mark Greenfield. (Submitted Photo by Jeff Wood).

    Antioch alum Mark Greenfield returns to Yellow Springs to host a workshop on putting on theater productions in outdoor and non-traditional venues and to stage his rendition of “Oedipus Rex” in the Antioch amphitheater.

  • Looking at Yellow Springs through our elders’ eyes

    By Sehvilla MannJuly 22, 2010

    In 1999 local filmmaker Patti Dallas produced “A Portrait of Yellow Springs Through the Eyes of Our Elders,” a documentary for which she interviewed 17 individuals aged 75 and older. The elders spoke to themes such as the village’s early history, local resources such as Glen Helen and Antioch College, and the landmarks of Yellow Springs.

  • YS Kids Playhouse ‘Oceans’ moves to the power of dreams

    By Lauren Heaton

    At a YS Kids Playhouse rehearsal last week in the Presbyterian Church, the cast members of the newest show, Oceans of Notions (Lakes of Mistakes), were laughing hysterically as they ran through the passageways of Westminster Hall.

  • YSKP rehearses for ‘Oceans of Notions’

    By Lauren HeatonJuly 20, 2010

    YSKP rehearsed for the summer’s second production, Oceans of Notions (Lakes of Mistakes), with visiting director Lenard Petit this week at the Presbyterian Church.

  • Weavers thread custom crafts

    By Megan BachmanJuly 14, 2010

    Ruth Flory, right, weaves gift bags from used plastic grocery bags while Cindy Carbone, center, and Debbie Hogue, left, work their looms. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Weavers darted their shuttles through looms, spun dog hair into thread and taught their craft to newcomers as part of the Yellow Springs Experience on Tuesday.

  • Expression through dance

    By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 13, 2010

    Jill Becker led a class on dance improvisation this Monday evening.

  • Rock and Roll

    By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 12, 2010

    The fourth annual Skate Music Fest was a big success this Sunday evening at the skate park.

  • All You Need is Love

    By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 11, 2010

    Yellow Springers participated in Sufi dancing before the YSKP show this Saturday.

  • Puppets, Persian poetry, and change

    By Megan BachmanJuly 8, 2010

    In its 16th year, YS Kids Playhouse continues to produce innovative youth theater for adults and children alike. Its latest musical, The Conference of Birds, explores themes of transformation and self-realization through a 12th-century desert fable.

  • Arts group new home work of art

    By Diane Chiddister

    Even artists can disagree about what, exactly, constitutes art, but the leaders of the Yellow Springs Arts Council are unified on this: the organization’s new space at Alan Macbeth’s Oten Gallery fits the description, and the space also offers the group a wealth of new opportunities.