Performing Arts
Newton Theatre Company Presents FUN HOME
Saint John's Episcopal Church 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, United StatesBased on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, funny, and deeply moving musical about growing up, coming out, and discovering the secrets that shape our families. As Alison looks back on her childhood and her relationship with her enigmatic father, she unravels the moments—both big and small—that helped her find…
Newton Theatre Company Presents FUN HOME
Saint John's Episcopal Church 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, United StatesBased on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, funny, and deeply moving musical about growing up, coming out, and discovering the secrets that shape our families. As Alison looks back on her childhood and her relationship with her enigmatic father, she unravels the moments—both big and small—that helped her find…
Newton Theatre Company Presents FUN HOME
Saint John's Episcopal Church 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, United StatesBased on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, funny, and deeply moving musical about growing up, coming out, and discovering the secrets that shape our families. As Alison looks back on her childhood and her relationship with her enigmatic father, she unravels the moments—both big and small—that helped her find…
Newton Theatre Company Presents FUN HOME
Saint John's Episcopal Church 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, United StatesBased on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, funny, and deeply moving musical about growing up, coming out, and discovering the secrets that shape our families. As Alison looks back on her childhood and her relationship with her enigmatic father, she unravels the moments—both big and small—that helped her find…
Newton Theatre Company Presents FUN HOME
Saint John's Episcopal Church 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, United StatesBased on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, funny, and deeply moving musical about growing up, coming out, and discovering the secrets that shape our families. As Alison looks back on her childhood and her relationship with her enigmatic father, she unravels the moments—both big and small—that helped her find…
Parisian Colors: Between Line and Light
Newton Presbyterian Church 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United StatesJoin the award-winning Poiema Trio for an evening of French chamber music where elegance meets daring. From Ravel’s shimmering Trio to Boulanger’s radiant D’un matin de printemps and Fauré’s lyrical late Trio, discover the vibrant palette of sound that defined Paris in the early 20th century. Poiema Trio, dedicated to sharing the joy of chamber…
Capella Clausura presents “‘in tongues’: Ruehr’s “Cassandra”
Grace Episcopal Church 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, United StatesMagic spells, prophecies, secrets, prayers; what happens when words mean more than what they say? Speech has the power to persuade, clarify, distort, and to move. It can even affect the way we remember things, the ways our minds encode memories. This program, centered around Elena Ruehr’s magnificent choral opera “Cassandra”, considers these questions. The…
Newton Baroque presents Bringing it Home with Brescianello
Nathaniel Topliff Allen House 35 Webster St., Newton, M, United StatesNewton Baroque presents music of the Stuttgart Court. Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690 to 1758) grew up in Bologna and spent much of his career at the courts of Munich and Stuttgart. His Concerti a tre are richly imaginative trio sonatas that combine the intimacy of chamber music with the brilliance of concerto-style violin writing.…
Next-Arts presents the Newton Piano Summit
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesBrazilian Legends: pianist Hélio Alves, bassist Gili Lopes and drummer Rafael Barata. Deep groove, fearless interplay, and that unmistakable Brazilian pulse, delivered at the highest level. Lee Fish & Friends: An amazing blend of Jazz, Soul and Folk from drummer Lee Fish, pianist Jiří Nedoma, bassist Max Ridley and saxophonist Edmar Colon.
Cappella Clausura presents Blood and Honey; Modern Visions of Hildegard
Grace Episcopal Church 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, United StatesCappella Clausura, an a cappella ensemble of eight to sixteen singers who perform music by Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary composers, present Hildegard's music for Saint Ursula at Grace Church in Newton. Hildegard von Bingen - the “patron saint” of Cappella - wrote an abundance of vivid music and poetry about Saint Ursula.…