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Tag Archives: New York City
David Bowie: Dignified Genius
My Metroland Column from December 28, 2016 On January 8, 2016, David Bowie turned 69. His wife, Iman, knew something the world didn’t. Her husband was dying. She tweeted: “I will love you til i die….” Bowie’s album Blackstar made … Continue reading
Posted in David Bowie, Jazz, Music, The arts, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Bing Crosby, Blackstar, Bowie, cancer, David Bowie, Greenwich Village, Grief Porn, Heroes, Iman, Jazz, Lou Reed, New York City, Rebel Rebel, Ziggy Stardust
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Be the Love
My Enchanté column from this week. With Valentine’s Day looming, what is one to do if there is no special someone in the picture? How did we become so programmed to feel embarrassed if we’re single, or guilty if we … Continue reading
Posted in Love, New York City
Tagged Be the Love, Being Single, Chaucer, Diamond Ring, Diamonds, Hayao Miyazaki, Love, Marriage, New York City, Romance, Snow, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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Dancing in a dangerous time
My Enchanté column from August 13, 2015 Part 1: Dancing despite the odds In his New York City Hell’s Kitchen home, filled with reminders of a dancing life, 86 year old Nathaniel (Nat) Horne lives with Princess, an older and … Continue reading
Chilina Kennedy feels Carole King’s love
My April 16 Enchanté column “I have often asked myself The reason for the sadness in a world Where tears are just a lullaby If there’s any answer, maybe Love can end the madness Maybe not, oh, but we can … Continue reading
Posted in New York City, The arts, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Beautiful, Broadway, Carole King, Chilina Kennedy, New York City, Stratford Festival
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Nevermore: hope hovers beyond darkness
My next Enchanté column There can never be a more haunting line in literature than, “Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.’” Likewise, there is no more memorable theatre than the Canadian production, Nevermore — The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Music, New York City, The arts, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Alberta, Beth Graham, Bretta Gerecke, Catalyst Theatre, Choreography, Dr Theatrical Management, Edgar Allan Poe, Gaelan Beatty, Garett Ross, Gothic, Jonathan Christenson, Laura Krewski, Ligeia, Lindsie VanWinkle, music, Nevermore, New World Stages, New York City, Off-Broadway, Poe, Radio Mouse Entertainment, Ryan Parker, Scott Shpeley, Shannon Blanchet, The Raven, Theater, theatre, University of Alberta
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A love affair with New York
My Daytripper column from February 19, 2015 In the uber village called New York, millions of people mingle in hundreds of small neighborhoods and communities. Street smart and gritty, those people who inhabit one of the world’s greatest cultural centres … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Music, New York City, The arts, Theater, Theatre, Travel
Tagged Blue Note, Broadway, Central Park, Chinatown, Lou Reed, New York, New York City, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Off-Broadway, Pete Seeger, Travel, Washington Square
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Jazz, part 3: Fresh air in the jazz scene
One of my recent Enchanté columns By Mark Bergin Keep your eyes (and ears) on a couple of jazz singers who are making musical waves. Simona De Rosa and Madeleine Peyroux are unique and powerful musicians in the current world … Continue reading
Women in Jazz / Feminine Hip: a statement of strength
One of my recent Enchanté columns By Mark Bergin Jazz, that uniquely American musical genre, has grown far beyond the US border. Today, you’ll find major jazz centers in such diverse locales as Scandinavia, Europe and Japan. From the … Continue reading
Jazzing it up
One of my recent Enchanté columns Jazzing it up By Mark Bergin As America became the melting pot of cultures, jazz became a melting pot of music. Jazz and blues are different but related genres. Both grew out the American … Continue reading
Posted in Irish language, Music, The arts
Tagged Ada Rovatti, Billie Holiday, Blue Note Jazz Club, Blues, Champian Fulton, Diana Krall, Dizzy Gilespie, Duke Ellington, Ireland, Irish, Jass Music, Jazz, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jelly Roll Morton, Jim Cullum Jazz Band, John Coltrane, Leonard Cohen, Lincoln Center, Louis Armstrong, Madeleine Peyroux, music, New Orleans, New York City, Ron Carter, Simona De Rosa, Stan Getz, The Garage Restaurant
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Belissima! This ballerina’s on fire
(Photo courtesy of New York City Ballet) My Enchanté column from EMC News, June 5, 2014. Sara Mearns doesn’t so much perform dance; she becomes the dance. New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns arrives for our meeting looking … Continue reading
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