LA based street artist Lauren YS says their new mural on the side of Unkindness Art and Nevermore in Northside is an independent, self-funded project meant to communicate a human message rather than a political slogan. “There’s no sponsors, no corporations involved,...
Earlier this month, Richmond's Stavna Ballet brought top-quality ballet at an affordable price to Dogtown Dance Theatre. Stavna Ballet hosted the second production of their performance season, Director’s Choice, on April 12 and 13 at Dogtown Dance Theatre, and it was a treat to see. Stavna Ballet is a nonprofit dance company founded in Richmond...
With Van Herten Outerwear, designer Cate Latham creates rugged outerwear with an artistic flair drawn from her background in ballet. From ballet costumes to rugged outdoor wear, Cate Latham has climbed a fashion mountain. After leaving the costuming department for the Richmond Ballet, she began her own clothing and accessory business, Van Herten...
Happiest of Tuesdays, RVA comic fans! Welcome back to yet another week of comics, news, and pop culture in a one-stop shop that we call the RVA Mag Comics X-Change. April has been a pretty busy month, between various Marvel casting news (Stranger Things’ David Harbour is going to join the forthcoming Black Widow film? What?!), everyone and their...
For MK Abadoo, a professor in VCU's Department of Dance & Choreography, the art of interpretive dance is inseparable from the day-to-day struggle to fight racism and build stronger communities. 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first time enslaved people were brought to Virginia. 2019 is also the year Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney...
Celebrating their new issue with silkscreens and face paint, VCU's INK Magazine took over the ICA for First Friday. INK Magazine celebrated the release of their new publication, INK Magazine Volume 11: The Camp Issue, at The Institute of Contemporary Art as part of ICA's First Friday celebrations on Friday, April 5. The completely free event...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. The work of illustrator and artist Abigail Larson is what you’d get if you mixed Neil Gaiman and Mary Shelley together with a mystical, wonderful paint brush. From paintings to comic book covers -- and even a tarot deck, currently in the works --...
Involving dancers of all body types and embracing inclusivity and diversity, Company 360 works to make dance empowering and accessible for all. Bailey Anne Vincent might make you cry when you see her dance company on stage. “We do tend to go for as much emotion as possible. We tend to make people cry,” Vincent laughed. According to their website,...
The return of Raven Mack's Southern Gothic Futurist Haiku Slam finds local poets going head-to-head in 17-syllable bursts. On Friday, March 29, Charlottesville poet, writer, and zine creator Raven Mack brought his long-running haiku tournament back to Richmond for the first time in 2019. Now known as the Southern Gothic Fvtvrist Haikv Slam, it's...
In their first showcase, Richmond's Snap Soup Dance mixed choreography and film to create a moving representation of the post-collegiate struggle. On Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30, Snap Soup Dance held “Dance Film Animation,” their first showcase of modern dance, choreography, dance film and animation, at Dogtown Dance Theatre in...
