When InLight returns to Richmond this weekend, it won’t just illuminate Abner Clay Park, it’ll transform it into another universe. This Friday and Saturday nights, from 7 to 11 p.m., 1708 Gallery presents Super!Giant!Jump!Star!, a two-night...
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Review: Virginia Opera’s “The Girl of the Golden West”
A “spaghetti western” for the opera is woven with suspense and adventure through Giacomo Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West.” Virginia Opera’s production of this classic, which opened last Friday at Dominion Arts Center, is pitch perfect, making for a wonderful evening for the whole family. In a performance on Friday, Nov. 17, at the...
The Sunday Reader: San Francisco
The moment you feel the blow -- the weight of his right shoe arc between your thighs and buttocks and strike your pubic bone -- you are looking at a picture book of San Francisco. It leans against a high shelf in the garage. As you are sent inches above the concrete floor, you are thinking about the city’s hills and streets, as you have since you...
Local Artist and Musician Chino Amobi Channels Italian Philosopher in Latest Exhibit, ‘Weak Images’
“There can be a commonality in our weakness.” This statement made by local musician and artist, Chino Amobi, conveys the message of his latest exhibit, “Weak Images” which opened at Sediment Arts Nov. 3. A Chesterfield native, Amobi has been keeping himself busy, putting out new music, currently pursuing an MFA in Graphic Design at Virginia...
RVA #30: Always Falling On The Sharpest Sword, An Interview with Street Artist Nils Westergard
If I die in my studio Like a mouse in my cage Will the neighbors smell my corpse Before the rats eat my face (go outside) The writing on the wall of Nils Westergard’s Museum District studio, while somewhat morbid, pokes fun at the compulsive working tendencies that have resulted in his expansive, cohesive body of work, despite the ingenious...
RVA #30: Slow Death Inside, Slow Death Outside: The Art of Asiya al-Sharabi
Yemen has been at war since 2015. Multiple aid agencies and the United Nations now claim the humanitarian crisis in-country is at the point of no return. As of this March, 17 million people faced food insecurity, with a total of 7 million people deemed to be in a state of emergency. The violence is relentless, the bombing is relentless. 16,200...
VCU’s ICA calls for story ideas for ‘Richmond: Symphony of a City’
The Institute for Contemporary Art has launched an open call to Richmond citizens for collaboration on Italian artist Marinella Senatore’s new radio drama, Richmond: Symphony of a City. Senatore’s work has been exhibited widely throughout Italy, Spain, London, Berlin and New York and now, the world-renowned artist is looking for unique ideas for...
Review: Richmond Ballet’s “Trio” Uplifted Every Spirit Watching
Richmond Ballet’s “Trio” transformed the Carpenter Theatre into three separate worlds with three remarkably presented ballets. Prior to the 2017 premiere of the “Trio,” RVA Mag was able to join the Richmond Ballet’s Company dancers as they prepared to present their repertoire to not only Richmond, but Norfolk as well. The rehearsals of “Gloria,”...
5th Wall Theatre’s Murder Ballad: A Love Triangle Gone Wrong
This love triangle has taken a turn for the worse. 5th Wall Theatre, along with Artistic Director Carol Piersol and local Director Lucian Restivo, is producing the 2013 off-broadway show “Murder Ballad.” The musical was originally a book written by Julia Jordan, with music later written by Juliana Nash. This love-story meets murder-mystery show...
The Sunday Reader: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World & Other Poems
Today’s Sunday Reader comes from writer and musician Ryan Kent and is one of the many poems found in his most recent anthology titled This is Why I am Insane. 98. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD she told people she was v e n u s collected rocks and other silly shit said this one was good fortune this one was for testicular...
