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Carmen, Santa Fe Michael Wade Simpson
Jul 7, 2014
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Michael Wade Simpson
Apr 4, 2014
Feast, SITE Santa Fe Michael Wade Simpson
Mar 3, 2014

Daniela Mack (Carmen) and Evan Hughes (Zuniga)

Carmen, Santa Fe

The Santa Fe Opera goes for political edginess in this re-imagined take on Bizet's tale of love and jealousy and death.

Michael Wade Simpson Music July 7, 2014 NM,

The collision between grand opera and the iPhone is happening now; it’s just in places like Santa Fe that the wreckage is perhaps less noticeable. Does anyone still prefer a live orchestra, over-the-top theatrics, and $200 tickets to their Apps ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

March 21,22, 2014
Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe

Michael Wade Simpson Dance April 5, 2014 NM,

The Aspen Santa Fe ballet is such a small company, and there has been so much turn-over lately (Craig Black, Sadie Brown, Paul Busch and Peter Franc are all relative newbies, replacing long-time members Sam Chittendon, Katie Dehler and founding ...

Sonja Alhäuser, Flying Feast, 2012. Catering performance with butter sculptures, marzipan sculptures, various foods, miniature watercolors at the Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago. Courtesy of the artist.

Feast, SITE Santa Fe

Radical hospitality in contemporary art.

Michael Wade Simpson Art & Architecture March 10, 2014 NM,

Since the 1930's, many artists have used the simple act of sharing food and drink to advance aesthetic goals and to foster critical engagement with the culture of their moment. These artist-orchestrated meals can offer a radical form of hospitality ...