MFP Contributor
JACKSON, Miss.—Nicholas Organ drummed with others under a night sky in The Gambia, West Africa, watching fellow members of the Jackson State University African Drum
Ryo Sasaki, representing Japan, won the senior men’s gold medal in the 12th USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Miss., this past June, repeating a feat his father accomplished in Jackson, back in 1994.
The 2023 Mississippi Invitational’s theme, “Gulfs among Us,” threads through the show, resonating on multiple levels: in artwork centered in this region, and as a response to rifts of all types—social, political, cultural, environmental and internal.
Mississippi dancer Alexei Orohovsky, 16, was awarded the junior men’s gold medal in the XII USA International Ballet Competition at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Miss., on Friday, June 23.
Alexei Orohovsky of Hattiesburg will compete in the XII USA International Ballet Competition at Thalia Mara Hall, a goal of his for years.
“Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash” is a unique musical tribute to the Man in Black, featuring more than two dozen of his classic hits, with performances launching on Tuesday, May 30, and continuing through June 11.
Twenty-seven Mississippi plein-air artists, meaning they paint on location outdoors, are participating in the inaugural En Plein Air Paint Competition at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park on Saturday, April 22, 2023.
Two weeks and three rounds of fierce classical and contemporary ballet competition performances will take place at Thalia Mara Hall this summer as the 12th USA IBC puts a global dance spotlight on Jackson, Miss.
“Every Brilliant Thing,” staged in the Hewes Room at New Stage Theatre, relies on audience interaction to tell the story and the communal experience of live theater for delivering its ultimate effect.
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