The Atlanta Opera plans to have performances this fall and next spring -- whether live, virtual or both -- and has created an ensemble of internationally known ...
In 2012, at age 20, Kiara Felder joined Atlanta Ballet and became, perhaps, the most prominent black female dancer in the company's history. Still, she was alwa...
Two of Atlanta Ballet’s three black board members and a top black administrator resigned in protest in 2018 because they believed the ballet leadership was not ...
Composer Joel Thompson grew up in Gwinnett County and went to Emory University intending to become a doctor. Instead, he began piano and music composition studi...
More than 70 leaders from black arts organizations met Wednesday afternoon with officials from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and reported progres...
Rising Appalachia: “Pulse”
Leah and Chloe Smith grew up in Little Five Points and formed their duo Rising Appalachia in 2005, bringing together influences that...
Representatives of at least 30 metro Atlanta's black arts organizations will meet next week with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta after sending a le...
Joel Thompson: "Seven Last Words of the Unarmed"
Atlanta composer Joel Thompson was moved to write Seven Last Words of the Unarmed after Eric Garner was placed...
The pandemic has changed my life completely. I’ve gone from performing every weekend to having performances canceled through at least late fall. There hasn’t be...
I lived in the rain forest of Maui for the past two years, then had a monthlong residency at Hambidge starting in February and planned to come back to Atlanta a...
