Atlanta’s artistic array
Calling all theater geeks dance fanatics musical maniacs and art aficionados Atlanta s arts scene is top-notch and sure to impress even the largest part pretentious artist Check out what s going on in the city s art world this season The World s a Stage Since its inception in LGBTQ -owned Out Front Theatre Company has produced outstanding theatrical experiences that focus on the voices of the LGBTQ society The theatre is the only one in Atlanta that caters specifically to queer audiences To keep up with their current season visit OutFrontTheatre com The famous Fox Theatre has a slew of Broadway favorites in its season Check out classics like Hadestown The Outsiders The Sound of Music Six The Musical Beauty and the Beast and more Learn more and buy tickets at FoxTheatre org You may have heard of the Alliance Theatre because it boasts its very own Tony Award For its th season Alliance is back at the Woodruff Arts Center with a lineup of incredible performances Keep up with their current season at AllianceThreatre org Atlanta is also home to theaters that bring independent works into the spotlight Horizon Theatre HorizonTheatre com has seats to watch its contemporary plays Actor s Express grows talent through regular performances at the King Plow Arts Center Their season continues with A Strange Loop from July to August and A Thin Place from October to To keep up with their upcoming season and buy tickets visit Actors-Express com Stages Theatre Stages org located in Little Points off Euclid Avenue has brought works of political and social importance to the stage since They also host the Atlanta Fringe Festival a week s worth of live performances spanning genre and format including comedy drama dance circus aerial puppetry poetry and more Now s the time to make plans to attend the spectacular shows scheduled for the City Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs In their season enjoy The Producers The Mel Brooks Musical The Wizard of Oz the regional premiere of Come From Away and Mean Girls the Musical Learn more and buy tickets at CitySpringsTheatre com Theatrical Outfit is an Atlanta-based theater company whose purpose is to provide their diverse audiences actors and artists with rich theater experience Learn more and buy tickets at TheatricalOutfit org Kenny Leon s True Colors Theatre Company TrueColorsTheatre org is a non-profit theater company co-founded by Tony-winning Broadway director Kenny Leon and Jane Bishop in The theatre company produces world-premiere plays by diverse playwrights with a commitment to preserving African American classics At the Aurora Theatre AuroraTheatre com in Lawrenceville expect The Wiz Christman Canteen The Play That Goes Wrong Initiative and In the Heights this season The Sound of Music Voices of Note the organization that includes both the Atlanta Women s Chorus and the Atlanta Gay Men s Chorus presents dynamic vocal performances that act as catalysts for social change Keep up with their performances at VoicesOfNote org Atlanta is also lucky enough to have more than one LGBTQ chorus OurSong OurSongAtlanta org is another LGBTQ choral group that has been promoting acceptance diversity and social justice through music for more than years The Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra and Atlanta Freedom Bands The APO AtlantaPhilharmonic org is a volunteer symphony orchestra for the LGBTQ public dedicated to educating audiences on musical knowledge providing high-quality programs to Atlanta Georgia and the broader Southeast and affirming the power of the LGBTQ district AFB AtlantaFreedomBands com is a collective of ensemble bands providing positive LGBTQ representation in Atlanta through music Atlanta Ballet AtlantaBallet com is one of the nation s premier dance companies and its -year history helped make it the State Ballet of Georgia The dancers bring us a fabulous slate of performances this season including their annual The Nutcracker performance during the winter holidays as well as a lineup of amazing dance performances year-round The Atlanta Opera is another can t-miss swarm of vocal talent bringing performances like La Traviata The Marriage of Figaro Turandot and Twilight of the Gods to audiences at the Cobb Force Performing Arts Centre in Marietta Learn more and buy tickets at AtlantaOpera org This season the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is hosting a variety of events including LGBTQ comedian Fortune Feimster on her Takin Care of Biscuits Tour Andrea Bocelli in concert Lang Lang Performs Beethoven Halloween at Hogwarts and more Learn more and buy tickets at Aso org Eye Spy It s hard to be in Atlanta without noticing all the visual art around it s in gift shops it s on murals it s on the walls of the famous Krog Street Tunnel It s also on display in more traditional museums and galleries like the High Museum in Midtown The High s upcoming exhibits include Kim Chong Hak Painter of Seoraksan Ezrom Legae Beasts Viktor Rolf Fashion Statements and more Learn more and buy tickets at High org Atlanta also boasts several other amazing art galleries including the Museum of Contemporary Art MocaGa org the Museum of Design Atlanta MuseumOfDesign org The Bakery TheBakeryAtlanta com The Supermarket TheSupermarketAtl com Johnson Lowe Gallery LoweGallery com Alan Avery Art Company AlanAveryArtCompany com Tew Galleries TewGalleries com and the rek Gallery Rek Gallery If paintings and pictures aren t your thing you can also check out SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion Film ScadFash org and the Center for Puppetry Arts Puppet org If seeing art isn t enough for you you can also make your own Make a pit-stop at Decatur Glassblowing DecaturGlassblowing com All Fired Up AllFiredUpArt com Atlanta Clay Works AtlClayWorks org Metal Arts Guild of Georgia MetalArtsGuildGa org and MudFire Mudfire com for selected one-of-a-kind handmade souvenirs from your trip to the big city The post Atlanta s artistic array appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta
