Opera Baltimore was originally founded in 2009 as Baltimore Concert Opera. Our commitment to strong organizational structure and artistic excellence set the stage for both continued success and smart growth. Opera Baltimore is an Artist-in-Residence at the stunning Garrett-Jacobs Mansion in Baltimore’s arts district of Mount Vernon. We strive to invigorate both our audiences and artists through a balance of classic and innovative programming.
4Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Artshttps://www.promotionandarts.orgbopacommunications@gmail.com(410) 752-8632
10 E Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
A Baltimore-based non-profit organization, The Next Ice Age was founded in 1988 by Nathan Birch and Tim Murphy, former members of the John Curry Skating Company. John Curry used his status as Olympic Champion to elevate figure skating to a legitimate performance art. The Next Ice Age is proud to pass on his lineage of artistic figure skating to the next generation of skaters and to enthusiastic audiences throughout the Baltimore community.
Adrienne Bergeron, a new resident of Baltimore City, by way of Los Angeles and before that New York City, is a dancer, singer, actor who has performed at regional theatre's across the country. However, as of late, Adrienne's focus and drive has shifted to create for the stage--as a teaching artist, choreographer, and director. A summa cum laude graduate of Lees-McRae College and a proud member of AEA, Adrienne has been choreographing, directing, and teaching children and adults all over the United States for years.
Everyman Theatre is a professional theatre celebrating the actor, with a Resident Company of artists from the Baltimore/Washington, DC area. The theatre is dedicated to engaging the audience through a shared experience between actor and audience seeking connection and emotional truth in performance. Each season of plays is carefully curated to foster a diverse range of human experiences found in a mix of dramas and comedies selected from timeless classics to world premieres of plays.
Engaging, imaginative programming and dazzling, probing artistry are hallmarks of the DUO INGOLFSSON-STOUPEL. Individually, Judith Ingolfsson and Vladimir Stoupel are both seasoned soloists, who have won acclaim for their performances around the globe. Together, they create connections, tell untold stories and take audiences on journeys to the heart of chamber music.
Growing up in a musical family, Brad was exposed to Folk and Roots music from birth. His father Ken Kolodner is a renowned hammered dulcimer player and fiddler who toured for many years in the folk trio Helicon. When Brad picked up the banjo at age 17, everything started to click into place. Since then, he’s charted a path centered on performing, recording, broadcasting and community organizing. He’s an acclaimed clawhammer banjo player who performs with the chart-topping Irish, Old-Time, Bluegrass fusion quartet Charm City Junction.
Maura Dwyer was born and raised in Baltimore and attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. She creates work that supports place-making/keeping through teaching mural workshops, creating visual campaign material, and co-designing community art projects that fuse history, political action, and personal narrative.
ARTIST BIO
Name
Kasean Reeves (Kasaun Tianna)
Born/Resides
Baltimore, MD
Education
-Baltimore School for the Arts, 2011
-Several years as a self-taught writer, musician, photographer, videographer, model, and performer.
Collaborative Performances
‘The Brute Beast’, Arena Playhouse; 2005
‘Grease’, Arena Playhouse; 2006
‘Black History Program’, Arena Playhouse; 2007
‘Expressions’/’Opera Scenes’, Baltimore School for the Arts; 2008-2011
Chamber Choir; 2010-2011
Raw Poetry Productions; 2017-2018
Sistah Queens Show; 2019
Impromptu band performance, New Orleans; 2020
Solo Performances
Award-winning artist, exhibiting throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States.
Works in numerous private and public collections.
Angela Pinaglia is a Baltimore-based Dominican-American filmmaker. Her most recent film, Life in Synchro, about the world of synchronized ice skating has screened at festivals across the country and will be airing on PBS stations. She co-produced and co-wrote Riding Wild, a documentary about a BMX-lifer who dares to dream big and concocts an illegal bike park in a patch of woods in Baltimore City. Angela works as a freelance producer and cinematographer, and has taught video production and media classes at Kutztown University and American University.