Artmonk-in-Residence: Raphael Sacks
We are delighted to host Raphael Sacks as an Artmonk-in-Residence this summer! Raphael Sacks is an international voice and theater artist, and New York City native. In Sweden with Teater Slava, he improvised vocal solos for audiences of up to 8,000 people, and played Tristan in a new adaptation of Tristan och Isolde; in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he […]
Artmonk-in-Residence: Ryan Hazelbaker
We are delighted to host Ryan Hazelbaker as an Artmonk-in-Residence this summer! Ryan Hazelbaker is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA, with his Bachelors in Musical Theatre Performance and Directing. Ryan has performed all over the U.S. in the professional theater, consistently performing starring roles in musical theater […]
Artmonk-in-Residence: Anaya Cullen
We are delighted to host Anaya Cullen as an Artmonk-in-Residence this summer! Anaya Cullen has designed & created costumes for dance, theater, opera, and independent film companies including State Street Ballet, Jennifer Muller/The Works, UCSB Dance and Theater Department, Josie Walsh, American Musical and Dramatic Academy Los Angeles, Aspen Opera Theater Center, Chautauqua Ballet Company, Western Slope […]
Artmonk-in-Residence: Neva Cockrell
We are delighted to host Neva Cockrell as an Artmonk-in-Residence this summer! Neva Cockrell is a New York-based choreographer and dancer. Originally from Colorado, she graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in Dance and Environmental Science. In New York she is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Loom Ensemble, and recently premiered a new […]
Requiem for a Pink Moon: Stunning
Joel Frederiksen’s concert celebrating the release of his new CD “Requiem for a Pink Moon,” performed to a packed church, was truly bravo. The perfect project to be developed at the Art Monastery, the CD bridges Nick Drake’s folk classics and Elizabethan lute. Amongst our most favorite performances hosted by the Art Monastery, Joel’s dark […]
Artmonk Experience with Mayfield Senior School Conservatory in Italy
We had a great day running the Artmonk Experience for Mayfield Senior School Conservatory and Incantato Tours on April 9! We brought in Julia Pond from London for the weekend to help us run the show. We began the day with Lectio Divina, the ancient monastic practice of reading a sacred text “listening with the […]
Master Class with Mayfield Conservatory & Incantato Tours
I was delighted to teach a two-hour visual art master class on April 6. The wonderful Sandra Weinacht, head honcho of Incantato Tours, organized this on behalf of Mayfield Conservatory. I presented my work to this remarkably attentive and open-hearted seven American girls in a conference room of their hotel in Rieti. I explained how […]
Joel Frederiksen: Requiem for a Pink Moon
Joel Frederiksen returns to Art Monastery Italia! Saturday, April 14, 6:30pm Free admission Colle di Costa, Labro JOEL FREDERIKSEN: Requiem for a Pink Moon http://www.joelfrederiksen.com In celebration of his new CD, celebrated musician Joel Frederiksen will perform excerpts from his project “Requiem for a Pink Moon.” This unique lute concert mixes classical music, the traditional […]
Visiting Artists: Cirque en Déroute
CIRQUE EN DÉROUTE performing at Art Monastery Italia! Saturday, May 5, 6:30pm Free admission Colle di Costa, Labro http://cirqueenderoute.com Company Cirque en Déroute is an acrobatic clown trio specializing in a wide range of eccentric circus disciplines including Chinese jar manipulation, tap-dance juggling, and high-level comedy acrobatics. Using a unique blend of contemporary circus and […]
