Photography, Illustration and Dance

Several alerts for today, May 1:

1. The Collecting Place exhibition opens today at the Brontë Parsonage Museum:

Mon 1 May - Sun 11 June - The Collecting Place:

An exhibition of large format photographs produced by photographer Simon Warner, in collaboration with a group of visually impaired young people, using a walk-in camera obscura. The exhibition will feature images of Haworth Parsonage and other Brontë related sites and landmarks in and around Haworth - Brontë Parsonage Museum - free on admission to the Museum.

For more information check these previous posts and The Collecting Place blog.

2. An exhibition of Dame Darcy's artwork including Jane Eyre illustrations from The Illustrated Jane Eyre 2006 edition in Burbank, California:

Witness the Miracle of Artwork by Dame Darcy
May 1, 2007 to May 15th
Opening Reception May 5th 8:oo pm to Midnight
Hyaena Gallery
1928 W. Olive Ave.
Burbank CA 91506

3. And finally in Cork, Ireland, a Wuthering Heights ballet will be performed:

Cork City Ballet in association with Cork Opera House presents
Ballet Spectacular 2007
Tue 1st - Wed 2nd May 2007
Directed by Artistic Director Alan Foley

Showcasing top international and Irish ballet dancers. Lovers of classical ballet will not be disappointed with a dazzling suite of dances from the most famous ballet of all Swan Lake. Japanese ballerina Chika Temma and the Russian ballet star Victor Povavarov will perform the Black Swan Pas de deux and Act 2 in an excerpt from Frederick Ashton's ballet La Fille Mal Gardee.
The stage is set come alive as Jane Kellaghans ballet Wuthering Heights with music by Kate Bush, Alan Foleys ballet Gira Con Me with music by Josh Groban and Judith Sibleys ballet Rainwater with music by Paddy Casey are performed in this wonderful eclectic mix of classical and contemporary (...)

Categories: Art-Exhibitions, Brontë Parsonage Museum, Comics, Dance, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights