Williamstown Theatre Festival

Williamstown, Massachusetts

Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census. A college town, it is home to Williams College, the Clark Art Institute and the Tony-awarded Williamstown Theatre Festival, which runs every July and August.


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Historic House On Main Street - Williamstown-Massachusetts

The charm of the Victorian era with the luxury of the 21st century. This comfortable home is nestled in a lovely suburban tree lined setting, with the convenience of walking to the Clark Art Institute, Williams College, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and local Williamstown shopping and dining.

465 Stratton Road, Williamstown, MA Real Estate 01267

William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty takes you on a video tour of 465 Stratton Road, Williamstown, MA. To learn more, visit the property detail page:

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Nick Geranios
Steven Weisz

Locally designed to be multidimensional and to capture unrivaled views, this property combines thoughtful design with an attentive, comfortable and deliberate floor plan creating an exclusive and versatile Berkshire compound with many attributes and amenities. This exquisite estate property, consists of two main houses, connected via a separately housed, stunning indoor pool, creating a one of a kind main residence plus a charming guest house and separate detached garage. An ideal location, minutes from the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williams College and many local attractions for lovers of nature, culture, and athletic pursuits. Exceptional living, likely never to be duplicated!

Berkshire Properties for Sale Williamstown MA

Berkshire property for sale in Williamstown MA near Williams College and other venues such as the Williamstown Theater Festival, The Clark Art Institute, and MassMOCA. Offering 3 bedrooms, a huge living area that is open to the kitchen which as barn board cabinetry, wall over, and hardwood floors. A small shingled cottage is on the property also. New roof, new efficient heating system and new windows make this home warm and cozy for the Berkshire winter snow skiing season.

Williamstown Memorial Day parade

2015

Williamstown, MA Hotels - Howard Johnson Express Inn

Reservations: , 413-458-8158. Howard Johnson Express Inn Hotel in Williamstown, MA features Free High Speed Wi-Fi internet, Free Breakfast, Outdoor Pool, Free Access to Business Center, Guest Rooms & Suites, Wheelchair accessible rooms with handicap bath and handicap Parking. Williams College, Sterling and Francis Clark Art Institute, Chapin Library and Williamstown Theatre Festival are within 1 mile from Howard Johnson. Taconic Trail, Mt Greylock State Reservation, Jiminy Peak, Tanglewood and other area attracctions in Berkshires are few minutes drive from Howard Johnson. Reservations: 413-458-8158, Website:

Cozy Corner Motel in Williamstown MA

Reserve: . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . . . Cozy Corner Motel 284 Sand Spring Road Williamstown MA 01267 Williamstown Theatre Festival is a 5-minute drive from this motel in Massachusetts. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the motel and classic rooms include cable TV. A microwave and refrigerator are provided in every room at the Cozy Corner Motel. Individual climate control is available in the rooms. Ski storage and a ski waxing area is available at the motel. The Cozy Garden Restaurant is on site and serves American food. A daily breakfast is offered with breads, pastries and juices in the breakfast room or on the patio. Williams College is 2 miles from the Motel Cozy Corner. Taconic Trail State Park is a 10-minute drive away.

Williams Dance Department

Students discuss the performance, educational and social opportunities the Williams College Dance Department provides them.

RAWdance - Claiming Williams 2015

Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith, artistic directors of the San Francisco-based RAWdance, worked with students from the dance department on a duets project, Two by 24.

As our nation continues the battle over the governing of intimacy and marriage, Two by 24: Love on Loop serves as a reminder that beneath all the legal jargon and political posturing is always a story of two people. Two people who flirt, fight, make-up, support, care, and love each other. — Rein & Smith.

Held at Williams College, February 5, 2015.

What Can You Do with a Williams Degree?

First-Generation and International Family Orientation 2017

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Sense Of Place Documentary Film Trailer - IMC's Open For Dancing Festival Newport, RI

A Sense of Place
Rocco Michaluk's film about Island Moving Co.'s Open for Dancing Festival
Thursday, September 20th at 7pm; or join us at 6pm for a pre-show reception.
Jane Pickens Theater and Event Center
Washington Square, Newport
Tickets are $15; $25 for the 6pm option, available at
janepickens.com

ABOUT THIS FILM:
Director:
Film Director Rocco Michaluk has been creating award winning documentaries and independent films for over 14 years. His unique ability to capture the unique moments and true essence of individuals, places and things has earned him a very special place in the world of documentary filmmaking. His work has been seen on PBS, ABC, CBS, Independent Lens, National Geographic, Good Morning America, E! Entertainment, FOX News and others. He resides in beautiful Newport, RI.

Production Company:
Video & Vision, A Film & Video Production Company based in Newport, RI has been a local RI success story for over 10 years. In this time V&V has won numerous awards and praise for their productions. Their award-winnging work has been seen on most major TV Stations including ABC, CBS, MTV, E! Entertainment, Good Morning America, FOX News, PBS, VH1, The Weather Channel, film festivals and theatres worldwide.



Open For Dancing 2011:



Choreographers for OFD11:

Marta Renzi, a native of Williamstown, MA, is known for creating
dance films of site-specific works on urban streets and public spaces. She
has been working in dance and film for more than 20 years and has been
commissioned to create dances across the United States and abroad, including
Balletteatro in Portugal and dances for the Guggenheim Museum in New York
and Union Station in Washington, D.C. Renzi's piece Porch Stories, a
combination of professional dancers and local people, was a finalist in the
Moondance International Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado. Marta Renzi
will create an Open for Dancing piece in the Yew Forest at the Norman Bird
Sanctuary. Collaborators will include local musicians, led by Newport's
Mike Fishman.

Zach Morris is a Bessie Award-winning choreographer whose work
includes site-specific performances, installation art, video and multi-media
projects, and immersive performance environments. Critics have described
his work as visually stunning, wickedly clever, and hauntingly
melancholy. He is the recipient of a New York Dance and Performance Award
for Creation/Choreography, the Henry Boettcher Award for Excellence in
Directing, and the NYC Fringe Fest Award for Excellence in Choreography.
Zach is Co-Director of Third Rail Projects, organizer and moderator of the
NYC Dance Film Lab, and creator of the annual Steampunk Haunted House in New
York City. His work for the Festival will utilize the newly refurbished
Northeast Casemates at Fort Adams.

Christine Sandorfi has been a dancer with Island Moving Co.
since 2006. In working with Miki Ohlsen, IMC's Artistic Director, on her
Dracula at Belcourt Castle, Christine contri-buted to the aerial
choreography for the Vampire Brides. Having choreographed for student
performances and Island Moving Co.'s Junior Company, Christine has taken on
an aerial project for Open for Dancing, creating a new work which will be
performed in an ancient beech tree on the grounds of Bellevue House on
Bellevue Avenue in Newport. She will be working with musician Tobias
Andrews.

748 Petersburg Road, Williamstown, MA Real Estate 01267

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This spectacular 200-acre parcel, abutting the Taconic State Park and Williams College's Hopkins Forest, comprises two well-maintained single-family residences---close enough to each other for conviviality, far enough apart for privacy---plus a barn and run-in shed. Totaling 1,128 and 2,145 square feet respectively, each of the houses offers three bedrooms and views of the surrounding landscape. You'll fall in love with the land: fields, woods, hiking trails, pond, streams, and glorious views of three states from various points on the property. These include a southward view toward Williamstown, which is a five-minute drive away. The setting offers total seclusion, along with the cachet and convenience of one of the Berkshire's most vibrant towns, with its restaurants, shops, Williams College and its athletic center and art museum, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Clark Art Institute, the Taconic and Waubeek golf courses, and skiing nearby at Jiminy Peak. For the discerning buyer, this is the perfect choice as a year-round home, idyllic getaway, or beautiful location for a new 21st-century estate.

Christopher Reeve | Transformation From 11 To 52 Years Old

Birthday: September 25, 1952
Nationality: American
Famous: Actors Directors
Died At Age: 52
Sun Sign: Libra
Born In: Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Famous As: Actor
Family:
Spouse/Ex-: Dana Reeve (M. 1992–2004)

Children: Alexandra Reeve, Matthew Reeve, William Reeve
Died On: October 10, 2004
Cause Of Death: Heart Attack
U.S. State: New Yorkers
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Christopher Reeve was a legendary American actor, director, writer, producer and activist who rose to prominence for his perfect portrayal of the DC Comic book superhero, ‘Superman’. With deep blue eyes, towering height and athletic built, Reeve played the role of a superhero with utmost ease and élan. Born in an upper-class household, Reeve was bit by the acting bug early in his life. It was while studying at Cornell University that Reeve took up acting professionally. He made his Broadway debut and soon was asked to play the lead character of Clark Kent/Superman. Over the years, apart from the Superman series, Reeve showed his brilliance as an actor in various films including ‘The Remains of the Dark’, ‘Rear Window’ and so on. Acting apart, Reeve was a licensed pilot and flew solo across the Atlantic twice. He was also an active campaigner of various issues related to health and society. It was a tragic accident during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia that left him as a quadriplegic. However, ‘superman’ that he was, he did not let his physical impairment come in between his acting and activism. He founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation and lobbied for issues related to spinal cord injuries and human embryonic stem cell research.
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Childhood & Early Life
Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952 in New York City to Barbara Pitney and Franklin D’Olier Reeve. While his mother was a journalist, his father served as a teacher, novelist, poet and scholar. He had a younger brother, Benjamin. His parents divorced when he was young. Reeve and his brother moved with their mother who remarried Tristam B Johnson in 1959.
Reeve attended Princeton Day School. Academically brilliant, he excellent in athletics and theatre as well. Such as his brilliance in sports that he was on the honor roll and played soccer, baseball, tennis, and hockey.
At the age of nine, Reeve found his passion for acting after he was cast in an amateur version of the play, ‘The Yeomen of the Guard’. By 1967, he was working as an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The following year, he received an offer to work professionally at Harvard Summer Repertory Theatre Company. He graduated from Princeton Day School in 1970.
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Career
Post graduation, Reeve acted in plays in Boothbay, Maine and planned to go to New York City to find a career in theatre. However, upon his mother’s insistence, he applied for college and accepted an offer from Cornell University.
At Cornell, Reeve continued to fuel his passion for dramatics and theatre. He acted in several plays including ‘Waiting for Godot’, ‘Segismundo in Life Is a Dream’, ‘Hamlet in Rosencrantz’, ‘Guildenstern Are Dead’ and The Winter's Tale.
Impressed by his acting talent, Stark Hesseltine, a high-powered agent, proposed to establish Reeve’s acting career and represent him. Monthly visits to New York City and meetings with casting agents and producers helped Reeve find his first work in a production of ‘Forty Carats’ with Eleanor Parker.
Artistically endowed, Reeve soon received a full-season contract with the San Diego Shakespeare Festival. Reeve played prominent roles in several plays including ‘Richard III’, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, and ‘Love's Labour's Lost’.
In his final year at college, Reeve took a three-month leave of absence. He travelled to Glasgow wherein he immersed himself in the country’s theatre culture. He then moved to Paris and absorbed European theatre culture, keenly observing the performances by established stage actors and imbibing in the goodness. Having engrossed everything, he returned to US.
Having found his real calling in acting, Reeve convinced theatre director Jim Clause and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences that he couldn’t comply by the educational requirements at Cornell University and instead would achieve more as a student in Juilliard than at Cornell. Following this, an arrangement was made according to which his first year at Juilliard was counted as his senior year at Cornell.
At Juilliard, Reeve befriended Robin Williams for life. The two were the only students selected for Juilliard's Advanced Program. As per the arrangement, Reeve completion of the first year at Juilliard meant the completion of his graduation from Cornell University.
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On the Road in Northern Berkshire County: County Overview | Connecting Point | June 3, 2015

Northern Berkshire County is comprised of the towns of Adams, North Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Savoy, Williamstown, and Windsor. Producer Tony Dunne and videographer Dave Fraser provide an over view to the picturesque region of the state

2016 Berkshire Award Honors Sandra Burton and Don Quinn Kelley

Video production by Richard Sands.

Sandra L. Burton and Don Quinn Kelley are partners in ThinkLarge.US, an organization that both implements and supports projects of social relevance in the Berkshires and across the United States. They are both current and among the founding members of the Steering Committee of Lift Ev’ry Voice. Lift Ev’ry Voice offers a biannual summer festival and other events that commemorate the freedom of all Americans by celebrating African Americans and their rich traditions of community, arts, culture, history, and heritage. The Festival takes place from mid-June to early September, and encompasses an array of events, talks, performances, community celebrations, and family events at many venues across the Berkshires.


Sandra L. Burton, a dancer, choreographer, and educator, is the Lipp Family Director of Dance and senior lecturer in dance at Williams College. Her choreography for theater includes productions at the Williamstown Theater Festival, PlayMakers Repertory Theater, and the Goodman Theater. She choreographed productions of Craig Harris’ God’s Trombones in the United States and Europe. Burton’s choreography has been performed at venues including Dance Theater Workshop, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival’s Inside Out, Judson Memorial Church, and MASS MoCA. Burton serves on the board of the New England Foundation for the Arts, is a Trustee Emeritus of MASS MoCA, and retired from the Jacob’s Pillow board in 2007. She holds an M.F.A. from Bennington College and an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.


Historian and filmmaker Don Quinn Kelley is Professor Emeritus, Interdisciplinary Studies at City University of New York where he was a founding faculty member of Medgar Evers College. In CUNY, he chaired a Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, coordinated Historical Studies, and directed a Digital Media Center. Kelley’s documentary films have been screened across the United States and around the world, including venues at the United Nations, the Organization of African States, HBO and the Black Filmmakers Foundation, and others. He is a trustee of the Samuel Harrison Society. Kelley holds a doctor of philosophy degree from Columbia University in the city of New York.

The Berkshire Award recognizes those in the greater Berkshire community who create, keep, and promote our artistic, historic, and natural heritage.

Old and New at Williams College Museum of Art

Williams College Museum of Art occupies half of Lawrence Hall. It's original core is a neoclassical rotunda in an 1846 two-story brick octagon which served as a library. 'Eyes' by Louise Bourgeois were added in 2001 to mark the museum's 75th anniversary.

Retirement Community in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts CALL 413-458-8371

Retirement Community in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts

Are you looking for a retirement community in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts?

Sweetwood of Williamstown located in Western Massachusetts is a retirement community set on 30 beautiful hillside acres in the Berkshires.

Part of a vibrant college town, Sweetwood retirement community in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts is close to Williams College, the Tony Award-winning Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Clark Art Institute, Tony Award-winning Barrington Stage Company and world-renowned Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Opened in 1987, Sweetwood retirement community in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts offers 70 luxury apartments, delicious meals in our comfortable dining room, a busy library, an auditorium for our events, internet access, a fitness center and hiking trails.

If you're looking for a retirement community in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts call Sweetwood of Williamstown retirement community at 413-458-8371

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Sweetwood of Williamstown
1611 Cold Spring Road
Williamstown,MA 01267

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