Exhibition: Mark Rothko

Over 100 works by Russian-born American painter Mark Rothko are on display at the Exhibition Gallery of the Hypo Cultural Foundation in Munich, Germany. The exhibition's focus is to provide visitors with a survey of his career from early figurative works to his more typical abstract expressionist works. The "Retrospective" show continues until April 27th.

http://www.hypo-kunsthalle.de/newweb/einformationen.html

Concert: Twice

Margot Poirier and Andreas Eriksen of "Twice" will be performing in Bourges, France April 17th at 3 p.m. The hip and trendy combo are quite a show on stage, both give off a funky and young energy that will leave you addicted. For more information about the group, contact L'eclaireur Music at music@leclaireur.com. To get a sample of their music, check them out on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/poptwice

Festival: Björk, Battles, Booka Shade and more...

The Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire, England will host the annual "Wild in the Country" festival July 5th. The famed location has been the ground for concerts of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Ella Fitzgerald. Known for their cuttting-edge music, this year's festival will be host by Björk. This is the occasion to discover newer bands such as New Yorker Battles and British group Foals.

http://www.renaissance.com/

Exhibition: Hans Arp and Fritz Winter

The exhibition, "Dialogue Without Encounter," is about the artistic dialogue between Hans Arp and Fritz Winter in the 1930s. 60 works are displayed in the show, some are collages and reliefs by Arp and some are "bio-morph" works (organic shapes, natural materials such as sand and fabrics) that Winter created from the dada influence of Arp. The show is on until May 12th at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Germany.

http://www.focus.de/kultur/kunst/hans-arp-und-fritz-winter_did_18385.html

Opera: David Lynch's "Lost Highway"

David Lynch's psychological thriller, "Lost Highway," is adapted into an opera at the Young Vic Theatre in London. The new adaptation is written by Olga Neuwirth and directed by Diane Paulus. The story is about a troubled jazz musician named Fred Madison who is in search of an identity, orientation and desire. The opera will be showing from April 4th to 11th.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/03/25/btlost125.xml

Dance: Into the Hoods

"Into the Hoods" is a hip-hop dance piece Director Kate Prince describes as un "urban fairytale." The dancers are from the street dance company called ZooNation founded by Prince herself. The dance is based on Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods," about two young truants who get lost on a London housing estate and become intertwined with numerous hip-hopish fairy-tale characters. The characters ranged from a downtrodden girl named DJ Spinderella, blond-haired Rap-on-Zel with her controlling father and Lil Red, who wears a scarlet hoodie when she goes to visit her grandma. The cast dance their roles to soul, pop and hip-hop music by groups such as Run DMC, Gorillaz and Chaka Khan. The dance is showing at the Novello Theatre in London until May 10th.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/03/22/btbreak122.xml

In the news

The city of Reykjavík in Iceland will hold their third annual Rite of Spring music festival from May 17th to 19th. Folk, jazz and world music are the main focus of the event. Legendary singer Bob Dylan is said to be one of the artists who will perform along with Brazilian jazz musician Sérgio Mendes. Mendes has become a success in South America and the U.S., releasing 38 albums since the beginning of his career. Composer and guitarist Goran Bregovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of the biggest acts last year at the annual festival.

http://www.riteofspring.is/page.asp?pageID=117