Thriller Rehearsal
October 30, 2008
Zombie dancers rehearsed the reenactment of Michael Jackson’s video, Thriller, for the Mecca’s Halloween night performance in downtown Lexington. Read more about it.
Dog Dancing
September 18, 2008
Deb Abigt, of Richmond, wants to introduce dogs and their owners to the wonders of Canine Musical Freestyle, otherwise know as dog dancing.
Fall Arts 2008
September 12, 2008
For our fall arts preview, we took a look at how artists in Central Kentucky make all or a portion of their living from the arts. As part of that, we profiled five area artists whose work supports them to some extent. The profiles included portraits by Herald-Leader staff photographer Mark Cornelison. In the slide show, you can see the portraits as well as pictures of the artists at work and hear and read their comments about their art and life.
Click here to go to LexGo.com, for more of our 2008-09 arts preview and more information about arts and entertainment in Central Kentucky.
Woodland Art Fair 2008
August 18, 2008
Artists and art lovers filled Lexington’s Woodland Park this weekend for the 33rd Annual Woodland Art Fair, featuring more than 200 vendors from around the country as well as music and dance from area artists. Most participants said you couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful weekend of sun and highs in the low 80s.
“Yesterday was superb,” John Hart, an artist from Louisville, said Sunday afternoon. “Any day’s good when you have beautiful weather like this, and financially it was good too.”
Photographs by Pablo Alcala and Rich Copley / Audio and production by Rich Copley
Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre
February 5, 2008
The Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre visited Veterans Park Elementary in Lexington to perform their show of traditional African music and dance. Their mission is to preserve traditional African drum and dance heritage and promote cultural understanding by education audiences of all ages about African countries. The show, which featured works from numerous African regions, included audience participation as several students and teachers were invited to join the dancers on the gymnasium floor.
