Theater On The Move
It’s hard enough to be an edgy, professional dance troupe in a town like Asheville — where seemingly countless arts groups drink from the same smallish well of funding — but try doing it when you don’t even have a home. Yet, for four years, Terpsicorps has been putting on highly polished, technically difficult and thematically challenging work without so much as a warm-up barre to call their own. But, thanks to the help of local artist and dance lover John Payne, Terpsicorps will soon be taking over a studio space in the Wedge Building, located in the increasingly hip River District. According to a press release by Terpsicorps Artistic Director Heather Maloy, having access to a fully equipped studio space may help bring the troupe out of their summer-only season. The group will move into the space this March.
Theater Seemingly On The Move, But Actually Staying Put
How defeating it must feel to stage a highly professional performance — one with a great cast helmed by a visionary director, with all manner of care going into every element, from set dressing to lighting design — only to have people miss it because it’s so hard to explain how to get there: “Yes, well … um … I know the Web site says we’re on Haywood Street, but actually we’re sort of in an alley under Mobilia. Or, you could also say we’re almost across from Zambra. But, we’re also kind of behind that big Dumpster on Walnut Street.” Well, no more: North Carolina Stage Company was recently given its own address, the prosaically named 15 Stage Lane, by the City of Asheville. According to a press release, the new address should make giving directions easier, as well as allow the space to show up on various online maps.
The Emo-Pop Name Game
Earlier this month, local pop-and-emo outfit Best Before Yesterday announced plans to release their new three-song EP in February, but had yet to title the disc. In a bit of 21st-century marketing savvy, the band recently posted a MySpace bulletin asking their fans for title suggestions. (Of course, it’ll be hard to outdo the genius title of their 2006 release, That’s What She Said, but one has to try.) To contribute your suggestion, e-mail the band at bbyband@yahoo.com or visit their MySpace page at myspace.com/bby.
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