Poster Riot: 32 Years of Performances at the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø
November 8, 2013 - January 4, 2014
For 32 years, the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø Center has been home to countless artists, presenters, friends, and supporters of the performing arts. The exhibition includes show posters from the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø archives and plus posters from partner organizations including Lyric Theatre Company, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Stage Company, UVM Lane Series, Higher Ground, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, and others. Come in and revisit your favorite memories of performances at the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø, with an opportunity to share them on video.
Restoration of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø—a hallmark of Art Deco design and architecture—began in earnest on July 1, 1981. The dramatic comeback convinced citizens that the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø was a viable and vital community resource.In its first five years, the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø hosted more than 350 performances presented by 50 different organizations, including longtime allies in the arts whose partnerships with the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø continue to this day: Lyric Theatre, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Vermont Youth Orchestra, and the UVM Lane Series.
In 2000, the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø "reopened" as a comprehensive performing arts center, renamed the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø Center for the Performing Arts. Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø Center incorporated two performance venues—the original theater, fully restored to its Art Deco splendor, and Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇøSpace, a small performance setting that significantly expanded the Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø's programming options. Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇøSpace has provided a home for the Vermont Stage Company and became the community's venue of choice for intimate live theater, performance art, jazz, acoustic music, comedy performance, and more. Patrons now enjoy an expanded Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø Center that includes beautiful education and dance studios housing year-round Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇøArts classes in music, theater, and dance for children and adults; a greatly enlarged main theater lobby; a visual arts gallery; and additional administrative and support spaces.
Take a walk down memory lane with Poster Riot in the Amy E. Tarrant Gallery!
Burlington Free Press: (By Brent Hallenbeck, Nov. 24, 2013)
- Exhibition sponsor Amy E. Tarrant