The Fox
Theatre
Atlanta's
Fox Theatre, originally the Yaarab Temple Shrine
Mosque, was designed in the late 1920's as headquarters for
the 5,000-member Shriner's organization.
It was a beautifully outlandish, opulent, grandiose monument
to the heady excesses of the pre-crash 1920's, a mosque-like
structure complete with minarets, onion domes, and an
interior decor which was even more lavish than its facade.
Entering the huge auditoriums, an early reviewer for the
Atlanta Journal described "a picturesque and almost
disturbing grandeur beyond imagination." Visitors encounter
an indoor Arabian courtyard with a sky full of flickering
stars and magically drifting clouds; a spectacular striped
canopy overhanging the balconies; stage curtains depicting
mosques and Moorish rulers in hand sewn sequins
and rhinestones.
The Fox stands today as a
fiercely protected landmark and a nationally acclaimed
theater; having survived depression, mortgage foreclosure,
bankruptcy, competition, television, real estate
development, and above all, age.
The Fox is an impeccable intact
and aggressively preserved Landmark that has been designated
both a National Historic Landmark (the highest national
ranking) and a "Museum"(the most prestigious statewide
ranking).
http://www.foxtheatre.org
The Atlanta
Ballet
"The Atlanta Ballet ought to change its name to the Atlanta
Ballet and Associates. This fine, vibrant company
consistently manages to incorporate more artistic variety
and local talent into its performances than any ensemble in
the region even those with larger budgets and higher
national profiles."
The Atlanta Journal
Celebrating 75
Years of Ballet in Atlanta!
For 75 years, Atlanta has had a ballet company of its own—a Company that has
truly embodied the spirit, resilience and joy of Atlanta. The Company today
thanks to the vision, grace and stamina of pioneer Dorothy Alexander, who was
the very first in the nation to believe that smaller communities could have
their own dance companies. In 1929, she launched the Dorothy Alexander Concert
Group (rehearsals were held in her garage), which later became the Atlanta Civic
Ballet and finally, in 1967, Atlanta Ballet. Miss Dorothy guided her dance
company for more than three decades before hand picking her successor, the
brilliant Robert Barnett, followed in 1994 by the Company’s third Artistic
Director, John McFall.
Today, Atlanta Ballet is one of the nation’s premier professional ballet
companies, recognized for the artistry of their dancers and their innovative
programming. The Comapny is proud to be as diverse and provocative as the city
it calls home.
http://www.atlantaballet.com
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Since its first concerts in
1945, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has grown from a local
youth group to become one of America's major orchestras,
noted for its impressive list of Grammy winning recordings
as well as the excellence of its live performances. The
foremost cultural organization in the southeastern United
States, it serves as a cornerstone for artistic development
in the region.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performs more than 200
concerts each year to a combined audience estimated at over
half a million. In addition to its 72 concert main
subscription season, the ASO presents light classical
concerts, family concerts, annual summer festivals, outdoor
summer pops concerts and free concerts in city parks. The "ASO
Around Georgia" program was launched this year, which brings
the Orchestra to Albany, Tifton, Perry and Rome.
http://www.atlantasymphony.org
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