St. Louis Arts Coverage by Jeremy Goodwin
David Kovaluk
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St. Louis Public Radio
Jeremy is the arts & culture reporter at St. Louis Public Radio.
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Kate Bergstrom, the new artistic director of Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, plans to lure new audiences while welcoming back theater supporters who’ve drifted away in recent years.
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The Artica festival, a gathering for site-specific artworks and offbeat performances, has a home for its 2024 event after months of uncertainty. The event comes to Chouteau’s Landing in October.
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Gateway Studios & Production Services in Chesterfield has worked on 40 tours in recent years, including outings by jam kings Phish and high-flying contender Goose. One recent day at the Factory reveals the work that goes on before a band can take the stage.
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Opera Theatre of St. Louis is producing a Philip Glass opera for only the second time. ‘‘Galileo Galilei” tells the story of the legendary astronomer’s pursuit of scientific fact and the resulting conflict with the Roman Catholic Church.
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A kickoff event Saturday will mark the reopening of Citygarden, after a nearly nine-month renovation that included the installation of three new pieces of public art and the return of two popular pieces that had been temporarily removed.
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The GAY-la at the Factory in Chesterfield on Sunday will feature St. Louis drag performers, band Blusch and electronic producer Umami.
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A free concert series produced by the International Institute and Music at the Intersection is making more music and performances from around the world available to St. Louisans this summer.
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Counterpublic, a St. Louis nonprofit organization that produces public art projects, is placing “erased history markers” at city intersections where streets named for Native American peoples meet streets named for the places from which white settlers removed them.
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Twelve-time Grammy winner John Legend will perform with St. Louis Symphony in September, for the first concert at the Muny since 1991.
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Adam Wainwright is the author of 200 wins in MLB and a 13-song country music album titled “Hey Y’all.” The Cardinals great dug deep into his personal life for a set of tuneful songs with lyrics rooted in his appreciation for the importance of family.