THEATER
Bad Romance at Out Front Theatre Company is presenting a zany, queer retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. This all-new production is presented by Out Front’s Young Professional Performer Series and is directed by Mandy Mitchell. Tickets $10.
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This week, The Weird Sisters Theatre Project presents its new play, The Pros and Cons of Killing Your Cult Leader, at the Aurora Theatre. Written by Becca Twiggs, this satire includes physical comedy with in-depth religious themes. According to the creators, in a conversation with ArtsATL critic Benjamin Carr, the play “allows people to open themselves up to tough conversations.” Tickets start at $20.
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Alliance Theatre’s The Incredible Book Eating Boy closes out this weekend at Kennesaw State University’s Stillwell Theater. Back for the second summer, the production’s cast “shines mightily, with a caliber of professional talent that children’s theater deserves but doesn’t always get,” in the words of ArtsATL critic Rachel Garbus. Tickets are $20, with discounts available.
MUSIC
Atlanta jazz pianist Joe Alterman performs this week with his trio at the High Museum of Art’s Friday Jazz series. Alterman, who is viewed as a rising figure on the national jazz scene, is about to release a new album devoted to the music of his hero and best friend, the legendary Les McCann. In his young career, Alterman has already performed at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, in addition to the iconic jazz clubs Birdland and the Blue Note. The music starts at 6 p.m. Free for members; $25 for nonmembers.
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Local favorite Michelle Malone returns to Eddie’s Attic Saturday, with shows at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Malone, who goes from folk to rock “n” roll to blues with ease of Superman flying faster than a speeding bullet, has just released a new album that has acoustic versions of songs that have become fan favorites through the years. The Close opens for her. Tickets start at $30.
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Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel has released a new album, Accomplice Two, which features a who’s who of guest artists: Michael McDonald, Jorma Kaukonen, Billy Strings, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and many others. The Australian started out as a rock guitarist, then — inspired by Chet Atkins — switched gears and went acoustic. Emmanuel became close friends with Atkins, and they even recorded an album together. Many consider Emmanuel to be the best acoustic guitarist alive. Emmanuel performs two nights at the Variety Playhouse, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $65.
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ART+DESIGN
In Light opens Thursday at the Spruill Gallery with the work of two Atlanta-based artists: In Kyoung Chun and Steven L. Anderson. Chun’s evocative watercolor paintings of seascapes and delicate floral displays evoke the joy of summer. Anderson’s artistic practice is focused on the power of nature. In his ReNaturing series, 19th century engravings collide with washes of color, infusing them with energy and contemporary relevance. Through September 2.
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Hannah Adair, a printmaker and interdisciplinary artist, will give an artist talk on Saturday at Whitespace gallery. Her exhibit, chapel, is currently on display in Shedspace. As ArtsATL’s Jerry Cullum writes, Adair is “fascinated by the forms of arched windows and church bells and has transformed the Shed with ceramic representations of both,” adorned with religious symbolism that evokes a quiet spiritual atmosphere.
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The group show Thoroughfare continues at Spalding Nix Fine Art with new work by photographers John Dean and Peter Essick; painter and collage artist Esteban Patino; and mixed media artist and metal sculptor Corrina Sephora. The works in the show speak to the connections of all things — between places, between the spirit world and the physical world, from one consciousness to another. The gallery has announced special opening hours this Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. Through September 8.
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FILM+TV
Atlanta Film Society’s CineCamp ATL was designed to cultivate interest in filmmaking through hands-on youth education. Over the last two weeks, high school students completed one- to five-minute films with their instructors; their films will be screened Sunday at the Plaza Theatre from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is free; donations welcome.
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DANCE
The final performance in La Candela Flamenco’s Inspiración on the Boardwalk series will take place next Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the Broad Street Boardwalk, Broad Street NW. The classical flamenco music and dance presentation will include a lecture demonstration. The company’s founder, Ania, trained with Spain’s top flamenco artists during her three year stay in Seville, Spain, and has appeared in venues in Poland, Switzerland, Spain and the United States. In 2020, Ania was commissioned to create choreography for the City of Atlanta’s project, Pandemic Atlanta. Free.
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Bautanzt Here, directed by Nadya Zeitlin, will present two outdoor site-specific performances this weekend. The Site-Specific Dance Hub events will celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Zeitlin talked with ArtsATL’s Robin Wharton recently about her work. On Saturday at 6:30 p.m. the contemporary dance group will be at Noguchi Playscape in Piedmont Park. On Sunday, the dancers will be in Grant Park, where WeOnFyre will launch the evening with Cypher at 5 p.m. The dance portion will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Free.
