The Journal of Art and Reviews (JAR) is a blog which features creative content by young people participating in ArtsConnection Teen Programs. With content for teens by teens, we hope to create an online space that inspires, empowers, and enlightens youth by sharing information, highlighting artists, and creating an online community in the realm of arts and culture.

Bargemusic

While NYC is hailed by art-appreciators for the ubiquitous venues of all-things-art, the local barge underneath the Brooklyn Bridge…

New York City Ballet

After raining for the past six days, and thunder storming on the afternoon of Thursday, May 7th, 2009, I…

Pure Confidence

Pure Confidence is a great name for a horse, especially one that wins races regularly. However, a horse needs…

Next to Normal

I walked into the Booth Theatre on June 29th with high expectations for Next to Normal. I found out…

Things of Dry Hours

“You breathin’ fire girl, but don’t use that flame to warm that boy!” an irate Tice Hogan blurted in…

Waiting for Godot

Draw back the crimson curtain. It’s a vague summer afternoon here in New York City — the weather has…

The Wiz

The latest feel-good musical / revival of a feel-good musical has arrived! Yay! The newest production from New York…

The Wiz

It is rare when actors double as scenery and special effects. But the lights go down, and in the…

EST: Marathon

Two years ago I saw Anything Goes performed by my school’s drama club. It was reminiscent of Andy Warhol…

Twelfth Night

Instead of the house lights dramatically lowering, and curtains opening up to an elaborate set, the grassy stage sprinkled…

Hair

I recently saw the Broadway production of HAIR. It would be impossible for me to describe this show in…