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.

reasons to be pretty

I settle down into my seat and stare up at the looming ceiling of the stage. Tall shelves filled…

End Days

End Days occurs in the trough between the shockwaves of 9/11 and America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. The characters…

DanceBrazil

The Capoeira style performance of DanceBrazil at NYU’s Skirball Center was truly beautiful and invigorating. The first piece, Ritmos,…

Ryan McGinnes Works

Imagine standing in a room full of your dreams, thoughts and hallucinations all at once — this room would…

reasons to be pretty

“Every beautiful woman has a man who is sick of f*#@!ng her.” Although this quote may seem very trivial…

Journeys and Elegies

After stepping into the Church of Holy Trinity, angelic intonations ensue. One can close the eyes and be almost…

Yevgeny Stubin, Piano

As I walked into the venue where I would be seeing Yevgeny Sudbin, an acclaimed pianist who has performed…

Paul Taylor Dance Company

I was very excited to see Paul Taylor Dance Company perform again. Last year’s program featuring the brilliant yet…

Douglas Dunn & Dancers

The Ailey Citigroup Theater was the place to be on Thursday, February 26, 2009. A Harkness Dance Festival performance…

The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, headed by the charismatically delicious Arturo O’Farrill, definitely deserve their recent Grammy win, as…