This week on Open Studio, Jared Bowen talks to Igor Golyak, a native of Ukraine who runs the Arlekin Players Theatre in Needham. They discuss Golyak's humanitarian efforts with fellow artists to help refugees of the war in Ukraine, and also how Golyak has been a pioneer in virtual theatre, which was prompted by the pandemic. They then dive into Golyak's off-Broadway hit, The Orchard, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, which will be onstage in Boston at the Emerson Paramount Center from Nov. 4-13.
From there, Bowen heads to the Peabody Essex Museum to take in an exhibit dedicated to Patrick Kelly, a designer from Vicksburg, Mississippi, who broke barriers by creating space for Black fashion models in an industry that was lacking diversity. Inspired by his grandmother's sewing, Kelly would go on to become one of the biggest designers of the late 1980s and early '90s. He died from complications from AIDS at the age of 35. This exhibit looks at his muses, his conviction and his legacy.
Then Jared wraps things up with Arts this Week, his roundup of the latest arts and culture events in and around town.
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