Onions exhibition at Airport

Only departing passengers will have an opportunity to enjoy 15 paintings by professional artist Elizabeth Mulderig in her whimsical series, 'Bermuda Onions'. They are now on exhibition in the airport's Charles Lloyd Tucker lounge. Jointly sponsored by the Department of Airport Operations and the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, the exhibition is part of the Island's celebration of its 400th anniversary, and will continue through November.

Photographic Show at Elliot Gallery

'Taste, Touch, Sound' is the title of a new photographic show opening tomorrow evening at the Kaleidoscope Foundation's Elliot Gallery in Devonshire. Local photographers were challenged to capture a visual exploration of the three senses within a designated 24-hour period, and the public will be invited to vote for their favourite images during the 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. opening reception. Thereafter, the exhibition will continue through February 21.

Members' exhibition at Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard

An open, juried members' mixed media exhibition has launched the New Year at the BACD, and will continue through April 17.

Students' art at City Hall gallery

The public now has a chance to enjoy into the artistic talents of private and public school students thanks to their newly-opened, multi-media exhibition in the Bermuda Society of Arts gallery at City Hall.

Kite honour for Dr. Philip Jones

Enthusiast Dr. Phillip Jones' 15-foot 'Chairman Mao' kite, which won the Grand Prize in last year's Smithsonian Kite Festival in Washington, DC, is enjoying further glory as part of an Andy Warhol exhibition in the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum in Canada.

Dr. Jones, an Emergency Room physician at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, designed and made the kite himself. He created the iconic Warhol image of Chairman Mao's face from a mosaic of fabrics to form the centre panel, which is 15 feet in diameter. In all, the finished kite comprises 531 separate pieces, all of which Dr. Jones designed, cut out and sewed together by hand.

The exhibition continues through April 19, but may be extended. Meanwhile, further information can be found at website http://news.therecord.com/videogallery/469688, and also at http://cordweekly.com/cordweekly/news

NDFB master dance classes

Registration is now open for the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda's free master classes for Levels 1 and 2 students, and teachers who are interested in participating or observing.

Ground-breaking choreographers and Broadway performers Francesca Harper and Josh Rhodes will provide instruction in ballet, musical theatre styles, contemporary, repertory and improvisation. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Miro Magloire, founder, artistic director and choreographer of the New Chamber Ballet of New York.

Ms Harper will be teaching levels 1 and 2 ballet and improvisation, as well as modern/contemporary and repertory to level 2. Mr. Rhodes will be teaching levels 1 and 2 musical theatre styles and improvisation, as well as a mock audition class to level 2.

Local teachers are invited to participate in or observe all classes, as well as a question/answer session with the master faculty.

Level 1 ballet, modern and musical theatre classes are open to students from age eight who have achieved basic levels of ballet training. Level 2 ballet, modern and musical theatre classes are open to students and teachers with a strong technical foundation, and who have achieved intermediate or advanced levels of ballet and/or modern dance training.

The classes will take place at the Bermuda High School's Jessie Vesey Centre from January 30-February 1. For further information and registration forms e-mail ksmith@dancebermuda.org or telephone 236-3319.

New NDFB classes for dancers

In addition to ballet and contemporary technique classes this weekend, the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda is also offering four free, new classes: 1. An improvisation workshop in which students will learn how to put movement phrases together, with an opportunity to work in pairs of small groups and explore partnering. 2. Musical theatre styles with instruction on jazz influence dance techniques originally introduced by such legends as Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and Jerome Robbins. 3. Mock audition workshop which will introduce students to professional musical theatre audition requirements, including personal presentation; learning sequences quickly and accurately; and communicating with an audition panel. 4. Repertory: Francesca Harper will introduce students to her 'category defying' choreography, and phrases from contemporary pieces for her own company.

The new classes will also take place at the Bermuda High School's Jessie Vesey Centre. Dates are January 30-February 1. For further information and registration forms e-mail ksmith@dancebermuda.org or telephone 236-3319.