InternationalArtAdventures

Marianna Buchwald, artist, teacher, interpreter, translator, director, guide for international and city tours.

Ms. Buchwald directs an international ensemble of artists and dancers, produces  art and multi media. (Performances last few years:The Transformation Travelers, Kreismuseum in Syke, Germany,June16.2011;Dance of Time Fairies at the North Lakeside Cultural Center, July 16. - Aug.14.,2010;Mythological Encounters at the Lortzing Gallery,Germany April 2010;The Gift of the Elfs at the Glenwoods Art Fair, 2009; Where is Peter Jones?,Mirror Images with Mr. Buchwald, at the Peter Jones Gallery,2009; Black Birds and Vagabonds, 2008; Color Form Dance, 2007 at the Peter Jones Gallery,Chicago;The Lying Leopard August, 2006 at Bucktown Arts Festival,  2004&2005, in Germany;The Magic Bell, Ghana for the Columbia College and Beverly Arts Center Theater,Chicago; The Fate of the Magician,Mexico for the schools in Chicago. Moremi, Nigeria; Aztec Rituals, Mexico, A Flor da Lua, Brazil;Dream Journey, Australia;The Royal Game with the SCHARNIERTHEATER HANNOVER, Germany and many more performances. www.scharniertheater.de

Marianna Buchwald, founder                                                          

Claudia Finn and Sandra Simonson                 Photo:Davido Moscoso ,Marianna B. and Alan E. Hicks, MC\s presenting "Everyone Connected", a Time Arts Event,  Jan. 15.2010, in front of a large quilt by Mary Jo Bowers.

Prachti Rathore performing an Indian dance at "Every One Connected" Jan. 15. 2010

Review by Sandra Simonson              about Tribute:

"Mirror Images with Mr. Buchwald"   a performance with the International Art Group at Peter Jones Gallery: Caffeeine lll

    "On Saturday April 4.2009, Marianna Buchwald directed another of her multi media productions with members of the art group,The International Art Group at the Peter Jones Gallery.

    The crowd overfilled the small theatre and from the response of the audience it was very well received.
The production this season was in honor of her father's Hans-Ulrich Buchwald, a highly respected wood cutter and mask builder in Germany.
The performance as always was set on a small stage with visuals of Mr. Buchwald's woodcuts, and some of Marianna's very soft paintings - an effective contrast to the work of her father. A sound track put together by Ted Ehnle, media projections byTate Madler, and six dancers, Hillary Jirka, Laury Goux, Sherree Blakemore, Sue Yan,Ted Ehnle and Alan Emerson- Hicks defined by the magnificent masks of Mr. Buchwald. Several poems
written by the German poet Hans-Joachim Haecker,for a book of Mr.Buchwald's woodcuts, were read in both English and German by Claudia Finn and Marianna with some overlap in the reading which effectively increased the power of the poems as the voices echoed across the
stage.The dancing was strong and effective.

     The last reading, a powerful statement about our need to end the violence of all societies, was complimented by a very simple pastel work by Marianna that although
decidedly abstract became almost a symbol of life and hope.The production certainly would be enhanced by a larger theatre and a screen big enough to display the works of both of the Buchwalds without obstruction from the dancers. But in its current form it held up very
well and provided the audience with an exciting and satisfying evening.Hats off to Marianna Buchwald"

Mission statement:

"We aim to create a dialogue between cultures, using our many different art forms. We express the unique and specific flavor of our language, art, poetry, music, dance and tradition as part of our contemporary selves."

What We Do

Members of the International Art Group provide Foreign Language, Music, Dance and Art Services and International Tours in their countries: Shanti-Kumari Johnson: India and Mexico, Annie Holm: Denmark, Marianna Buchwald: Germany. Wencke Braaten: Norway.Sergio Rocha: Phillipines, Mary Qian: China, David Moscoso:Guatemala,Olumuyiwa Ojo:Nigeria,Ric Seon: Cambodia, Gregorio Mejia: Mexico, Javier Enriquez:Mexico Mark Roitman, Russia, Eric Amadju: Benin, Carmen Suaciuc:Romania, Piotr: Poland

Alpha Bruton, painter, curator of Phantom gallery

Piotr Wolodkowicz, painter

Javier Enriquez: Paintings and photography

Olumuyiwa Ojo: Nigerian dance  and music

Alan Emerson Hicks: curates exhibitions and shows.

Kevin Chatham: Experimental films

Brian Wyrick: Experimental films

Ted Ehnle: Composes music

Eric Amadju from Benin: artist and musician

Steven Gillam: Photography

Claudia Finn: Aerial Dance, Mime, Art

Hillary Jirca: Illustrations,sSales on Cafe Press.com

Tim Jackson: Drawings and Cartoons

Pascal St.Clair: Drawings and Cartoons

Puja Chauhan from India: Macrame Art and Bioscopes

Sandra Simonson: USA: Painting

Shanti Kumari Johnson: Dance and Art

Prachti Rathore: Indian Dance

Zahara Raks: Belly Dance

• Free consultations!

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you:

call:  773 507-1300  

Gregorio from Mexico, hanging pictures for the arts festival 2009

Claudia, Shirley and Puja at the Glenwood Arts Festival 2008