2019
A Joyful Noise – singing en masse!
Touchstone Theatre partners with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem to bring Festival UnBound a one-time only event highlighting the vocal talent of the valley and guest artists. The program will begin with a showcase piece performed by the Bach Choir followed by four select choral groups from throughout the valley
2019
Prometheus/Redux – a look to the past and the future
What happened to Prometheus? We knew that if we were going to create a festival on the 20th anniversary of the 1999 “Steel Festival: Art of an Industry,” we would somehow revisit the flagship production of that event: Steelbound, an original adaptation of the Greek “Prometheus Bound,” featuring a steel
2019
Opening Ceremony – a celebration and call to action
Outdoor music, drama, pageantry, and civic pride are brought together to send off this extraordinary festival. The Lehigh Valley community is invited to join in this extravaganza, to celebrate how far we’ve come in the 20 years since Bethlehem Steel closed, and to dream big and envision where we’d like
2018
Everything’s Connected
Once, we were two Bethlehems, and it was 100 years ago North and South realized the importance of working together and became “one” (and, we’re still working on it, really). Here’s an image of the two Bethlehems, in “the good ol’ days”, when “working together” may seem to us a
2018
Bethlehem is Listening
The FUNbound Blog Over the course of the months leading up to Festival UnBound we will be inviting community guests, experts, college students, and pretty much anyone who thinks they have something to say to write their thoughts here about our community, our Home — Bethlehem, the Lehigh Valley —
Who wants to go with me?