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South African version of classic ballet ‘Giselle’ gives men the willies
April 17, 2018“In this Giselle,” reads a program note, “I aimed to create a work that is not about forgiveness, but rather is about love, deceit, betrayal, anger, and heartbreak."
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“Water by the Spoonful”: Play overruns with compassion
February 15, 2018Quiara Alegría Hudes is a multi-talented creative force: a pianist and composer, lyricist and playwright. Knowing music as well as she does, she chose a particular musical form or genre for each of the "Elliot Trilogy"...
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“The Rape of Recy Taylor” recalls horrific 1944 Alabama crime
December 29, 2017The brutalization of Recy Taylor was an accepted criminal act by white men in the South against Black women, and they had no fears of reprisal.
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Jazz in Dominican Republic focuses on Brazil
November 20, 2017This year’s Dominican Republic Jazz Festival took the internationalization of jazz as its theme. Brazil was featured on this concert, ably represented by the Trio da Paz.
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“The Madwoman of Chaillot”: An anti-capitalist method to her madness
September 29, 2017PASADENA, Calif. — In The Last Tycoon F. Scott Fitzgerald famously quipped, “There are no second acts in American lives.” I’m glad this isn’t true about drama, because I started drifting off during the first act...
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