Culture
Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón’s wartime drama “Kiss” in West Coast premiere
May 16, 2017This is an important milestone along the road to a bold, interrogative new theatre aesthetic.
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“The Sweetheart Deal” recalls California farm workers’ struggle on two stages
May 16, 2017The year 1970, when the play is set, was a tumultuous time for the United Farm Workers, and for the nation.
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Watching the cops
May 15, 2017In this film, the lens is aimed at the filmmakers themselves who captured the violent acts by police.
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Tribeca Film Festival ramps up the activism
May 11, 2017A growing number of activist films are being made, and Tribeca chose to feature many of them because of the contentious times of the recent presidential campaign.
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The UAW 212 CIO Flying Squad comes back to life one afternoon
May 11, 2017“Ten bucks for the cap,” the young lad answered. With nary a shake or a nod I gave him the ten-spot and scurried away from his booth. That feller had no idea what he just sold.
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