arts and culture
Chingiz Aitmatov: Getting to know a world-famous writer from Kyrgyzstan
June 12, 2023Aitmatov’s view of humanity is marked by tragic features. Nevertheless, it is not dystopian. With his work, he sharpens readers’ awareness of the strengths of humanity.
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Capoeira-based action musical tells of the escaped slave republic Palmares
June 6, 2023Palmares is a compelling story of a people fighting to preserve their freedom against the imperialism of their time.
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‘Never-Ending Youth’: Urariano Mota’s novel-memoir of resistance to Brazilian fascism
June 2, 2023Based on real people or composites of real people, Mota’s work offers snapshots of 1970s Brazil’s radical youth movement.
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‘Whittier Blvd.,’ Latino Theater Company’s Chicano Noir dystopia
June 1, 2023The play starts by reminding the audience that social justice issues were achieved via the struggles of the people of the past to bring about the civil rights of the present.
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Jamie Loftus’s ‘Raw Dog’: The pursuit of feeling anything
May 31, 2023Terms like “silent majority” or the “sleeping masses” are still used today but they feel dated, often leaving one wondering if they’re nothing more than a bad joke taken seriously in order to be polite.
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