arts – People's World

Ellen Perlo, 102; advocate for equality, peace, justice and socialism

January 14, 2019 By John Wojcik

As young activists all those years ago we benefitted from her leadership. As seasoned veterans, we cherish her memory and try to live her legacy. As a human race, we are all better for having had...

Dylan Thomas’s ‘Under Milk Wood’ receives an inspired stage production

August 1, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

Open Fist Theatre Company just unveiled its interpretation of Under Milk Wood, originally written as a 1954 radio play but revived from time to time as a stage work and in film.

Hear Beethoven roar in Hershey Felder’s new biographical treatment

July 30, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

There can be little disagreement that Hershey Felder is the greatest one-man “theatrical impressionist” interpreting the lives of the great composers.

“The Chinese Wall”: A 1946 satire on the futility of wall building

January 30, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

Like the IWW’s Little Red Book of songs, it aims to “fan the flames of discontent” with wit and righteous anger, and move a mute audience toward action.

New Deal art, Blackfeet language preservation among projects receiving NEH grants

December 15, 2017 By Special to People’s World

“These new NEH grants exemplify the agency’s commitment to serving American communities through investing in education initiatives, safeguarding cultural treasures, and illuminating the history and values that define our shared heritage.”