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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New Bulgarian documentary “Angel Wagenstein: Art is a Weapon”
May 9, 2017The USSR had Sergei Eisenstein, while Bulgaria had Angel Wagenstein.
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Water a powerful metaphor for perseverance in L.A. choral concert
May 4, 2017We need this music to keep going.
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Cross-dressing, cruelty to critters and constitutional rights in Croatia: A film review
May 3, 2017The Constitution is one of the most human films I’ve seen in a long time.
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Margaret Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” – the book behind the new TV series
May 3, 2017Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at ignoring. Atwood’s novel, the basis of a Hulu TV series, takes on new relevance in Trump’s America.
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