Review
Praxis Stage picked the right time to stage a Shakespeare play about a head of state who doesn’t have anything on his mind but corruption.
Arnold Rosner’s writing in each act is strongly contrapuntal, metrically unpredictable, and idiomatically scored. The music is marked by constantly shifting colors, a strong sense of rhythm, and a healthy dose of lyricism.
The New Rep production of Hair is acceptable: if the intent was to look back at a now-dated musical that once caused a stir.
Among this group of strong animated shorts I found the French selection, Mémorable, to be the most powerful and artful.
All in all, Color Out of Space is only OK.
A critical look at this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts.
It’s hard to think of a contemporary poet who has engaged so passionately and devotedly, over many decades, with a single forebear.
Overall, Light Blue is an impressive album: its ensembles simultaneously tight and graceful, its solos expressive.
Where will the coven go from here? Its pivot away from patriarchy echoes the growing resistance of women the world over — and that is a powerful message indeed.
Who can explain why two of the five nominees are set in Tunisia? Or why several of them seem like student films?
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