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Darkness is pervasive in this Cowboy Junkies album, but it is not all-encompassing.
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Theater is seen as a cleansing illness that sets out to obliterate the illness we blithely accept as health.
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Marc Petitjean seamlessly moves from describing intimate scenes to discussing Frida Kahlo’s art and its significance.
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For those averse to sports, The English Game is focused more on attitudes and mores of the time than on the game itself.
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At a time when fear of the influenza was in danger of being deemed unpatriotic, art retreated to nationalism or escapism.
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This is a love letter, told honestly and poignantly, to the Vietnamese people, an homage to their dedication to remembrance, during and after a painful time.
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Sigma Oasis is one of Phish’s better albums since the group reunited in 2009 after a five-year breakup.
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Many of the qualities that mark Penderecki’s best work – exquisite technique, an innate feel for rhythmic athleticism, an ear for dazzling colors and theatrical gestures, an impeccable sense of musical structure, and the affinity for emotional immediacy – are also hallmarks of Rouse’s.
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Shakespeare’s role in American history is not immediately apparent — at least it wasn’t to me. Part of the considerable pleasure of reading this book is seeing how James Shapiro draws the connections.
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Theater Commentary: Peering into the Post-Covid Future for the New Play Sector
I’m curious to see what happens next. I’ll keep writing plays, but I might need to hone my skills as a handyman just in case this whole theater thing doesn’t pan out.
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