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Although there is a strangely dour tinge to this biography of Peggy Guggenheim, Francine Prose is ultimately fair.
Read MoreThe premise of the show, and especially the catalogue, is to put Corita Kent her rightful place in the pantheon of major American Pop artists
Read Moreit’s useful to be reminded that Ronald Reagan, the revered All-American icon, was more simulacrum than savior.
Read MoreASP director Bridgette Kathleen O’Leary chooses a nuanced approach to Othello that hews closely to the text.
Read MoreRod Argent of the Zombies on the second incarnation of psychedelia.
Read MoreIt’s one of the enduring ironies of classical music that so much of today’s repertoire was written by such a small number of people..
Read MoreTheo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures delightfully blur the conventional lines that divide art, science, and storytelling.
Read MoreIt is no longer enough for a playwright to go into the belly of the ‘beast’ and pray for help.
Read MoreThe actors draw you in, so there is no need for extraneous exposition as the film carefully examines the ironies of the Brazilian class system.
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Rethinking the Repertoire #1: Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony in E-flat, op. 2
We begin our survey with one of my favorite musical discoveries of the last three years: Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony in E-flat, op. 2.
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