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When discussing Friedrich Engels’s lament for lobster salad, Tristram Hunt dubs him “the original champagne communist,” but his biography is far from a damning portrayal. Marx’s General: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels by Tristram Hunt. Henry Holt & Company, Metropolitan Books, 448 pages, $32. Reviewed by Harvey Blume Among the most memorable words Karl…
Read MoreBy Bill Marx When George Bernard Shaw’s comedy Misalliance, subtitled “a debate,” premiered in 1910, critics couldn’t make heads or tails of the play. It didn’t matter if the reviewer was sympathetic to Shavian excess — the evening’s self-parodying polemics and prophetic theater-of-the-absurd trappings were too much. The production closed after 11 performances: the script,…
Read MoreThe challenge of building a new dance audience lies in presenting, and contextualizing, thought-provoking work
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Reluctant to explain the meaning of her art, Leonora Carrington chose to let the magic and mystery of her inner life reveal itself through the imaginary animal/human creatures and fantastic landscapes of her paintings.
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The Disco Biscuits improvisations are not driven by a guitar-rock root: they are more apt to dive into a piece of classical music and then ease into a propulsive dance-club beat that eventually swerves into Zappa-style brainy grime.
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In “Fat Ham,” Black pain and repressed desire are transformed into a celebration of liberation and empowerment — once the villain du jour, the patriarchy, has been dispatched.
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The veteran English art-rocker gave a slow-to-develop but brilliant near-three-hour show that tapped stunning visuals while evolving from the cerebral to the celebratory, culminating in a joyous “In Your Eyes.”
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There are stunning scenes full of energy and visual beauty, but Halston left me feeling somewhat cold.
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Anna Deveare Smith’s examination of racism in America remains powerful, 30 years on.
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Theater Commentary: An Open Letter — to the “Open Letter”
The media big boys should be part of the discussion, if only because they have the resources to change the situation for the better.
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