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I found myself almost wishing the dramatist had written a longer play (a rare desire coming from a theater critic).
Read MoreOne of Andris Nelsons’ great gifts as an interpreter is his ability to shape and develop large-scale musical forms.
Read MoreSometimes new music isn’t really new and old music isn’t actually old; the best of it exists on some other plane entirely.
Read MoreBy Bill Marx Sigmund Freud sets out a weirdly Brobdingnagian survival scenario for kids. Young children rely on their parents, dependent on the intimidating bounty and emotional whims of “adult” giants who could easily dish out too much smothering love or unconscious hostility. Novelist Peter Stephan Jungk weaves a playfully tragicomic variation on this primal…
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Visitors (of all ages?) were invited to drink copious amounts of liquor and possibly get laid. This was as close to Pinnochio‘s Pleasure Island as they were ever going to get.
Read MoreThe Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Molière’s classic is bright and energetic.
Read MoreWith invention that suggests the work of Malevich and Mondrian, the composition is a play of rectangles.
Read MoreWhat interested me about Bitches Brew was the chance to discover how choreographer Karole Armitage re-rigs classical ballet steps.
Read MoreM.C. Escher’s extraordinary fantasy constructions are captivating visual environments whose frisky improbability beguile.
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Holiday Commentary: Making Room for the Stranger