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DocTalk: On the Barricades of Europe — The Boston Baltic Film Festival

March 3, 2023
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The populations in former Soviet Socialist Republics and current NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia know all too well what it’s like to live under Russian subjugation as is seen in a trio of trenchant and timely documentaries.

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Theater Review: “Made in China 2.0” — The Art of Taking Risks

February 3, 2023
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Made in China 2.0 is valuable as an act of theatrical witnessing, the voice of a rebel who is facing considerable challenges from the powers that be.

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Theater Review: “A Brimful of Asha” — Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap

March 13, 2021
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The conversation between Ravi and his mother is funny, engaging, and often illuminating; their real life bond is palpable as the pair try to reconcile the young man’s hopes and dreams with his Indian heritage.

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Theater Review: “Detroit Red” — Life in Boston, At the Bottom

February 7, 2020
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While there is much to admire about Detroit Red’s script, there are serious problems with the staging.

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Theater Review: “The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes” — Cognitive Play

January 24, 2020
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The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes suggests some marvelous possibilities.

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Theater Review: ArtsEmerson Presents the Exhilarating “Passengers”

September 28, 2019
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The latest show from circus troupe The 7 Fingers is both intimate and gasp-inducing.

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Theater Review: “American Moor” — Lasting Impressions

April 13, 2019
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American Moor sheds considerable insight into the tension between actor vs. director, into the power play between the two, and who will ultimately prevail.

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Theater Review: “An Inspector Calls” — Upper Class Downfall

March 16, 2019
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J. B. Priestly’s shallow characterizations keep his vision of moneyed skullduggery mundane rather than monstrous.

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Theater Review: “Ada/Ava” — Puppetry Meets Technology

January 12, 2018
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Ada/Ava is an impressive theatrical feat that finds a new, and invigorating, way of telling a story on stage.

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Theater Review: “Kiss” and Don’t Tell

October 30, 2017
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The bottom line is that we simply aren’t given a requisite sense of the play’s embrace of tragedy.

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