The virtual universe keeps expanding as more and more entertainment forms continue to find refuge in the cloud. Fully appreciating dance and theater in such a flat dimension still takes some adapting. Virtual live performance can help because it reinforces the sense of immediacy and intimacy, making an event just a little more personal. But …
Omnium Circus: The World of Wonder that Welcomes All Read More »
With the latest change in America’s Executive Office, the United States assumes a new, much more cosmopolitan stance in the world. Hothouse’s 4-day musical extravaganza ending Sunday, January 24th seems tailor made to embody all that this momentous change represents. Celebrating its 34th year as an incubator, conduit and promoter of primarily musical art forms …
Hothouse Meets Havana – Delectable Music Odyssey Read More »
Until you understand its context within the play, you might consider the title both unimaginative and disparaging. In that sense, Some Old Black Man sets you up for the unexpected. Beautifully effective, in the end the ploy delivers a resonant message about people in conflict who find healing resolution. It does not come easy. So …
As maddening as life has been since March of 2020, there have also been some bright moments when the weight of these past several months briefly melted away and our hearts became a little lighter and freer. Many of those times, it was the arts and the people who conceive, develop and perform creative expression …
Stravinsky’s timeless masterpiece, Rites of Spring, opens softly as if it were just waking. It’s a short-lived calm, soon consumed with a whirling swirl of complexity, beauty and power. That intricacy and duality may be reasons why choreographer Molissa Fenley chose it as the musical framework supporting her groundbreaking composition, State of Darkness, choreographed in …
State of Darkness All About Discovering the Light Read More »
News of a vaccine has given the world an encouraging glimpse to an end of this relentless wait. Still, projections for a return to even a semblance of normalcy remain distant. The suffering, death and damage will persist for months to come. For those in industries and fields flattened by the economic toll of this …