Some say that in any family with two or more children, each child has a different set of parents. The relationship one child has with either of them is never exactly the same as it is for another brother or sister. The ramifications of those relationships and the way they’re entangled with history, race, legacy …
Stories that crouch down and sniff out the human element behind some of our most contentious issues always seem to bring the most satisfaction. That’s certainly true of The Smuggler, Jackalope Theatre Company’s tiny new powerhouse of a play about what it takes to corner the American Dream. As we learn while listening to Tim …
Small But Mighty, The Smuggler Showcases Theater at its Best Read More »
Many would hardly consider a highly acclaimed ballet company to be a leader in dance innovation. The popular mind tends to lock ballet into an art form of the past. Joffrey Ballet’s Studies In Blue, a trio of wonderfully conceived works now in performance at the Lyric, shatters such outdated notions. Inviting three exceptionally gifted …
Joffrey’s Studies In Blue Traffics in Total Perfection Read More »
Art can make you greedy. That reminder came while walking through Faith Ringgold: American People, an outstanding exhibition now in its closing weeks at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Dynamic, bold and unflinching; much of it is an unabashed declaration of personal and collective racial truth. An artist of many dimensions, Ringgold’s creative voice can …
Faith Ringgold Retrospective at MCA: The Convergence of Good Trouble and Great Art Read More »
The creative offspring of two dance professionals, one an acclaimed dancer and the other a celebrated choreographer, New York’s Complexions Contemporary Ballet has had a few decades to establish its identity. Since its debut in 1994, the company has become known for exciting innovation, choreographic daring and dance virtuosity. Some have gone so far to …
Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Toast to Bach and Bowie Brimming with Eclectic Energy Read More »
When the United States hastily and clumsily pulled out of Afghanistan in August of 2021, chaotic became the single word that reverberated through the news cycle regarding its exodus. Although both promised and anticipated, the departure proved an abrupt and awkward end to a record twenty-year investment in U.S. blood and U.S. dollars. Scenes of …
Selling Kabul Lays Bare the Perils of Vulnerable Alliances Read More »