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Treasures from the Road
Two southern cities show how the arts can be a powerful lens to view both the past and its relevance to the present. This Land …
WIPEOUT Proves the Compatibility of Fierceness and Aging
We’re probably not the only country where aging is seen as an ominous specter, something to be dreaded and even feared because of its proximity …
BE’s Time Machine Delivers Musical Rapture
The act of living means that the present takes up most of our mental space. Pursuing careers, raising families and keeping up with the day …
Exceptional Play at American Blues Theater Shifts the Focus of History to Honor the Forgotten
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 …
Small But Mighty, The Smuggler Showcases Theater at its Best
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 …
Joffrey’s Studies In Blue Traffics in Total Perfection
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 …
Faith Ringgold Retrospective at MCA: The Convergence of Good Trouble and Great Art
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 …
Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Toast to Bach and Bowie Brimming with Eclectic Energy
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 …
Selling Kabul Lays Bare the Perils of Vulnerable Alliances
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 …