Sunday, September 16, 2018
Imagine a pram catapulting down the stairs and the sweet instant of satisfaction that the kick initiates. A fragment of a second later, the realization of the tumble hits home. The kick is, …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:51PMFriday, September 14, 2018
Figures emerge into the light. They are remarkably similar and without guise, and as the bodies accumulate in number; it is as if one has been multiplied by ten. The variations are obvious b…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:01PMMonday, April 23, 2018
The imaginary friend is a staple of childhood play. In Harvey, currently playing at The Little Theatre of Alexandria, the adult version of the childhood friend emerges when the “oh so plea…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:54PMFriday, March 30, 2018
Nederlands Dans Theater makes its Kennedy Center debut April 4-6. Artistic director Paul Lightfoot brings a program of distinctive works: “Shoot the Moon” (Glass/León & Lightfoot), …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:50PMSaturday, February 24, 2018
A lone dancer steps forward. Framed in silver metal rectangles, others stand behind her. As her gestures accumulate, others step forward, emerging to take her place. As the number of bodies …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:24PMFriday, February 2, 2018
Take a step away from the mundane. Shrug off your office separates, buff hose, and business professional thoughts, and riggle into a world more like a pop-up children’s book than the s…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:04PMSunday, December 3, 2017
I had the pleasure to sit down with Natalia Magnicaballi, principal dancer with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, to talk about her work with the company and the upcoming concert series: The Suzan…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:03PMSaturday, December 2, 2017
A lone bass guitar player, Electric Bassist Tracy Wormworth, is highlighted in a stream of light. He is seen at a distance and the sound is like a fluttering thought, familiar but quickly di…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:22PMTuesday, October 3, 2017
Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Red Shoes comes to The Kennedy Center October 10 – 15, 2017. The Red Shoes rece…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:04PMSaturday, September 16, 2017
Moral dilemmas feed the dark humor of Bruce Graham’s Any Given Monday, directed by Jennifer Lyman. Marital infidelity, the loyalty of friendship, the eagerness of youth, and the logic of …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:26PMMonday, September 11, 2017
Everybody loves a winner. The song “Maybe This Time” reminds one of the spark of hope in a new beginning, what it feels like to cross a path and find someone and find a home. How very si…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:04PMFriday, August 25, 2017
If you are eager to get away from the turbulent news cycle, August humidity, annoying traffic, a mostly undone to-do list, disorder in your immediate circle, or fractures at a global or micr…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:00PMFriday, July 14, 2017
The post World War II Japanese dance theatre form, Butoh, is traditionally performed in white body make-up. Slow controlled movement, body tension and muscular involvement may rely on elabor…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:00PMSunday, July 9, 2017
A cluttered desk, a twenty-minute appointment, a student and a teacher, and what ensues are cerebral twists and turns, well beyond the subdued, weightiness of departmental office hours. We i…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:38PMSaturday, July 8, 2017
Large swatches of fabric move time forward or weave through space. The bold colors catch the eye. Confrontational dialogue sets characters in opposition while bodies remain static or surge f…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:36AMMonday, June 12, 2017
A few facts are laid at your feet as you move through a couple of simple rooms. Black and white video on old portable television shows a boxing match, which is no match for the clutter. A pe…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:23PMMonday, June 5, 2017
The open living room has a well-lived in look: easy chairs, love seat, kitchen nook off to the side, and plenty of collected knick-knacks. It’s a cozy setting for an adolescent argument, e…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:18PMSunday, June 4, 2017
The two men stand at opposite ends of an urban park, on a day that is a mere heartbeat away from the landmark midpoint in the calendar year. Summer and it is an evening to capture the heat t…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:48PMSunday, May 21, 2017
In a simple bold setting, a man in a hurry is running late. He is answering his phone, head skewed at an angle to balance between shoulder and cheek. At the same time, he handles a slim file…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PMMonday, May 8, 2017
Welcome to the rehearsal hall. You are a student at a prestigious school for the performing arts. You have mastered your technique, but you are young. You have not thought through the circum…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:58PMSaturday, April 29, 2017
There’s the daily ordeal of truth, imaginary facts, and shifting identities. There is wealth and privilege and assumptions based on hearsay, without understanding. Within all of this lies …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:11AMSunday, April 23, 2017
Is it nature or nurture? Is it innate personality or fearless optimism? Is the ability to see the glass half full, the willingness to take a chance, the inclination to ask or speak your min…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:52PMMonday, February 6, 2017
You observe a cozy setting, a two story structure slightly suggestive of institutional. There’s a gliding rocker and curtained windows that filter warm amber light, potted plants, scattere…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:10AMThey are longtime friends who share an apartment, a hearty back-and-forth, and a splendid repartee of tease, criticism, support and jealousy, and multiple emotions that swirl as individuals …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:51AMThursday, December 8, 2016
Tiered steps and four small café tables re-imagine the Spanish courtyard. With friendly interaction and wine, music and dancing, a cast of nine singers and two dancers introduce the eve…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02PMFriday, December 2, 2016
Three intersecting rings stand out in a circle of white, blindingly clear. The intersection reminds of other triumvirates, three powerful individuals, in an arrangement both formal and inf…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:14PMSaturday, November 26, 2016
A complex rigging of interlocking cables, ropes and steel clamps is harnessed by a skeletal steel structure. The structure is at once minimal and abstract, intricate and unambiguous, to sugg…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:56AMWednesday, November 2, 2016
The Migration Project: live performance art installation: An immersive visual experience and stories of relocation explore the push and pull of human flight The Migration Project (Push/Pull)…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:42PMSunday, October 30, 2016
For as long as I can remember, it was a movie I looked forward to watching on television each year. It scared me to death when I was little, but the colors, the characters, the opposition of…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:14PMSaturday, October 15, 2016
A quick but firm handshake, a genuine embrace, a passing glance to own the room and most of all a nudge, wink and leaning in to make me feel welcome; I have met my first candidate and I have…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:16AMMonday, October 10, 2016
The Logan Fringe Arts Space, now offering year-round programming, has launched a new annual series. Julianne Brienza, CEO/Founder of Capital Fringe, has a vision for experiment and the coura…
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