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From Russia, With Musical Love
Conductor Tugan Kokhiev In recent weeks the Philadelphia Orchestra has performed several programs around music of Tchaikovsky, while just block away the Academy of Vocal Arts was performing a small...
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NCCA Kronstadt: A Roaming Stone
59.99230° N / 29.78197° E February 9th 2014 36° F / 2° C A captain steps upon his ship, leaving land at his back. His feet grip the wooden deck, wood that once stood as trees grasping the very soil he...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: Britten's Billy Budd an Absolute Brooklyn Academy of Music...
It's long been established that standing ovations are so prevalent as to be meaningless. The consensus is that ticket buyers paying so much for a seat rise at curtain calls in order to convince...
View ArticleChanging the Face of Ballet: Nashville Ballet's Kayla Rowser Speaks Out On...
In 2014, ballet is making itself known in more ways than one: From the announcement of Irina Dvorovenko, a former principal at American Ballet Theatre, starring in a new series on STARZ, to Misty...
View ArticleChatting Up Stephen Collins: Palm Springs' Man About Modernism
You probably know Stephen Collins as the irrepressibly dashing and undeniably urbane host of Bravo's Property Envy, the panel talk show he presided over alongside property expert Jeff Lewis, interior...
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Awkwardness in Performance Art
Awkwardness. I didn't really think about it much but it seemed fitting. Not the vest it was written on -- that was a few sizes too big for my small frame -- but the term itself. I always forget that...
View ArticleTransmediale, Berghain and Berlin
Photos by Bruce Sterling Berghain in Berlin is a very famous night club, but the bouncers didn't like my attitude. When I cheerfully walked up to pay the entrance fee and hear some techno, one of the...
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Theater: Busch Is Never a Drag in Comedy The Tribute Artist
THE TRIBUTE ARTIST ** 1/2 out of **** PRIMARY STAGES AT 59E59 Dying is easy; comedy is hard. Playwright and actor Charles Busch obviously never paid attention to that dictum since he makes comedy seem...
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Musical Theater Composer Joe Kinosian and Murder for Two at New World Stages...
Having just turned 30 last fall and about the same time hit his 10th anniversary as New Yorker, the busy musical theater composer, writer and actor Joe Kinosian should feel a satisfying sense of...
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His Name Is Paul Smith (VIDEO)
The fashion world would be a dreary little place if this whimsical British designer hadn't taken a tumble off his bike at age 18. When Smith, an aspirant cyclist from Nottingham, stacked it in the...
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Barney's Wall
Barney Rosset was the founder of Grove Press and Evergreen Review and was a proselytizer for among other things the Theater of the Absurd. He brought the works of Beckett, Genet, Pinter and Ionesco to...
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RIP: Leonard Knight of Salvation Mountain
I met Leonard briefly once. He was kind of spindly, but warm and friendly. He'd just spent 30 years working on his mountain... I know not why, but even as a non-believer, I'm glad he did. It's weird...
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Toygodd Attends -- "Dark Invasion" Devil's Head Prod., Galaxy People, Guumon,...
Toy Art Gallery is proud to present "DARK INVASION" featuring the incredible talents of Devil's Head Prod, GalaxyPeople, Guumon, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Paul Kaiju and Scarecrowoven! Witness as they...
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Human Locomotion Theatre in Prague: The Story of Eadweard Muybridge
Photo Courtesy Národní divadlo The New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague is small, but once the show begins, surprisingly capable of providing it's guests with a truly entertaining evening. The...
View ArticleLyricLion: Of the Students, by the Students and for the Students
On Friday, February 8th, Solomon Hoffman, Columbia 2014, conducted the LyricLion ensemble in its latest concert. LyricLion is unique among campus organizations for its mission as a student ensemble...
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Interview With Louise Pitre, Mama Rose in Chicago Shakes' Gypsy
Director Gary Griffin knows his Sondheim. And he's found his muse in Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Having presented two highly-praised and award-winning productions of the celebrated composer/lyricist's...
View ArticleThe Enlightenment of a Nation
I started this latest essay while I was visiting Paris, France, where I performed three times in 2013 and will likely again in 2014. I love Paris for its art, music, architecture and progressive...
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Pussy Riot Superstar
They are beautiful. They are polished, well coiffed and camera ready. They are smart, armed with acid wits and a scathing sense of humor. Not to be trifled with, they are brave and fearless, always...
View ArticleA Season of Bloom: New Photographs by Deborah Jack
I have long admired Deborah Jack's work, which is often a series of lyrical portraits that evoke memory, resistance, loss, migration and hope. In her photographs Jack skillfully constructs and...
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Errant Messages
"Errant Messages" : Sculpture by Lynn Whitford The word "errant" in modern times connotes delinquency, a straying from the proper path or program. Romping through history, however, "errant" in its...
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