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American Families in Crisis
If one were to draw up a quick list of important American plays that deal with families in crisis, I'm pretty sure the following 10 dramas would rank near the top. Awake and Sing! (1935) by Clifford...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: 'Henry IV Part I' and 'Henry IV Part II' on Screen With Antony...
William Shakespeare historians have tried and failed to find a figure during the reigns of Henry IV and Henry V who might have been the inspiration for Sir John Falstaff, whom many of the playwright's...
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A Stravinsky Vaudeville with Claws: The Feather Gatherers
feather gatherers sample 1 from Normandy Sherwood on Vimeo. work sample from a workshop of The Feather Gatherer's at Dixon Place "Even though there's no God -- I mean, Especially because there's no...
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'Bobby Jasoos' (Hindi; English subtitles)
Bilkis Ahmed aka Bobby (Vidya Balan) wants to be a detective. But there are obstacles. First, her training. She has none, a point her boss from the agency where she wanted to work pounds home. Second,...
View ArticleIs the Term 'Chinaman' Derogatory?
At the intermission of No ël Coward's Private Lives, my wife asked me whether I had been offended by the use of the word "Chinaman." We were watching a splendid production by the Washington, D.C....
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The Artist and the Astronaut by Bruce Helander
Chicago artist Marla Friedman's recent portrait sculpture of the legendary Apollo 13 astronaut Captain James A. Lovell, Jr. follows the historic and time-honored realist tradition. She has had the...
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Cloud Galleries: The Rise of the Virtual Art Establishment
Today I get this in an email: "THE INFINITY POOL IS A DIGITAL EXHIBITION SPACE WHERE SELECT ARTISTS CAN BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE BODIES OF WORK." Clicking on the link I see that, "PROJECTS ARE EXHIBITED FOR...
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Cinematic Ukraine: Getting Ready for the 5th Odessa International Film Festival
Back in May of this year, the Odessa International Film Festival embarked on a crowdfunding campaign to raise $25,000 through Indiegogo. To quote festival organizers, their financial goal was needed...
View ArticleThe Life After Death of My Mother Marylu de Watteville Raushenbush
My mother died at 9:35 on July 4th, as I stroked her cheek with my arms around her, and repeated the litany of love that we had been reciting over the last 36 hours. "I love you, Mom" as her breathing...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Nico & Vinz and the Quest for Song of the Summer
Ten years ago, Kevin Lyttle had a smash summer hit with the soca ballad "Turn Me On." I remember that song for oh so many reasons. For starters, it's not every beat that can get this guy (points to...
View ArticleMusic I (Mostly) Hold Dear: John Corigliano and David Del Tredici
Discussions regarding the relationship between musical persona and sexuality are mostly wrongheaded, dumb, and beside the point. If the music is superb it doesn't matter if a transgender giraffe,...
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Reacting to the 9/11 Memorial and Other Recommended Readings
Artwork of the Week: Goulandris Master Cycladic Female Figurine, ca. 2500-2400 B.C. Marble 16 5/16 × 4 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. The Walters Art Museum #1 Adam Gopnik on the 9/11 Memorial. "The site contains...
View ArticleAndrea Chung's Artistic Love Affair With Process and Materials
Though she started out life as an illustrator and a painter, these art forms by themselves were never totally fulfilling to Andrea Chung. For one thing, she did not like "bringing to life someone...
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On the "A" w/Souleo: Star of Tupac Shakur Inspired Broadway Musical Defends...
It is the presence of strong women in the Broadway musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me that attracted Saycon Sengbloh to be part of the cast and serves as a reminder of one usually overlooked facet of Tupac...
View ArticleThe Piano Man and Nostalgia: On Listening to the Words We Sing
Growing up on Long Island in the 1970s, my rock and roll musical awareness was limited to the Beatles and Billy Joel. My parents listened to some classical music, and the Carpenters seemed to own the...
View ArticleMusic for the Mythical Brazil
The World Cup lets us non-Brazilians (and some Brazilians) bask for a moment again in the mythical Brazil -- land of dazzling futbol, beautiful beaches, sultry supermodels and supernatural jungles, all...
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One Woman with Many Voices Tells About Passage from Guyana to the USA
DEMERARA GOLD, A One-Woman Show by Ingrid Griffith OPENING: JULY 17 - JULY 31 www.demeraragoldtheshow.com You have only to read a few poignantly detailed paragraphs below which tell about the life...
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The Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow: A Celebration
I first visited Poland 25 years ago with my mother. She was returning to her native city of Krakow for the first time since the end of the Holocaust, in which she lost everything and everyone. Although...
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Home to Havana: A Story of Ballet, Family and Country
Sarasota Herald-Tribune staff writer Carrie Seidman and photographer Elaine Litherland accompanied Ariel Serrano and Wilmian Hernandez, two former dancers who defected from Cuba in 1993, as they...
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Jane Szabo: Sense of Self
"Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order." -- Virginia Woolf "The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own." -- Susan Sontag...
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