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'King Charles III' and 'First Daughter Suite'
Private (royal and presidential) lives
Two bold works, King Charles III and First Daughter Suite, imagine the personal lives of first families on both sides of the Atlantic.
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'Underneath the Lintel' at the Lantern
What gives our lives meaning?
Do we need an audience to justify our existence? Is it enough to just say “I was here,” or must someone hear us say it?
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'Macbeth' at Villanova
Our suffering country under a hand accurs’d
James J. Christy, returning to Villanova after eight years, has directed a rousing and imaginatively staged Macbeth with student and postgraduate performers.
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'SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome' by Mary Beard
Rome redux
By presenting a sampling of her insights into the history of Roman civilization in a spirited, learned, and accessible manner, Mary Beard's lecture was not just a good advertisement for and introduction to her long and massive study, it was good performance art.
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Underbite Theatre’s ‘Would You Still Love Me, IF?’
Answering some questions, asking others
Underbite Theatre’s Would You Still Love Me, IF? asks questions about gender identity, but raises doubts about its relationships.
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Down the Rabbit Hole at the Rosenbach
Alice at 150: From spur-of-the-moment story to literary institution
Down the Rabbit Hole at the Rosenbach is the centerpiece exhibit of a Free Library-wide menu of talks, screenings, and tea parties that continues into next spring to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Alice in Wonderland.
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Dance Affiliates presents BodyTraffic
Revving up contemporary dance on the West Coast
BodyTraffic is energizing the West Coast dance scene with innovation and fusion, while continuing to diversify their repertory, showing that concert dance can, and does, live in the City of Angels.
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Where's the audience for the Barrymore Awards?
The scope of the Barrymore Awards is expanding each year with a wider swath of companies, but the live audience is narrowing.
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'Lights Rise on Grace' at Azuka Theatre
Lights Rise on Grace illuminates three dark souls
Though Lights Rise on Grace often feels constructed, its jumps in time and points of view keep it unpredictable. Love stories never get old, and this one, after some painful episodes, offers a bit of hope.
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AVA's 'Don Giovanni'
A libertine who almost gets away with it
The opening night patrons at AVA saw a superb performance that rivaled the Don Giovannis of major opera houses.
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