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Revival of Lonergan's 'This Is Our Youth'
Coming of age in a confusing world
The coming-of-age genre has always been around, but with the alarming reports of disaffected youth committing acts of terrorism and violence the world over, we’re all struggling to understand what is bringing the new generation to the brink.
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‘Bad Jews’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’
Why can’t we all just get along?
Two plays currently running in Philadelphia are about dysfunctional families. Although Death of a Salesman was written at a time when Willy’s behavior as father and husband would have been a lot more acceptable than it is today, Bad Jews is clearly aware of the outrageous behavior of all of its participants. Both plays address a particular family dynamic while at the same time exploring a larger societal change.
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The 'Klinghoffer' kerfuffle
How to respond to Klinghoffer
Censoring art has been an irresistible temptation since Plato’s time. It was a bad idea in ancient Greece, and it’s a bad idea today, as the kerfuffle over John Adams’s Death of Klinghoffer illustrates.
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Renaissance and Al Stewart at the Keswick
The renaissance of Renaissance
Both Renaissance and Al Stewart are certainly still best known for their work of four decades past, yet in their performance at the Keswick, they amply demonstrated that while time can leave its inevitable mark on an artist, well-crafted and expertly-performed work always remains unscathed.
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Nézet-Séguin Conducts Mahler (1st review)
From Walter to Bernstein to Yannick
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, once a rarity, now faces the danger of becoming too familiar. Yannick Nézet-Séguin toned it down a notch, to good effect.
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Damien Chazelle's 'Whiplash'
Beating the drum for "Whiplash"
The parallels and similarities of the two main characters in Whiplash to the real Buddy Rich cannot be ignored.
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BalletBoyz at the Annenberg
Dancing beyond homophobia
London’s BalletBoyz is a brilliant example of how all-male modern dance has taken its place in the evolving world of contemporary choreography.
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James Ellroy's 'Perfidia'
James Ellroy in Nighttown
Perfidia is a twisted labyrinth of plot and counterplot, casual racism, murder most bloody and foul, and hypnotic prose, with real-life big names passing through or nudging the story along.
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Berliner Ensemble’s ‘Shakespeare Sonnets’ and teamLab’s ‘Flowers and People’
Hold your applause
Considering why we applaud and how our applause transforms our experience through the lens of two very different artistic experiences: avant-garde theater and ultra-technological art.
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Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway
The Parkway is a disaster — let's fix it!
Does the Parkway really deserve a multiyear celebration of its upcoming centennial? No. Why? Because, as hard as it may be to admit, the Parkway was a mistake.
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