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Munich's Haus der Kunst: Founded by Nazis, it now shows art they would have considered degenerate. (Photo by Richard Carreño)

Munich's Haus der Kunst and Hitler's art legacy

What is 'degenerate art'?

The original home of Nazi-approved art, Munich's Haus der Kunst, is now showing works that would make Hitler and Goering ill — and the "degenerate art" they eschewed is now on view in New York City.
Richard Carreño

Richard Carreño

Articles 6 minute read
The digital age, taken to its logical extreme.

Caryl Churchill’s ‘Love and Information’ in NY

A case of emotional hit-and-run

Are Caryl Churchill and her inventive artistic team messing with our minds? You bet.

Carol Rocamora

Articles 5 minute read
Left to right: Rachel Sterrenberg, Shir Rozzen, Jazimina MacNeil: But where did they stand on Hitler? (Photo: Cory Weaver.)

Poulenc’s ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’

What would Pope Francis say?

An uneven production revealed the limitations of Poulenc’s revered but sad French opera about the sufferings of nuns during the French Revolution.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 2 minute read
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Ellen Hutchinson, Sensory Perception

Ellen Hutchinson's work shows both a high level of technical mastery and a hint of the inexpressible.

Andrew Mangravite

Articles 2 minute read
Yisrael: Channeling an aristocrat in his private chambers.

Two salutes to Louis XIV, musician

Oh, to be the Sun King's lute teacher

What’s the essence of French Baroque style? For me, and apparently for Louis XIV as well, it’s a combination of elegance and pleasure.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 3 minute read

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Rosario Toledo: Seeing flamenco in a whole new light.

Gala Flamenca and Flamenco Festival

The dance as trance or political statement

Flamenco is both a compelling dance form and a challenge. It forces us to ask whether dance is merely an aesthetic experience, or must we be mindful of the sociopolitical implications of the dancers and the dance in a cultural context? In other words, has art become politics?
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

Articles 4 minute read
Tag — you're it!

'Circle Mirror Transformation' at Theatre Horizon (2nd review)

The power of self-expression

What’s going on in the acting class on stage is the highest form of acting — naturalistic, believable, and true.
Ilene Raymond Rush

Ilene Raymond Rush

Articles 3 minute read
He challenged the corporate symphonic establishment.

Robert Ashley and new music

A founding father of new music (with a sense of humor, too)

Robert Ashley, one of the most underappreciated and misunderstood musical artists of our time, left in his wake a handful of musical artists who helped to transform American music in the mid-20th century. I recall him as a colorful and unpretentious friend as well.
Joseph Franklin

Joseph Franklin

Articles 5 minute read
Echoes of Chaplin and Fred Astaire, too.

Doug Elkins at Annenberg

The evolution of Doug Elkins

After almost three decades of hip-hop and break dancing, Doug Elkins has infused his dance with a fresh and dynamic variety of other styles and voices.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
Denève: How to handle a cell phone.

Beethoven and Shostakovich at the Kimmel

Art and adversity

Talent, even genius, may not be enough for art. As both Beethoven and Shostakovich demonstrated, sometimes you need something even more: courage.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 5 minute read