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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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