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‘I Am My Own Wife’ in Norristown
A legend in her own mind (or his)
I Am My Own Wife concerns a German transvestite who survived both the Nazis and the Communists. But were his/her heroics genuine?
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Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Svadba-Wedding’ (2nd review)
A Slavic wedding with a feminist twist
Ana Sokolović manages to pack in a broad range of emotions in a brief package, with a bewitching combination of daring modernism and traditional Balkan folk music.
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Kile Smith reflects on a performance of his symphony
Hearing the right words
Kile Smith was worried about the first performance of his symphony in 12 years, but the concert went well, and the comments afterward were perceptive and kind; one comment in particular.
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'Svadba-Wedding' by Opera Philadelphia (1st review)
A Balkan bachelorette party
Composer Ana Sokolovic revisits the same material that Stravinsky did a century ago — a peasant wedding — but creates a different choral universe.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra Commissions
The flute and bassoon draw a cash crowd
The Philadelphia Orchestra adds two contenders to the sparse repertoire of woodwind concertos for large orchestra and proves, once again, that audiences are willing to pay good money to hear new music.
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More lessons from the Cape May Film Festival
Cutting students some slack
Jackie Atkins dismissed the student work at the Cape May Film Festival as not worth watching. That perspective ignores the learning curve that all artists experience.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra premieres Tan Dun's 'Nu Shu'
Linking the centuries
The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a premiere that honors the past and links it to a future now being created in most of the world.
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David Brewster at PAFA
The return of the native — sort of
Over the years David Brewster’s subject matter has changed, but his work has never lost a fierce sense of urgency. This is a man who loves putting paint to canvas.
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Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal' on Broadway
Tragedy or travesty?
What’s the point in watching a play with glamorous superstars like Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, if you’re not going to derive any pleasure from it?
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Nichole Canuso's 'The Garden'
An exhilarating exploration of space and self
All reviews are subjective, of course. But never have I experienced a dance performance that is so individualized that objectivity is absolutely impossible.
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