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"Montage Ó Trois': Jeanne Ruddy's farewell
Jeanne Ruddy closes a chapter
In a dozen years as a wonderful part of Philadelphia's dance community, Jeanne Ruddy and her company found drama, tragedy and comedy not in theater or mythology but in everyday life. Her farewell was a beautiful blend of dance and artwork.
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1812 Productions does Mamet's "Boston Marriage'
David Mamet's woman problem
David Mamet supposedly wrote Boston Marriage to prove he can write substantive roles for women. He still hasn't.
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Pinter and Chekhov in Brooklyn
Doom and gloom in London and Russia
Hopelessness seems be a recurrent theme at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this spring. Witness Pinter's unforgiving The Caretaker, and Chekhov's Three Sisters, taken to an expressionistic level that's just not Chekhovian
The Caretaker. By Harold Pinter; directed by Christopher Morahan. Theatre Royal Bath/Liverpool and Everyman and Playhouse production through June 17, 2012 at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Harvey Theatre, 651 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N.Y. www.bam.org.
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Three noir novels by Manchette
Abandon all hope, ye who seek rational explanations
In Jean-Patrick Manchette's short, jazzy, ultra-violent thrillers, chaos reigns and moral codes count for very little.
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Chestnut Street Singers and the "Midnight Sun'
Amateurs in the best sense
Philadelphia's newest volunteer chorus consists of 14 voices without a leader, a payroll or any accompaniment. This month they demonstrated that they're up to the challenge.
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Carlo Russo at F.A.N. Gallery
A visual poet
Most of Carlo Russo's current show consists of still life painting, but it's a certain type of still life in which the precision of the rending is shot through with visual poetry.
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Group show at Artists' House
A little this, a little that
This month Artists' House offers a group of small exhibits with something for every taste.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Peter Pan' (1st review)
When ballet dancers fly: Neverland on Broad Street
Thanks to the spirited Pennsylvania Ballet premiere of this 2002 work by Trey McIntyre, Philadelphians now have the makings of a new children's classic that can become a recurring treat in the repertory.
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Bloom's "CITY' and Thirdbird's "Blind Date Trios'
Off with your clothes, Big Brother is back
In CITY, the Bloom! Dance Collective of Budapest riveted an Arts Bank audience with an evocation of authoritarian menace and control in a country where Big Brother is no longer a joke.
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Back to the future: Youth and the Orchestra
Back to the Orchestra's future: One musician's story
As the Philadelphia Orchestra's audience dwindles, much has been written about the need to reach out to young audiences. But how exactly does this process work? Let me demonstrate the long-range effect of vigorous youth music programs on a single individual: me.
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