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In search of a forgotten composer
The world forgot, but I remembered
Why on earth is Alexander Gretchaninoff buried in central New Jersey? Why on earth am I searching for his grave? In some strange way, this obscure and forgotten Russian composer speaks to my own struggle to compose.
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Jeanne Ruddy's "Montage Ó Trois'
Painting and sculpting with the body
In Montage Ó Trois, Jeanne Ruddy and her dancers used the Pennsylvania Academy and its paintings to explore questions about where art comes from and how it moves us. Few site-specific works have achieved such power.
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Gregory Burke's "Black Watch' in Brooklyn
Seduction of the innocent
Black Watch is a darkly convincing portrayal of young men who enlist in the military and, sadly, find themselves out of their element. It put me in mind of my own dubious military experience a long time ago.
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Network For New Music: Debussy meets Japan
East meets West (again) and sound meets sight
Network for New Music contributed to the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts with a program that mingled music and visuals, Eastern and Western musical traditions, and novel instrumental combinations.
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Dolce Suono's French evening
Beyond nostalgia
Dolce Suono probed the music that underlies the French legend celebrated in the Philadelphia International Festival for the Arts. It also inadvertently provided a new slant on a Debussy sonata.
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French songs at Academy of Vocal Arts
We'll always have Paris
To recapture the spirit of French song in the age of Picasso, the Academy of Vocal Arts utilized paintings, film, live animals and genuinely idiomatic singers. One question: Why doesn't the AVA stage more French operas?
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Ron Isaacs at Snyderman-Works Gallery
Why are those leaves growing out of that dress?
The trompe l'oeil magician Ron Isaacs is a master of his craft, but he's also a storyteller, creating finely detailed works that use vintage clothing to tell tales of past lives.
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Miro Dance Theatre's "Punch,' and PIFA's trifecta
The Festival's Stravinsky trifecta
The “Let a thousand Parisian flowers bloom” approach to festival making opened the way to many outstanding productions and exhibitions. Consider, in particular, the synergy of three Stravinsky Pulcinellas, notably Miro Dance Theatre's raw and raucous Punch.
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"Malevich and his American Legacy' in NY
The Russian connection
“Malevich and the American Legacy,” one of the most elegant and sheerly beautiful art shows of the season, traces the influence of the Russian Suprematist Kazimir Malevich on American art of the past half century, and makes a persuasive case for him as a seminal figure.
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"Wonderland' on Broadway
Wicked with a wink
Like Wicked, Wonderland is a spectacular Broadway musical based on a classic children's story. But it's certainly friendlier to adults than the bevy of child-oriented DreamWorks and Disney shows now inundating live theaters.
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