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Sheila Callaghan's "Crumble,' by Flashpoint Theatre
When a woman needs a man
Sheila Callaghan's politically incorrect Crumble boldly asks, in effect, “What would women do without men?” The answer is provided in her title.
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Papadakis memorial concert at Drexel
Muscular music for a muscular president
Konstantinos Papadakis eulogizing Constantine Papadakis? That's precisely what happened when the local Greek pianist performed a memorial recital in honor of Drexel's late president and his own namesake. The program consisted of works by Chopin and Barber, and was finely performed by a musician of outstanding sensitivity and intelligence.
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BalletX's Spring Series (2nd review)
Xperimental and xciting, too
Feisty BalletX's Spring Series was sophisticated and polished, offering four new ballets, each from (mostly) new choreographers.
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BalletX's Spring Series (1st review)
Ballet for people who don't particularly like ballet
Classical ballet has become a closed and rigid system. BalletX offers an antidote, opening up ballet to new movements and new forms of expressiveness.
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McPherson's "Shining City' by Theatre Exile (2nd review)
Heaven's my destination (not)
Conor McPherson's Shining City raises uncomfortable questions about human relationships. I would have appreciated some attempt at an answer.
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Enda Walsh's "Bedbound,' by Inis Nua Theatre
Death of an Irish salesman
Ireland is no longer poverty-stricken, but you wouldn't know it from the current crop of pessimistic Irish playwrights. Witness Enda Walsh's allegorical Bedbound as the latest example.
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Piffaro's "Music From 17th-Century Spain'
Song and dance in Renaissance Spain
Piffaro mounts a song and dance variety show and places 17th Century Spanish music in a well-researched context.
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Soviet posters at Arthur Ross Gallery
Communism's lighter side
Soviet propaganda may have been heavy-handed under Stalin, but under Khrushchev it lightened up, even mocking Soviet science and industry.
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When musicians won't sit still
If Horowitz could sit still, why can't Alisa Weilerstein?
Musicians today are trained not just to play but also to “perform.” But excessive movement by a performer isn't merely a visual distraction; it can impede execution as well.
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Verdi's "La Traviata' at the Met
Tall, handsome, and he can sing, too
The Metropolitan Opera will soon retire Franco Zeffirelli's lavish production of La Traviata. The compensation is this spring's debut of the dashing tenor James Valenti. The opera world hasn't seen this combination of voice and stature since Franco Corelli.
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