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Paul Taylor Dance at Annenberg

The choreographer Paul Taylor is close to 80 and still growing in dramatic and thematic power, as a recital of his past and present works demonstrated.

Paul Taylor Dance Company: Esplanade, Changes, Lines of Loss and other works. June 5-7, 2008 at Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.pennpresents.org
Jim Rutter

Jim Rutter

Articles 5 minute read
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PTC's "The Happiness lecture' (2nd review)

Bill Irwin’s The Happiness Lecture is an exhilarating experience— simultaneously a showcase for the comic actor’s extraordinary craft and a celebration of clowning with some excellent Philadelphia talent.

The Happiness Lecture. Conceived and performed by Bill Irwin; world premiere by Philadelphia Theater Company Through June 22, 2008 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 230 S. Broad St. (215) 895-0420 or
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 3 minute read
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InterAct's "House Divided' (3rd review)

House Divided is a well-crafted play about a Jewish-American family that has broken apart over religion, politics and the Jewish state. This is a rich area for exploration. I just wish it flowed more naturally.

House Divided. By Larry Loebell; directed by Seth Rozin. InterAct Theatre Company production through June 22, 2008 at the Adrienne, mainstage, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 568-8079 or www.InterActTheatre.org
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 3 minute read
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"The Rest is Noise,' by Alex Ross

Nobody writes more eloquently about music (especially contemporary music) than Alex Ross. He makes me feel that I’ve wasted the last 20 years obsessing about Mozart and Beethoven when I could have been listening to Morton Feldman and Steve Reich.

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century. By Alex Ross. 640 pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007. $30.00.
Dan Coren

Dan Coren

Articles 4 minute read
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Red Grooms in Yonkers

Red Grooms approaches art with the pure creative joy a four-year-old feels playing with Lego blocks.

“Red Grooms: In The Studio.” Feb. 9-May 25, 2008 at Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. (914) 463-4550 or www.hrm.org.

Andrew Mangravite

Articles 3 minute read
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PTC's "The Happiness Lecture' (1st review)

In an evening of performance art and clowning, Bill Irwin and a motley company of fools explore the nature of dreaming, theatrical reality and identity with bellyaching laughs along the way— an evening of pure delight.

The Happiness Lecture. Conceived and performed by Bill Irwin; world premiere by Philadelphia Theater Company Through June 22, 2008 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 230 S. Broad St. (215) 895-0420 or
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

Articles 2 minute read
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Richard Diebenkorn monotypes in N.Y.

This fine show, mostly in the demanding medium of the monotype, displays the richness and technical mastery of the distinguished West Coast artist Richard Diebenkorn, who explored virtually every possibility of print and graphic art.

“Richard Diebenkorn: Ocean Park Monotypes and Drawings.” Through June 27, 2008 at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, 730 Fifth Ave. (at 57th St.), New York. 212-445-0444 or gvdgallery.com.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 3 minute read
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Anne d'Harnoncourt's secret

Anne d’Harnoncourt moved comfortably between the glitzy world of arts patrons and the grungy world of working artists for one simple reason: She genuinely cared about art. And this artistic royal personage stayed in Philadelphia because she perceived something that others in the art business missed.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Articles 3 minute read

InterAct's "House Divided' (2nd review)

In this intelligent and gripping production, playwright Larry Loebell treats current issues in the Middle East with the importance they deserve—by showing how they too often direct and distort the attitudes and actions of an individual’s entire life.

House Divided. By Larry Loebell; directed by Seth Rozin. InterAct Theatre Company production through June 22, 2008 at the Adrienne, mainstage, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 568-8079 or
Jim Rutter

Jim Rutter

Articles 5 minute read

InterAct's "House Divided' (1st review)

InterAct’s Seth Rozin has gathered a superb cast for House Divided, Larry Loebell’s preachy examination of three generations of one American Jewish family that has been polarized by faith and politics in both the United States and Israel.

House Divided. By Larry Loebell; directed by Seth Rozin. InterAct Theatre Company production through June 22, 2008 at the Adrienne, mainstage, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 568-8079 or
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

Articles 2 minute read