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The tango and young musicians
Can a pair of tangos tell us something about the direction of our culture? You don’t need Rudolf Valentino when musicians play the tango the way Mimi Stillman and Astral’s young artists play it.
Dolce Suono: Piazzolla, Canto un Tango. Mimi Stillman, flute; Allan Krantz, guitar. February 13, 2008 at First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. (267) 252-1803 or www.dolcesuono.org.
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Dolce Suono: Piazzolla, Canto un Tango. Mimi Stillman, flute; Allan Krantz, guitar. February 13, 2008 at First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. (267) 252-1803 or www.dolcesuono.org.
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Orchestra plays Mozart and Strauss
How could you expect Mozart's greatest symphony to make sense as an opener, in the shadow of an imposing mountain journey? In the hands of Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Jupiter has never sounded so insignificant. But Strauss’s Alpine Symphony was fantastic.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Mozart, Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter); Strauss, An Alpine Symphony. Charles Dutoit, conductor. Feb. 21-23, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (2
Philadelphia Orchestra: Mozart, Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter); Strauss, An Alpine Symphony. Charles Dutoit, conductor. Feb. 21-23, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (2
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Jiri Zizka and Wilma's "Ying Tong'
Three of the last four plays directed by Jiri Zizka have dealt with artists who suffer for their art. Is this a coincidence? Or is the Wilma Theater’s co-founder, consciously or not, trying to tell us something?
Ying Tong: A Walk With the Goons. By Roy Smiles; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through March 16, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce. 215.546.STAGE or www.wilmatheater.org.
Ying Tong: A Walk With the Goons. By Roy Smiles; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through March 16, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce. 215.546.STAGE or www.wilmatheater.org.
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Orchestra's 2008-09 season
Charles Dutoit announces a new Orchestra season that achieves levels of stodginess unheard of in Philadelphia since the reign of Eugene Ormandy. The Chamber Orchestra may offer better alternatives.
"Frida Kahlo' at Art Museum (2nd review)
Frida Kahlo is more than just a feminist icon. Her paintings, now on display at the Art Museum, burst beyond the borders of her native Mexico to confront us directly. We almost have to turn away for relief from their force.
Frida Kahlo. Through May 18, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or
www.philamuseum.org.
Frida Kahlo. Through May 18, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or
www.philamuseum.org.
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Juan Soriano at Art Museum (1st review)
As the subject of the bottom-half of an all-Mexican double feature at the Art Museum, the theatrical Juan Soriano more than holds his own against the majestic Frida Kahlo.
“Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950.” Through May 11, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
“Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950.” Through May 11, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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"Frida Kahlo' at Art Museum (1st review)
The passage of time and changing canons of taste have elevated the iconoclastic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo to the realm of celebrity. But do we really understand her any better?
Frida Kahlo. Through May 18, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or
www.philamuseum.org.
Frida Kahlo. Through May 18, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or
www.philamuseum.org.
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"The Glass Menagerie' at People's Light
After 63 years, is The Glass Menagerie still relevant? Under Ken Marini’s expert direction, Tennessee Williams’s breakthrough play turns out to be dated only in terms of its decade and century.
The Glass Menagerie. By Tennessee Williams; directed by Ken Marini. Through March 22, 2008 at People’s Light & Theatre Co., 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern. (610) 644-3500 or www.peopleslight.org
The Glass Menagerie. By Tennessee Williams; directed by Ken Marini. Through March 22, 2008 at People’s Light & Theatre Co., 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern. (610) 644-3500 or www.peopleslight.org
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Juan Soriano at Art Museum (2nd review)
Although Juan Soriano belonged to the urban scene of contemporary artists and writers, he deliberately departed from their traditional social themes. His paintings extended the boundaries I had previously ascribed to Mexican art.
“Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950.” Through May 11, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
“Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950.” Through May 11, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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Opera Company's "Cyrano' (4th review)
David DiChiera’s Cyrano succeeds if you’re satisfied with an opera that uses music to tell a story. But it sacrifices the quixotic character who first stirred my adolescent soul.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or www.operaphilly.com.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or www.operaphilly.com.
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