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"Graphic Modernism' at N.Y. Public Library
At the New York Public Library, an exhibit of interwar East European graphic art poignantly recreates the aspirations of a vanished age.
“Graphic Modernism: From the Baltic to the Balkans, 1910-1935.” Through January 27, 2008 at New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 41st St., New York. (212) 869-8089 or www.nypl.org.
“Graphic Modernism: From the Baltic to the Balkans, 1910-1935.” Through January 27, 2008 at New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 41st St., New York. (212) 869-8089 or www.nypl.org.
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Van Gogh letters at Morgan Library
A show of Van Gogh’s art and correspondence with Emile Bernard at the Morgan Library in New York offers an engaging portrait of one of modern art’s founders, while in the neighboring gallery four contemporary draftsmen construct their own dialogue with Old Masters.
“Painted with Words: Vincent Van Gogh’s Letters to Émile Bernard” and “Drawing Connections.” Through January 6, 2008 at the Morgan Library, (212) 685-0008 or
“Painted with Words: Vincent Van Gogh’s Letters to Émile Bernard” and “Drawing Connections.” Through January 6, 2008 at the Morgan Library, (212) 685-0008 or
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Violette de Mazia's malign mystique
Albert Barnes envisioned his Foundation as an open place, yeasty with ideas and discussion. His acolyte Violette de Mazia was the high priestess of prescribed, rigid methods, dedicated above all to promoting the cult of its founder. No wonder the Foundation’s current caretakers are tempted to scrap it all and start anew.
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Ballet dancers as role models
Take it from an Olympic weightlifter: A great athlete need not be graceful. A great novelist or painter can go years without producing a work. Only ballet dancers must achieve physical, aesthetic and ethical greatness at every moment of their careers.
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Ballet X at the Wilma
Ballet X marked its territory onstage at its new home with three premieres and, most important, its new permanent roster of eight dancers. Its co-artistic directors, Matthew Neenan and Christine Cox, didn’t miss this opportunity to display their company’s expansive artistic and technical mettle.
Ballet X: Risk of Flight, Once Again, M.O.M. My Own Memory. November 1-4, 2007, at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (215) 546-7824 or
Ballet X: Risk of Flight, Once Again, M.O.M. My Own Memory. November 1-4, 2007, at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (215) 546-7824 or
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Orchestra 2001, Phila. Classical Symphony
Mozart comes in second to the flutist Valerie Coleman at an Orchestra 2001 concert. And how would Handel and Scarlatti react to high fives by performers?
Orchestra 2001: Bazza, Scherzo; Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin; Franck, Scherzo; Mozart, Divertimento in B-flat Major; Coleman, Concerto Afro-Cuban for Wind Quintet and Orchestra. James Freeman, conductor. November 3, 2007 at Port of History Museum, Penn’s Landing. (215) 92
Orchestra 2001: Bazza, Scherzo; Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin; Franck, Scherzo; Mozart, Divertimento in B-flat Major; Coleman, Concerto Afro-Cuban for Wind Quintet and Orchestra. James Freeman, conductor. November 3, 2007 at Port of History Museum, Penn’s Landing. (215) 92
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"Being Alive' at PTC (1st review)
Billy Porter has created a serious amalgam of Shakespearean text, Sondheim songs and soul ambience, chronicling a man’s journey from birth to death. It is a major theatrical achievement, although not without some flaws.
Being Alive. Musical conceived and directed by Billy Porter; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Philadelphia Theatre Co. production through December 2, 2007 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Broad and Lombard Sts. (215) 985-1400 or
Being Alive. Musical conceived and directed by Billy Porter; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Philadelphia Theatre Co. production through December 2, 2007 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Broad and Lombard Sts. (215) 985-1400 or
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'Being Alive' at PTC (2nd review)
As a thesis for a master’s degree in theater arts, Being Alive is downright brilliant. But as an evening of theater it’s excruciating to sit through.
Being Alive. Musical conceived and directed by Billy Porter; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Philadelphia Theatre Co. production through December 2, 2007 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Broad and Lombard Sts. (215) 985-1400 or www.philad
Being Alive. Musical conceived and directed by Billy Porter; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Philadelphia Theatre Co. production through December 2, 2007 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Broad and Lombard Sts. (215) 985-1400 or www.philad
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"Molly Sweeney' by Amaryllis Theatre (1st revi
So why should anybody want to go see a play about a blind woman who gains her sight and loses her mind? Because it’s by that wonderful Irish playwright Brian Friel and includes three of his most delightful creations.
Molly Sweeney. Drama by Brian Friel; directed by Tom Reing. Amaryllis Theatre Co. production through Nov. 18, 2007 at the Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. 215-564-2431 or www
Molly Sweeney. Drama by Brian Friel; directed by Tom Reing. Amaryllis Theatre Co. production through Nov. 18, 2007 at the Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. 215-564-2431 or www
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Dracula'
In this production of Dracula, the anemic Transylvanian count isn’t the only character who needs a transfusion. But whatever the deficiencies in Ben Stevenson’s choreography, they were lost on the audience, which lapped up this performance like vampires in a blood bank.
Dracula. Ballet choreographed by Ben Stevenson. Pennsylvania Ballet production through November 3, 2007 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551.7000 or
Dracula. Ballet choreographed by Ben Stevenson. Pennsylvania Ballet production through November 3, 2007 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551.7000 or
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