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Paul Taylor Dance Co. at Annenberg
Paul Taylor, one of the architects of the post-modern movement, kicked off Dance Celebration’s 25th season with a program that demonstrated the full range of his 50 years of dance-making.
Paul Taylor Dance Company. Presented October 19, 2006 by Dance Celebration at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 636-9000 or www.dancecelebration.org.
Paul Taylor Dance Company. Presented October 19, 2006 by Dance Celebration at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 636-9000 or www.dancecelebration.org.
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Eschenbach bows out
Christoph Eschenbach’s departure from the Philadelphia Orchestra, just five years after he arrived, reflects a planning deficiency reminiscent of the war in Iraq. It leaves the Orchestra’s board with the sort of succession headache it hasn’t suffered since 1912. The good news is: That crisis turned out very well indeed.
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Wilma's "The Pillowman' (second review)
Martin McDonagh’s macabre comedy-drama is no predictably Kafkaesque tale of a repressive state destroying an innocent individual. It’s more of an inquiry into the creative and destructive power of words. There’s ample food for thought in this provocative work, and McDonagh’s genius here lies in his ability make profound and heavy issues entertaining and even funny.
The Pillowman. By Martin McDonagh; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through November 5, 2006,&n
The Pillowman. By Martin McDonagh; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through November 5, 2006,&n
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Survival in the digital age
Bob Dylan’s career arc— from records to movies to DVDs to books to the Internet— is a tribute to the power and versatility of modern media. Other modern composers like Luciano Berio— not to mention old stalwarts like Beethoven— weren’t so fortunate. But whose work will survive the next time the electric power grid fails?
'Pillowman' at the Wilma (first review)
Martin McDonagh’s complex murder mystery, set in an unnamed totalitarian state, is much more than a black comedy. This is a forensic drama that mocks its own convolutions, as well as a scabrous satire of cultural violence.
The Pillowman. By Martin McDonagh; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through November 5, 2006, at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (215) 893-9456 or www.wilmatheater.org
The Pillowman. By Martin McDonagh; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through November 5, 2006, at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (215) 893-9456 or www.wilmatheater.org
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Eminent Domain and the Barnes
Last year the Supreme Court ruled that government can seize private property for private interests. In the case of the Barnes Foundation’s move, a Pennsylvania court has taken that questionable notion one step further: In effect it let private interests do the seizing.
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Philadelphia Orchestra with André Watts
While maestro Eschenbach kept the symphonic gush poised and understated, Watts dispatched the Brahms Second in a manner reminiscent of Olivier playing Hamlet. Poor Pyotr Tchaikovsky wasn’t so lucky.
Brahms Piano Concerto #2, Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 (Pathetique). Philadelphia Orchestra with piano soloist André Watts. Oct. 5-10, 2006 at Verizon Hall. 215-293-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Brahms Piano Concerto #2, Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 (Pathetique). Philadelphia Orchestra with piano soloist André Watts. Oct. 5-10, 2006 at Verizon Hall. 215-293-1900 or www.philorch.org.
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Rufus Wainwright at Penn
Rock star Rufus Wainwright is the gay man straight women want to sleep with and straight males watch to discover his secret.
Rufus Wainwright with Jill Stevenson. Oct. 6, 2006 at Irvine Auditorium,
University of Pennsylvania Campus (34th and Spruce St.). www.rufuswainwright.com.
Rufus Wainwright with Jill Stevenson. Oct. 6, 2006 at Irvine Auditorium,
University of Pennsylvania Campus (34th and Spruce St.). www.rufuswainwright.com.
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'Waiting for Godot' at Annenberg
The Gate Theatre’s Waiting for Godot is a worthy production by a company with Beckett in its bones— not all one could wish for, but as good as we are likely to see for a while.
Waiting For Godot. By Samuel Beckett, directed by Walter D. Ausmus. Gate Theatre production through October 15, 2006 at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 215-898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org.
Waiting For Godot. By Samuel Beckett, directed by Walter D. Ausmus. Gate Theatre production through October 15, 2006 at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 215-898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's Jerome Robbins program
It’s a new season for the Pennsylvania Ballet, and you know what that means: Reliable favorites from Jerome Robbins, reliably performed.
Romance & Revelry: An Evening of Dance by Jerome Robbins. Pennsylvania Ballet Oct. 11-15, 2006, at Academy of Music. www.paballet.org.
Romance & Revelry: An Evening of Dance by Jerome Robbins. Pennsylvania Ballet Oct. 11-15, 2006, at Academy of Music. www.paballet.org.
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