Crystal Pite, Dance as a Mother Tongue
Still not familiar with the work of Crystal Pite, the prodigious Canadian choreographer who won the 2018 Grand Prix de la Danse de Montréal? Revisor,…
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Jean-Nicolas Orhon – Filming the Orchestre Métropolitain
When Yannick Nézet-Séguin told his orchestra about the upcoming European tour, I was there with my camera. That’s when it all began, in July 2017.”…
The Quiet Radical – John Heward (1934-2018)
Artists generally confine their work to one field. Painters and sculptors, for instance, are not so involved in any of the performing arts. These require…
Celebrating a Century of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn with Poetry and Music
PREVIEW: of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at 100, at New York City’s 92nd Street Y, Monday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.; and INTERVIEW: with pianist and conductor Ignat Solzhenitsyn,…
Cirque Éloize: At the forefront of contemporary circus for 25 years
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Cirque Éloize presents Hôtel, its 15th original production, co-produced with Place des Arts and TOHU. This is a time to…
“The Anchoress” – Songs of a Soul in Solitude
REVIEW: of The Anchoress, a world premiere of a new musical monodrama/song cycle composed by David Serkin Ludwig with text by Katie Ford, performed by…
New York City October Surprises: Lang on the High Line, Kallor in the Catacombs
REVIEW: of works by composers David Lang and Gregg Kallor – The Mile-Long Opera by Lang, performed on the High Line; and sketches from The…
Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18: The Whirlwind That Was
REVIEW: of Opera Philadelphia’s “Festival O18” (September 20-30, 2018) – a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor, composed by Gaetano Donizetti with libretto by Salvadore…
Calendrier Théâtre/Theatre Calendar
Théâtre francophone – Automne 2018 Octobre Frappante partition contemporaine, Le reste vous le connaissez par le cinéma est la version de Martin Crimp des Phéniciennes…
Looking Hard for Meaning : Perplex(e) and The World of The Absurd
Sometimes, when looking too hard for meaning, we find the absurdity of existence. It is in this spirit that Le Bocal, a theatrical collective founded…
