Culture
Brecht’s ‘The Mother’: The Revolution will not be dramatized
February 16, 2023Brecht’s 'The Mother' is a 1932 adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s 1906 novel of the same name about the 1905 Russian Revolution, which has been called “the dress rehearsal” for 1917’s Bolshevik Revolution.
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‘The Rosenberg Case’: A play reading, one night only
February 15, 2023Seven decades after the execution, questions remain about the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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History: The Black national anthem ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is first performed
February 14, 2023“What are we to do with the ugliness that comes with loving a country with soil rich from the bloodshed of those who shoulder the trauma of its creation—from the pillaging of the land to the...
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New film dramatization ‘Argentina, 1985’: Finding justice?
February 14, 2023A chilling dramatization of the trial of the military leaders who took control of Argentina between 1977 and 1983.
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Bertolt Brecht (and me)
February 13, 2023Regardless of his sometimes sharp but always constructive criticism, Brecht supported the GDR attempt to build a socialist state in Germany with all his heart.
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