arts and culture
Dominican Republic jazz report: When in Cabarete, dance merengue
November 9, 2018The 21st annual Dominican Republic Jazz finished off with a bang in this beach town on November 5. The final concert was—where else?—on Cabarete’s wide yellow-sand beach.
Read more‘Satyagraga’: Philip Glass’s colossal Gandhi epic is activist opera at its best
November 7, 2018With Satyagraha Philip Glass transports us to the higher realms of cosmic consciousness. It’s a lot more enlightening to ride in one of Krishna’s chariots than in a yellow cab.
Read moreThe glorious, notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a traveling exhibition
October 26, 2018All phases of RBG’s life are covered—her varied roles including that of beloved cult figure.
Read more‘Radiant Vermin’ and ‘Steambath’ on stage: Goddammit, make your life worth living!
October 24, 2018Two plays, both at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, seen a day apart. One a living hell, the other a glimpse of post-mortem limbo.
Read more‘hillbilly’ and ‘Life and Nothing More’: Two films about soul-crushing poverty
October 16, 2018Two new films are currently on the horizon that are well worth seeing.
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