arts and culture
‘The Way’: A BBC series that’s way off base
March 13, 2024The Way blends a loosely constructed family fiction around the Welsh steel and former mining town of Port Talbot with documentary footage of the 1984 miners’ strike and a mythical other-worldly aspect.
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Opera by British suffragist composer Dame Ethel Smyth in West Coast premiere
March 12, 2024Fête Galante, based on Maurice Baring’s 1909 short story of the same name, is a dream-like tale of aristocrats and a commedia dell’arte troupe whose jealousy, desire, and multi-layered masquerades end in the death of one...
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Women’s artistic narratives in times of war
March 8, 2024From its outset, International Women's Day was characterized by the fight for peace, against militarism and war. Countless women artists have also addressed the issue of war.
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A double bill at LA Opera explores race, disability, illusion, love, and hope
March 8, 2024Two hour-long one-act operas from the last century challenge viewers to adjust their thinking caps.
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‘Right in the Eye,’ a live movie concert of George Méliès films
March 7, 2024Although Americans may have largely forgotten about Georges Méliès, every moviegoer owes this French motion picture pioneer an immense debt of gratitude.
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