arts and culture
Dave Harris’s incendiary play ‘Tambo & Bones’ opens in world premiere
May 12, 2022Guided by a genius of a director, Taylor Reynolds, the two leads show off a total mastery of craft in any number of idioms—dance, athletics, voice, gesture, song, accent.
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‘Pacific Cinewaves’: South Seas cinema at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
May 10, 2022An Indigenous tidal wave of filmmaking has arisen with Natives writing, directing, producing, and starring in more authentic, accurate works for the big and little screens.
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Marlene Dietrich, remembered for her outspoken stand against fascism
May 10, 2022She must be remembered not only for her importance as role model for emancipation, but also for her outspoken and active stand against the Nazi movement that had overtaken her homeland.
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Women achieve their hard-won agency: Two popular books in review
May 4, 2022Two highly popular novels are under review here, written by women and featuring heroines who overcome a great deal of male chauvinism to come into their own agency.
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Two Greek myths fused in ‘Hadestown’ convey a powerful anti-capitalist message
April 29, 2022Everything about the production is enchanting, a brilliant contemplation of eternal themes such as nature vs. industry, plenty vs. scarcity, faith and doubt, love and fear, all creatively staged.
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