arts and entertainment
‘Ghost Stories’: Movie asks us to dig deeper into fear and ourselves
April 19, 2018Standout performances from Freeman and Nyman drive key points in the movie, while a delightfully morbid twist at the end makes the film resonate and entertain.
Read moreSouth African version of classic ballet ‘Giselle’ gives men the willies
April 17, 2018“In this Giselle,” reads a program note, “I aimed to create a work that is not about forgiveness, but rather is about love, deceit, betrayal, anger, and heartbreak."
Read moreThe huddled masses take refuge in new L.A. play “The New Colossus”
March 5, 2018Ultimately, we are prompted to ask, Who are we as a nation right now? Where do we come from? What values moved us to get here, and which ones hold us together?
Read morePan African Film Festival: Screening the global Black experience and spirit
February 16, 2018Thanks to the Pan African Film Festival, now I know who Errol Walton Barrow was: The independence leader who became Barbados’ first prime minister.
Read more“Ironbound”: A gritty immigrant woman’s survival story
February 13, 2018Martyna Majok is an up-and-coming playwright whose work has already been seen at numerous theaters around the country.
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