arts
“Turn Me Loose”: Dick Gregory brought to life on NYC stage
June 9, 2016Provocative and at times hilarious, the new one-man show captures Gregory's way of afflicting the comfortable.
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“The Fits”: An adolescent girl at the edge of transformation
June 3, 2016A girls' dance competition in Cincinnati sets the stage for this art-house film.
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Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape”: A shocking protest against capitalist barbarism
May 19, 2016It's a product of the post-World War I Expressionist school, with exaggerated characters, writ in bold strokes, often with harsh, mordant commentary.
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New releases: Elvis, Dick, Nina and the King of Saudi Arabia
April 28, 2016Some of the films shown at New York's Tribeca Film Festival are receiving immediate theatrical release. Here's what to check out.
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“Ramona”: California history at the intersection of Native, Spanish and white
April 28, 2016This outdoor pageant, a broad-based community project, has been playing here for 93 years and counting.
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