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Capoeira-based action musical tells of the escaped slave republic Palmares
June 6, 2023Palmares is a compelling story of a people fighting to preserve their freedom against the imperialism of their time.
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Blacklisted since 1962, Maltz’s ‘A Tale of One January’ finally published in U.S.
June 5, 2023When Albert Maltz completed 'A Tale of One January,' no American publisher would touch it. More than 60 years later, it's finally available for U.S. readers.
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‘Whittier Blvd.,’ Latino Theater Company’s Chicano Noir dystopia
June 1, 2023The play starts by reminding the audience that social justice issues were achieved via the struggles of the people of the past to bring about the civil rights of the present.
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Jamie Loftus’s ‘Raw Dog’: The pursuit of feeling anything
May 31, 2023Terms like “silent majority” or the “sleeping masses” are still used today but they feel dated, often leaving one wondering if they’re nothing more than a bad joke taken seriously in order to be polite.
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‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’: Troubling!
May 24, 2023On May 22, Public Broadcasting Service started streaming its new 5-part series Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland.
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