Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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‘The Central Park Five,’ now an astounding world premiere opera
June 21, 2019I have seen a lot of opera in my lifetime, and I can honestly say I have never been so emotionally overwhelmed as I was Saturday night.
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‘Anne, A New Play’ in U.S. premiere reframes the Anne Frank story
June 19, 2019In celebration of what would have been her 90th birthday this month (June 12), the Simon Wiesenthal Center presents the U.S. premiere of Anne, A New Play.
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Anti-war play ‘Many May Not Return’ revived in Chicago
June 18, 2019This is an original play that is truly unique in American theatre in that it poignantly dissects the place of patriotism and military service in three generations of a Mexican-American family.
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‘The Lavender Scare’ documents early LGBTQ resistance to McCarthyism
June 17, 2019The film helps to shine a light on this little-known chapter of American history, and serves as a timely reminder of the need for vigilance and social action.
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Documentary shows Israelis going back to the future in the ancestral fatherland
June 13, 2019There is rich compost feeding this 77-minute story, which could probably be developed into an ongoing TV series involving these complex interrelationships across time, culture and tragedy.
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Christina Schlesinger’s ‘Tomboys’ honors a milestone in modern lesbian art
June 12, 2019There are probably but a handful of galleries in the world where such art could be shown even today.
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‘Ready Steady Yeti Go’: Faulty maps through the fraught landscape of race
June 11, 2019"Contrary to what they'd have us believe, authority figures don't know everything. And don't necessarily have our best interests at heart.”
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Comprehensive retrospective of African-American artist Charles White at LACMA
June 6, 2019White said in 1940, "Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent."
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