Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Laos: A People’s Democratic Republic travelogue
March 27, 2024Next year will mark half a century since Laos won its independence from imperialism.
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Opera by British suffragist composer Dame Ethel Smyth in West Coast premiere
March 12, 2024Fête Galante, based on Maurice Baring’s 1909 short story of the same name, is a dream-like tale of aristocrats and a commedia dell’arte troupe whose jealousy, desire, and multi-layered masquerades end in the death of one...
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A double bill at LA Opera explores race, disability, illusion, love, and hope
March 8, 2024Two hour-long one-act operas from the last century challenge viewers to adjust their thinking caps.
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‘THREE’: Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ reimagined in four contemporary American scenes
March 6, 2024THREE is an imaginative tour de force whose particular vision is to take a torrid character study and invite Americans to consider its significance in an intelligent and freshly illuminating staging.
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‘Outer Appearances’ features influential queer personalities in charming portraits
February 14, 2024It’s only 64 pages long, but it’s fully loaded with portraits of famous queer, mostly American, performers, playwrights, writers, artists and activists who have made a difference in the world.
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Donate to People’s World—or else!
February 9, 2024Or else? Yes, or else!
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Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ a ballet that will leap into your heart
February 2, 2024The Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, offers up the North American premiere of Romeo and Juliet that simply cannot be missed.
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‘De Organizer’ and ‘The Dreamy Kid’: Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas
February 1, 2024Naxos has just dropped on the world a revelation of what authentic Black opera could look and sound like, with one complete short opera, De Organizer.
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