Archive for the 'Reviews' Category
Nov
26
Spellbeamed: a Deconstruction of Conventions
November 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Spellbeamed, a work of conceptual music performed by Zeena Parkins and the Ne(x)tworks Ensemble with JACK Quartet at the Roulette Theatre, is a surprising, creative, multi-layered exploration of sound, communication, and people’s relationships to objects. The performance defies conventional understanding of instruments such as the harp and violin by rejecting their traditional production of classical […]
Nov
18
Ivanov: a Modern Hamlet
November 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In his interpretation of Chekhov’s Ivanov at the Classic Stage Company, director Austin Pendleton draws the audience into the dark, emotional story of modern Russian Hamlet Nikolai Ivanov through his use of movement, colors, lighting, and the careful development of flawed, complex characters and relationships. The play reflects Chekhov’s original writing in its ability to […]
Nov
5
New York is a Mirror: Coney Island and High Line Park
November 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment
New York is a gridlocked city; it is not only congested, brimming, jammed, it is architecturally confined to its grid of streets and blocks. New York is a mirror; the glass, metal, and marble of the buildings reflects sky and sidewalk in a visual symbol of the ability of the city to represent the Zeitgeist. […]
Oct
15
Political Mother: BAM, boom, ba-da-dum
October 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Even before the curtain lifts, Political Mother has begun. The dim, smoky lighting and cacophonous murmuring of the audience, along with the impassive face of the red curtain shielding the stage, create an initial tone of tension, wildness, and mystery. As the theatre goes dark, the audience is hushed, forcing silence and darkness to take […]
