The Consolation Prize

"The Nightingale and Other Short Fables" lauded at lunch as "sublime, magical, and transformative" with comparison to early Julie Taymor's wonderfully creative  use of music, lighting,

and  puppetry...  I rush home after my afternoon appointment and awake from a power nap just in time to stand on the cancellation line of a sold out show...Only two performances left!  Having claimed the last available seat on a cushion, I sit cross legged eagerly awaiting a puppet show. It wasn't until a dialog about candles brought Geoffrey Rush on stage did I realize I was in the wrong theatre...at that moment Geoffrey Rush made clear and direct eye contact and had me completely enthralled the remainder of the evening. To be practically on the stage with actors who have such beautiful command of as fantastic a production as "The Diary of a Madman" truly makes one believe in Wow!  It's not often the consolation is as good as, if not better than a highly anticipated prize.

Belvoir's Production of "The Diary of a Madman"

Geoffrey Rush and Yael Stone

BAM Harvey Theatre

Through March 12, 2011

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At BAM today

Neshoba:   The Price of Freedom

Pina Bausch. "Vollmond."

Tanztheater Wuppertal is absolutely beyond! The energy and passion, from the first step onto the stage to the last splash of water, paid tribute to Pina Bausch in a way only Pina could have inspired. There was complete abandon in the glee celebrating the absurdity, humor, and angst in life that could happen only under a "Vollmond." It runs through October 9 at BAM. A definite Yes!

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Blessed are those

Blessed are those with Mark Morris in their lives!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute at BAM

January 18, 2010

10:30 a.m.

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Meredith Monk. 'Songs of Ascension' at BAM.

Consistently stellar. Meredith Monk in collaboration with video artist Ann Hamilton goes surround sound at BAM's Harvey Theatre. A spiritual highlight of her discipline and many voices.  As always a favorite artisit to make time for...                      October 21-October 25.

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