A Legacy in Dance
Meet the Bontragers of Ballet Fantastique
Hannah and Ashley Bontrager were practically born into the arts, dancing before they could walk. “Not a lot of girls get to grow up … Continue reading
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No Country for Old Men
Scorsese looks back in sadness with crime epic The Irishman
It seems, of late, that a new species of mournfulness has crept into our best art. From the final albums by recently deceased songwriters Leonard … Continue reading
Belle for the Holidays
Beauty and the Beast brings cozy charm at ACE
Actors Cabaret of Eugene is kicking off the holiday season with a tale as old as time in Beauty and the Beast, the Musical. Red … Continue reading
Dragapella Chrismukkah
The Kinsey Sicks holiday show explores the R-rated version of silly
In one festive day, I went from decorating the tree with my wholesome, albeit irksome, family to a bawdy, mostly Jewish twist on Christmas with … Continue reading
Worldwide Blues
Kiran Ahluwalia blends desert blues with the traditional music of India at Tsunami Books
The earliest musical memories of Indian-born, New York-based musician Kiran Ahluwalia involve Mother Goose, Sikh spirituals and sheep’s blood. As a girl, Ahluwalia lived for … Continue reading
Murder Most Timely
Director Rian Johnson takes aim at our current moment in the dark comedy Knives Out
How many ways can we find to murder our better natures? For the squabbling children, grandchildren and in-laws of the Thrombey family in Knives Out, the … Continue reading
A Small Connection to Rap Royalty
A UO student and hip-hop aficionado reflects on Big Boi's return to Eugene Nov. 29
The first time I ever cared about Ducks football was earlier this year, when I found out that Big Boi, from legendary Atlanta rap duo … Continue reading
Scrooge You
The ghost of A Christmas Carol past is hiding out this season in Eugene
Four years ago, Eugene holiday lovers had a choice of seeing — count them — five different versions of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas … Continue reading
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Best Laid Plans
Director Bong Joon Ho outdoes himself with the dark comic fable Parasite
For one terrifying, exhilarating moment toward the end of writer/director Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, Parasite, I thought my brain broke, and for about 30 … Continue reading
Oregon Legends
December offers a buffet of music from classical to musical comedy
Among classical composers based in Oregon today, four are likely to make it in the music history books. One of them, Portland’s Tomáš Svoboda, turns … Continue reading
First of His Name
CharlestheFirst brings a sound that’s digital in nature to the WOW Hall
Lake Tahoe-based musician Charles Elias Ingalls, performing as CharlestheFirst, draws inspiration from what might seem like a contradictory place for an electronic musician: the natural … Continue reading
Big Papa
Hip-hop legend — and father of Oregon Ducks running back — performs in Eugene
Many University of Oregon students head home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Some, though, stick around town, waiting for their families to come to them. One … Continue reading
Eugene Welcomes Home the Troops
A dark Bandstand offers 1940s swing and cigarette nostalgia
Truth be told, I half expected to see a small gathering of MAGA hats in the Hult Center for Bandstand, Broadway’s Tony award-winning musical that … Continue reading
‘Hi, How Are You?’
Eugene musicians pay tribute to the music of Daniel Johnston
Like a lot of people, Eugene musician Sarah Boehm discovered Daniel Johnston via the The Devil and Daniel Johnston, a 2005 documentary about the Austin … Continue reading