Power and Prowess
Ballet Fantastique takes on 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'

How do you present an antiquated, strictly traditional art form like ballet to an audience whose musical oldies are only 30 years old? Answer: fusion. … Continue reading
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How do you present an antiquated, strictly traditional art form like ballet to an audience whose musical oldies are only 30 years old? Answer: fusion. … Continue reading
I’m a snob and a sniff and a two-bit dilettante of the lowest rank. For instance, I once dismissed Stephen King as an immature populist … Continue reading
Garrison Keillor’s 40-year run as host of A Prairie Home Companion came to an end last year, but the consummate storyteller continues to perform. At … Continue reading
Like so much that descends to us from the rich and fertile period of the late 19th century — Freud, Nietzsche and Marx, to name … Continue reading
If you’re like me, your experience with ballet is limited to The Nutcracker. As such, I associate ballet with incredible athletics, surreal costumes and incomprehensible … Continue reading
Will Eno’s Middletown, playing now at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, is a masterfully written, beautifully produced effort that seeks the extraordinary in the everyday. Directed by … Continue reading
Somewhere during the first act of Jesus Christ Superstar — playing now at Actors Cabaret of Eugene — I realize that basically Jesus is every … Continue reading
For Harmonic Laboratory, the concept of “collaboration” keeps getting redefined. “It’s been a topic of conversation for six years,” says the group’s inter-media, music and … Continue reading
In 2013, ballet dancers Suzanne Haag and Antonio Anacan wanted an alternative to off-season ballet work — an opportunity to continue dancing throughout the summer. … Continue reading
This season, Eugene Ballet Company audiences can look forward to a visit from MOMIX, a creative and divergent company with a long performance history arcing … Continue reading