Actors Cabaret Dons a New Habit
Sisters doin’ for themselves
In Philadelphia, the city of Brotherly Love, some sisters could use a little prayer. The convent’s out of cash — no one’s tithing anymore! — … Continue reading
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The Movement and the Music
LCC dance concert highlights artistic connections
The Lane Community College Dance Department’s annual Collaborations concert earlier this month offered three performances by LCC students and faculty as well as Eugene Ballet … Continue reading
Standing in the Spotlight
UO’s New Voices features two emerging playwrights
The University of Oregon Theatre Program presents two student plays this weekend and next: The Fruit Stand by Sravya Tadepalli and On the Street Where … Continue reading
A reprisal and a world premiere
Ballet Fantastique mesmerizes with Tales from the Floating World and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
From the first notes of Mitsuki Dazai’s masterful koto playing, Tales from a Floating World erupts on the stage, a wash of color and contrast, … Continue reading
In love with Shakespeare
Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its season with four new shows
It’s Bill Rauch’s tenth season as artistic director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and on Saturday morning of opening weekend last month he … Continue reading
The Spin
Who’s who and what’s what in dance this month
We hear University of Oregon professor of dance and Dance in Dialogue co-founder Shannon Mockli recently participated in an open showing at Seattle’s renowned center … Continue reading
The Odyssey of These Days
Local artists create collaborative memorial
In the summer of 2015, Wes Hurd was in a melancholy place. “My mom and dad had passed away, and artistically, I wanted to work … Continue reading
The Comfort of Being Sad
The relentless pursuit of happiness is a bittersweet joke
Sarah Ruhl is an interesting playwright. Her work achieves emotional valences that, for me, are completely contradicted by her style — a style I find … Continue reading
Identity Politics
LCC’s excellent student production Constant Revolution takes on sticky issues of authenticity
Identity is a bitch. By the time we’re grown up enough to ask ourselves who we are and what the hell we’re doing with this … Continue reading
No One Puts Baby in the Corner
Dirty Dancing: The Musical! Hits the Hult
What a great and glorious world we live in, when deliciously guilty pleasures from the ’80s are rehashed for the stage: Johnny and Baby are … Continue reading