Praxis Stage is yet again twisting theater on its head with a new production of “Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare, running at Little House in Dorchester Oct. 17 through Nov. 3. Featuring a diverse cast and a futuristic setting, the show takes a classic Roman-era tragedy and makes it poignant and unsettling for a contemporary audience….Read More
Performance
Dance with the Devil
“Arrabal,” playing at the American Repertory Theatre through June 18, brings the slow, steamy danger of Buenos Aires to Boston. A narrative performance told through tango, the show follows young Arrabal whose father was captured and killed during the dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla. In a search to find herself and understand her past,…Read More
Battle of the Ballet
Playing through March 5, the Boston Ballet’s “Artifact” portrays a startling battle between past and present for control of the collective consciousness. The first show of a five-year collaboration with star choreographer William Forsythe, “Artifact” delivers a chilling and refreshingly contemporary performance. The piece originally debuted in 1984 at Ballet Frankfurt, though Forsythe made significant…Read More
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
As an avid consumer of culture in Boston, I see a lot of performances. But few, if any, have matched the new show at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge. Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 is a pop-rock opera adaptation of a slice of War and Peace. It follows Natasha Rostova as she struggles…Read More
Fall, and Rise Again
Luminarium has done it again with another spectacular performance. Spektrel, which plays tonight and tomorrow night at the Multicultural Center for the Arts in Cambridge, is an intricate masterwork of light, movement, and emotion. Four pieces center on different stages of life and the inner turmoil that comes with them. In re|connect a frustrated young adult reconnects…Read More
Must See: Spektrel
Last year I covered Luminarium’s incredible show Sleeprunner, and this year they’re back with the next adventure: Spektrel. The show runs October 27-31 at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge. I had the chance to preview the show and the costumes the other day and it’s a must-see. Co-directors Merli V. Guerra and Kim Holman have…Read More