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The Show Can’t Go On
Funding shifts at three of the largest philanthropic foundations have brought turbulence and uncertainty to the intricate New York support…
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London Theatre Shimmers with Mirrors and Memory
Long before Richard II ran afoul of mutinous nobles, and almost two centuries before Shakespeare wrote Richard’s portrait in majestic…
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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Spotlight Josephine Baker
Devotees of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées turned out Wednesday night to learn about its upcoming season, which is dedicated to the…
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The Evolution of Dance Theatre of Harlem
From the start, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s history has been a cycle of struggle and triumph. The dancer Arthur Mitchell founded it in 1969,…
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The Play Where Everyone Keeps Fainting
The last time Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy “Titus Andronicus” was staged at the Globe Theatre, in London, in 2014, members of the audience…
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When Marvel Meets “Much Ado About Nothing”
Every age, we kid ourselves, gets the Shakespeare it deserves—or, with any luck, the Shakespeare it badly needs. Take a famous example: to…
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Willem Dafoe on His First Venice Biennale Theater Program, With Whirling Dervishes and a Homage to Avant-Garde Icon Richard Foreman (That He Will Perform Himself)
“Theatre is Body – Body is Poetry” is the title chosen by Willem Dafoe for his first edition as artistic director of the Venice Biennale‘s…
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The Strange Experimental-Theatre Experience Giving New Meaning to “Show, Don’t Tell”
Somewhere in London’s theatre district—I can’t say where—there’s a nondescript office building with a neon sign in the lobby that reads,…
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Sara Bareilles Talks with Rachel Syme
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How Judith Jamison Shaped Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Brian Seibert Seibert has covered dance for Goings On since 2002. New York dance in December is all about “The Nutcracker,” the Alvin…
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'A Christmas Carol' actor Julien Arnold dies on stage after emergency
Actor Julien Arnold has died after collapsing on stage while performing in A Christmas Carol. The 60-year-old Canadian stage actor was…
