Paradise Regained

Paradise Regained

by | Jun 4, 2014 | Wellness

In Chembe Village, in the southeast African country of Malawi, the population is 90 percent unemployed, 90 percent illiterate, 50 percent malnourished “and 100 percent beyond the American middle class mind’s concept of poverty,” as Suzanne Strempek...
Unhidden Harmony

Unhidden Harmony

by | Jun 4, 2014 | Stage

“We’re trying to get the most visual bang for the smallest spatial buck,” says Alan Schneider, one of the artists behind PanOpera. He’s standing beside a tall, narrow steel scaffold which serves as the multipurpose set for the group’s...
Live on Screen

Live on Screen

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Stage

This season, as Britain’s National Theatre marks its 50th anniversary, the company also celebrates the fifth year of NT Live, its series of performances satellite-beamed from its London stage and other U.K. venues. What started in fall 2009 as a risky experiment...
Fireworks in the Basement

Fireworks in the Basement

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Stage

The “it” in the expression You Can’t Take It With You usually refers to money, but in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s giddy 1936 screwball comedy, it’s life itself. The Sycamores are an extended family of optimistic misfits who...
The Emily Variations

The Emily Variations

by | Jun 18, 2014 | Stage

In the manuscripts of Emily Dickinson’s poems are often found lists of words and phrases—variations and alternatives to parts of the text. Inspired by the poet’s perception of multiple possibilities for conveying multifaceted thoughts, The Emily...