South Asian American Dance   Reviewed by Danielle Martin  Tehreema Mitha Dance Company combined classic South Asian dance with contemporary concepts innovating both form and the notion of borders

eXtreme eXchange: Gasoline Hits $10 a Gallon     by Danielle Martin eXtreme eXchange’s Fringe offering Gasoline Hits $10 a Gallon took over Woolly’s mainstage yesterday in partnership with the Fringe Training Factory.

Diamond Dead   by Danielle Martin I love Zombies. I think they’re cool, and so do all the other people who stood in line to see this show with me. And it was written by the same dude who composed Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Self Accusation   Reviewed by Danielle Martin Theatre Du Jour and DC Arts Center collaborate to bring us Peter Handke’s Self Accusation! In the DC Arts Center itself, this simple blackbox builds an auditory atmosphere all abuzz in preparation

7 (x1) Samurai  Reviewed by Danielle Martin  Adapted from Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai this sprawling tale gets turned afresh in the accomplished imagination of  writer, director, and performer David Gaine.

Psycho Cabaret   Reviewed by Danielle Martin    Chief Ike’s Mambo Room has the air of a place where class goes to die, owing to the garrish paint and sinister murals.

Carnal Node   by Danielle Martin  Fringe ain’t just theatre, folks. And things that fall into ‘ain’t theatre’ sure can appeal to the theatre folks, as Great Noise Ensemble’s Carnal Node now running at the Harman Center proves.

Sex, Love & Vomit  by Danielle Martin Another day at Fringe. Another blackbox. Another simple lighting plot. Another pair of women, Katie Knutson and the hugely pregnant Arianna Ross, spend 50 minutes sharing their bumpy journeys to love and self-acceptance with an unwitting audience.

Lebensraum   Reviewed by Danielle Martin   Question: How awesome is it when 3 college kids play a whole host of characters working magic one of the best political plays in the last quarter of a century? Answer: Pretty damned Awesome.

The Cloud Factory   Reviewed by Danielle MartinIt’s a treat to come into a low-tech performance, and before the show begins be invited into the piece’s atmosphere. In this case, original, sweet folk tunes calmed and opened the space up for solo performer Alix Sobler,