I’ll be honest: I’m not usually a fan of interpretive dance. Most of the time, it’s nearly impossible for me to tell what’s being interpreted without having read it in the guide, which means that even if it’s aesthetically pleasing, it often feels random.
12 Steps (review)
Solo shows in small venues are a high-stakes venture for both the performer and the audience. If it’s bad, sitting through it up close and personal can be inescapably awkward. But if it’s good, the intimacy of the venue becomes essential to an experience that rewards both the artist and the viewers. 12 Steps gets it […]
Macbeth in the Basement (review)
If there’s an award for best promotional materials at Fringe, Macbeth in the Basement would win hands down: their paper crowns are a hot commodity. But in attempting to adapt the world of Shakespeare’s Scotland to the smaller drama of an American high school, Macbeth doesn’t nearly reach the same standard. It’s a bold […]
The Real World: Kabul (review)
The Real World: Kabul tells the story of three American writers in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul rushing to get a soap opera script written for Afghani television under a very tight deadline. Unfortunately, that’s all it does—and that’s disappointing, because it could have been so much more.