In This Issue
inFocus
Secrets
and
Clichés
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Theatre
Books
Film
Dance
Film
Dance
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Spoken Words
Michael Bettencourt
English Only?
If I had my way I would draft legislation stating that Americans should learn at
least, say, three new languages during their lives.
Film
Arthur Meiselman
The Myth of Jewish Hollywood
It's enlightening to note that most of Hollywood's power (the money) was and
still is controlled by banks and financial groups that were and are… not
controlled by Jews.
Theatre
Nathan Thomas
Meyerhold and Dalcroze
In the end, Meyerhold wanted to train actors and in the end, Jaques-Dalcroze
wanted to train musicians.
City Life
Les Marcott
In the Neighborhood
I often think of my own neighborhood as one of those truly unique places. It's
a place where the affluent, the poor, and the very poor mingle.
Politics
Martin Challis
The Tragedy of Kevin the King
Here was a man who had commanded the highest popularity of any Prime
Minister in history, sent to the backbenches like a whimpering schoolboy.
Theatre
Claudine Jones
SuuuuuuuuuDoKu!
I would posit that the only reason for being involved in theater arts in the first
place is to participate in the game.
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Film (Reviews)
Family Secrets
City Island
and
the films of
Raymond De Fellita
Miles David Moore
Theatre
American Conservatory Theater
The Tosca Project
Catherine Conway Honig
Film
Tanzträume
A film about Pina Bausch's 'Kontakthof' danced by teenagers
Renate Stendhal
Arts of Thailand
Theatre
Madame Butterfly's Umbrella
and Sao Kruea Fah
Janine Yasovant
(also in Thai)
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MUSIC
The Steiny Road to Operadom
John Adams: Perspectives
Imagine the music of your favorite opera coming out of the pit onto the stage
alone without voices and movement of the singers.
Karren Alenier
LIVING ART
La Femme La Mujer La Donna
Time for Summer
The sun is shining. Grass is growing. Tomatoes are ripening. Hummingbirds
are humming. Dogs and cats are napping in the light and warmth of day. And
the only lines to be had should be tan lines.
Lia Beachy
POETRY
Life Among the Heffalumps
Take My Iambic Pentameter....Please!
Why Poetry, Art and Life, Need the Politically Incorrect, the Perverse and the
Profane.
Kathi Wolfe
FICTION
The serialization of a new novel by
Martin Challis
Chapter Fourteen - Hunter
They'd received a call 20 minutes earlier from a neighbour who'd heard
screaming. Two detectives, Crowle and Earnshaw entered the kitchen, guns
ready.....
COMICS
Old Hippy
The Old Kokkers Table
Elliot Feldman
Scene4 Blogs
Letters to the Editor
Qreviews
Qué Pasa
Writers Blogs
The Dressing-Karren Alenier
On Miles David Moore-Miles David Moore
Life In Acting-Martin Challis
Dr. Barnabas T. Bynum's New School
Musical Revue and Travelling
Minstrel Show-Les Marcott
Thai Nights-Arthur Meiselman
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October 2005
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