This experiment in mixing musical cultures feels overly restrained.
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A tough, middle-aged construction contractor is losing her senses—literally.
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Maybe a new form of worship of the dead is coming into being, born of technology that keeps the dead present and in some sense alive on our screens.
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The inventive choreographer talks about how he mixes Baroque and modern dance in spectacular productions like the current Nutcracker Rouge.
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For clever creativity, sweet whimsy, and wondrous storytelling it'll be hard to beat this grown-up puppetry showpiece this holiday season.
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A triple character study as well as something of a psychological thriller, Haunted with its bang-up cast is a doozy—and a delight.
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Loaded with luscious multi-part harmonies, Kentucky Thunder's debut is a feast for the authenticity-starved soul.
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Get upset about marketing unhealthy food to children through toys. Not about a new Buffy movie you might not like.
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Politicians are holding the middle class and working people hostage in their efforts to win more benefits for the rich.
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Christmas is coming; what better time for a descent into suicidal depression?
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