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NY- SAPPHO...IN 9 FRAGMENTS Transfers to The Rose, Bankside, Tonight
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, May 23, 2013 (12:56:22)
SAPPHO ...in 9 fragments by Jane Montgomery Griffiths transfers to The Rose, Bankside from tonight, 21st May to 2nd June, 2013. This politically-charged and visually-compelling solo performance, featuring the "magnetic" (RemoteGoat) Victoria Grove, achieved critical and popular acclaim..
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Cast Announced for Herbert Bowens Jrs the Carousel
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (05:05:46)
Poetry News: May 14, 2013 - CLARKSTON, Ga. -- Joining the cast of Herbert Bowens Jr's The Carousel a poetry based musical that explores what happens when you leave your longings unattended requires rhythm and flow, but finally after auditioning talented actors, singers and dancers throughout Metropolitan Atlanta the productions Summer 2013 cast has been ... (more)
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D.C.- From Constellation Theatre Company, a visually snazzy, mystical - Gilgames
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (02:17:49)
They may have the oldest bromance in recorded history, and you can watch them spar with a supernatural bull in Constellation Theatre Company’s bold and colorful, if somewhat over-solemn, “Gilgamesh.”
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Ballet Theatre of Dover to present 'Flower Festival at Genzano' May 18 and 19
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (02:15:38)
Guest artist Justin Koertgen will perform the famed "Flower Festival at Genzano" pas de deux with two local dancers, Allison Wilkins, 16, and Sara Biscardi, 22, in the Ballet Theatre of Dover's Classics and More performance Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19..
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Israel- The poetic nature of memory
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 13, 2013 (14:23:42)
A guest at the recent DocAviv Film Festival in Tel Aviv, acclaimed director Alan Berliner speaks to ‘The Jerusalem Post’ about his latest film, which examines the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease..
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Filming 'Gatsby' proves futile task
Posted by fogglethorpe on Friday, May 10, 2013 (15:10:57)
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is short, almost novella size. It features larger-than-life characters, glamorous extravagance and dramatic demises. On its surface, it's the most Hollywood-friendly of the Great American Novels..
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Ever elusive, 'Gatsby' evades Hollywood's grasp
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, May 09, 2013 (15:00:00)
NEW YORK (AP) -- F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is short, almost novella size. It features larger-than-life characters, glamorous extravagance and dramatic demises. On its surface, it's the most Hollywood-friendly of the great American novels.
But "Gatsby" remains elusive, its poetry largely locked on the page despite a century of attempted adaptations..
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The tale of Tamil poet Salma beggars belief
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 (15:56:31)
British filmmaker Kim Longinotto recounts Salma’s extraordinary story in her latest documentary, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Loginotto is somewhat of an expert when it comes to exploring the secret lives of women..
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NY- WorkShop Theater Company Opens the Golden Year, 6/6
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 (15:40:00)
Starting June 6th WorkShop Theater Company presents the World Premiere of Daniel Damiano's The Golden Year. Kathy Gail MacGowan directs. The cast features Ellen Barry*(McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, BoarsHead Theatre: "Best Leading Actress", Wit), Gerry Goodstein* (Interchange, "Law and Order") and Joseph Franchini* (2012 Drama Desk nominee: Best Actor, The Navigator)..
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TX- Stateside Independent presents "The Happy Poet"
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, May 06, 2013 (13:00:53)
THE HAPPY POET is an all-organic, mostly vegetarian comedy about Bill, a struggling poet who pours his heart, soul, and last few dollars into starting a healthy food stand, surprising friends and customers with his dry wit and offbeat passion..
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Canada- Ancient poetry all the rage
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 (14:15:21)
A mythological hexametre poem from the time of Christ might not sound like first choice material for modern "yolo"ing teenagers, but a group of theatre students might just surprise you..
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MA- O'Hare is spell-binding in 'An Iliad'
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (16:09:07)
“An Iliad,’’ crafted by O’Hare and Lisa Peterson from Robert Fagles’s translation of Homer’s epic poem, and presented by ArtsEmerson, is a starkly powerful experience that leaves you with not just a sense of the horror and absurdity of war, but also — and this part makes the heart sink — its inevitability..
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South Africa- Durban Boardwalk - April 30, 2013
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (15:20:14)
Lewis Nkosi’s one-act play The Black Psychiatrist stages today. Directed by Debbie Lutge, it features award-winning actors Liesl Coppin and Ntando Mncube with original musical composition and arrangement by DUT drama and production studies vocal coach and instrumentalist, Madlen Tzankova, and Richardt Wissink..
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program schedule for Monday.
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, April 29, 2013 (15:05:29)
Grampy Keith with, “Rhythms and Rhymes” A mix of poetry, old and new, along with music. The music may be anything from “popular” tunes from the 30’s through the 70’s, including country, rock, swing, and occasionally some classical pieces..
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New BBC film revisits war poet Wilfred Owen's formative Birkenhead years
Posted by fogglethorpe on Monday, April 29, 2013 (15:04:33)
Poetry News: Wilfred Owen's formative years in Birkenhead and their influence on his poetry are to be the subject of a BBC programme.
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Dilruba Ahmed: An Outsider Turns To Poetry
Posted by fogglethorpe on Sunday, April 28, 2013 (16:55:51)
April is National Poetry Month, and to celebrate, Weekend Edition is talking with younger poets about why they chose to write poetry and why it's still important in our everyday lives..
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Poet Kazim Ali On Poetry In Everyday Life
Posted by fogglethorpe on Saturday, April 27, 2013 (14:34:35)
Poet Kazim Ali talks about poetry's importance in every day life for National Poetry Month..
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NM- 'The Menu' serves up poetry, spoons
Posted by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 (14:47:48)
But this opening night, UNM’s Experimental Theatre was packed with muckety-mucks in such an array of fancy dress that it seemed more like the Adobe Theater or Albuquerque Little Theatre — two playhouses with a rabid if not older and more conservative fan base..
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Translated Tales: "He Who Burns" Explores Sufi Narratives
Posted by fogglethorpe on Sunday, April 21, 2013 (14:23:16)
“He Who Burns” played at Farkas Hall until Saturday night and was presented by the Harvard College Pakistan Students Association and Harvard Pakistani Students Group..The multi-modal performance was at its best transfixing, calming, and transcendentally mystifying, though at times it slipped into self-indulgent heavy-handedness in its delivery of the core Sufi themes..
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Guest DJ With California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera
Posted by fogglethorpe on Sunday, April 21, 2013 (13:53:15)
Herrera came of age during the late 1960s and early '70s, when politics, culture and social change influenced what became known as the Chicano Movement..
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For A Student Of Theology, Poetry Reverberates
Posted by fogglethorpe on Sunday, April 21, 2013 (13:37:17)
Poetry News: April is National Poetry Month, and NPR is celebrating by asking young poets what poetry means to them.
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Q and A with Director Randall Arney and the Cast of 'American Buffalo'
Posted by fogglethorpe on Saturday, April 20, 2013 (15:00:00)
The cast of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” Bill Smitrovich, Freddy Rodriguez, and Ron Eldard and director Randall Arney stayed after the performance for a “Talk-Back Tuesday.” It was the audience’s opportunity to ask questions..
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New documentary on Walcott in the making
Posted by fogglethorpe on Friday, April 19, 2013 (16:00:00)
Poetry News: A new documentary, Poetry is an Island, on St Lucian poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott is currently in post production and expected to premiere later this year.
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