AIDA in Berkeley 3: Sex and violence on stage
Friday, July 13, 2007
“It may be true that one has to choose between ethics and aesthetics, but it is no less true that whichever one chooses, one will always find the other one at the end of the road. For the very
AIDA in Berkeley 2: What’s to celebrate?
Friday, June 29, 2007
So Aida is set to open in three weeks, meaning we are halfway through our rehearsal process. (We have five weeks of room rehearsal before we go into tech--a blissful exception to the short rehearsal
AIDA in Berkeley 1: Patriotic Delusion
Friday, June 22, 2007
I’m obviously not great at keeping up with this blog, but it must have something to do with how I schedule my time in New York, because I only seem to be able to write updates when I’m out of town.
Week in Berlin Theater 8: “Then the earth would be a heaven, and mortals just like gods.” (Magic Flute)
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
It’s hard to believe two months are already over, but the premiere of Zauberfloete at the Komische Oper Berlin signaled my return home. It was a fascinating rehearsal process and I learned an
Week in Berlin Theater 6 & 7: Yesterday was dramatic, today is OK (Attempts at Post-Dramatic Theater)
Sunday, November 12, 2006
From everything I saw in the past two weeks (6 plays, 2 concerts, 1 opera), I’m going to focus this entry on three productions and a common trend I’ve been seeing more and more during this visit to