In Kalopsia, a Musical Comedy Weaves Through Pain
Monteze Freeland’s Kalopsia maneuvers through complexity around issues of race and mental illness—but with a comedic, musical edge.
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Choreographer Lindsay Fisher Lets Us In in Over Exposed
Over the course of the sometimes jarringly eclectic 85-minute program, Fisher guides the New Hazlett audience through personal stories of rejection, partnership and divorce, and contentment.
At The New Hazlett Theater, A Love Supreme Is An Exquisite Showcase
A Love Supreme, a performance bridging classical opera and jazz, basked in vocalist Anqwenique Wingfield’s confidence.
A Night at Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion
Smoke, electricity, micro-organisms. Fashion designer Iris van Herpen takes inspiration from the natural world and uses unnatural techniques to bring her work to life.
In Redemption: Sons, Exploring the Duality of Trauma and Joy
“This is a thing I’ve been trying to put into words forever,” Dr. Jason Mendez says to Dr. Tameka Cage Conley about pain, healing, and the conflict of trauma and joy. In their duologue Redemption: Sons, they have succeeded.
The Object: Homage by Sean Derry
David Bernabo and Natalia Gomez spend a good deal of time trying to crack the system of a complex kinetic work.
The Object: Two Figures, Front to Front by Paul Bowden
“It’s not completely about the gesture of the figure, but also about the modeling—the detail of the hands, feet, and the rib cage.” The Object looks at sculptor Paul Bowden’s Two Figures, Front to Front.
In Dreamlike Motion, Midnight in Molina Captivates the New Hazlett Theater
Driven by dream logic and swept along by its charming “crankie” style, Cole Hoyer-Winfield’s Midnight in Molina at the New Hazlett Theater proved entertaining and refreshingly vivid.
A Slower Process: Brandon Boan’s Catalysts for Contemplation
On view at 707 Penn Gallery, Waxing & Waiting is a radical, orchestrated collection of science experiments.
The Object: Waxing & Waiting by Brandon Boan
“These pieces, in a structural flux, exist between solid and gelatinous forms.” David Bernabo and Natalia Gomez examine the enigmatic creations in Brandon Boan’s Waxing & Waiting.