A PERIOD OF ANIMATE EXISTENCE (Pig Iron): Creating an environment for thought
It is our job as artists to create environments for people to see things differently. Pig Iron did that.
Sketches by Chuck Schultz.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
SAAYUJA (THE MERGING) (Annenberg): A celebratory blend of Bharatanatyam and carnatic music
Part storytelling and part culture sharing, Saayuja was more than the merging of art forms, it was the intermingling of cultures and politics
TWELFTH NIGHT (Filter Theatre in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company): A rousing Shakespearean travesty
The Filter ensemble shows the audience a good time with lots of music, noise, and laughs within a Shakespeare play environment.
“Musicians of Silence”: MUMMENSCHANZ returns to the Annenberg
MUMMENSCHANZ transform the ordinary into extraordinary using everyday objects and silent storytelling.
“IT ONLY GETS HARDER”: Randy Swartz on the dance scene in economically strapped times
Henrik Eger talked to the founder of Dance Affiliates about the inner workings of the international dance scene in these more economically strapped times.
THE EVENTS (Actors Touring Company): 60-second review
An imaginative exploration of why someone would commit a mass murder and how a survivor can cope with life afterwards
