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The Life and Times of Michael K.

January 31, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Puppets

Play (2022)
A Baxter Theatre Centre Production
Adapted and directed by Lara Foot in collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company, based on J.M. Coetzee’s novel Life and Times of Michael K (1983)
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Paramount Center, Robert J. Orchard Stage, Theater District, Boston
January 31 – February 9, 2025

A beautifully lilting, dance-like account of the odyssey of a South African boy and his mother during a time of war, told through magically inspired puppets interacting with live actors.

Diary of a Tap Dancer

December 26, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

Ayodele and Cast

Play, Performance, Dance
Written and Choreographed by Ayodele Casel
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Drama Center, Harvard University
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
December 12, 2024 – January 4, 2025

An outstandingly conceived autobiographical show about a Black-Hispanic female tap dancer, exquisitely performed by the author and a troupe of women tap dancers.

Nassim

October 9, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

Man

Play, Performance
by Nassim Soleimanpour
Directed by Omar Elerian
Huntington Theatre Company
October 4-27, 2024

A very entertaining and cleverly conceived performance piece by an Iranian playwright living in Berlin, and featuring a different celebrity guest actor at each performance.

And So We Walked

April 26, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

DeLanna

Play (2017)
An Artist’s Journey Along The Trail of Tears
Written and performed by DeLanna Studi
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Paramount Center
Theater District, Boston
April 26-30, 2023

A one-woman autobiographical account of coming to terms with her Cherokee background.

Shadows Cast

March 30, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Woman

Performance
Direction and Choreography by Raphaëlle Boitel
Arts Emerson
Emerson Paramount Theater
Washington Street, Boston
March 30 – April 2, 2023

A compelling tragicomic exploration of familial psychology through the medium of acrobatic dance, enhanced by magical lighting design.

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