http://calitreview.com An arts and culture magazine. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:12:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://calitreview.com/23558 http://calitreview.com/23558#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:29 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=23558 http://calitreview.com/23558/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/23295 http://calitreview.com/23295#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:25:33 +0000 K. W. Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=23295 http://calitreview.com/23295/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/22216 http://calitreview.com/22216#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:52:25 +0000 Ethan Kanfer http://calitreview.com/?p=22216 http://calitreview.com/22216/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/22407 http://calitreview.com/22407#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:07:42 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=22407 http://calitreview.com/22407/feed 2 http://calitreview.com/21884 http://calitreview.com/21884#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:56:22 +0000 Ethan Kanfer http://calitreview.com/?p=21884 Private Lives. Cattrall and Gross, who both sport impressive theatrical résumés in addition to their IMDB credits, are perfectly at home with Coward’s pacing, elegance and theatricality. At the same time, they wisely steer clear of old school stiffness or stock deliveries of the play’s well known zingers.]]> http://calitreview.com/21884/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/21678 http://calitreview.com/21678#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:40:41 +0000 Ethan Kanfer http://calitreview.com/?p=21678 http://calitreview.com/21678/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/21585 http://calitreview.com/21585#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:16:49 +0000 Ethan Kanfer http://calitreview.com/?p=21585 Beautiful City, in which Christ speaks not of a kingdom of heaven awaiting us after death, but of faith in the possibility of a better world here on earth. The pained relationship between Jesus and Judas Iscariot is played with moving delicacy by Parrish and Smith. The crucifixion scene, which could easily have been cringeworthy, is instead cathartic and powerful, thanks in part to the way David Weiner lights its Rembrandt-like tableau.]]> http://calitreview.com/21585/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/21406 http://calitreview.com/21406#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:25 +0000 Andi Stover http://calitreview.com/?p=21406 Chinglish, the new biting comedy of manners that depicts the gulf between Chinese and American cultures through the misadventures of language in translation.]]> http://calitreview.com/21406/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/21344 http://calitreview.com/21344#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:32:25 +0000 Lucy Butcher http://calitreview.com/?p=21344 Star Wars, one of the most well-known compositions in the modern music repertoire. There were a couple of encores, including the theme from Indiana Jones and the “Imperial March,” or Darth Vadar’s theme, from Star Wars, which drew cheers from fans and a standing ovation.]]> http://calitreview.com/21344/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/21058 http://calitreview.com/21058#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:45:01 +0000 Ethan Kanfer http://calitreview.com/?p=21058 Honeymoon Motel, young bride Nina Roth (Ari Graynor) enters a gaudy roadside inn with not-so-young novelist Jerry Spector (Steve Guttenberg). They’re excited to get away from all the wedding hoopla and take pleasure in simple joys like pizza and tacky furniture. Obviously, this is no typical pair of newlyweds. In fact, as it is soon revealed, they aren’t a couple at all. Nina was betrothed to Jerry’s stepson, but has run off with Jerry in an impulsive moment.]]> http://calitreview.com/21058/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/20869 http://calitreview.com/20869#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:20:51 +0000 Lucy Butcher http://calitreview.com/?p=20869 http://calitreview.com/20869/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/20566 http://calitreview.com/20566#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:20:54 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=20566 http://calitreview.com/20566/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/20479 http://calitreview.com/20479#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:35:44 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=20479 Ocean's Kingdom joins a growing pile of choreographic train wrecks (a drab revival of Seven Deadly Sins and the vapid For the Love of Duke were last years' attempts to bring in new audiences), it seems NYCB is more concerned with ticket sales than artistic integrity. There are certainly many composers and choreographers, young and established, who are doing exciting work, and looking for work. Why not give them, and the audience, a chance?]]> http://calitreview.com/20479/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/20242 http://calitreview.com/20242#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:21:52 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=20242 http://calitreview.com/20242/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/19945 http://calitreview.com/19945#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:46:55 +0000 Andi Stover http://calitreview.com/?p=19945 Follies, however, the Broadway revival creates the perfect situation to reflect on the musical's themes of regret, nostalgia, and getting older. With a book by James Goldman and music and lyrics by Sondheim, song and story intertwine to reveal that a show-stopping musical number is the only way these characters can express who they really are.]]> http://calitreview.com/19945/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/19971 http://calitreview.com/19971#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:52:12 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=19971 Heart of a Soldier at San Francisco Opera, the creators chose to concentrate on the personal story of Morgan Stanley's security head Rick Rescorla, whose actions led over 2,700 World Trade Center South Tower workers to safety, only to lose his own life when he reentered the building to search for stragglers. The opera focuses on his journey from childhood in Cornwall, England, to his role in the tragic events on 9/11. An exploration of a life that culminated in those heroic actions is a story worth examining. Unfortunately, it was poorly told.]]> http://calitreview.com/19971/feed 3 http://calitreview.com/17903 http://calitreview.com/17903#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:02:28 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=17903 La Sylphide and the third act of Napoli. ]]> http://calitreview.com/17903/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/17851 http://calitreview.com/17851#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:27:33 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=17851 http://calitreview.com/17851/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/17679 http://calitreview.com/17679#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:12:19 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=17679 http://calitreview.com/17679/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/16278 http://calitreview.com/16278#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 10:33:29 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=16278 http://calitreview.com/16278/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/15735 http://calitreview.com/15735#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 02:16:56 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=15735 http://calitreview.com/15735/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/15483 http://calitreview.com/15483#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:41:01 +0000 Andi Stover http://calitreview.com/?p=15483 http://calitreview.com/15483/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/15354 http://calitreview.com/15354#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:29:07 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=15354 http://calitreview.com/15354/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/14985 http://calitreview.com/14985#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:46:32 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=14985 glorious! The lush backgrounds, from the opening wisteria-covered village green to the detailed interior of Dr. Coppélius' workshop with its cantilevered bookshelves and spare doll parts, framed some terrific dancing by soloists and corps alike.]]> http://calitreview.com/14985/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/14682 http://calitreview.com/14682#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:00:32 +0000 Jem Bloomfield http://calitreview.com/?p=14682 Shallow Grave. ]]> http://calitreview.com/14682/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/14626 http://calitreview.com/14626#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:00:47 +0000 Andi Stover http://calitreview.com/?p=14626 http://calitreview.com/14626/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/14553 http://calitreview.com/14553#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:05:49 +0000 Geri Jeter http://calitreview.com/?p=14553 Theme and Variations is a textbook ballet, showcasing the best of Balanchine’s Russian past while offering an indication of the direction classical dance would take in the second half of the 20th century. Whether by homage or imitation, as in the many symphonic ballets in countries created around the world, or in works that rage against the format, as in much of the work created by William Forsythe and his disciples, Theme and Variations remains the standard.]]> http://calitreview.com/14553/feed 1 http://calitreview.com/14426 http://calitreview.com/14426#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:26:51 +0000 Jem Bloomfield http://calitreview.com/?p=14426 http://calitreview.com/14426/feed 2 http://calitreview.com/14177 http://calitreview.com/14177#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:26:17 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=14177 Swan Lake is well-known -- probably more now than ever, thanks to the Black Swan phenomenon. Odette is tragic and pure; Odile is darker, seductive, evil with a capital "E." Sara Mearns, who danced the parts in New York City Ballet's production of Swan Lake on Sunday, has passed over this truism for a far more interesting interpretation.]]> http://calitreview.com/14177/feed 0 http://calitreview.com/14078 http://calitreview.com/14078#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:50:06 +0000 Hanna Oldsman http://calitreview.com/?p=14078 After the Rain, however, and doubt that I will. This ballet, choreographed to music by Arvo Pärt, begins with six dancers on the far side of the stage. In front of a backdrop that looks like a rain-spattered window, the women, facing the audience, lift their legs to high penchées--a memorable beginning. ]]> http://calitreview.com/14078/feed 0