Barnard College stages Drums in the Night premiere
Barnard College Theatre Company presents Bertolt Brecht Drums in the Night at Minor Latham Playhouse on Monday March 6. The production highlights Brechtian themes of war despair class revolt and fate with stark set design and sound effects as the hero confronts personal betrayal amid societal collapse.
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Barnard College Theatre Company
New York
Premere
Bertolt Brecht
Latham Playhouse
Brecht
Latham
Drums In the Night at Modern Times Theatre
A strong cast highlights the production with James Prescott as the tormented soldier and Barry Pars as the omnipotent waiter. Lois Schwartzberg shines as Marie in brisk repartees. The director Rowland Gwyn-Rees shapes a sharp epic narrative linking 1918 war disillusionment to today.
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James Prescott
Brecht
Barry Pars
Lois Schwartzberg
Marie
Rowland Gwyn-Rees
World Dance Festival at McMillin Theatre Highlights International Acts
The World Dance Festival at McMillin Theatre featured Bulgarian Elan International Folk Theatre Japanese dancer Nobuko Shimazaki and Ukrainian Dancers of Astoria among others in a charity show for the Foreign Student Center and International Students Club of Columbia. A British play Eh? also appeared, blending satire and slapstick with mixed reception.
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McMillin Theatre
Foreign Student Center
International Students Club of Columbia
Bulgaria
Japan
India
West 153Rd Street
Hannelore Adamsons
Germany
Elan International Folk Theatre
Wich
Nobuko Shimazaki
New White Rock Baptist Church
West 158Rd Street
Charles Thompson
Jerusalem
Astoria
World Dance Festival and Eh?! Review
The 12th World Dance Festival in Columbia featured El Grupo Folklorico de Costa Rica and Baba fudne Olattnji Dancers delivering vibrant Indian and percussion shows. Arkin directs a playful, socially charged performance with Brose’s adolescent charm. understudy Lawrence Black shont shines as Valentin Brose in Eh?!, though pacing and cohesion feel uneven.
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el Grupo Folklorico de Costa Rica
Larry Landau
Ugh School of Performing Arts
Yea
Columbia
Arkin
Mr. Livings
Brose
Lawrence Black Shont
Valentine Brose
Black
Paul Klee Exhibit at Guggenheim Explores Philosophical Art
The article surveys Paul Klee at the Guggenheim through April 30, linking his art to philosophy. It notes his Swiss origins, early musical training, and struggle to balance intellect with humanity, culminating in a transcendent purpose for his painting. It contrasts his self critical stance with a pursuit of human warmth in color and line. It also mentions a Red Onion scene with live music and a 2.00 live minimum, featuring John Martin and his String Stretchers.
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Paul Klee
Guggenheim Museum
Klee
Switzerland
Yy Ahlene van Breems Fesstar
Tiffany Jamps
Red Room
New York City
John Martin
East Side
West Side
Dixie
Texas
Jimmy Lennon
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Barnard Rep Company
Carol Polis
Raance
Bonnie Fox
By Jean McKenzie
Circle In the Square
Britain
Henry Livings
Roger Short
Alan Arkin
Valentint
Rose Brose
Gobbeldy-Gook
Grele
Bleecker Street
2Nd Avenue
Hed Onion
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