Cyril Morin's "One Voice: Searching for Michael Spears" navigates the delicate art of the documentary interview. Through his lens, we witness an intimate dialogue with Lakota Sioux actor Michael Spears that transcends the typical celebrity profile. Morin's dual expertise as composer and director shapes the film's careful pacing. This allows Spears' reflections on family, tradition, and contemporary Indigenous life to resonate against Montana's winter landscape. Morin's interview technique draws out Spears' thoughts on everything from... Read more →
The Arts in Review Holiday Special” presents an ambitious double billing of radio dramas that demonstrate the enduring power of audio storytelling. Under Julio Martinez's stewardship, this 37-year-running program shows how radio theater can illuminate both sacred music history and religious tradition. The premiere of "Following Yonder Star" (written by Julio Martinez) explores the genesis of the beloved hymn "We Three Kings," while "Dreidels and Donuts" returns with its exploration of Hanukkah traditions. The productions... Read more →
In this new musical adaptation of a Norwegian folk tale, composer Larry Evans and librettist Kai Cofer explore sacrifice, transformation, and the redemptive power of love. Making its world premiere at Lineage Performing Arts Center, the production balances traditional musical theater elements and contemporary storytelling sensibilities. Evans's score, informed by his extensive background in classical and theatrical music, provides a rich foundation for Cofer's libretto. The musical's narrative structure, centered on Karen's bargain with an... Read more →
"The Brothers Abelson Since 1946" examines the intersection of family duty and personal identity through the lens of post-war Jewish American experience. Playwright Dennis Danziger, known for his work in television and theater, builds a narrative that begins as comedy but evolves into a profound meditation on intergenerational trauma and concealed truths. Set during Thanksgiving 1977, the play uses the protagonist Benny Abelson's cartoonist perspective to frame the unraveling of his family's carefully maintained façade.... Read more →
Tan Jazz Mont’s exhibition “One of Your Girls or Your Homies” marks a significant moment in contemporary Chicanx art. Presented alongside the Garcia Collection’s historical survey of some of the most important Chicanx artists of the last 50 years, Mont’s work both honors and expands upon traditional narratives by introducing new perspectives on identity and representation in the twenty-first century. Mont’s paintings and sculptures navigate complex territories of cultural heritage and personal truth. His work... Read more →
In "Living On Hart" at CANADA Gallery, Janis Provisor presents a body of work that navigates the delicate boundary between abstraction and representation. Her approach to paint application - alternating between watery washes and impasto-like textures - creates surfaces that pulse with psychological depth. The exhibition showcases her handling of "saturated yet muted color," often laid over dark grounds that imbue the works with a nocturnal quality. Provisor's technique of incorporating handwritten notes beneath layers... Read more →
Mark Blanchard brings a profound theatrical vision to Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" at The Colony Theatre. His directorial experience, spanning from New York's HB Studios to Los Angeles stages, positions him to tackle this masterwork. Blanchard's background in both film and theater will infuse this production with a cinematic scope while maintaining its theatrical intimacy. His casting choices reveal keen dramatic instinct. Joe Cortese, a veteran of both stage and screen, embodies Willy... Read more →
Cristina Barroso's "La rivière intérieure" explores the intersection of identity, geography, and memory through a blend of cartographic art and personal narrative. The Brazilian-born artist, who works between São Paulo and Stuttgart, transforms traditional school maps into complex visual meditations on displacement, belonging, and cultural hybridity. Drawing from the Brazilian Anthropophagic manifesto of 1922, Barroso "digests" Western cartographic conventions, reimagining them through the lens of native symbols and narratives. Her work particularly shines in pieces... Read more →