BWW Review: Broken Box Mime Theater Highlights the Joys of Subversion in SEE REVERSE
by Victoria Ordin - Feb 27, 2017
These are deep philosophical waters but important to understanding the work of Broken Box Mime Theater, whose mission is threefold: 1) 'To activate the imagination of audiences,' 2) 'to contemporize the art of mime,' and 3) 'to remind us all of the power of simple storytelling.' SEE REVERSE consists of ten individual pieces, some of which include some combination of eight enormously talented performers with backgrounds ranging from theater to opera to poetry: Nick Abdeel, Becky Baumwoll, Duane Cooper, Geraldine Dulex, Blake Habermann, David Jenkins, Marissa Molnar, and Matt Zambrano. Surprisingly, not one has formal dance training, which makes the precision of their physical movement all the more remarkable.
THE LETTERS to Screen at The Granada Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2016
As the season of giving approaches, The Jurkowitz Center of Community Engagement is pleased to announce the next installment of the 'Movies That Matter' film series, The Letters, will screen on Monday, November 21, 2016 on The Granada Theatre's state-of-the-art digital cinema system.
Opera Studio Netley to Present THE DA PONTE PROJECT - MAKING MOZART, 20 Oct.
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 15, 2013
In 1786 Mozart was renowned for his symphonies and piano concerti. By 1790 he had written The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte, operas that challenged social conventions and morals, as the political landscape of Europe was being riven with revolution.