Shakers mingle in this multimedia production at the New York Choral Society.
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Voicing the Pain and Resilience of Burkina Faso Refugees
Olivier Tarpaga’s “Once the dust settles” produces a tension between horror and beauty as the piece explores motherhood, womanhood, and feminism under threat of overpowering subjugation.
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The Right to Live to See 21
Smaïl Kanouté’s performance piece “Never 21” honors the young men of color cut down by racism and gun violence before reaching that age.
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A Sci-Fi Opera’s Cosmic Quest for Belonging
STAR CHOIR presents opera singers, an orchestra, and a story set in a galactic tomorrow that hold various skin tones and earthly ethnicities.
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Crackhead Barney Takes on Trump-Putin Bromance in New Show
Manhattan’s Grace Exhibition Space marked the opening of its fall season with over-the-top performances curated by the adored anti-fascist comedian.
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Bobby Wilson Combats Indigenous Stereotypes Through Humor
The artist-performer’s career undulates, ever so gracefully, across multiple mediums and registers of generational pain, healing laughter, and Indigenous joy.
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The Healing Power of the World’s Most Valuable Scent
Attending the artist CHOKRA’s performance introduced me to oud’s original purpose as a sacred healing tool that helps one recover from illness, mentally and physically.
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Audience Members Cut Iranian Artist’s Hair in Moving Performance
At San Francisco’s Legion of Honor, Mobina Nouri took scissors to her own strands and invited others to do the same.
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As Flint’s Water Crisis Endures, the Water Remembers
In their MLK Day performance inspired by LaToya Ruby Frazier’s photo series, Sister Tour explored the relationship between Black women and water.
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The Founding Mother of Southern California’s Chicano Drag Scene
A primal, glitter-fueled scream was unleashed with Cyclona, giving birth to generations of queer Chicano performers.
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The Stage as a “Living Concept” in Turkey’s Performance Art
While The 90s Onstage looks back to a dynamic moment in Turkey’s performance art scene, Ata Doğruel’s “Light Source” reflects on the present.
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Korean Musical Traditions Meet Greek Tragedy in Trojan Women
Speaking and singing in Korean with English subtitles, the cast leans on the traditional Korean folk storytelling tradition of pansori, and more modern musical accompaniment.
