Having a mixed identity is way more complex than just the races that compile one’s family. In my opinion, being of mixed identity encompasses how one was raised, how they see themselves as an individual and how the world perceives them to be as well. As for myself, I am half Greek and half Armenian. …
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I moved west to head towards my east Born and raised in the land of cheese The land of milk, beer and cheddar Cold weather And colorful trees with gold, ruby autumn leaves Last fall, I went back to where I came from, Drove in with my brother Wanted to remember how it felt like …
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced stages in New York City and around the world to close until further notice and much of the world remains in lockdown, many theater companies are offering productions online through various social media platforms. Many of these events are free or available for a limited time. Streaming Musicals …
At the end of World War I, my grandmother Louly Arbib Barda, my mother’s mother, sat down in Alexandria, Egypt, to write a six-page letter to her brother Robert Arbib in New York City. Robert and three other brothers — Angelo, René and Victor Arbib — had emigrated to the United States some time before …
In continuing to cover the winners for Round 3 of Dare to Dance in Public (D2D), I am thrilled to have the opportunity to write about Eiko Otake, and her “Best Use of Location” award winning film, A Body on Wall Street. Eiko is no stranger to putting her body — along with her astute, singular, …
In the company of Lyonel Feininger and Brassai Lyonel Feininger was a painter, working between the two world wars, who was on the faculty of the Bauhaus, in Dessau, at the time he began his exploration of artistic photography, as derivative activity from his mainstay painting ones. He kept that activity mostly at night given …
The Homme Fatale Joe—no, not that Joe, another Joe—the shoes, no, shoe, the drink—the From-Far-Away drink, from a tree—The Frolic Room (noir or not noir? It’s noir now), the Mamet—yes, that Mamet, the movie, House of Games, the Homme Fatale, the Deception, the Crime, the gun, the bullet, the next bullet, the No Show, the …
With performance venues and dance studios closed, here are this week’s SoCal dance events that won’t happen due to the Covid-19. Why list dance events that have been cancelled or postponed? As a reminder of the investment of work, time, money, and heart from dancers, choreographers, creative and technical staff, who now are without work …
During an outbreak, surveillance can be an essential tool in managing public health. By tracking cases and studying the effectiveness of policies — like social distancing and shelter-in-place orders — officials can collect data to slow or stop the spread of disease. Governments around the world are beginning to leverage their surveillance powers and collect …
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As the fear of coronavirus swept from China to the rest of the world and travel bans were put in place, many film festivals had to be postponed or cancelled, from BiFest in Bari, Italy (March 21-28), to Cannes in France (May 13-23), to Edinburgh in Scotland (June 17-28), to Munich in Germany (June 25-July …
Honing the dark minimalism of her previous sets, singer and multi-instrumentalist Madeline Johnston, aka Midwife, releases Forever, a set of compellingly paradoxical tracks, compositions at once heavy and gossamer, earthy and etheric, somber and celestial. While I tend to avoid biographical info and gravitate more toward a formalist approach when offering comments on a work …
On Being Told: You Must Learn to Love the Violence Like a man who sets himself on fire on purpose every night without quite achieving ash. This is something like saying every stain, every scar makes a home on the surface of a body it can’t penetrate. Why can’t I mainly be a body sturdied …
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