By Lisa Traiger
Playwright Ari Roth stumbles sometimes when discussing the characters in “Andy and the Shadows,” his family drama that
opens this week at Washington, D.C.’s Theater J. In fact, when Roth discusses Nate, the patriarch in the work, he slips, saying, “my father.” It’s undestandable, for Roth, long-time artistic director of Washington D.C. JCC-based theater, has fused elements of his own family history with fantasy, fact and fiction, in crafting his most personal work to date.
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By Lisa Traiger
Part spectacle, part tribute to Chagall, with a heaping dose of Cirque du Soleil, a new performance piece called “The Grand Parade” is premiering at D.C.’s Arena Stage.
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By Lisa Traiger
Netta Yerushalmy takes advantage of technology that allows her to communicate her choreography across time zones. The results are on display this month at LaMaMa in her latest dance “Devouring, Devouring.”
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By Lisa Traiger
When Noa Erlitzki flies to Russia early next month to enroll in the Perm State Choreographic College, the 19-year-old ballerina will become the first Israeli, and among a very few Americans, to study in one of the most venerable ballet academies in the world.
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By Lisa Traiger
For three days in August, the northern Israeli town of Karmiel turns into a dance epicenter. Its world-renowned festival features performances and folk dance sessions.
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