‘Let the wild rumpus start!” shouted a college-aged male at the midnight showing last Thursday night of Where the Wild Things Are. He was clad in matching cloud pajamas and he completed his tribute to the boy king of of the wild things by wearing a Burger King paper crown. Like most everyone there, we’d […]
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Paul Schneider, bright star, alights in Raleigh
COLONY THEATER/ RALEIGHPaul Schneider makes this stuff up as he goes along. That is, his life, of course. Never, for example, would he have thought he would be in his home state watching himself on screen, an experience he describes as “surreal.” I’d seen Bright Star, Schneider’s latest film, at a press screening earlier in […]
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Three regional museums embark on an economical collaboration
Rarely do museums in close proximity to each other collaborate. Yet that is exactly what the art museums of Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC-Greensboro, have conspired to do for a traveling exhibition of Andy Warhol Polaroids that begins this fall. Warhol was famous for surrounding himself with actors, models, hangers-on that he dubbed superstars. For […]
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Diverse, strong programming at N.C. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Carolina Theatre Aug. 13-16 Like the crape myrtle blooms and desperate getaways to the beach, the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is something of a late-summer tradition in the Triangle. With an annual attendance of approximately 10,000 people, and a mixture of searing drama, sexy and […]
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10 by 10 in the Triangle
10 by 10 in the Triangle @ The ArtsCenter Through July 19 Boasting 10 actors in 10 plays, each lasting approximately 10 minutes, Carrboro’s summer staple 10 by 10 In the Triangle remains a bargain at its $10 ticket price. Simple costumes, minimal sets, occasionally poignant dialogue and earnest acting gives the festival the air […]
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Slideshow Preview for Doug Elkins and Friends: Fraülein Maria
Images of Doug Elkins and Friends performing Fraülein Maria at the 2009 American Dance Festival. Commentary and production by Belem Destefani and Sarah Ewald. Frequent Indy contributor Kate Dobbs Ariail saw the show Monday night and just published this review at cvnc.org.
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Slideshow Preview for Pilobolus: 2b
Images of the world premiere of 2b by Pilobolus at the 2009 American Dance Festival. Commentary by Belem Destefani and Sarah Ewald.
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Slideshow Preview for H. Art Chaos: Flowers of the Bones and The Rite of Spring at ADF
Images of the world premiere of Flowers of the Bones and a performance of The Rite of Spring by H. Art Chaos at the 2009 American Dance Festival. Commentary by Belem Destefani and Sarah Ewald. Produced by Byron Woods.