There’s no musical juggernaut like The Phantom of the Opera: The touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s great show has been on the road for 17 years. Its upcoming month-long stand at Durham Performing Arts Center represents the fulfillment of one of the facility’s objectives, and DPAC officials are betting that they’ll be able to […]
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Old songs, old terrors: Revisiting South Pacific
South Pacific Memorial Auditorium, Progress Energy Center Through Nov. 8, 831-6060 As audience members file into the theater to see this touring production of South Pacific, they see a huge screen hanging in front of the stage. It’s covered with phrases that refer to the “Japs” and the human heads available as souvenirs. Striking a […]
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Old songs, old terrors: Revisiting South Pacific
South Pacific Memorial Auditorium, Progress Energy Center Through Nov. 8; 831-6060 As audience members file into the theater to see this touring production of South Pacific, they see a huge screen hanging in front of the stage. It’s covered with phrases that refer to the “Japs” and the human heads available as souvenirs. Striking a […]
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Thrill the world: A tribute to Michael Jackson
DURHAMAt 8:30 Saturday night, Oct. 24, Michael Jackson fans gathered at The Pavilion at Durham Central Park for a tribute to the late entertainer calledThrill the World. It was a part of a worldwide event meant to synchronize participants at 12:30 a.m. UTC/GMT doing a dance similar to the one in Jackson’s ‘Thriller” music video. […]
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Slappin’ God in the Face
Slappin’ God in the Face @ University Theatre, N.C. Central University Through Oct. 11; 530-5170 It’s the greatest story ever told, and now it’s getting told again. Written and directed by Dr. Asabi (also known as Stephanie Howard, professor of theater at N.C. Central University), Slappin’ God in the Face depicts the life and aftermath […]
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SPARKcon preview: music, gaming and more
sips, plugs, action • music • gaming + poetry, story, film • fashion Annual festival features collaboration at all levels Light up your creative fires, SPARKcon is nearly upon us. The fourth annual creative conference will go down for four days this weekend in downtown Raleigh. The event includes literary, visual and performance arts to […]
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Past/Forward at 2009 ADF
Footage of the 2009 American Dance Festival program Past/Forward with performances of Faye Driscoll’s There’s So Much Mad in Me and Laura Dean’s Infinity, as reconstructed by Rodger Belman. The piece Various Stages of Drowning: A Cabaret by Rosie Herrera is not shown here, but will also be performed. Produced by Belem Destefani and Sarah […]
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Paul Taylor Dance Company’s “Beloved Renegade”
The footage you see here is of Beloved Renegade, as rehearsed by the Paul Taylor Dance Company at the 2009 American Dance Festival. Paul Taylor established his company in 1954 in Manhattan along with five other dancers. The dance company since then has performed in 520 cities and 62 countries. Among other accomplishments, Taylor has […]
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Cirques Go Berserk
A male dancer catapults himself onto a small table on center stage. He slowly moves into a handstand, then contorts himself to lay perpendicular to the stage, supported by one hand. The audience clapped and cheered. It could only be a Cirque trick. But which Cirque? Obviously, what comes first to mind is Cirque du […]