COMPANY WANG RAMIREZ July 8–9, 8 p.m., $27 ZVIDANCE July 12–14, 8 p.m., $27 Reynolds Industries Theater 125 Science Drive, Durham 919-684-6402 www.americandancefestival.org Honji Wang and Sébastien Ramirez inhabit a universe all their ownone where opposites attract; where classical and street come together. Bridging the graceful momentum of a balletic extension and the rhythmic speed […]
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Dance review: The articulate passion of Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca’s Antigona
Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca Durham Performing Arts Center Saturday, June 27 The Spanish colloquialism tener duende means to have a certain magic; to have soul. But these are just words doing their best to capture what the body can say in a single step or look. Soledad Barrio, star of Noche Flamenca’s Antigona, has […]
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Art review: Gail Goers turns backgrounds into subjects in new book and BCAC show, Muse
Gail Goers: Muse Upfront Gallery at Bull City Arts Collaborative Through April 12 Gail Goers leaves no space forgotten in her new photographic collection, Muse. Taken in Magdeburg, Germany and Guangzhou, China between 2009 and 2012, the images capture places and objects we often take for granted. Not a single photo has a person in […]
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Review: Photographer James Longley’s Kabul, Afghanistan laments the past, but hopes for the future
James Longley Kabul, Afghanistan Power Plant Gallery Through Feb. 20 Internationally recognized filmmaker James Longley is a master of contrasts: a bundle of candy-color balloons blares against beige, crumbling buildings; bright blue diving boards grow magnificently upwards in a battered land; portraits of a young boy and an old man hang side by side. Longley’s […]
