Anita Harris, New Cambridge Observer, reviews Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance of April 28, 2012.
Category: Arts
Brief movie review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen presents an unusual mix of romance, politics, environmentalism, international affairs, humor, seriousness; it humanizes the character of an Arab sheik; pokes fun at the Brits. While the movie is farfetched, I enjoyed it. Three stars.
Ladino Music Group Aljashu to perform at 2012 Boston Jewish Music Festival
Boston music group Aljashu’s intercultural performance of Sephardic songs, in the Ladino language, will take place at the 2012 Boston Jewish Music Festival on March 5, at Ohabei Shalom, Synagogue, in Brookline.
Review: Boston ICA Draw/Dance Transforms Ways of Seeing, Being
Cambridge writer Anita Harris finds Boston ICA’s Draw Dance show transformative.
Filmmaker uses novel site to fundraise for doc on Boston 60s WBCN rock politics radio
Boston filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein is seeking $104K to fund documentary “The American Revolution” about 60s Boston radio station WBCN. “We changed the world once and we can do it again,” he says.
Artists El Anatsui and Chihuli Bring Glass, Wood, Color, Imagination to Life
Artists Chihuly and El Anatsui bring to life beautiful worlds based on imagination and the seemingly-mundane.
Merging Art & Science: MIT Koch Institute Gallery is a Must See
On my way to a meeting at MIT, I happened to spot some stunning photos through the window of what turned out to be the Philip Alden Russell Gallery David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. While cancer research would not seem to be much of a draw, the gallery is well worth a visit.
The Oscars, James Franco (did I tell you he’s my cousin?) and me.
I am a total fan of James Franco. Even thought his appearance at the Oscars in red dress and blond wig was funny. He’s a distant cousin…which I tell everyone I can, every chance I get.