Facebook and the dying of the light
‘33 rpm and a Few Seconds’ challenges the possibility of a theater of social media.
View ArticleVocal acrobatics of "La Donna del Lago" an "Olympic" challenge
Even with one of the world's most athletic opera singers at her side and plenty of practice, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reckons the latest London production of Gioachino Rossini's "La Donna...
View ArticleBreak-dancers battle it out for B 018 crowd
The sour smell of rotting meat wafts from Karantina’s slaughterhouses down into a bomb shelter-like night club called B 018, and mingles with the sweaty odor of 200 young people.
View Article'Spider-Man' Broadway venue sold to Britain's Ambassador Theatre
British theater company Ambassador Theatre Group's subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC has purchased Foxwoods Theatre, currently home to the "Spider-Man" musical, from Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the...
View ArticleLos Angeles calls upon star French designers for 'Figaro' opera
Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek,...
View Article‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Theater Monnot
Nada Kano presents her new ballet over the weekend, to raise funds for Beirut Dance Project.
View ArticlePsy imposter caught living the high life at Cannes film festival
A man pretending to be South Korean pop star Psy talks his way into glitzy parties at the Cannes film festival and posed with fans until he's spotted drinking champagne by the real Psy's manager.
View ArticleA century on, Stravinsky's 'Rite' still summons the caveman
A hundred years ago this week, the premiere of Russian emigre composer Igor Stravinsky's pounding, pagan, pulsating "The Rite of Spring" caused a near riot in Paris and changed the face of modern...
View ArticleNelson Mandela exhibition marks 50 years since his jailing
Archives documenting Nelson Mandela’s life went on display Monday to mark 50 years since the iconic South African leader arrived at the infamous Robben Island to serve a life sentence in prison.
View ArticleHow to survive a bullet to the head
On the broad on-stage screen, a match is struck. It traces a path through the darkness to find the photo of a young man playing a guitar, which from its colors could be from the 1980s.
View ArticleSleiman awards posthumous Cedars Medal to Shedrawi
President Michel Sleiman granted the prestigious Cedars Medal to renowned Lebanese stage director Yacoub Shedrawi Tuesday, several days after he passed away.
View ArticleWajdi Mouawad explores family, identity and war in ‘Alone’
As it opens, the stage design of Alone, the latest theater play of Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad, is rather dull.
View ArticleThe battle of the Cairo Opera House
The Cairo Opera House has become a new battleground between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist president, this time fighting over the direction of the Middle East’s oldest music institution.
View ArticleAdoption as a comedy of errors
A gay couple who want to adopt a baby meet a woman willing to bear them a child. It’s not an altogether unusual setup – except in Lebanon, where homosexual acts are illegal and adoption isn’t an option...
View Article'Kinky Boots' wins six Tony awards including best musical
"Kinky Boots" won six Tony awards on Sunday including the top award of best musical and a prize for its composer, pop queen Cyndi Lauper, as Broadway presented its top honors.
View ArticleBallet star says he is being hounded out of Russia's Bolshoi
A top ballet dancer with Russia's Bolshoi Theatre says he is being hounded out over disputes with the management after an acid attack that nearly blinded its artistic director and exposed bitter...
View ArticlePlay on slain U.S. activist rouses ire in Israel
A one-woman play about a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in Gaza is being performed for Hebrew-speaking audiences for the first time.
View Article‘Lebanese are used to’ unrest, festivals unfazed
There has been considerable concern about the security situation in Lebanon recently.
View ArticleMemories vivid at torture center turned museum
Kamiran Aziz Ali grimaces and leans forward, his hands behind his back, re-enacting the moment in January 1990 when Saddam Hussein’s henchmen flung him into a jail cell in the Red House.
View ArticleLana Del Rey, ‘young and beautiful’
The Byblos International Festival continued its festivities Wednesday evening with U.S singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, who performed hits from her album Born to Die.
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