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Tear Your Knee, Wrench Your Back, Pirouette: Dancing at the San Francisco Balletnew
Pain is not the ballet dancer's friend, but it is his or her constant companion. The majority of a dancer's day is a high-energy quest to twist oneself into a series of poses and steps seemingly designed to belie the mechanics of the human body.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
07-24-2008 |
Performance
Universal Soldiernew
Soldiers returning from war have a long road ahead of them.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
07-19-2008 |
Performance
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Wait, Who Is This?new
Andrew Earles and Jeffrey Jensen shine the dim light of cultural obscurity on the prank phone call.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
07-17-2008 |
Performance
Iranian-American Comic Maz Jobrani Helps East Meet Westnew
From making fun of his heritage by saying Iranians refuse to be called anything but Persian (like the cat, he says) to teaching the crowd how to pronounce the current president’s name (Ahmed I'mma-need-a-job), Jobrani serves as a light-hearted diplomat in the ever-growing gap between the East and West.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
07-11-2008 |
Performance
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The Disillusionist: One Man's Quest to Teach Magic Some New Tricksnew
David London has a problem with standard-issue magic. His solution involves celebrity toenails and a lot of Wonder Bread.
Washington City Paper |
Oliver Lukacs |
07-03-2008 |
Performance
'Fuck Hope': George Carlin, 1937-2008new
There'll be little enough cause to ask what this late, stupendously gifted funnyman would think of a President Obama and his rhetoric of "Hope" in the midst of our general, scrambling disintegration. We already know.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
06-27-2008 |
Performance
How Comedian Dave Rubin Found His Niche (and Success) After Coming Outnew
When Rubin came out two years ago, he wasn't met with relentless scorn, hostile derision or frequent stonings as you might expect. Quite mercifully, the opposite had taken place: He opened himself up to a world of opportunity that didn't exist before.
New York Press |
Nate Sloan |
06-26-2008 |
Performance
Charo Spills the Cuchinew
The singing, dancing, and "cuchi-cuchi!" spouting Castilian sex kitten that pratfalled with the best of 1970s television, the Vegas institution who wound up in that sub-A list purgatory The Surreal Life, is the Charo America knows and loves. But according to this 40-year show biz veteran, the other Charo -- a classically trained musician with serious Spanish guitar chops -- is just getting warmed up.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matt Sussman |
06-25-2008 |
Performance
Karen Finley Talks About Eliot Spitzer & the Cult of Apologynew
It must be at least a bit satisfying for Karen Finley to have so many politicians apologizing about sex. At the very least, it has provided her with a treasure trove of source material.
Artvoice |
Caitlin Crowell |
06-23-2008 |
Performance
Bonnaroo's Comedy Lineup Features Big Laughsnew
The Bonnaroo comedy tent is an oasis in the desert (read: air-conditioned tent in the dusty, hippy-strewn festival wasteland). Performers include Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Posehn and more.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
06-13-2008 |
Performance
To Martin Short, Comedy is More of an Art than a Sciencenew
But comedy's proper execution sometime carries with it all the rigors of scientific enterprise, at least for the performer engaged in the pratfall.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
05-30-2008 |
Performance
Indie Comedy Label Stand Up! Cranks Out Edgy Comedynew
The Twin Cities-based laugh factory offers smart hope in dumb times.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
05-23-2008 |
Performance
Becoming a Renaissance Faire Ladynew
Being Scarborough Renaissance Festival's newest monster hunter is a tough gig, but worth it.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
05-19-2008 |
Performance
Live Active Culturesnew
What to see and what to skip at Orlando's International Fringe Festival.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
05-15-2008 |
Performance
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Frankly my Dear, it's a Farcenew
How Gone With the Wind was made. With a twist.
Orlando Weekly |
Al Krulick |
05-15-2008 |
Performance
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