Category — Kamellia

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Opera is typically viewed by young adults as a dull art form performed by singing fat people with fancy costumes. John Adams’s Doctor Atomic disproves this belief almost entirely—with the exception of his work being dull. [Read more →]

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A graduate of Radcliffe College and Brooklyn native, Francine Prose is no stranger to the art of writing. Neither is she a stranger to receiving acknowledgments for it. Although she may appear a simple and modest woman to any stranger to her work, she is fully capable of intricate story-telling and arranging details in a flowing yet puzzling pattern. [Read more →]

About this picture: There are two pieces of white chocolate, joined at the middle. One is surrounded by pieces of other pieces of white chocolate while the other is surrounded by pieces of milk chocolate. The latter is supposed to represent Emile and his life in a multi-cultural world and the former is supposed to represent Nellie and her life in a uniform world.

What makes a love story timeless? Is it the romantic emotion that characters display to an audience? Or is it the conflict that each involved character must face in order to know love? Or could it be the conclusion of the story that really wins the heart of an audience? Surely, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s play South Pacific answers all of these questions. In the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York, NY, it brings an unconventional love story to life on a stage which, with its realistic backdrop and impeccable lighting, provides a clear picture of the South Pacific.

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About this slideshow: Pictures taken from http://www.waltzwithbashir.com. Song used is entitled “Mouja no Koushin” (”Parade of the Dead”) by the band Girugamesh (Gilgamesh). Translation of the main lyrics is as follows:

“The only way to do it was through animation,” director Ari Folman commented after the screening of his film Waltz With Bashir at the NY Film Festival. The preceding film was entirely in Hebrew and focused on the perils soldiers faced while serving in the first Lebanon War. It was also entirely animated—and by animated, I don’t mean lively. [Read more →]

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With a traditionally American backdrop consisting of Uncle Sam and colored red, white, and blue, the cast of In Conflict makes its way to the stage. The audience is immediately placed in a military setting by the initial exercises practiced by the actors and then introduced to Ty Simmons, played by Tom Rader. It is from this point that the Temple University actors confront a major issue on the small stage of the Barrow Street Theatre. [Read more →]

About the picture: This picture is supposed to represent Irene in her younger days. I googled “blonde woman,” found this, and decided it was a good match.

If the stage of a show is considered a blank palette waiting to be transformed by set designers then those of Irena’s Vow, the off-Broadway play performed at Baruch College’s Performing Arts Center, are no artists.

The play opens up with the main character Irena delivering a speech to students. She does so on a wooden set that, in all its plainness, does resemble an actual school stage. As the play progresses and changes settings, however, the set remains the same. Certainly, the appearance of dull lighting, simple backdrop images along with the lack of props downplays the play’s plot advancement and the reflection of changing times. [Read more →]

It’s like looking into an ocean. People only see what’s on the surface and ignore the vastness underneath. All they really focus on are the rays of light reflecting off of the waves; waves that are emitted as mere signals of the power beneath. That’s what judging people is like. [Read more →]