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Quick Takes
Los Angeles Times
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At the TriBeCa Festival
New York Times
css);Arts Briefly – At the TriBeCa Festival – NYTimes. McPherson the playwright of “The Seafarer” and “Shining City” is the writer and director of “The Eclipse” a film about a widower who notices strange phenomena in his house. Curry whose documentary “Street Fight” about Cory Booker’s run for mayor of Newark was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 is the director of “Racing Dreams” about the national go-kart racing championships.
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The flavors of LA grace regon Shakespeare Festival
Los Angeles Times
“Such is the life of a working actor “of color” in this company town. But these days Duran has found the full expression of his talent in a theater just north of the California state line. At the regon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland he’s sunk his teeth into one meaty role after another across five centuries of theater history. Shakespeare Chekhov Arthur Miller: In regon Duran has done them all. Last year I caught him as the lead in Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge. ” He’s one of a group of expatriate Californians who’ve helped bring a little L.
Jessye Norman curates Carnegie fest on black music
The Associated Press
‘ However there was no mention of any African-Americans as a part of this history of American music” the opera great recalled. While the impact of black music on American culture has been undeniable Norman believes that too many people haven’t been educated about its history. She is hoping that the three-week festival she is curating on black music titled “Honor” will provide music fans with more knowledge about its rich tapestry. “In the course of the festival there’s so much information and so much that will be imparted to the public that I really hope. that it will be educational informative enlightening and simply an uplifting experience” she said in an interview last week as the festival began.
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