To digitize or not to digitize: That is the question Ian Anstee April 9, 2015 0 Comments With high-profile directors like Julie Taymor — famous for her direction of Broadway’s “The Lion King” — filming versions of their staged productions, the medium of digital theater is on... Read More »
‘Newsies’ at SHN Orpheum Theatre: Thoroughly entertaining but hollow Ian Anstee March 5, 2015 0 Comments While "Newsies" is aesthetically engaging, it fails to leaves any meaningful impression as it is undermined by insincere acting, a bland, chauvinistic script and contrived choreography. Read More »
Marie-Louise Catsalis mounts a hilariously overblown production of ‘Die Fledermaus’ Ian Anstee February 24, 2015 1 Comment Exaggerated to the point of hilarity, “Die Fledermaus in Miniature” takes a multilinguistic spin on the comedic operetta. Sponsored by Stanford Live and the Stanford Music Department,... Read More »
The importance of community and playfulness in the arts Ian Anstee February 19, 2015 0 Comments It’s 4:00 p.m. on a Friday outside the bookstore. There are a few tourists milling about, as well as some unsuspecting undergraduates enjoying the afternoon sun. We run out, screaming, jumping and... Read More »
Ph.D. student Otálvaro-Hormillosa provokes reflection in her piece about family ties Ian Anstee February 12, 2015 0 Comments How strong are the ties to our distant relatives, even the ones we haven’t met? Distant yet thought-provoking, Otálvaro-Hormillosa’s avant-garde dance piece, "Intertwining Roots" didn't... Read More »
‘Parts for Women Written by Men’ reevaluates female identity in theater Ian Anstee February 11, 2015 0 Comments This past weekend saw the production of Ph{.}D{.} student Audrey Moyce’s clever, existential play, “Parts for Women Written by Men.” Well-executed and sharply written, Moyce’s original play... Read More »
Bill. T Jones’ experimental storytelling: Exciting and profound Ian Anstee February 2, 2015 1 Comment A multidisciplinary work incorporating storytelling and choreography, “Story/Time” is the telling of 70, one-minute vignettes written and narrated by Jones. Jones’ and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie... Read More »
Actors Heylar and Charawi dominate the Roble Theater stage in ‘The Woolgatherer’ Ian Anstee February 2, 2015 0 Comments "The Woolgatherer" — set in the gritty, urban Philadelphia — demands much from its actors because their portrayals must bring the inner turmoil of their characters out for the audience to see;... Read More »