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The Little Match Girl Reviewed by Julia Lloyd George Loft Ensemble Through February 16 If you are familiar with the work of Hans Christian Andersen, you know that he was no stranger to tragedy. Even so, he often resolved his rather sad tales by compensating his unfortunate protagonists with a heavenly exit. Based on Andersen’s […]
All My Sons Reviewed by Taylor Kass Pacific Resident Theatre Extended through March 1 Arthur Miller’s 1947 masterpiece All My Sons is unforgiving and precise in its path of destruction — it unravels the American dream and dismantles the nuclear family in one fell swoop. Joe Keller (Richard Fancy) is a husband, father and beloved […]
Supportive White Parents Reviewed by Julia Stier The Second City Hollywood Through April 24 [NOTE: Closed early due to COVID-19] RECOMMENDED In Supportive White Parents, Joy (Joy Regullano), a freshman at UC Berkley, decides to change her major from molecular biology to theatre and Southeast Asian studies. When she breaks the news to her Filipino immigrant […]
HomeReviewed by Socks WhitmoreDance Camera West FestivalThrough January 12This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw/Grow@TheWallis Mentorship Program for Young JournalistsHome, Experimental Short, Project Home Productions, United States Written and directed by choreographers Larkin Poynton and Chris Martin with filmmakers Andrew Ellis and Ben Stamper, Home follows a young woman as she “searches […]
BhairavaReviewed by Socks WhitmoreDance Camera West FestivalThrough January 12This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw/Grow@TheWallis Mentorship Program for Young Journalists Bhairava, Experimental Short, Mouvement Perpetuel, CanadaWritten and directed by Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer of the Canadian production company Mouvement Perpétuel, Bhairava contains almost 12 straight minutes of focused choreography. The film is […]
The Wait Room Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreDance Camera West FestivalThrough January 12This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw/Grow@TheWallis Mentorship Program for Young JournalistsThe Wait Room, Experimental Short, Austin Forbord, United StatesWritten by Jo Kreiter and directed by Austin Forbord of Rapt Productions, this experimental short features four dancers and one well-constructed set […]
Save Your Self Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreDance Camera West FestivalThrough January 12This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw/Grow@TheWallis Mentorship Program for Young Journalists Save Yourself, Narrative Short, Craig Baurley, United StatesWritten and directed by production designer Craig Baurley, this narrative short is the the first episode in a series entitled Queen of the Sky, […]
Three DancesReviewed by Jannelys SantiagoDance Camera West FestivalThrough January 12This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw/Grow@TheWallis Mentorship Program for Young JournalistsThree Dances, Documentary Feature, Glória Halász, HungaryThree different personalities; three ages, yet the same goal. Gifted children and young teenagers go through rigorous dance training to show their talents. Hungarian director Glória […]
