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Now You (Should Go) See It: Nothing Up My Sleeve Review
Dendy has collaborated with Round House’s Aaron Posner to present a one-man play of equal parts autobiography and wonderment. Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Posner, Dendy, event, magic, reporting, review, Round House Theatre, Ryan Rilette
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Review of Rules for Living at Round House
Yet another play about a dysfunctional family! This one’s got a terrific ensemble cast, crackling dialog, and a glorious melee as the climax to hours of slow-build snark. What more could you ask for in holiday entertainment? Continue reading
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Tagged event, reporting, review, Round House Theatre, Rules for Living
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Going Walkabout at the NGA
Even though I have been to Australia several times, I was unprepared for the wide range of artworks now on display at the National Gallery. In fact, the only things that came to my mind about Australian Indigenous art before viewing the exhibit were traditional “dot” paintings. “The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art,” with nearly 200 works by 130 artists, contains art derived from those paintings, and a whole lot more.
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Tagged Australian Indigenous Art, D.C., National Gallery of Art, reporting, review, The Stars We Do Not See
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Is It Soup (Dumplings) Yet?
I’m somewhat ashamed to admit that I wasn’t aware of the new branch of Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings opening in Westfield Montgomery Mall until my friend Jim proposed a visit. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Restaurant Review
Tagged Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings, review, Westfield Montgomery Mall
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Review of The Inheritance, Part 2 at Round House Theatre; The Conclusion
We returned to the Round House for Part 2 of The Inheritance a week after viewing Part 1. Continue reading
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Tagged E.M. Forster, event, reporting, review, Round House Theatre, The Inheritance
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Review of The Inheritance, Part One at Round House Theatre; and Lagniappe at the Bar
Howard’s End, a novel written by E.M. Forster in 1910, has been turned inside-out and shaken to produce The Inheritance. It’s a thought experiment which poses the question: If E.M. Forster hadn’t been a closeted gay man all his life, but instead owned his queerness, would he produce a work like this one? Continue reading
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Tagged event, reporting, review, Round House Theatre, The Inheritance
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The Cultural is Culinary: Review of Braided Heritage
Jessica B. Harris’ new cookbook is both intensely personal and broadly encompassing, a fine addition to our understanding of American culinary traditions. Continue reading
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Tagged Braided Heritage, cookbook, D.C., event, Jessica B. Harris, NMAH, Paula Johnson, review
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Haven’t I Seen You Somewhere Before?
Watching Kim’s Convenience, the new production at Olney Theatre, is a strange exercise in déjà vu. Those who have seen some or all of the five-season TV series derived from it can’t help but run mental comparisons, but they’re still in for a good time. Continue reading
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Tagged Joy Zinoman, Kim's Convenience, Olney, Olney Theatre Center, reporting, review, Studio Theatre
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Two Lives in Four Quarters: King James at the Round House
We are invited to consider an unlikely pair of obsessed fans in scruffy Cleveland bonded by love of basketball and LeBron James. You don’t have to know a thing about the last two to enjoy this play. Continue reading
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Tagged event, King James, LeBron James, reporting, review, Round House Theatre
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Presents From the Past: Little Beasts at the National Gallery of Art
Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World is on view at the National Gallery West Building Here’s an opportunity to see three-dimensional specimens juxtaposed with representations of them by curious minds of the 16th and 17th centuries, when the study of natural history was just beginning to be codified. Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., Dario Robleto, Little Beasts, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Natural History, review
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