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Behind the Burqa at Yale Rep

by christopher grobe | Oct 24, 2007 8:53 am

A woman dressed in black undulates to the distinctive tones of the Turkish saz, smiling slightly.  Behind her, video projections show disorienting close-ups of—what? Skin? Limbs?  At times, she seems to retreat into the dance, to disappear into herself; at others, she catches the eye of her audience and holds it.  The dance has begun to crescendo—when abruptly it ends.  Loosing a dismissive “tsk!” the dancer quickly pivots around and hustles upstage, away from the audience.

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Undead Walk The Streets, Hungry For Brains, Beer

by Thomas MacMillan | Oct 22, 2007 3:52 pm

New Haven’s zombies came out in full force on Saturday night for Zombie Fest 2007, sponsored by the New Haven Advocate, Magic Hat and Costume Bazaar to raise money for the endangered Downtown Soup Kitchen. The Independent’s undead correspondent was on hand to create this multimedia presentation.

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City-Wide Open Studios Turns 10 in Style

by Linda Cuckovich | Oct 15, 2007 7:32 am

Artspace kicked off the tenth anniversary of the City-Wide Open Studios with a full house and a festive atmosphere.

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Motivations Murky

by christopher grobe | Oct 1, 2007 9:54 am | Comments (1)

Richard II is a play about profound confusion.  Although it mimics the form of other Shakespearean history plays—a careful mixture of throne-room scenes, battles on the field, and behind-the-scenes views of private tragedy—it is gutted of the spectacle that this mode entails.

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