Alice in Blunderland: "The Dance of Death" and war between the sexes
This production of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1900 "The Dance of Death," now playing in Pasadena, is expertly acted and directed.
"Citizenfour": "The Shock Doctrine" plays out in the Patriot Act
The NSA and the National Security State have committed possibly irreparable damage to democracy itself, which depends on free speech and liberty of thought.
Inside Syria: New book sheds needed light
Reese Erlich's informative and insightful book "Inside Syria" brings to mind the Greek myth of a vast maze under the palace at Knossos.
New directions for LA opera: "Dido and Aeneas/Bluebeard’s Castle"
LA Opera's edgy double feature takes this august art form in other directions and shows the possibilities of different modes of expression for the operatic medium.
