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What do architect Frank Gehry, artist Kerry James Marshall, Tony-winning director Rachel Chavkin and Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo have in common? They are all artist collaborators on five newly commissioned works that the Broad Stage announced Wednesday would premiere over the next three seasons.
The Santa Monica stage’s partnerships include a diverse mix of performers, directors, choreographers, composers, librettists and arts venues. They signal a re-imagining of what the Broad Stage can do and the kind of work it will present in a post-pandemic world, said Rob Bailis, the company’s artistic and executive director.
“I think we’re going to see an explosion of joy and energy and innovation coming from that tension of being held back for so long,” Bailis said of the coming work. “As a field, we’re not going back to anything we knew before. We’re stepping boldly into the future, and artists are going to lead the way.”
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Following the death of her mother, Cass is falling to pieces â a fact that this adaptation of an inventive stage play explores through the device of having two actors simultaneously playing the same character. Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken wrote the play and jointly star as Cass; Nostbakken also contributes the filmâs haunting and rather lovely score. I wonder if the dual performance might have had a more forceful impact in the stage incarnation; nevertheless, the film is undeniably potent in its account of the shattering force of grief.
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