This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the performing arts in Times of Corona, we feature an excerpt from the Central Works audio play Bystanders
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Amy Seiwert s Imagery More Love Now is a new improvisational event with Imagery artist Shania Rasmussen, trumpeter Darren Johnston, and visual artist and poet Adrian Arias. Feb 14, 4pm PT, Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2938679926376373/
Ballet22
Premiere of a new dance film by Joshua Stanton with the Oakland dance company. $10 and up. Feb. 12-14. https://www.ballet22.com
Bechtel Fest 8
Chicago s Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men; free, thru March 26. https://brokennosetheatre.com/
One of the best parts of an In Real Life evening at the theater comes after the curtain call. As we head out of the auditorium, we overhear fragments of our fellow audience members reactions what impressed them, what fell short, what they thought the show was about.
Tuning in to snippets of conversation, we feel a bit of sparkle when opinions match our own, a bit of disdain when perceptions seem off-kilter. Occasionally we catch hold of a notion that opens up a whole new dimension of the show that somehow never occurred to us.
Then we take these overheard samples and mix them into lengthier conversations with our theater-going companions at bars and restaurants and the backseats of ride-share cars. In the best evenings of theater, some of the most engaging dialogue takes place offstage. Reading a critic s review before attending a show is all well and good, but participating in a lively appreciation and analysis of your own is far more joyful and valuable.
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