Drama,
Dancing and Music
Phedre
Arts United of Washington
Theatre on the Run
Arlington, Virginia
Saturday, February 14, 2004 at 7:30 PM
by George Jackson
copyright
2004 by George Jackson
published 16 February 2004
Jean
Racine's tragedy Phedre opens on sexual passions and power plays
at high pitch among its protagonists. Other than variations and complications
of these themes, it is hard to imagine that the play has anywhere left
to go. But build it does to a seaquake of a climax that leaves in its
wake not just death but a testament to the Olympian gods' jealousy of
mortal humanity. Arts United of Washington, a brand new organization of
limited means but much imagination, took on this 17th Century classical
French drama's challenges—the grand oratory, the nakedness of the
characters' emotions—and gave audiences a winning three hours of
theater.
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African Heritage Dancers and Drummers
African Heritage Dancers and Drummers, formed in the 1960’s
and under the direction of Melvin Deal, has grown to encompass performers
from around the world, including Africa.
FREE performance, 6 p.m., Millenniium Stage, Grand Foyer, Kennedy Center.
www.kennedy-center.org
February 20-22, 2004
Coyaba Dance Theater
Known as a “community” as much as a dance company (The Washington
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portrayals of traditional rituals in West African Dance. Specializing
in dance and music from the Mali Empire (Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire
and Burkina Faso), Coyaba has a unique energy and stage presence that
fills the audience with the spirit, color, texture and perseverance of
the Motherland.
20-Feb-2004 at 8:00
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22-Feb-2004 at 4:00
Dance Place, 3225 8th Street, N.E., Washingotn, D.C., 202-269,
1600. www.danceplace.org
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Clare
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George Jackson
Jean Battey Lewis
Sali Ann Kriegsman
Tehreema Mitha
Alexandra Tomalonis (Editor)
Lisa Traiger
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