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Review: Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang (April 12) |
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Written by Barry Gaines
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Saturday, 12 April 2008 |
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Christopher Durang’s "Beyond Therapy" (1981) is a time capsule of the psychobabble associated with theories of self-motivation and self-actualization popular during the 1970s and ’80s. The production at The Desert Rose Playhouse, Yannig Morin’s first directorial undertaking, is fast paced and pleasantly wacky.
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Review: Ruthless! The Musical (April 5) |
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Written by Barry Gaines
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
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OK, so you’ve seen "King Lear" at the Vortex (or at least made reservations). Now I'm as big a fan of existential nihilism as the next person, but if you are looking for a lighter take on intergenerational relationships, I recommend The Growing Stage's production of "Ruthless! The Musical" at the Auxiliary Dog Theatre.
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Dance Review: NMB Company 35th Anniversary Gala (April 5) |
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Written by Jennifer Noyer
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
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The New Mexico Ballet celebrated 35 years of existence Friday evening at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, bringing nine ballets together from three of its artistic directors, and a piece by guest artist Dr. Mel A. Tomlinson. The on-stage Mystic Vic Blues Band welcomed the audience with Gary Moore’s “Midnight Blues” before jumping into Patricia Dickinson Wells’ 1993 “Blue Jean Blues.”
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Dance Review: Journeys Africa; Compagnie CHATHA, and Julie Dossavi (March 31) |
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Written by Jennifer Noyer
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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The 8th annual Global Dancefest closed last week with two concerts by choreographer/dancers with roots in Africa, but whose artistic growth has been nurtured in France. Compagnie CHATHA, with Aïcha M’Barek and Hafiz Dhaou from Tunisia, and Julie Dossavi, with live music from southwest Africa and contemporary choreography with a traditional dance base.
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About Reviewers D.S. Crafts (Website) Composer Daniel Steven Crafts came to New Mexico from San Francisco where he had hosted a classical music radio program on KPFA. His first commission from opera star Jerry Hadley, "The Song & the Slogan" based on texts by Carl Sandburg, was made into a TV program for the PBS network and aired nationally in 2004 and won an Emmy for Best Music. His latest opera La Llorona is a collaboration with novelist Rudolfo Anaya based on his play "The Season of La Llorona." Mr. Crafts is currently working on another commission from Jerry Hadley for a piece about the American Southwest which includes texts by Rudolfo Anaya and V.B. Price. Two CDs of his music, Contemporaries (short, satirical keyboard works) and ARIAS (excerpts from his various operas) have been released on the BACAT label in San Francisco.
David Steinberg David Steinberg has covered state government, the courts, city and county government in Santa Fe for the Albuquerque Journal. He's been an arts writer for the past 20 years, and serves as the book editor, for the Journal. Over the years, he's also acted in plays, sung in choruses and played trumpet.
Jennifer Noyer Jennifer Noyer has been writing dance reviews for the Albuquerque Journal for 17 years, as well as contributing articles for Dance Magazine and other art journals. She trained in dance with Hanya Holm in New York City and Colorado Springs, and studied several dance techniques at the graduate level at the University of Michigan. After teaching dance at Wayne State University she entered and completed a Masters Degree in Humanities there. In New Mexico Ms. Noyer has taught, directed, and choreographed contemporary dance for several years. Her writing on dance includes a monograph accompanying the video of choreographer Bill Evens’ ballet “The Legacy.” An overview of Evans’s world wide career, it was written and published during his tenure at the University of New Mexico. Ms. Noyer’s studies in the humanities, and her studio dance work influence her approach to dance as an integrative art form in the United States.
Barry Gaines Barry Gaines has taught Shakespeare in the University of New Mexico English Department for over twenty-five years and has received two outstanding teaching awards. He has written theater reviews for the Journal since 2000. He has attended theater all over the world including Shakespeare productions in Russia, South Africa, Denmark, and Poland. He has also served as literary advisor for two professional theater companies and written performance reviews for Shakespeare Quarterly. Gaines has taken two years of acting with Paul Ford and appeared in small parts in three plays at the Albuquerque Little Theater. He believes that he is probably a better reviewer than actor.
Joanne Sheehy Hoover Joanne Sheehy Hoover, music critic emeritus of the Albuquerque Journal, has written for NPR, PBS, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Symphony, among others. She has also been a music lecturer for the Smithsonian Associates and a music critic and arts writer for The Washington Post. She was director of the Levine School of Music, one of the country’s largest community music schools, in Washington, D. C. 1980-1993. She and her husband moved to Corrales, New Mexico in July 1993. Also a poet, her fifth collection, “Einstein in New Mexico,” was published in 2002.
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