Category Archives: Art

I saw Helvetica, the documentary film, at the Full Frame Documentary Festival in Durham. The festival, in its tenth year, may have gotten too big for its own good. There were too many films for all of them to be … Continue reading →

Bonnie and I saw the musical Rent at UNC’s Memorial Hall, but never quite figured out that the hype was all about. It may have just been us (and the MIT art reviewer) because everyone else in the theater acted … Continue reading →

The final show of the 2005-2006 Carolina Performing Arts Series was Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Guests. A big title for a big production. The stage was filled with over a dozen horns and about as many … Continue reading →

It’s hard to count the requests I get for reviews of recent Memorial Hall performances, so here are short reviews of the recent ones. Mark Morris Dance GroupModern dance, at a level even an unsophisticate could understand. Several pieces using … Continue reading →

We should have been suspicious when art director Emil Kang suggested that we let the performance wash over us in his (long-winded, as usual) introduction. Carl Hancock Rux‘s Mycenaean started out with lots of interest, but then slowed down terribly … Continue reading →

I skipped the sold-out Bonnie Raitt concert last week, but Bonnie and Beth went and enjoyed it. Of note: a few rows of seats were added within the orchestra pit. The performance of Emanuel “Manny” Ax on piano along with … Continue reading →

The Jane Comfort Dance Company performed two wonderful pieces at Memorial Hall last week-end. To me, most modern dance is little more that athletic exhibition mixed with grace, but these dances told stories that even I could follow.