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UCSB Arts & Lectures presented two very different masterclasses, one musical and one literary. Pianist Murray Perahia is a very hard task master when he conducts a masterclass, which is all to the good for the lucky student who is willing to absorb his wisdom. He has very specific ideas…
Numerous things spring to mind when thinking about the title of “High Fidelity,” the rock musical based on the Nick Hornby novel, presented by Out of the Box Theatre Company. Fidelity to principles, as in the superiority of vinyl or small independent record stores which care more about music (at least the music…
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UCSB Theater and Dance Department has a penchant for cutting edge theatrical productions and Anne Washburn’s “Mr. Burns, A Post-electric Play” certainly fits that m.o. to a tee. Time traveling form a post-apocalyptic campground whose denizens recall a much loved episode of the Simpsons TV show, forward to a theatrical re-staging…
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State Street Ballet’s “Modern Masters” opens tonight with a program of 4 exciting and varied contemporary dances by talented choreographers. Ranging from Cecily Stewart’s new “Trains of Thought” set to Depeche Mode songs, William Soleau’s “Sonnets of Love and Death” set to Argentine folk songs with lyrics by Pablo Neruda, Boston choreographer…
