Millennial Notes Lynne Kaufman Exposes the Costs of “Great Art” by Tom van Nuenen There are two myths that haunt the modern artist. One is that the good artists copy, but the great ones steal. The Beatles took liberally from Black American culture and became the gods of pop music. So did Elvis. The…
Millennial Notes Susannah Martin Makes Shakespeare’s Teenage Tragedy Ours by Jordan Freed As 21st Century teenagers face clockwork killing sprees, the ghosts of Romeo and Juliet take on fresh meaning. In 2018, politicians failed to protect the Parkland High students—while Shakespeare shows the Montagues and Capulets sacrificing their children in a blood feud. Director…
Millennial Notes Lynne Kaufman & Lorri Holt Deliver a Poetic Eulogy by Jordan Freed At The Marsh, Sylvia Plath has a chance to speak again, posing challenging questions. What we gain is an engrossing meditation on suicide and depression, through the sardonic lens of one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. Toward…
Othello Jefferson Sets Great Poems to Superb Song & Dance by Robert M. Gardner Hearing the powerful words of Folami Abiade’s “In Daddy’s Arms” coupled with the beautiful interpretative dance of Jaavon Martin left me breathless. Daddies are not the usual subject of songs but this ode to fatherhood leaves our hearts yearning for…