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Review: God of Carnage

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God of Carnage Dallas Theater Center at the Kalita Humphreys Theater May 11–June 17, 2012 Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage (translated by Christopher Hampton) is spectacular in a strange way, we keep waiting for a meltdown, and it comes, but without catharsis. We’re primed to witness [...]
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Review: King Hedley II

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We’ve probably all heard some version of Chekhov’s maxim, that if a loaded gun is introduced on stage, it better be used before the play is through. In August, Wilson’s King Hedley II seems to bring a new weapon in each scene [...]
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Review: David Aylsworth

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David Aylsworth, The Reverses Wiped Away Along with their own considerable merits and pleasures, the paintings of David Aylsworth’s current exhibition at Inman Gallery provide a case study in how some artists can find seemingly infinite room to maneuver within a narrow register. Each of the show’s small-to-medium-size paintings answers to the gallery’s [...]
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Review: The Bad Plus On Sacred Ground

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May 5, 2012 Da Camera The Bad Plus’s interpretation of Stravinsky’s, The Rite of Spring, presented by Da Camera of Houston, begins with a hazy, ambient prerecorded auditory collage accompanied by foggy visual projections. It’s the typical postmodern art rock concert opening [...]
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