There is a sort of tradition--though by no means religiously followed--for the Lyric to close out their season with something light. This year, they have followed that tradition with Rossini’s take on the first of Beaumarchais’s Figaro plays. What results is a gleefully silly performance that kept the audience laughing from beginning to end. Count... Continue Reading →

It is no secret that the annual "New Moves" show is this reviewer's favorite part of the ballet season. Devon Carney has once again brought new and emerging choreographers together for a night of being taken to new places. It is always exciting to watch an art form grow before your very eyes, and this... Continue Reading →

There is always a sort of nervous tension, one finds, when one's story is being told by others. The tale always changes in the telling, and in the eyes of the teller things may be seen far differently from what the original teller experienced. Transgender people, for example, have learned to be leery of portrayals... Continue Reading →