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January 11, 2017 | Theatre,

Time Has Stopped: The Work of Béla Pintér & Company by Tamás Jászay

  What are the signature characteristics of work by Béla Pintér? Wide-reaching appeal, rich Hungarian values, tastelessness, authentic folklore, rampant kitsch, rituals and boisterous exhilaration—in the hands of Béla Pintér...

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January 11, 2017 | Theatre,

Our Secrets: Synopsis

  Our Secrets takes us back to 1980s Budapest, during the days of Communist rule in Hungary. The characters are members of the Hungarian folk-music scene that emerged in the...

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January 9, 2017 | Theatre,

Exploring the Hungarian dance house movement of Our Secrets

1980. Soviet-era Hungary. In a dance hall, a musician confesses his private sexual desire for his seven-year-old step-daughter. And his government is taping his every word. Under threat of being...

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November 21, 2016 | Theatre,

Saying Goodbye to Mala

After 21 performances, Mala has ended its run at in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box. It has been an incredible experience to see Melinda Lopez and the creative team bring this powerful...

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November 21, 2016 | Theatre,

Interview with Justin Springer: Entrepreneur, Outside the Box Agency

If you work in the arts in Boston, you know Justin Springer. He is what one might call a great connector, his work centered on inspiring activist movements through nontraditional...

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November 10, 2016 | Theatre,

The World As We Want It To Be

“You know Katherine, theatre is a lot like politics.” I have spent a large portion of my life hearing this phrase from my father, a former politician. Every time he...

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November 10, 2016 | Theatre,

‘Mala’ Means Bad: A conversation between Melinda Lopez & David Dower

    Early on in this World Premiere, one-woman-show, Melinda Lopez tells the gathered audience, “’Mala’ means ‘bad.’ Not that you have done something bad, but that you are, in...

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November 2, 2016 | Theatre,

10 Reasons to Go See Mala this Weekend

  1. Experience, as WBUR described her, “one of Boston’s most important writers.” Melinda Lopez both wrote and performs Mala! 2. It’s a performance that allows audience members to connect with the...

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