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...Alvin Epstein), the deposed Duke of Milan who now inhabits a mysterious island, his daughter Miranda (Mara Sidmore), and his servants Ariel (Marianna Bassham) and Calaban (Benjamin Evett) is one of Shakespeare’s most challenging. The play begins with the eponymous storm that causes the shipwreck of Prospero??s old enemies, including his usurping brother Antonio (Richard Snee) and Alonso (David Gullette), the King of Naples. Over the course of the play, Prospero uses the magical powers he has acquired to torment these men and also bring about the marriage of his daughter to Ferdinand (Jason...
...return again and again, sometimes as mischievous island spirits, and sometimes as plain old dancers. Sibelius’ score has its whimsical moments, but they are always shaded with pathos, and this darker side helps to ground a play that could very well fly off into sugary, magical fantasy. Prospero??s exile is something that needs to be deeply felt as the price paid for the omnipotence he enjoys on the island. While Prospero??s tale would be compelling on its own—Lazarcheck’s stage presence is strong—Sibelius...
...mean to say that this production should have provided an answer. The music and dance evoke the metaphysical uncertainty of Prospero??s island in some terrific ways. Still, a mood is not an intellectual stance. “The Tempest,” as a text, is so experimental and so daring that I cannot understand why this production seemed to be unwilling to wrestle with Shakespeare’s many suggestive questions...
...feel as though we’ve lost a friend; we go to sleep and dream that we’re at Pemberly or on Prospero??s island. The next day we get up and ask ourselves about Austen or Shakespeare’s portrayal of love, good and evil, friendship or forgiveness...
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