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...Lorna are pure coincidence, it is tempting to construct a parallel between the determination with which Lorna chases her dream and the persistence with which Dobroshi has pursued hers. For one thing, the actress and her character share an almost defiant joy of living. There is a scene in the film in which Lorna and her boyfriend dance exuberantly, oblivious to the mess they are in. In the same way, Dobroshi and her friends wouldn't let the dangerous circumstances they grew up in stop them from having a good time. "It was like we were leading two lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kosovo to Cannes: Arta Dobroshi's Journey to The Silence of Lorna | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...whose members occupy Northwest, holds happy hours every Friday at 5 pm, and we were lucky enough to stumble upon a coagulated mass of biology researchers “socializing” as they knocked back Coronas and forgot that their shoelaces were still tied (more on the Northwest scene after the jump...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: An Unhappy Hour for MCB | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...Left to Tell” always ran the risk of being overdone, but Gray’s sense of humor grounded the play. In one monologue, Gray asks his aging father piercing questions like, “Do you have any regrets?” It is a heavy scene until Gray asks his final question: “Why was I the only one that wasn’t circumcised?” he asks. “You weren’t?” his father responds.Gray took his craft seriously, but he looked at his life...

Author: By Rebecca J. Levitan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: At ICA Event, Spalding Gray has ‘Stories Left to Tell’ | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...Melisande is a mysterious tale evoking the origins of the French national sensibility. It features pastoral and water imagery which is reflected in the fluid, symmetrical movement of the dancers, as well as the effective costume and design choices. The curtain is drawn to reveal a stylized woodland scene. White curtains set off the deep emerald green background, and the cast of female dancers, in their long green tulle skirts, match their environment perfectly. The first half focuses on port de bras, with the dancers dividing into pairs and mirroring each other, again emphasizing the dreamy, aquatic nature...

Author: By Catherine A Morris, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston Ballet Dances 'Jewels' | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...January that said almost 20% of the region's nuns - the church says there are about 45,000 - feel "insecure or unaccepted" in their convents. Cases of nuns speaking up like Raphael are still rare, but there may be an avalanche building up due to the changing social scene. Earlier, girls from disadvantaged families embraced the vows, finding that life in a convent, while hard, saved them from the worst of deprivation. But once in an order, they found it difficult to complain or leave. "They simply had nowhere to go," says Pulikunnel. "If they quit the convent, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Former Nun's Memoirs Rock India's Catholic Church | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

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