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...Cliff” is set in third-century China during the fall of the Han Dynasty, before and during the Battle of the Red Cliffs. The country is being torn apart by civil war, and a power-hungry Northern warlord is looking to eliminate the only two remaining sovereign kingdoms in the South. “Red Cliff” maps the alliance of these two politically distinct yet ethnically united peoples in the face of destruction, paying particular attention to the resilience of Chinese people...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Cliff | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...important series of events in his country’s history, one unfamiliar to most Western audiences. In a dramatic departure from both his early mob movies and his American action hits, Woo’s “Red Cliff” serves as an entertaining war film set within a stirring and resonant celebration of Chinese culture...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Cliff | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...play is a set of 17 multilingual, multimedia vignettes centered around a theatrical construct named “Anne,” the production’s closest approximation of a main character...

Author: By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Attempts’ Tries Innovative Theater | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...show’s set continues the innovative removal of traditional theatrical elements present throughout the production, striving to destabilize and jar the audience. “Attempts” makes ample use of the Experimental Theater, scattering the seats into groups that are diffused across the black box space...

Author: By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Attempts’ Tries Innovative Theater | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...during the summer over email. Basically we just wanted something really different... I don’t think that anyone has used the space in that way—diagonally, asymmetrical, and no seat risers, which is kind of atypical for [Loeb Ex] shows,” says co-set designer Snoweria Zhang ’12, who is also a Crimson photographer...

Author: By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Attempts’ Tries Innovative Theater | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

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