By Greggory Moore
The Museum of Latin American Art’s first-ever theatrical event was business as usual for Alive Theatre, who in their short existence have formed a habit of making non-traditional venues fit to their purposes, purposes that have ranged from the high literary to burlesque and camp. On March 29 it was José Rivera’s […]
By Greggory Moore
If you happened to check out both the Gazette and OC Weekly reviews of Alive Theatre’s 28 Plays Later, you’re probably very confused. As the Gazette has it, this is maybe the single greatest theatre experience ever, while the OC Weekly wants to warn you off of wasting precious minutes of your […]
By Greggory Moore
(originally published in The District Weekly — www.thedistrictweekly.com)
If you are turned off by fictional reweavings of true events, and if on top of that you cut your literary teeth on James Joyce and consider Samuel Beckett a personal hero, aside from running the risk of being accused of pretentious snob, you might attend […]
To all concerned with Long Beach Opera’s production of Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Orpheus and Euridice”:
Greetings.
I attended the February 19, 2008, performance “Orpheus and Euridice”. Let me blow right past a heartfelt but admittedly generic “Bravo!” and mention a small number of the specific things for which I’d like to commend you:
*The score itself is […]
…and You Missed It
By Greggory Moore
I had never heard of Jonathan Richman—by name, anyway (see below)—and dropped by {open} on December 1 really just to say hello. The show had begun promptly at (or near) its scheduled 8 p.m. start time and was already underway as I stepped through the door. Although I […]
By Greggory Moore
May 26 was {open}’s grand opening at its new location. The evening’s official start time was 7 p.m. At that time you couldn’t tell anything had started; there was just a small number of people milling about, hunched over books, etc. But soon DJ Pur One was set up and […]
By Greggory Moore
A simple concept: sound artists gather to create a live score for short expressionistic films. And that’s all that happened. This will be a short review.
This was my first experience of them, but apparently the Brothers Quay are well-known for their stop-action animation work (which has been featured on MTV, […]
The Press Telegram covered the meeting between Phil Hester, Director of the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, and the community served by the Homeland Cultural Center. Orlando Greenhill, who teaches an improvised music class at the center, speaks passionately about the impact Zoot Velasco has had on every person at the center.
I’m […]
By Greggory Moore
“You guys were fantastic,” I said as I handed over $10 for C.O.M.A.’s CD immediately after they finished their set. “That was the greatest jazz performance I’ve seen.” What I meant by my embarrassed gush was not that I’m an expert on live jazz, nor that C.O.M.A. deserves to be summed […]
By Greggory Moore
Some musicians are looking to catch on as widely as possible, right down to finding that perfect group name and that catchy hook. None of these people were featured at {open} Saturday, as the two groups who played didn’t even bother with names, let alone “songs” or hooks. There were just […]