Our weekly roundup of as many art and culture reviews we could find. Hoping these will help you find something fun to do this weekend.
Theater: Ana en el Trópico @ GALA Hispanic Theatre [City Paper]
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I just went to four shows in five days. Anyone who tells you theater is purely for entertainment purposes is either a liar trying to make a buck or hasn’t seen enough to know better. Theater is an active pleasure. You have to be willing to sit still and listen, to really let go of your p… more
Recently, I posted an ebook of punk show flyers, Come to Our Show, on my blog, DC Scorpiongirl. This was the culmination of a project I had begun in around 2000, while publishin
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“Fear was the only factor found to significantly increase sublime feelings,” the researchers report. Having just been jolted by that frightening film clip “resulted in significantly higher sublime scores than all other conditions, which did not differ significantly from each other.… more
Paperhaus is a local DC band co-founded by members Alex Tebeleff (vocals & guitar) and Eduardo Rivera (guitar). Both grew up in the suburbs of DC and have been playing together since their early teens. Completing the four-man band are current bassist John Di Lascio and drummer Brandon … more
This weekend Sharon Mansur and Daniel Burkholder premiere their new movement work “sightlines” at Dance Place here in Washington DC. Burkholder describes “sightlines” as “their most ambitious work yet.”
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DC locals know that there are amazing arts events happening any day of the week, and no crowds when it's not the weekend. Pink Line Project HQ has rounded up a few ideas happening Sunday through Wednesday for LOCALS ONLY. Plenty more options on our Pink Line calendar, too.
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DC-based typographer and graphic artist Carolyn Sewell finds a number of outlets for her work. One of the more seemingly unique ways to see her work would be to attend the What's Next DC Conference.
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