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Crossing Borders on Stage on Film
Not, “on stage and film” or “in stage and film”–on the filmed stage, on stage, on film; a recorded performance. A kind of translation in space and across media. This spring, Boom Arts (in Portland) and On the Boards TV are collaborating on a series of community screenings of Amarillo, a theater piece performed by…
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Juxtaposition (compare and contrast)
When the program excursion to Buenos Aires (several weeks ago now) visited the Recoleta Cemetery, I was struck by the “Make a Wish” billboard framed at the end of one of the narrow paths–streets, in a sense–that crisscross the cemetery. Well off hallowed ground, but present in its visibility, a foil to the wishes expressed…