Synetic’s Tell-Tale Heart Asks What We Are Capable Of

The theater’s October production of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story is not so much terrifying as it is unnerving, insidious, and strange.

The production of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story is not so much terrifying as it is unnerving, insidious, and strange.

Christine Quintana’s Espejos: Clean Shows the False Paradise Behind Clean Mirrors

Now playing at Studio Theatre, this bilingual two-hander offers a reflection on trauma, wealth imbalance, and the universality of loneliness.

The mirror is an object of vanity, but also a manner of recognizing ourselves in an image that simultaneously reflects and observes us. But the mirror is also a smoky portal from which we can discover the toll of years—what we are and what we were. According to philosophers, the mirror is the self that…

Dancing in the District: Two Local Entities Receive National Dance Grants

Dancer dani tirrell and D.C.-based dance company SOLE Defined are two of 20 awardees who will receive funding from the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project.

Dancer dani tirrell and D.C.-based dance company SOLE Defined will receive funding from the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project.

Robopocalypse Now

Gareth Edwards’ The Creator is a derivative but dazzling sci-fi epic.

Opening in theaters nationwide on Sept. 29, Gareth Edwards’ The Creator is a derivative but dazzling sci-fi epic.

Making Sense of Stop Making Sense

The Jonathan Demme-directed 1984 Talking Heads concert film has been rereleased. Superfans will love it, but what of the skeptics?

In gauging the effectiveness of a concert film, one first has to reckon with their feelings about the music. So let’s get this out of the way: I’m not much of a Talking Heads fan. I like their hits well enough, but I’ve never had the all-consuming passion for their particular brand of art-school boogie…

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