An intense '1984,' with echoes of 2016
At one point in the intense and memorable "1984" by the British ensemble Headlong, a squall of paper swirls through the air. A wary freethinker named Winston, having found a momentary refuge from his grim totalitarian society, is getting to know a like-minded soul named Julia. Suddenly, Julia tosses an armful of documents into the air, tears off her sweater and kicks off her shoes, screaming "Down with Big Brother!" …