19 stories by "Colleen Sproull"
It is with great pleasure that I write this review. Catholic University’s production of Ken Ludwig‘s Shakespeare in Hollywood is professional, outrageously funny, and brimming wi…
How is it that we can dream and then get in our own way of achieving the very same dreams? A relevant question raised by the AU Players in their production of [title of show] at American Uni…
New York City Ballet knocks it out of the park again with an elegant, exciting, contemporary performance for New York City Ballet Program B at The Kennedy Center’s Opera House. The pro…
A full house at the gorgeous Kennedy Center Opera House anxiously awaited the opening of New York City Ballet Program A tonight. Tchaikovsky’s unbeatable score, played triumphantly by …
The Washington Ballet’s production of Cinderella at the Kennedy Center is fun for the whole family. All the elements of storytelling combine, with incredibly impressive scenic design b…
Passion, as performed by the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, transformed the Eisenhower Theatre at The Kennedy Center as part of Nordic Cool 2013. An amazing performance well worth your while…
Tero Saarinen Company‘s completely sold-out performance for Nordic Cool 2013 at The Kennedy Center was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. With artistic direction, choreography, and …
Watching Soul Encounters: Flamenco Meets Jazz featuring the dancers of Furia Flamenca and music performed by the jazz trio Unit Three was an enjoyable way to spend my Sunday. The fusion of f…
Jane Franklin Dance lit up the Kogod Lobby, as the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival continued this evening with Young Professionals Happy Hour and more performances in the theatres. The fiery co…
The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival continued its mission of “creating connection through innovative art” today with Voice(s) by DancEthos. For a refreshing twist in the contemporar…
Metamorphosis: The transformation from one form to another. This is the core of the thought-provoking dark comedy Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka. Gregor Samsa (GÃsli Örn Gardars…
On a snowy night, I longed to stay inside and hibernate, but I braved the bad drivers and salt trucks to trek to 1st Stage for John Patrick Shanley’s Italian American Reconciliation. I…
If more children’s theatre was like Yo la Llamo Rusita Rojas, I’d go more often. Yo la Llamo Rusita Rojas (I Call Her Rusita Rojas) by Cristina Ferrari is an energetic adaptation…
A full house greeted me as I took my seat at the trendy Gala Hispanic Theatre for an exciting evening of Flamenco: Territorio DeMente, part of Fuego Flamenco VIII. A Flamenco virgin, I was m…
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet Program B is a splendid night of Balanchine that will keep you glued to the edge of your seat in anticipation of what type of ballet you will see next. The first m…
Glengarry Glen Ross at American University’s Katzen Arts Center was a wild ride. First off, special consent was given by David Mamet for a bold twist – seven women play the m…
Growing up as a serious ballet dancer, Suzanne Farrell was one of my biggest idols " she still is. Last night, I couldn't believe I was so lucky to be sitting in the Eisenhower Theater of th…
Walking into the spiffy black-box theater for the opening performance of Aesop's Foibles, part of Elden Street's Players’ Theater for Young Audiences, I was cheerfully greeted by the s…
This was my first experience with Teatro de la Luna, which now celebrates its 15th year, and after tonight's stunning performance by Noelia Fernández and Esther Aja in Cartas de las Golon…
