“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” (Dr. Seuss). The holiday is also proof that glitter is forever - take for example the sparkling words of TIO regular contributor David Feela: food, rather seeds for thought...
The term “solstice” means “sun stands still.” On the year’s two solstices (winter and summer) the sun appears to halt in its incremental journey across the sky but change little in position during this time. Of course, contrary to appearances from Earth, the sun’s “changing...
A modern reimagining of the classic Sophocles tragedy"Oedipus" is brilliantly adapted by Robert Icke as a political thriller set on an election night. The production stars Mark Strong as Oedipus and Lesley Manville as Jocasta in powerful, provocative performances. Up at Studio 54 through February...
"Monet in Venice" is a must, an eye-dazzler of a show and a major coup for the Brooklyn Art Museum; Gabriele Münter is at the Guggenheim; Wilfredo Lam is at the Museum of Modern Art. Monet in Venice, Brooklyn Art Museum, up through February 1.2026 Over the...
"Berkeley Plantation, VA: The autumn sun was rapidly dropping toward the broad James River when two pieces of reddish baked clay, each not much larger than a thumbnail, emerged from the Virginia mud. Mark Horton, an archaeologist from the UK’s University of Bristol, gave the...
Two dance companies, one hot, one cool, both terrific. But the Dutch National Ballet ended its short run at New York's City Center, however Complexions remains in town at the Joyce until November 30. For us, Complexions felt like high-octane revelry; the Dutch National Ballet (DNB)...
The first two of the productions on our schedule were the Heart Beat Opera's "Orgy & Bess" (closes 11/8, but the season continues) at the Judson Memorial Church at Washington Square and The Atlantic Theater Company's "Let's Love," written by Ethan Coen. Scheduled to close...
If art imitate life, these two shows, one in a museum, the other on the boards, are two strong cases in point. [caption id="attachment_109724" align="alignnone" width="640"] Installation view, courtesy Hyperallergic.[/caption] With the Museum of Modern Art's (MOMA) epic tribute, "Ruth Asawa: Through Line," the artist, long relegated...
"We need joy as we need air...
One choice is to remain blissfully blind in a world bleached of truth. Another is to pursue truth and beauty as a workaday routine. No biggie when visiting New York’s cultural scene, of and in itself an act of aggression against the status quo. First stops,...
