A âRoman Tragediesâ for the History Books
The International Theater Amsterdam presented Ivo van Hoveâs exhilarating Shakespeare marathon in a one-off, livestreamed production.
Chris Nietvelt as Cleopatra giving in to grief at the death of Mark Antony in Ivo van Hoveâs staging of âAntony and Cleopatra,â part of the directorâs âRoman Tragedies.âCredit.Jan Versweyveld
Six hours have rarely passed so quickly, or been so smart.
That was the immediate take-away from the livestream last Sunday of the director Ivo van Hoveâs âRoman Tragedies,â an exhilarating distillation of Shakespeareâs three Roman plays performed throughout an afternoon and into the evening as part of the International Theater Amsterdamâs ITALive program.
One Album Released by 44 Labels. Is This the New Global Jukebox?
For a decade, Senyawa has helped redefine how Indonesian music sounded. Now, the duo wants to revolutionize how it gets heard.
Wukir Suryadi and Rully Shabara at their studio in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Their group, Senyawa, is an international emissary of Indonesia’s experimental music scene.Credit.Ulet Ifansasti for The New York Times
By Grayson Haver Currin
Published Feb. 18, 2021Updated Feb. 22, 2021
When coronavirus lockdowns began to grow among Indonesia’s 900 inhabited islands late last March, Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi, like many artists worldwide, began to fret over their musical future.
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