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Thu 27 May 2021 18.15 EDT A donkey-shaped piñata dangles above the stage. Itâs a decent metaphor for this playâs colourful, sweet-centred festivities amid destruction. A Midsummer Nightâs Dream chimes with lockdown nightmares of confinement and separated lovers, the discombobulation of a world turned upside down and climate chaos. But the Globe throws a party instead, reviving Sean Holmesâs ebullient 2019 Dream, vibrantly designed by Jean Chan, as the venue reopens for the first time since the pandemic hit. Nicholas Hytner, Dominic Hill and Joe Hill-Gibbins have all recently drawn out the playâs more troubling aspects; here we have bright bursts of dance, brass musicians (from Hackney Colliery Band) who are partial to blasts of Jimi Hendrix, and goody-bag props including bubble guns, water pistols and starry headbands. Itâs a fun night, lovably silly with some smart surprises, but doesnât spin that difficult, delicate web required to l ....
ByGodfrey Lee Left: Jean Chan, Nhan Phan. Right from top: Sage Shih Kushner, Mary Jane Burke, Rev. Floyd Thompkins (Photos by Godfrey Lee) Several hundred people gathered at the Rally to Stop Anti-Asian Hate to protest against the hatred and violence against Asians. They gathered on March 26 next to the Arizmendi Bakery in the San Rafael Courthouse Plaza. The Asian American Alliance of Marin (AAAM), along with 17 other community organizations, organized and sponsored the rally. The demonstrators shared a moment of silence to mourn and honor the eight victims, many of Asian heritage, who were slain at the spa massacres in Atlanta, Ga., on March 16. They are Soon Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Yue, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, and Daoyou Feng. ....