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Scottish Ensemble Plays with Trumpeter Alison Balsom

By Ken Herman | April 7, 2013 |

If you have ever observed the brass section of a typical North American symphony orchestra, you know that the trumpet, trombone and tuba enclave is decidely male-dominated. My own professional experience with trumpet players has reinforced their gentlemanly macho profile. English trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom, who performed with the Scottish Ensemble Saturday (April 6) at Sherwood Auditorium, will cause many to re-examine this stereotype. As soloist in a pair of Baroque concertos and Scottish composer James MacMillan’s “Seraph” for trumpet and strings, Balsom demonstrated a fluent, supple technique and the panache we expect from today’s heirs of the fabled medieval…

Sequel to Ibsen’s Classic is a Lighthearted Good Time

By David Dixon | April 6, 2013 |

The famous housemaid, Mammy (Yolanda Franklin), from Gone With the Wind is the comedic star of the current show playing at the Diversionary Theatre. However, you wouldn’t guess that based on the title of the play she is featured in, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler. After shooting herself in the head, Hedda Gabler (Jacque Wilke) wakes up in a kind of purgatory where eccentric characters from all kinds of tales exist. Hedda does not like this existence, so she decides to go on a journey with Mammy to have the plot of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play changed, so that…

Unorthodox choreographer keeps doors open

By Kris Eitland | April 4, 2013 |

His striped oxford shirts and graying hair make him appear more like a modest businessman than a modern dance maker. But Michael Mizerany, the man known for steering Malashock Dance, sexy partnering, and juicy theater collaborations, is unabashedly provocative. “In most of my work, I try to elicit a visceral response,” Mizerany said “and I try to align myself with dancers, actors, and directors who break rules and boundaries.” The choreographer often creates flawed, sympathetic characters desperate for love, and he asks dancers to take tremendous physical risks. “Partnering is all about trust, and I got a lot of ideas from John Malashock,” Mizerany said.…

Damien Tells an Old Tale

By Bill Eadie | April 2, 2013 |

Damien, playing through May 5 at Lamb’s Players Theatre’s Coronado facility, reaches back to the company’s roots. Written by Aldyth Morris, the plot follows a number of conventions of Christian drama (and, truth be told, drama of all sorts): set up the hero as cantankerous, high-minded, and always fighting the establishment, and let the story play out in a way that insures the audience will realize that it is the hero’s faith that makes him a hero.

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