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At the Ai Weiwei exhibit on Alcatraz. Photo by Eric Huang.

This week in Arts & Life: Mar. 2 – Mar. 8

Arts and Life Editors
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March 2, 2015
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The Freeks dare to take risks with ‘Equus’

Madeline MacLeod
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March 1, 2015
Christopher Jackson as Eisenstein. Photo by ANDREA LIM.

Marie-Louise Catsalis mounts a hilariously overblown production of ‘Die Fledermaus’

Ian Anstee
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Feb. 24, 2015
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TAPS’ ‘Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead,’ an all-around fantastic production

Steve Rathje
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Feb. 23, 2015
Nora Tjossem as Lear. Photo by Frank Chen, courtesy of StanShakes.

StanShakes stages a female-centric, modern take on ‘Lear’

Noemi Berkowitz
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Feb. 23, 2015
A still from "What Do We Do in the Shadows." Courtesy of Unison Films.

This week in Arts & Life: Feb. 23 – Mar. 1

Arts and Life Editors
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Feb. 23, 2015
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TAPS Grad Showcase’s ‘Far Away’ sends chills down the spine

Madeline MacLeod
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Feb. 22, 2015
l-r AIDAN KELLY (Bill Bones), HELENA LYMBERY (Dr Livesey) and NICK FLETCHER (Squire Trelawney). Photo by Johan Persson courtesy of National Theatre

National Theatre’s ‘Treasure Island’ thrusts us into an adventure for the ages

Madelaine Bixler
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Feb. 22, 2015
Marie-Louise Catsalis's opera class will be putting on Fledermaus this weekend. (Courtesy of Marie-Louise Catsalis)

Music 184B produces and performs Fledermaus the opera

Allegra Clara McComb
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Feb. 20, 2015
The Stanford Fleet Street Singers. Courtesy of Ken Savage.

The importance of community and playfulness in the arts

Ian Anstee
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Feb. 19, 2015
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‘The Downfall of Egotist J. Fatzer’: A hilarious, clever and nontraditional exploration of Brecht, war, and gender

Noemi Berkowitz
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Feb. 18, 2015
Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosai in her solo performance piece, "Intertwining Roots." Photo by Frank Chen.

Ph.D. student Otálvaro-Hormillosa provokes reflection in her piece about family ties

Ian Anstee
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Feb. 12, 2015
(l-r) Kira Alqueza '18 as Julie, Amabel Stokes '17 as Nina, and Maryam Attai as Nora. Photo by Frank Chen.

‘Parts for Women Written by Men’ reevaluates female identity in theater

Ian Anstee
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Feb. 11, 2015
Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton star in Marjane Satrapi's "The Voices." Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.

This Week in Arts & Life: Feb. 9–15

Arts and Life Editors
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Feb. 9, 2015
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A conversation with musical theater composer Michael Friedman

Steve Rathje
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Feb. 4, 2015
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's "Story/Time." Photo by Paul B. Goode. Courtesy of Stanford Live.

Bill. T Jones’ experimental storytelling: Exciting and profound

Ian Anstee
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Feb. 2, 2015
Roger Grunwald as German half-Jew Christoph Rosenberg in THE MITZVAH, a one-person drama.

Exploring Jews in Hitler’s army: One-man play “The Mitzvah” comes to Stanford

Noemi Berkowitz
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Feb. 2, 2015
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Actors Heylar and Charawi dominate the Roble Theater stage in ‘The Woolgatherer’

Ian Anstee
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Feb. 2, 2015
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The Woolgatherer

Sam Girvin
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Jan. 29, 2015
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Stanford Repertory Theater’s “Words to End All Wars” seeks to remember atrocities of World War One

Steve Rathje
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Jan. 29, 2015
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