SHAKESPEARE
A quest of Shakespearean proportion

At Belmont Abbey, Simon Donoghue has this dream: Stage every one of the Bard's 37 plays, no matter how long it takes.

Same Bard, but softer
Review: Dance Theatre looks at art, life
By Steven Brown | E-mail | 12:00PM
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A theme underlies “Glass Houses.” But there's probably no need to know that to feel the pull of the piece – the last of five in N.C. Dance Theatre's Innovative Works program, which opened Thursday.
Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic to tour US
By MELISSA EDDY | Associated Press Writer | 9:07AM
DEU Philharmoniker Rattle Interview

Sir Simon Rattle's new contract with the Berlin Philharmonic is just days old but already he's looking ahead - to the orchestra's coast-to-coast tour U.S. tour starting this week, and to the role that classical music can and will play in 21st century society.

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Why 'South Pacific' endures

The touring musical, which comes to Charlotte Tuesday, features timeless human themes.

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A symbol takes wing

The cloak of secrecy was hoisted delicately outside the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Tuesday afternoon, just as the cloak of dusk began to descend along South Tryon Street. And what did Charlotteans see? Themselves.

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'Firebird' unveiled
Will Firebird survive skateboarders?
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Filmmakers network with dreams
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Galleries: November

Galleries: November 2009