Category: Jewish culture
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A Rose-y Start
There are two interesting, and very different, portraits of history that are now gracing Toronto stages. The first, Stuff Happens, opened Tuesday night at the Berkeley, and details the drama leading up to the 2003 Iraq war. David Hare’s main players are major world figures, and the sizeable cast, with minimal set and corporate costumes,…
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Theodore Bikel: Dance with TRadition
Not to sound too predictable, but Theodore Bikel believes in tradition. For the man who’s played Tevye, the famous Fiddler on the Roof, more than 2,000 times, however, there has to be balance. “What I do most is balance modernity and tradition. I’m very much aware of tradition and roots, and I cultivate them, and…