Real resolutions: New Year’s high and lowReal resolutions: New Year’s high and lowMontclair Local staff and Montclair residents share their "high," i.e. aspirational, resolutions, and "low," or very practical, ones. Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Dance review: Martha Graham Company looks both waysDance review: Martha Graham Company looks both waysMartha Garham Company appeared at Peak Performances , celebrating the 75th anniversary of "Appalachian Spring" and debuting "The Auditions."Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Apricot Sky creates a Montclair theater troupeApricot Sky creates a Montclair theater troupeApricot Sky presents a collection of short plays and monologues this weekend and next. Eric Alters compay creates a Montclair theater troupe.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
What book(s) are you reading?What book(s) are you reading?Here's a book or two for your To Be Read list, in honor of The Little Read.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Performance review: Captivating work of Bogart and Streb in ‘Falling and Loving’Performance review: Captivating work of Bogart and Streb in ‘Falling and Loving’In "Falling & Loving," theater revolutionaries Anne Bogart, Elizabeth Streb and Charles Mee joined forces to present physical, avant-garde work.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Performance review: Provocative ‘Democracy’ at Peak PerformancesPerformance review: Provocative ‘Democracy’ at Peak PerformancesRomeo Castelluci's "Democracy in America" was often thrillin, but some gratuitous nudity in the all-female cast undercut its power.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Dance review: Faye Driscoll cues the audienceDance review: Faye Driscoll cues the audience Elaine Molinaro writes that Faye Driscoll "electrified her audience with a visceral embodiment of grief" at Peak Performances earlier this month.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
A community in theater: Apricot Sky presents ‘Couples Therapy’A community in theater: Apricot Sky presents ‘Couples Therapy’Onstage relationships reflect the community in Apricot Sky's 'Couples Therapy.'Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Program Notes: (re)becoming a playwrightProgram Notes: (re)becoming a playwright(Re)discovering the joys of making art, as well as writing about it.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Looking forward to 2018: Montclairites predict their (cultural) futuresLooking forward to 2018: Montclairites predict their (cultural) futuresArts and cultural leaders in Montclair look forward to 2018: what they're doing, and what others will be doing.Gwen OrelGwen Orel