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Espresso yourself

Every time I describe Lucia Frangione’s Espresso to friends, I cry. The play is a moving exploration of spirituality, Eros—and healing. Go see it. You can skip Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, which contains some stunning acts, but also some stunningly stupid...

Totem is subpar Cirque

There’s a sprinkling of top-flight acts in Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, but this is not a top-flight show. Robert Lepage wrote and directed Totem and, theoretically at least, his subject is the evolution of humanity. Lepage’s development of that...

Iceland: your weekend destination

Iceland’s last show is tomorrow night. Go. Lindsey Angell’s performance will knock your socks off. The whole show, from the script up, is a pleasure. Iceland is part of playwright Nicolas Billon’s triptych, Fault Lines, which also includes Greenland...