Play recounts French radical Date: 25 Apr 2008
The Daily Beacon -
According to the troupe’s Web site, the latest Actors Co-Op production is a social critique of 18th century France. Through the components of text, movement and music, the play tells the story of the French radical philosopher and politician Jean-Paul Marat during the French Revolution. The play is set in an insane asylum where France’s Marquis de Sade directs theater productions for its inmates.
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'Marat/Sade' remains relevant in new show Date: 19 Apr 2008
The Springfield News-Leader -
First came Jacques Brel, alive and well at the Vandivort, then Picasso and Einstein trading quips at the Lapin Agile, courtesy of the Gillioz. Now welcome the Marquis de Sade and Jean-Paul Marat to Missouri State University's Coger Theatre for the third entry in the city's unofficial "April in Paris" theater festival.
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Sade at All About Jazz Date: 19 Apr 2008
All About Jazz -
Biography When Sade first came on the recording scene in the '80s, her record company, Epic, made a point of printing “pronounced shar-day” after her name on the record labels of her releases. Soon enough the world would have no problem in correctly pronouncing her name.
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Daily Planner Date: 18 Apr 2008
The Springfield News-Leader -
"Marat/Sade" continues with performances at 7:30 tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday at Coger Theatre inside Craig Hall, Missouri State University campus, 1147 E. Grand St. Tickets are $12-$16. The play centers around the persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the direction of Monsieur de Sade.
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Ideal setting, strong acting can't quite break 'Sade' free Date: 02 Apr 2008
Rocky Mountain News -
The setting for Marat/Sade is ideal: a black-box theater at the Dairy Center for the Arts has been blocked off from the audience by a wall of bars, turning the entire stage into a prison cell. It's a dark and cold image, and one that reinforces the theatricality of Peter Weiss's 1964 play.
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Botswana: Doing It His Way Date: 02 Apr 2008
AllAfrica.com -
One of Botswana's greatest imports, Banjo Mosele, has not only shared the stage with the likes of Hugh Masekela, but has also had gigs with international acts such as Sade, Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon.
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The A List Date: 30 Mar 2008
The State -
NEXT UP AT USC’s “Caught in the Creative Act”: Francine du Plessix Gray , whose memoir “Them” won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography in 2006. It tells the story of how Gray’s parents escaped from Nazi-controlled France and became part of Manhattan’s fashion and media elite. Among Gray’s other works is a biography of the Marquis de Sade. Professor Janette Turner Hospital ...
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Caribbean dance troupe to spread love in performance Date: 28 Mar 2008
Daily Orange -
If you go: What: Kalabash Dance Troupe Where: Goldstein Auditorium When: Tonight at 6:30 p.m. How Much: Free When Sade Allen thinks of home, she longs for a taste of Caribbean culture. While Brooklyn, N.Y. is only four hours away, she still gets nostalgic about home-cooked Jamaican jerk chicken and bootlegged reggae music.
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