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Browse This Issue: November 13th, 2008

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Art:
Why So Serious?
Improv is much more than grown-up nerds cracking jokes — it's an art form.
by Christen Gruebel
"An improviser's credo is: You can work with any suggestion."

Re-View:
Good Neighbors
Robin Rice on Visual Art
by Robin Rice
Bonus Web Content
Miyamori got help from the construction company in removing the roots after they were severed from the trunk. Then, like an archaeologist, she gently cleaned, removing and categorizing objects and countless fragments of glass and brick, artifacts of the tree's long history.

Theater Review:
What Is It Good For?
The War Party
by Mark Cofta
Susan Wilder plays Republican Sen. Laura Smith, prowling her empty war room after a crushing defeat, swilling champagne and lobbing hors d'oeuvres at sycophantic volunteer Jessie.

Dance:
Step Lively
La La La Human Steps
by Janet Anderson
The Montreal-based troupe landed at the Kimmel, performing Amjad, an unusual ballet that deconstructs Tchaikovsky classics Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Amjad, an Arabic word that can mean male or female, pretty much sums up their concept: During the 95-minute, intermission-less show, men partnered with men and danced on pointe, relentlessly bending gender clichés.

Opera:
Head of the Class
Anna Bolena
by Peter Burwasser
Angela Meade is not a rising star. She is there. Her impersonation of the doomed title character of Gaetano Donizetti's vibrantly violent Anna Bolena stood out in a superb cast of AVA students.

Arts Picks:
The Mystery Plays
Nov. 15-30, $15-$18, Philadelphia Theatre Workshop at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., 215-316-1361, philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org.
by Mark Cofta
Horror film auteur Joe finds his real life becoming like one of his movies after surviving a train wreck and suffering the hauntings of a ghost of a not-so-fortunate passenger.

OED 80th Anniversary
Tue., Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341, freelibrary.org.
by A.D. Amorosi
Sheidlower became the OED's North American editor at large, with a focus on slang and new usages. To join him on stage at the Free Library's celebration, he's invited OED outsiders Barbara Wallraff and Ammon Shea.

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Philly DJ Day Exhibition
by Deesha Dyer
"Philly DJs don't get the attention they deserve. Philly is known for their DJs. Some of the best in the country come out of here, so why not take a picture of them, right?"
48 Hour Dance Project
by Rachel Whitkin
Four choreographers will assign each other a list of directives that they need to incorporate into a dance of their own creation. The catch: They'll receive their instructions only two days before they are to produce and perform the routine.
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