Jessica Ann Best sings about modern love, Evening Crane Theatre delivers radio drama, PUSH Physical Theatre performs a powerful new show.
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Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 8: ‘#FolkloreLatino,’ ‘Temporary Actors,’ and Cobbs Hill Consort
The folk dance of “#FolkloreLatino,” the performance art piece “Temporary Actors,” and the Native American flute music of Cobbs Hill Consort.
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Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 5: FringeTalk Recap and ‘A Night at the Cabaret’
The first weekend of the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival brings a recap of two FringeTalks, plus a review of “A Night at the Cabaret.”
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Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 4: ‘Cirque du Fringe,’ ‘Milkdrunk,’ ‘The Nightmare,’ and ‘A Spy in the House of Men’
“Cirque du Fringe” carries on, “Milkdrunk” comedically details new motherhood, Penny Sterling reprises “A Spy in the House of Men,” and more.
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Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 3: ‘The Memory Palace,’ ‘Confessions of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl,’ and ‘The Empathy Project’
“The Memory Palace” recalls Corinthian Hall; a Manic Pixie Dream Girl confesses; “The Empathy Project” takes on COVID-19, police brutality.
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Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 2: BIODANCE, ‘Black in the Box,’ and ‘we broke up’
BIODANCE goes virtual, “Black in the Box” poignantly looks at the Black American experience, and “we broke up” parodies YouTube influencers.
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2020 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival: CITY & WXXI’s daily coverage
The 2020 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival is going virtual, and CITY and WXXI have it covered with previews and daily reviews.
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Jack Garner, whose film reviews informed generations, is dead at 75
Jack Garner, a longtime local film critic whose movie reviews informed generations of Rochester cinephiles and casual moviegoers, is dead at 75.
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Cuomo says state inspectors will check-in on mandatory quarantine cases
Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday state inspectors will check-in on people in mandatory quarantine to make sure they’re following orders.
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New York fields 25,000 complaints about businesses ignoring reopening rules
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said local governments must crack down on violators or risk derailing the reopening process.
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Cuomo gets COVID-19 test on live TV, asks more NYers to get tested
Cuomo announced that New York will expand the eligibility requirements for a test to all workers who qualify to go back to work.
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HomeStage: Sulaco
While the shutdown is not allowing the metal band Sulaco to perform live, it’s not stopping them from performing together — as demonstrated by the new song “Cutup.”
