Looking for a respite from all that March madness? Consider these mind-expanding, soul-stirring, joyous-and-tragic experiences on tap for the month.
“Romeo and Juliet,” Huntington Theatre Company, March 1-31
What does Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers have to do with modern life? Plenty. Families at war for no good reason, teenagers besieged by a violent world, a frantic attempt to escape repressive social norms. Helmed by the theatre’s artistic director Peter DuBois, this pop-centric production pairs the classic text with contemporary fashion, music and design. huntingtontheatre.org
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Symphony Hall, March 8 & 10
This is it people! The big one! Under the direction of conductor Matthew Halls, the Handel & Haydn Society take on the immortal Fifth. To round out the program, H&H will also perform Mozart’s overture to “The Magic Flute” and Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1. bso.org.
“Salome: Woman of Valor,” Oberon, March 13
Presented by the Jewish Arts Collaborative, this “spoken word opera” recasts Salome as a revolutionary hero in an effort to combat the misogynistic and anti-Semitic interpretations of the myth. The new work represents the culmination of a five-year collaboration between Grammy Award-winning composer/trumpeter Frank London and poet/performer Adeena Karasick. americanrepertorytheater.org
Gender Bending Fashion, Museum of Fine Arts, March 21 – Aug. 25
For more than a century, from the flappers of 1920s to the peacock revolution that bloomed in Swinging London in the ’60s, fashion designers have pushed back against the binary definitions of dress. This exhibit surveys that movement by pulling together dozens of designs from Rad Hourani, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alessandro Michele and Rei Kawakubo and pieces worn by Marlene Dietrich, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and others. mfa.org
“Coppelia,” Boston Opera House, March 21-31
It’s time to increase your yearly ballet quota from one performance to two. Because you dug “The Nutcracker,” how about something not too far from the teenager-falls-in-love-with-a-life-sized-doll theme? George Balanchine’s smart, sly comedy might even convince you to become a three-ballets-a-year person. bostonballet.org
Ken Field’s alto sax quartet with the animated films of Karen Aqua, Institute of Contemporary Art, March 22
Saxophonist-composer Ken Field and his wife, animator Karen Aqua, teamed to create scores for her films until her passing in 2011. Now Field has curated a program of films that he will soundtrack live featuring the unique ensemble of his almost-all-alto group featuring Stan Strickland, Lihi Haruvi and Neil Leonard (with Savannah Marshall on drums). icaboston.org
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/23/love-death-dance-and-fashion-make-for-arts-filled-march/
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