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Alexander Gelman

@agdirectorplays

Director of plays, operas, movies. Professor, School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University, Producing Artistic Director, Organic Theater Company

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“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” Salman Rushdie

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“There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.” Dorothy Parker

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”My jump is not high enough, my turns aren’t perfect, I can’t get my leg behind my ear.’ Please don’t do that. Sometimes there’s an obsession with technique that can kill your best impulses. (1/2)

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...But communicating with an art form means being vulnerable. Being imperfect. And most of the time this is much more interesting. Trust me.” Mikhail Baryshnikov (2/2)

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From horror show to triumph! This is the moment when pianist Maria Joao Pires realises - as the orchestra starts to play - that she has learned the wrong piece for a concert. With no sheet music to fall back on, she has to keep calm and carry on. She is AMAZING. As is conductor

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This Monday, April 1st, the NIU BFA Acting class of 2024 will be presenting its showcase at Chopin Theatre (1543 West Division in Chicago) at 4:15 and 7:15. Come join us!