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‘Pericles’ tackles challenges of the hero’s journey with humor and heart

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Atlanta Ballet’s ‘Don Quixote’ sends a jolt of energy into classical form

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The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra lets itself be well served by youth

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Black women are losing access to maternity care. This law is partly to blame.

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Books

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Bookshelf: Hit the road with ‘The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise’

One of my all-time favorite storytelling genres in both books and film is the road trip. You put a couple of characters...

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Nick Tabor’s ‘Africatown’ chronicles history of ‘Last Slave Ship’

By 1860, the importation of slaves into the United States, illegal more than a half-century, is a federal offense...

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Bookshelf: Literary fest celebrates marginalized Southern writers

One of the highlights of this year’s Revival: Lost Southern Voices literary festival is a panel discussion and an...

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Fairy tales help navigate complexities of family life in ‘Happily’

A potent combination of terror and wonder fills the pages of Sabrina Orah Mark’s “Happily: A Personal History — with...

Theater

Fast Facts About Viola Davis

1. She received an Oscar nomination for less than 10 minutes of screen time.2. She is the first black actress to win...

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Kenny Leon wants new play to fuel support for local theater in Atlanta

Kenny Leon isn’t just a proponent of supporting the arts; he embodies it. In casual conversation, the Atlanta-based...

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Review: Unfocused ‘Good Bad People’ wavers at True Colors Theatre

Kudos to True Colors Theatre artistic director Jamil Jude for having the courage to produce the world premiere of an...

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Theater review: Fox Theatre show explores why Tina Turner was simply the best

The abuse started young for Tina Turner, and so did the music. Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, the loud-singing little...

Visual Arts

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Art as transformation is at the heart of an impressive group show

Formerly the Bill Lowe Gallery, that contemporary art space is now in the hands of Lowe’s protege Donovan Johnson, a...

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Slovenian immigrant celebrates the Earth in his art

The Earth is Bruno Zupan’s muse. Well, one of them. And that’s the focus of the Slovenian American artist’s exhibition...

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Death and decay lovingly rendered define the poetry of Zachari Logan’s art

It’s not often that a contemporary artist offers a book of poetry alongside a gallery show.

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A thrilling exhibition of Black subjects and artists at Spelman

Part of a sea change in the art world, artists like Jordan Casteel, Jerrell Gibbs, Amy Sherald, and Atlantans Gerald...