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"The Day" // Photo: Hayim Heron, courtesy of Jacobs Pillow
The Day Tackles Life, Death And All In Between At The Kennedy Center
/in Arts and Culture, Featured, Stage/Screen /by Langford WigginsThe expiry of life is a shared experience. Yet, though our existence is riddled with these life-ending and life-altering moments, we tend to struggle with the acceptance or articulation of this obligatory unknowingly path-dependent terminus. Fortunate for us, world-renowned cellist Maya Beiser has initiated a two-part collaborative effort, where audience members visiting the Kennedy Center […]
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