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Garry Kasparov
Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov reflects on his life and the lessons he learned from the game that made him famous. Then the founder of Circle in the Square recounts the most memorable moments of six decades with the theater. Also, the director of the PERFORMA 07 festival describes the challenge of mounting 100 original shows in just 25 days. And Please Explain is all about Islamic law.
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Life Imitates Chess
Reflecting on his career as a chess Grandmaster and a member of Russia's political opposition, Garry Kasparov found that the same strategies used to win his game can lead to success at the office.
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Creating a New American Theater
Theodore Mann co-founded the Circle in the Square theater in 1951, and he's been there to guide it ever since. His memoir tells the story of how off-Broadway theater was born, recounting the Circle's most memorable productions, including work by playwrights like Thornton Wilder, Jules Feiffer, and Terrence McNally and ...
PERFORMA 07
PERFORMA founder RoseLee Goldberg describes PERFORMA 07, the second visual art performance biennial she has curated and directed, featuring 100 shows by more than 90 artists working with 30 cultural institutions over 25 days.
Performa '07 runs from October 27 to November 20.
Learn about the festival and see a ...
Please Explain: Shari'a (Islamic Law)
Shari'a can touch every aspect of an observant Muslim's life, but most non-Muslims' familiarity with Islamic law begins and ends with news items about veiling or jihad. We will find out what Shari'a is, what its context is within Islam, how it works in contemporary practice, and much more with ...
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