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The Commune Sets Central Works to Music

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As Central Works takes its show Red Virgin into a second week of rehearsal, the team includes two special members: a Musical Director and a Musician. The former is pianist, composer and cabaret singer Allison Lovejoy – who wrote the words and music to “The Old Melody,” an original theme for the play.[1] The latter … Continue reading →

“I Will Open”; Connecting with the Paris Commune of 1871

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Père Lachaise cemetery, on a hill in eastern Paris, overwhelms you with its dead. Hollow stones loom on every side, and the paths are narrow. Graves are shrines. Silence imposes itself at the tombs of Frédéric Chopin, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison. You feel surrounded by special people who lived for others and for something … Continue reading →

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