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A great fear has gripped our world in recent weeks. With frightening swiftness we have been swept into a historical moment that is both unprecedented and familiar, and will require the heroic resolve of medical professionals and policy makers to see us through this crisis. As this disease continues to reveal the fragility of our life together and confront us …
“It is better to suffer injustice than to commit it.”Terrence Malick’s new film, A Hidden Life, is based on the life of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer. The film begins in 1939 when Jägerstätter lives a seemingly idyllic life in the Austrian countryside. He farms the land, lives in a tight-knit community, and has a happy family. Scenes depict Jägerstätter …
I just saw the new Little Women film, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet and others. It is fantastic. Unlike so many remakes and adaptations of classic and beloved stories (in my experience) this film held all the magic and emotional power as the original Louisa May Alcott novel, first published in 1868. As …
Editor’s Note: Forefront Festival Founder and Director Nate Mancini delivered the following remarks to open our recent Meetup event in Rochester. His articulation of the changing role of the arts in the coming years and Forefront’s part to play within that shift offer a compelling vision of our work. The following is an edited transcript of his talk. An empire …
Medieval art often gets a bad rap. Placed between the recognizable Classical art of the Greeks and Romans and the infamous Renaissance art of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rafael, and Donatello, the artworks of the “Middle” Ages are often simply glossed over as two-dimensional and religious.The art of the Middle Ages is hard to appreciate because it lacks the monumental, realistic, and …
Certain moments are etched indelibly on my memory. I’ll never forget my first paid performance. I was a professional now, at least according to the printed program and the expectations of the attendees, but I felt like a fraud.I was a fresh recruit to physical theatre, brimming with idealism and raw technique. My strength and stubborn dedication had won a …
Spirit guides, time travel, and theology: seemingly polar concepts and yet they are the pillars of Madeleine L’Engle’s most notable work, A Wrinkle in Time.The story of young Meg Murray, a social misfit who, along with her younger brother Charles Wallace and friend Calvin, embarks on an adventure across time and space in search of her captured father. Though this …
Forefront Festival secretary and resident musical connoisseur Zack Osinski interviews Ryan Flanigan of Liturgical Folk about the role of music in the church.
Forefront Festival board member Cody Schweickert reviews “Black Sunday,” a book of poetry by Dr. Benjamin Myers.
“Drama’s not safe and it’s not pretty and it’s not kind. People expect the basic template of television drama where there might be naughty villains, but everyone ends up having a nice cup of tea. You’ve got to do big moral choices and show the terrible things people do in terrible situations. Drama is failing if it doesn’t do that.” …
