Student Kabuki theater production continues legacy of Pomona professor’s sharing of centuries-old Japanese cultural art

Student Kabuki theater troupe KabukiMa invites the Claremont community to learn about Japanese Kabuki theater this weekend through performances and an academic symposium.

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Fall play ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ puts intimacy, growth on center stage

During an often awkward return to in-person activities, “Circle Mirror Transformation” is the perfect play to explore the dynamic of strangers growing together. The Pomona College production will run from Oct. 7-10 at the Seaver Theatre.

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Q&A: ‘Macbeth’ assistant director and cast discuss their roles, rehearsal process

TSL sat down with “Macbeth” assistant director and the cast’s leading duo to discuss the show’s handling of gender, the rehearsal experience and recontextualizing the 1606 play in 2020.

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Pomona corporeal mime class thinks outside the imaginary box

Thomas Leabhart, semi-retired Pomona theater professor, instructs a corporeal mime class at Seaver Theatre daily, encouraging students to achieve bodily awareness through fluid and artful movement. “[Corporeal mime] is being able to know where you are in space, knowing where the body is in space and understanding it,” he said.

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