scene backstage

unconfirmed reports that Anita Stoylichnaya arrived at the wrong theater dressed for the harem dance Coffee, and attacked a stagehand when she was informed that she was in fact cast as Mother Gingerbread. “Get away from me vith that cookie, cookie or I’ll kick your neck in.” she screamed.

‘Theater of Public Secrets’ premiering at The Roberts Theater, in its complete two acts is a bona fide Koresh Dance classic already. Shown in excerpts in Philly last winter, choreographer Roni Koresh has been developing and expanding it all year, and it has become the Koresh work to see on tour in Japan, Turkey and Israel. For those not in the mood for holiday fluff, this is dance drama you can sink your teeth into. Melissa Rector and Jae Hoon Lin’s incredible chemistry depicting a passionate and troubled affair, is hypnotic.