At a glance, Megan Coyle’s images appear to be slightly abstracted paintings. But upon closer inspection, the viewer can see the surface of the “painting” dissolves into bits of paper. Her images are not paint on canvas, but collages carefully crafted from small pieces of magazine photos.
Stories in Paper, Coyle’s solo exhibit at The [...]

Has the 95-degree weather been getting you down? Whether you’re still in a deep depression over the US loss to Ghana in the World Cup, or you’ve been spending far too much time tracking the confirmation hearing of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, the Capitol Sophisticate thinks you need to de-stress. On Wednesday night, [...]

Actress Danielle A. Drakes stares contemplatively at a crowd of 20 tourists on the steps of DC’s historic Ford’s Theatre. She is wearing a full hoop shirt, a white blouse and a felt hat accented by a feather. Except for a microphone and speaker, Drakes, by any historic standard, is the spitting image of Elizabeth [...]

We are well into summer vacation, and the Capitol Sophisticate wants to know — are your kids getting on your nerves yet? Let’s face it, there are only so many chocolate chip cookies to bake, and only so many trips you can take to the pool. Instead of battling the crowds at the movie theater [...]

This past Thursday evening, The Kennedy Center rocked to the tunes of a group called “Classical Mystery Tour,” which sang an all-Beatles show that included almost every one of The Beatles’ greatest hits. These four musicians, who could have easily been mistaken for the original Beatles, are part of a tribute band that has found [...]

One of the things I love most about Washington, DC is the diversity. The District is a smorgasbord of interesting cultures, ethnicities and people, so it’s only fitting that dance in DC is diverse as well. The Dance/USA 2010 Annual Conference is being hosted in our fair city this week and as a result, the [...]

I have to hand it to ballet dancers, they are the epitome of determination. They have the strength of athletes and spend hours training and rehearsing but some how manage to look graceful while doing it.  Lucky for those of us living in DC, we have many opportunities to see a variety of dance styles [...]

Adaptations of Shakespeare seem to be a theme at the Kennedy Center this month. Last week I reviewed the Washington National Opera’s production of “Hamlet” and this week I was treated to the Synetic Theater Company’s abstract production of “Othello”. For those of you who are not familiar with the Synetic Theater, it is a [...]

I remember the first opera I ever attended. From the mezzanine, I looked out over the audience and saw a sea of white hair. The average age at that matinee must have been 65-years-old. With the exception of an occasional friend who I manage to drag with me, I’ve always felt out of place at [...]

Washington National Opera (WNO) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind subscription series that will allow young professionals to experience all the benefits of season-ticket holders at deeply discounted prices. Called Series O, the Friday-night series is an extension of the Company’s Generation O program, the audience development initiative which for eight seasons has offered [...]