Now that we’ve learned who our host families are, the fact that our trip to Ecuador is fast approaching is really beginning to set in. I feel a curious combination of nerves, excitement, anticipation, and trepidation about our upcoming departure. Most of all, I can’t wait to get started. I don’t think there’s a good […]
Reclaiming Comedic Territory Through the Rape Joke: A Review of Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It
Is rape ever an appropriate comedic topic, or is this a line that shouldn’t be crossed? In her show titled Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy And Little Else!, Adrienne Truscott makes us question the lines we draw in comedy. Truscott’s performance shows us how the cathartic nature of humor […]
“How do you like China?”
Running a bit late with this by now, oops, but that seems to be the general state of affairs with me. I’ve been thinking, which apparently takes me about five times longer to do than everyone else, but… more or less since our arrival, we’ve had variations of the question “what are your impressions of […]
The Moon Festival and Chinese National Holiday!
These past couple of weeks have been packed with adventure and new cultural experiences. One of the most important festivals in China is the Moon Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival, which occurs on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. This year it was on September 27th. It is at this time that the moon […]
Challenging Taboos and Relationships in “Cloud Nine”
Sex, love, power dynamics and the taboo of homosexuality. Man playing women, women playing men, and a black servant performed by a white man. Set in both Victorian times and in modern London, Cloud Nine has managed to deliver a story of complex relationships that despite including controversial themes such as incest and homosexuality, has […]