Shira Laucharoen

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Shira Laucharoen

Enchantment, magical charms and moments of merriment abound in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream.” That’s part of what drew director Maurice Emmanuel Parent to produce the mirthful play at Actors’ Shakespeare Project — its evocation of revelry and fantasy-driven levity. The Bard’s comedy came to Parent as a solution to the ongoing troubles in the world. “We need joy. We need to feel hopeful and connected to community,” he said.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Shira Laucharoen

2025 Spring Arts GuidesAs winter melts away and the world comes alive again, I find myself seeking out artistic engagement that refreshes and reinvigorates the senses, that signals an emergence into a new season. This spring, many of the dance performances that will illuminate venues in Greater Boston relate to temporality as well as what it means to be human and mortal.

1 month ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Esther Wang |Shira Laucharoen |Chulan Huang

3 hours ago 0 How Asian Americans Fought Key Battles for Immigrant & Civil Rights Tens of millions of immigrants in the U.S. are now, as long promised, in the sights of the administration of Pres. Donald Trump, who is carrying out his threats of mass deportations. The administration is also using various executive orders in attempts to boot certain visa holders from the U.S. and to end Constitutionally protected rights, such as birthright citizenship. Some of these very rights are the same...

2 months ago | wbur.org | Shira Laucharoen

When Paul Daigneault was deciding on his last production as artistic director of SpeakEasy Stage Company, he knew he had to listen to his gut. Daigneault, who founded the organization in 1992, selected the musical “A Man of No Importance,” which centers the queer community, with its narrative about a man struggling to confront his own sexuality amidst societal pressures.

2 months ago | wbur.org | Shira Laucharoen

A striking display distinguishes the entrance to Tufts University Art Galleries’ new exhibition “Impossible Music.” The eyes are immediately drawn to a pair of water basins, and standing erect within them are drum sets, complete with brass cymbals. Streams of liquid drip from the instruments, creating a sound of soft trickling, though there are no human beings physically present to create this subtle music.