Alisa Solomon

Alisa Solomon, director of the Arts & Culture concentration at the Columbia Journalism School, is the author of Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Clampdown in Hungary Clampdown in Hungary

The right-wing nationalist government has defunded and harassed the influential theater community and passed a harsh new media censorship law, threatening the country’s fragi...

Jan 6, 2011 / Alisa Solomon

Clampdown in Hungary

Clampdown in Hungary Clampdown in Hungary

The right-wing nationalist government has defunded and harassed the influential theater community and passed a harsh new media censorship law, threatening the country’s fragi...

Dec 30, 2010 / Alisa Solomon

An Unsettling Protest in Israel An Unsettling Protest in Israel

Dozens of Israeli theater artists are refusing to perform in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Now they’ve been joined by hundreds of artists and scholars from both Israel a...

Sep 15, 2010 / Tony Kushner and Alisa Solomon

‘Tell Her the Truth’ ‘Tell Her the Truth’

On Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza.

Mar 26, 2009 / Feature / Tony Kushner and Alisa Solomon

Hammerheads: David Mamet’s Money Plays Hammerheads: David Mamet’s Money Plays

As David Mamet's views become more Manichaean, he's squared the jaws of his tough guys.

Jan 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Staged Reading Staged Reading

How Judith Thompson's play about Abu Ghraib falls short.

Jul 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Out of Africa Out of Africa

The World Social Forum marched into Nairobi full of conflict, action and ideas.

Feb 15, 2007 / Feature / Alisa Solomon

Memorial Chauvinism Memorial Chauvinism

The controversy over the World Trade Center cultural institutions is one more episode in a long, often bitter dispute over how 9/11 should be remembered and understood.

Sep 8, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Terror Hysteria Gone Absurdist Terror Hysteria Gone Absurdist

Steve Kurtz is being persecuted to warn off anyone who dares to contest the joint enterprise of science, profit, Pentagon and state.

Jul 23, 2005 / Feature / Alisa Solomon

GI Loses First Round in Canada Asylum Bid GI Loses First Round in Canada Asylum Bid

Jeremy Hinzman fled north rather than be deployed in a war he regards as a "criminal enterprise."

Mar 29, 2005 / Feature / Alisa Solomon

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