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best of C ul t ur e s ta g e d PRIME Premieres 1 . Astro Boy and the God of Comics A multimedia whirlwind of animation and interactive video, this Studio Theatre world premiere (Feb. 15-March 11, studiotheatre. org) examines the crime-fighting fantasy world of Osamu Tezuka . 2. The Religion Thing Theater J kicks off the new year with its own world premiere (Jan. 4-29, dcjcc. org). The first play of the theater’s Locally Grown series profiles a DC couple re-examining love . 3. Pal Joey The Kennedy Center (June 2-July 1, kennedy-center.org) débuts a new Terrence Mcnally-revised version of the narcissistic tale this spring, set to classic Rodgers and Hart songs including “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” DECEnT Exposure After a year of following #iPhoneography on Twitter, local photographer James Campbell was hooked on the mobile-photography trend. Last year, he founded InstantDC (instantdc.com) to provide a platform for area mobile-phone artists to earn the recognition he thinks they deserve. “Curators are going to play a huge role in the new realm of art-snacking Tumblr culture,” Campbell says. “InstantDC fulfills this role while giving exposure to local residents and visitors alike.” In February, he’ll collaborate with FotoDC’s Theo Adamstein to present a cultural exchange between Australian mobile photographers Misho Baranovic and Oliver Lang, and DC’s Greg Schmigel and Jim Darling at the Embassy of Australia, a continent Campbell sees leading the trend. 4. Alice (In Wonderland) “The Washington Ballet’s” world premiere (April 11-15, washingtonballet.org) puts an over-the-top twist on Lewis Carroll’s fantasy. Artistic Director Septime Webre tapped Cirque du Soleil designer Liz Vandal to ensure unforgettable sights and sounds. 78 | | Jan/Feb 2012 maki onuki and Jonathan Jordan For the washington ballet by steve vaccariello sna p
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