Tantalizing Trio One Painting, Two Photography Displays at Phillips Show Unconventional Images by Heather Nalbone Three separate exhibits that opened in mid-June at the Phillips Collection museum feature images created by painters and photographers in a way that’s neither conventional nor predictable. Despite what little the small displays have in common, they are arranged to be viewed in one swoop of the museum’s second floor. Not that many visitors will mind taking in the raw black-and-white topography of a mountain range at close view just before turning the corner for the swirling colors of a much more abstractly painted landscape. Winner by a Nose Although Shakespeare’s Adaptation Flawed, Acting Superb by Lisa Troshinsky Every one loves to love Cyrano de Bergerac. He says things we wouldn’t dare, fights duels on a whim for what’s right, loves passionately with all his heart and soul, and acts as though he has nothing to lose. For the most part, the love affair audiences have had with Cyrano throughout the ages is nurtured by the Shakespeare Theatre’s production. It’s a fun, raucous celebration of classical theater in step with the company’s other productions this season—but with more wigs, more capes, more swashbuckling and more musketeers. Freedom’s Gravelly Path Confusion, Love, Passion Are Running Themes in ‘Vive Haiti!’ Exhibit by Gary Tischler The works of 11 top Haitian artists are now on display in “Vive Haiti! Contemporary Art of the Haitian Diaspora,” a remarkable and intense exhibition at the Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center. Morbid Fascination Sally Mann Exhibit Explores Life, Death, Decomposition by Christine Cubé The darkly fascinating images that make up t he Corcoran Gallery of Art’s photography exhibit “Sally Mann: What Remains” depict the largely overlooked beauty of death. See Also: Mesmerizing Meditations by Anil Revri on Display at Corcoran Unsettling ‘Voices’ Folger Exhibit Documents Tolerance During Age of Persecution by Gary Tischler “Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution,” now at the Folger Shakespeare Library, is a historical exhibition with an arrow-like track to modern times and a deeply textured echo of voices from a distant past Slat It Again Maranzana Developed Unique Design Style Using Simple Repetition by Deanna Murshed Clean, organic repetition seems to be the best characterization of the art and design of Riccardo Maranzana, which is currently on display at the Italian Cultural Institute. The exhibit features several of Maranzana’s furniture designs as well as some freestanding wall art. See Also: Man of Contradictions Homegrown Threat Exhibit Details History of Terrorism in U.S. Since 1776 by Fresia Rodríguez Cadavid Although many people might not be aware of it, Sept. 11, 2001, was not the first time that the United States has been attacked within its borders. This is the original concept behind a new multimedia exhibit at the International Spy Museum titled “The Enemy Within: Terror in America—1776 to Today,” which highlights nine significant events and eras when the United States and its citizens were victimized from within. No Secret Penn Quarter’s Zola Offers Straightforward American Cuisine by Rachel Hunt and Stephen Qualiana Given its proximity to the International Spy Museum, you might think Zola would go for secrecy and disguise. But this is not the case. There is nothing hidden or mysterious about executive chef Frank Morales’s approach to what has been described as straightforward American cuisine—but he doesn’t lack subtlety either.

Events Listing Featuring art, dance, lectures, music, receptions and theater, our comprehensive listing offers an array of options for those interested in international events. Included is a list of all major event locations in the Washington, D.C., area... Events Locations An Excellent Prognosis Wife of Danish Ambassador Combines Diplomacy, Medicine, Love of Animals by Gail Scott She was already in medical school when they met. She didn’t give much thought to how hard it might be to be a diplomat’s wife—no less an ambassador’s wife—while still practicing medicine. But Dr. Birgitte Federspiel, wife of Danish Ambassador Ulrik Federspiel, knew that from the time she was a medical student, “I always wanted to ‘follow the bucket’ rather than just stitch up the patient,” she said, referring to her desire to uncover medical problems and “find the answer to the ‘mystery’ in the operating room.” Art of Decorating Ambassadors Often Access Native Artists’ Work to Exhibit at Residences by Carolyn Chapman When Náda Peják and her husband moved into their new home in November, she decided that she wanted the new place decorated quickly. “We didn’t want to be with empty walls for very long,” she said. By January, her walls were filled with paintings from nine of the best-known contemporary artists in her native Hungary. Dracula Revisited German Photographer Depicts Vampire’s Story in Intriguing ‘Photo Novella’ by Lisa Carroll Dracula takes on a new identity in German photographer Johnny de Brest’s “Vladracul,” a photography exhibit that places the infamous vampire in Berlin and Poland in the 1990s. The exhibit, on display at the Goethe-Institut, plays out like a film with written chapters placed next to the featured photos and a climax of photos at the end. International Film Clips Film Locations Over the Hump Two Film Students Hit Mark With ‘Weeping Camel’ by Ky N. Nguyen Although few movies from Mongolia make their way to Washington screens, “The Story of the Weeping Camel,” Mongolia’s submission for a Foreign Language Film Oscar, took a circuitous route to get here. See Also: So Close, Yet So Far Téchiné’s Return to D.C. The Jackie Kennedy of Asia Repertory Notes Two Directors, One Vision Film Students Journey From Germany to Mongolia to Make ‘Camel’ by Ky N. Nguyen While studying at the Munich Film School, Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni traveled to Mongolia’s Gobi Desert to make their project. Although most student films can best be characterized as learning experiences, “The Story of the Weeping Camel” ended up being Mongolia’s submission for a Foreign Language Film Oscar. The Washington Diplomat interviewed the pair at the Topaz Hotel, the day after they spoke at their film screening at the National Geographic Society.