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Before we proceed, 2 definitions from "Considering Poetry", edited by B. A. Phythian Simile - A comparison for the purpose of explanation, allusion or decoration which uses 'like' or 'as'. Metaphor - A comparison implied or stated between two usually unconnected objects. There are many other definitions and related theories. Note that the order of the 2 items often matters - usually some features of the 2nd item become associated to the 1st, rather than the other way around. There's no shortage of examples. Here are just a few. my love is like a red red rose - Burns After, Burns explains the ways that "love" and "red rose" match. Let us go then, you and I, where the evening is spread out across the sky like a patient etherised upon a table - T.S. Eliot - Grey trees whose lungs had filled up with winter suddenly exhaled a breath of leaves - James McGonigal (Posting) Midnight shakes the memory As a madman shakes ...

2 Programs at The Mazer Theater Curated by David Gibson Thursday, Oct 15th 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) The Mazer Theater of The Education Alliance 197 East Broadway, NY, NY 10002 (take F to "East Broadway" and walk 1 block east, entrance on the south side of East Broadway) ________________ Program 1: "Polkadot" - an excerpt from work-in-progress by Mayumi Ishino and Each Way Station Using familiar objects and the body as accessible metaphors, "Polkadot" comprises at once art installation, experimental music and elements of theater to push the boundaries of live narrative. The line is blurred between what is prepared and what is improvised, between fiction and reality. The audience is free to take a side. Interdisciplinary artist, Mayumi Ishino combines sculpture, drawing, installation, video, and performance. Her recent role as a director of theatrical performances led her to collaborate with a wide range of artists from variou...