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Fuse Theater Review: “Intimate Apparel” — An Affecting Vision of Constriction
The Lyric Stage is presenting a moving production of Lynn Nottage’s cautionary tale about strength of character tragically misdirected.
Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Will Program?
My data might be depressing for anyone who wants a lot of novelty in the concert hall. But I found that some orchestras are taking more risks than the pessimists say.
Fuse Remembrance: Jazz Trumpeter Extraordinaire Clark Terry
Gradually, Clark Terry developed on the trumpet the rounded, full tone that became so distinctive.
Fuse Concert Review: Violinist Julia Fischer and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Julia Fischer’s account of Brahms’s Violin Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) this weekend was nothing if not dynamic and impressive.
Fuse Commentary: Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum Envisions the Future — Now
To call the American Visionary Art Museum quirky would be an understatement: therein lies its charm as well as one of the reason for its success, even in economic hard times.
Fuse Book Review: “Medieval Christianity” — All Too Human
Harvard Divinity School professor Kevin Madigan’s scholarly but always compelling exposition of the evolution of the church will spark introspection among practicing Christians.
Fuse Dance Review: Boston Ballet — A Respectable “Lady of the Camellias”
What I didn’t see opening night was passion. The characters, all living on the edge of respectability, are comfortable in their own world, but as individuals most of them don’t assert themselves.
Fuse Book Review: At the Opaque Heart of Life — The Short Stories of Sait Faik
Sometimes called the “Turkish Balzac” and, more often, the “Turkish Chekhov,” Sait Faik actually had a literary vision all his own.
From the Editor’s Desk
Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, and author events for the coming week.
Music
Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Will Program?
My data might be depressing for anyone who wants a lot of novelty in the concert hall. But I found that some orchestras are taking more risks than the pessimists say.
Theater
Fuse Theater Review: “Intimate Apparel” — An Affecting Vision of Constriction
The Lyric Stage is presenting a moving production of Lynn Nottage’s cautionary tale about strength of character tragically misdirected.
Film
Fuse Film Review: “Timbuktu” — From Moderation to Totalitarianism
Director Abderrahmane Sissako wants the viewer to have the golden-age city in mind when, today, 2015, we see how terrible life has become there.
Books
Fuse Book Review: “Medieval Christianity” — All Too Human
Harvard Divinity School professor Kevin Madigan’s scholarly but always compelling exposition of the evolution of the church will spark introspection among practicing Christians.
Visual Arts
Fuse Commentary: Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum Envisions the Future — Now
To call the American Visionary Art Museum quirky would be an understatement: therein lies its charm as well as one of the reason for its success, even in economic hard times.
Dance
Fuse Dance Review: Boston Ballet — A Respectable “Lady of the Camellias”
What I didn’t see opening night was passion. The characters, all living on the edge of respectability, are comfortable in their own world, but as individuals most of them don’t assert themselves.
Television
Fuse Television Review: “The Americans” — Wasteland 2.0.
At every turn I sense potential in The Americans, always untapped, for a smart sitcom.
Food
Fuse Restaurant Review: Wasabi in North Cambridge — Superior Sushi
What is served at Wasabi is so-o-o-o fresh.
Video Games
Fuse Video Game Review: The Super Smash Bros. Are Back — Better Than Ever
Whether you are new or returning to the Super Smash Bros. series as a veteran, get this title on the Wii U and skip the 3DS version — unless you absolutely have to have the game on-the-go.
Commentary
Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Will Program?
My data might be depressing for anyone who wants a lot of novelty in the concert hall. But I found that some orchestras are taking more risks than the pessimists say.
Interview
Fuse Arts Interview: America’s Arts Economy — Future Tragically Imperfect
Over the next two decades, slow-creeping climate change is coming to the arts in America — the arctic ice on which the creative class stands is melting.
Preview
Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, and author events for the coming week.
Review
Fuse Theater Review: “Intimate Apparel” — An Affecting Vision of Constriction
The Lyric Stage is presenting a moving production of Lynn Nottage’s cautionary tale about strength of character tragically misdirected.
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