Month: June 2016

Fuse News: “The Boston Globe” and WGBH Pull the Plug on Summer Arts Weekend

June 24, 2016
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“It was an amazing event and it was a blow to lose it. Free outdoor events that give people access to the arts are a rarity,”

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Fuse Film Review: “The Neon Demon” — It Was Beauty that Killed the Beast

June 23, 2016
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Director Nicholas Winding Refn has turned the dark side of modeling into a horror film, one that will no doubt generate plenty of controversy.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Blinders” — Choppy Political Satire

June 23, 2016
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Patrick Gabridge’s political satire presents some intriguing sci-fi-like concepts, but the play falls into too many narrative potholes.

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Book Review: The Librarians of Timbuktu — Action Heroes for Cultural Preservation

June 23, 2016
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Former Newsweek bureau chief Joshua Hammer has documented a timely story of cultural heroism.

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Theater Review: Bedlam’s Transfixing, Twinned Twelfth Nights

June 23, 2016
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There is nothing quite so exhilarating as watching Shakespeare done right – except, perhaps, watching one of his plays done right, twice.

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Fuse News/Tip: Quilt at Sinclair on June 24

June 22, 2016
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The wellsprings of Quilt’s sound are diverse – psychedelics, dream pop, Beach ‘n’ Beatle harmony groups, folk-rock and, I swear, punkoid racket at times.

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Fuse Dance Review: Birds in the Hands — “The Firebird”

June 21, 2016
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The coincidence of two Firebirds in one weekend suggested a Compare-and-Contrast exercise.

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Theater Review: “Wild Williams” — Wildly Imaginative

June 21, 2016
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Wild Williams is a marvelous antidote for the formulaic.

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Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Pay Glorious Respect to Father and Sons —

June 21, 2016
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It doesn’t get much better for father and sons than when these virtuosos give their superb all for the Bach clan..

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Fuse Coming Attractions: June 19 through 28— What Will Light Your Fire This Week

June 19, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.

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