Month: August 2016

Theater Review: “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education” — An Invitation to Take Action

August 31, 2016
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Among the driving forces behind Anna Deavere Smith’s latest solo work is a call to strengthen “our collective capacity for action.”

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Book Review: “The Last Days of Stalin” — The Death of a Nightmare

August 31, 2016
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Joshua Rubenstein has penned a compact, chilling account of the demise of the Russian tyrant.

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Classical CD Reviews: Leonidas Kavakos’ “Virtuoso,” Daniel Harding conducts Rameau and Berlioz, Ballet music by Roussel, Debussy, and Poulenc

August 31, 2016
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Three CDs from musicians to be reckoned with.

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Film Review: “A Tale of Love and Darkness” — A Haunting View of 1940s Israel

August 30, 2016
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Natalie Portman turned Israeli author Amos Oz’s extraordinary memoir of 1940s Jerusalem into a superb film,

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Classical CD Reviews: Kristian Bezuidenhout plays Mozart, Arabella Steinbacher’s “Fantasies,” Maya Beiser’s “TranceClassical”

August 29, 2016
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New CDs from three outstanding musicians: pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, violinist Arabella Steinbacher, and cellistMaya Beiser.

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Film Review: “Miss Sharon Jones!” — Soulful Inspiration

August 29, 2016
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If this movie boosts Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings into well-paid entertainers with a major record deal, I salute filmmaker Barbara Kopple.

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Classical CD Review: The Chiara String Quartet Plays “Bartók by Heart” (Azica Records)

August 29, 2016
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The Chiara Quartet has recorded a series of gritty, compelling takes on Bartók’s seminal group of quartets.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: September 4 through 13 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 28, 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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Book Review: Homage to Scott Miller — Perceptive Attention Paid to a Lost Pop Genius

August 28, 2016
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Brett Milano approaches his subject with encyclopedic knowledge, a fan’s fervor, and the seasoned music journalist’s skill.

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Music Commentary: The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute

August 27, 2016
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If any of you are harboring a budding young musician, investigate the possibility of he or she attending BUTI.

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