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Music
Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka, under conductor Christophe Rousset, shows why Berlioz and others loved “La Vestale”.
Visual Arts
Film
Here’s a peek at 10 art house films that this critic is looking forward to in the first half of 2024.
Books
The holidays and their aftermath are not always a time of cheer for families. Two recent children’s books provide empathy and understanding.
Poetry at The Arts Fuse
This Week’s Poem: Douglas Rothschild’s “On the EVE of the THREE KINGS”
Dance
As the first draft of documenting choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s career, this book will be invaluable, but by the end of it, the story may look somewhat different.
Theater
Our theater critics salute the year’s outstanding productions.
Television
Our critics supply their TV favorites of 2023.
Podcasts
In this episode of The Short Fuse, host Elizabeth Howard and Alex Waters, technical editor of the podcast, reflect on the year in an informal conversation.
Short Fuses
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Food
Flux Gourmet occasionally reminded me of the films of Peter Greenaway, who often juxtaposed the grotesque or disturbing with the beautiful and ethereal.
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The Arts Fuse was established in June, 2007 as a curated, independent online arts magazine dedicated to publishing in-depth criticism, along with high quality previews, interviews, and commentaries. The publication's over 70 freelance critics (many of them with decades of experience) cover dance, film, food, literature, music, television, theater, video games, and visual arts. Support arts coverage that believes that culture matters.
Visual Art Commentary: Boston and Sargent, For Better, For Worse.
Boston’s veneration of John Singer Sargent is awkwardly implicated in the city’s habit of denouncing modern art.