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Music
This a superb album, smartly programmed and brilliantly played.
Visual Arts
Wifredo Lam can now be seen almost in full in New York — except for his many drawings, which might get a showing soon while the public’s interest is piqued. As for the artist’s paintings in Cuba that never reached MoMA, Americans (perhaps in uniform) might have a chance to see them soon enough.
Film
The narrative is filled with secrets and mysteries that tease and fade away — and the deepest mysteries lie within that basic social unit, the family.
Books
For half a century, cinephile, production assistant, filmmaker, press agent, producer, and programmer Pierre Rissient used all his powers to turn critical attention to filmmakers he took under his wing for their unusual personal vision.
Poetry at The Arts Fuse
This week’s poem: “Makes You” by Julie Choffel
Dance
With autobiographical wryness on the menu, Sara Juli and Alexander David is a match made in performance art heaven.
Theater
I’m thinking that a one-person performance of “Hamlet” by a Brit transwoman might get under Trump’s necrotic skin.
Television
“Jury Duty: Company Retreat” is an amusing lampoon with an economic message: it is is pro-small business and anti-private equity.
Podcasts
Host Elizabeth Howard explores the importance of books for people incarcerated in Mississippi.
Short Fuses
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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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.
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