Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
Theater Review: “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” — Absurdist Death Pangs
Much ado about nihilism.
Theater Review: “The America Plays” — Aisle of the Dead
Listening to the dead speak, amid the natural grandeur of Mount Auburn Cemetery, is a moving experience.
Theater Review: “Cherry Docs” — Healing Hate
David Gow’s earnest, intelligent drama about the fragility of identity, though somewhat glibly reassuring, generates powerful moments in this bare-bones production from the Acropolis Stage Company.
Theater Review: “Fall Springs” — Singing Our Way to Extinction
But this is an American musical, so political content (and blame for the way things are) must be kept fuzzy, a strategically-calculated myopia.
Theater Review: “Ghosts” — Specters on the March
In this always compelling production, director Carey Perloff decided to bring the uncanny on stage, almost as a sixth character, in the form of composer/musician David Coulter.
Music Interview: Klezmer Clarinettist Michael Winograd Does “Kosher Style” Proud
“There’s a giant chip on the shoulder of those who love musics of the world when it comes to klezmer.”
Cultural Commentary: Arts Criticism — An Embarrassment of Whiteness
Can anyone — with a straight face — argue that our largely white critical contingent in Boston is interested in generating hard hitting debate, controversy, and unconventional ideas?
From the Editor’s Desk: We Turn Twelve — The Future of the Arts Fuse
This funding means that The Arts Fuse will be cranking out the kind of arts coverage you have come to expect for a good time to come.
Theater Commentary: An Open Letter — to the “Open Letter”
The media big boys should be part of the discussion, if only because they have the resources to change the situation for the better.
