Arts Fuse Editor
Body and Soul generates a whirligig of passions — joy, frustration, pleasure, and rage.
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“Figures of Speech” is a kind of aesthetic/political injection: its messages are put across by pieces that seamlessly blend a number of genres, including sculpture, music, graphics, and film.
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I consider composer Frederick Rzewski the most profound and persistent explorer of how to address injustice through the use of sophisticated compositional tools.
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The Tribeca Film Festival wrapped last week — here’s a selection of the most promising documentaries on view.
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One reason Fred Waitzkin’s work, outside of Searching for Bobby Fischer, is not as well known as it might be is that it doesn’t respect time-honored boundaries between fiction and nonfiction.
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Bo Burnham deserves kudos for calling himself out on his own bullshit. But that doesn’t absolve him of seriously confronting the problem of excessive self-consciousness, especially nowadays.
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.
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Davis solos less on Merci Miles than I wish he had, but he plays with precision, taste, and expression.
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Starstruck is the rare rom-com that will appeal to audiences who aren’t just fans of the genre.
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Opera Commentary: Labor Action at the Met — “Wear Your Union Colors!” — Update
Locked-Out MET Stagehands and Skilled Craftspeople ,Joined by Union Supporters, Launch First-of-Its-kind Interactive “Virtual Picket Line.”
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