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Film Review: “Buster Williams: Bass to Infinity” — Portrait of a Jazz Artist

May 31, 2021
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This fine documentary of a highly respected elder bassist presents a clear, focused picture of a man who is also a jazz musician.

Coming Attractions: May 30 through June 14 — What Will Light Your Fire

May 30, 2021
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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 if the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Theater Review: “Black Beans Project” — Tasting Togetherness

May 30, 2021
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The heart and soul that so prominently flavors the Black Beans Project no doubt reflects the hopeful moment we’re in.

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Three)

May 29, 2021
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More homages to 1971’s magnificent bursts of cinematic iconoclasm.

Book Review: “The Fascination of What’s Difficult: A Life of Maud Gonne” — Ireland’s Unlikable Joan of Arc

May 28, 2021
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“What happens when you discover your heroine was a vile anti-Semite?”

Film Review: Disney’s “Cruella” — Fashionably Evil

May 27, 2021
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Cruella is by far the best of the Disney reboots.

Theater Review: “A Woman of the World” — A Remarkable Relationship

May 27, 2021
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The “Real” Emily Dickinson never materializes, but the “Real” Mabel Loomis Todd does — and it’s a sometimes shocking and sad story.

Letter from New York: Visual Arts — Alice Neel and All the Rest

May 26, 2021
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In New York, museums and galleries are racing toward a new normal, whatever that might be. Most exhibitions that opened earlier in the year will stay open into the summer.

Film Review: “Plan B” — A Walk on the Wild and Diverse Side

May 26, 2021
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Plan B, Hulu’s latest raunchy teen romp, proves why we need diverse voices in Hollywood.

Opera CD Review: Congolese Tenor Patrick Cabongo Steps into Stardom in a World-Premiere Recording of Meyerbeer’s “Romilda e Costanza”

May 26, 2021
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The composer of Les huguenots and L’Africaine was already an accomplished master at age 26, as this first-rate recording reveals.

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