Arts Fuse Editor
The message of August Wilson’s final play: the future rests not on the number of Whole Foods we build but on the culture we value.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
What makes The Traitor ultimately worth watching is its epic sweep, the deft way director Marco Bellocchio and his below-the-credits team carve out the dramatic highlights of Italy’s twenty year war with the Cosa Nostra.
Odyssey Opera revels in the glittering wit and touching moments of this full-length chamber opera by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, better known for his Hollywood film scores and some wonderful guitar pieces.
The main problem with Gloria is its expository storytelling. Events are mostly announced and described rather than recreated.
Underground Railway Theater has a runaway hit. You’ll never see a show quite like it. It’s bold, ridiculous, and very risky.
The New Rep production of Hair is acceptable: if the intent was to look back at a now-dated musical that once caused a stir.
Among this group of strong animated shorts I found the French selection, Mémorable, to be the most powerful and artful.
A critical look at this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts.
It’s hard to think of a contemporary poet who has engaged so passionately and devotedly, over many decades, with a single forebear.
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