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Visual Arts Review: A Creative Camelot — The Bauhaus and Harvard University

March 11, 2019
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This inspiring show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Bauhaus.

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Coming Attractions: March 10 through 26 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 10, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Jazz Album: “Love Hurts” — Guitarist Julian Lage’s Strongest Recording to Date

March 9, 2019
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The disc is manna for lovers of assertive electric guitar, played by one of today’s top practitioners, in an unadorned trio setting.

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Film Review: “Climax” — Mental Blitzkrieg, Cinematic Version

March 9, 2019
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Climax may be the director’s most fully realized attempt so far to suggest a state of madness onscreen.

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Film Review: A Pair of “Suspirias” Square off at The Brattle Theater

March 8, 2019
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Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is a landscape of the shadowy feminine, steeped in ancient magic, willful evil, and the cyclical round-de-lay of death and rebirth.

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Theater Review: “Escaped Alone” and “Come and Go” — Forms of Disconnection

March 8, 2019
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To be truly effective black humor must have us laughing at something we fear, regret, or at the very least recognize.

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Classical Music Preview: “Help the Children” Concert — An Eclectic Vocal Program

March 7, 2019
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“It’s not a concert about despair,” observes Joel Cohen, “there’s a lot of festive music in it.”

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Theater Review: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Visceral “Birdy”

March 7, 2019
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of Birdy is at its best when it focuses on the play’s central relationships.

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Television: PEN15 — Middle School Made Uproarious

March 7, 2019
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Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle turn in frequently hilarious but vulnerable performances as their adolescent counterparts.

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Book Review: “The Wages” — A Powerful Folk Tale About Slavery

March 6, 2019
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We need stories like The Wages to expose the hypocrisy and incoherence of the institutions that we are supposed to believe are pillars of justice.

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