Arts Fuse Editor
What makes Portland Stage’s production of Earnest such a delight is its physicality.
Mark Morris and Ethan Iverson chose songs from the famous album for reflection and extrapolation. What they made is an entertainment, a romp for the company’s terrific dancers.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
This fine collection of short fiction reinforces Richard Power’s reputation as a master storyteller.
RISD Museum’s well-curated show Bona Drag is a powerful act of remembrance.
Path of Totality is a distinctive recording, put together with great attention to form and detail — and performed with enormous skill.
Arctic avoids existential symbolism for the sake of expressing authentic emotions, most of them thanks to Mads Mikkelsen’s performance, a quiet tour de force.
Given the tensions in our current political and social environment, conversations and alliances such as these, that generate respect through listening to the voices of others, is essential.
The renovated Hood Museum of Art feels open and free.
Television Commentary: “The Sopranos” 20 Years Later — American Viciousness, Legitimized
I find it a little disturbing how The Soprano’s themes seem to have culminated in the election of our current President.
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