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Coming Attractions: April 1 through 10 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 25, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Jazz CD Review: The Kathrin Pechlof Trio

March 24, 2018
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Toward the Unknown is a well-wrought, well-rendered recording — one worthy of serious attention.

Book Review: Susan Sontag’s Collected Stories — From the Back Burner

March 24, 2018
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Susan Sontag wrote short stories as a hobby; she saved more of her enormous intellectual energy for her novels and essays.

Theater Review: “Ugly Lies the Bone” — Illusions of Support

March 23, 2018
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With this production, Penobscot Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport has raised the artistic bar for Bangor’s premiere theater company.

Film Review: “The Leisure Seeker” — One Last Road Trip?

March 23, 2018
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We’re not in European art film territory here.

Book Review: “This is Hip” — The Trials and Tribulations of Jazz Singer Mark Murphy

March 22, 2018
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Jazz singer Mark Murphy was just too much for most audiences during that period; too intense, too varied, too unpredictable.

Dance Review: DanzAbierta’s “MalSon” — Retrograde

March 22, 2018
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We were reminded of how difficult it is to create an evening-length’s choreography without a storyline, musical structure, or a well-developed concept

Dance Review: Kelley Donovan’s Tides of Thought

March 19, 2018
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Kelley Donovan believes every dancer should own her movement, not just perform it.

Film Review: “Loveless” — Loss of Love

March 19, 2018
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Just about every aspect of Loveless is executed perfectly.

Theater Review: “Skeleton Crew” — Working Under Pressure

March 17, 2018
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Skeleton Crew offers a redemptive look at a national tragedy — the financial crisis of 2008.

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