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Coming Attractions: April 16 Through 25 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 9, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

CD Review: Pianist and Composer Satoko Fujii — Jazz’s Whirling Dervish

April 7, 2017
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These trio of releases from pianist Satoko Fujii are exciting snapshots of a jazz daredevil in action.

Theater Review: “Coyote on a Fence” — Drama on Death Row

April 6, 2017
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In a surprisingly quick 100 minutes, this smart play forces us to confront our own preconceived notions about good and evil.

Theater Review: “Made in China” — Puppets Made to Charm and Alarm

April 5, 2017
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Wakka Wakka’s puppetry skills are highly impressive, its staging inventive and undeniably entertaining.

Theater Commentary: Resist Trump? Boston’s Stages Opt Out

April 5, 2017
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Resistance, at least in Boston theater, is futile.

Film Review: “Frantz” — The Changeable Color of Grief

April 3, 2017
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Frantz explores the complicated emotions generated by the aftermath of a catastrophic war.

Visual Arts Commentary: Urban Branding — An Expression of Civic Character

April 2, 2017
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Thoughtful Branding underscores a community’s sense of place.

Theater Review: Mad Horse Theatre’s Talky Journey to the Afterlife

April 1, 2017
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Is the long trip through Purgatory worth the time? Not sure.

Film Review: “Peter the Third” — A Melancholic Israeli Comedy

March 31, 2017
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This is an old story, but the approach this time around is fresh, the acting uniformly excellent, and the pacing just right.

Book Review: “Four Princes” — Sixteenth Century Carnage

March 30, 2017
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A historian’s view of the tumultuous world of early sixteenth century Europe, an age of exploration, revolt, and religious upheaval.

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