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Book Review: “Really the Blues” — Memorable Tales of Jazz Age Derring-do

March 26, 2016
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For all his memoir’s faults, Mezz Mezzrow’s rambunctious enthusiasm for jazz and the world it shaped and defined keeps the pages turning.

Dance Review: Full Houses — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

March 23, 2016
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Each piece was delivered in a different combination of popular dance and modern dance styles.

Concert Review: Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams — On a Creative Jag

March 23, 2016
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Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.

Music Preview: Tabla Superstar Zakir Hussain — Do Not Fear a Sonic Culture Clash

March 21, 2016
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Masters of Percussion is a biannual tour that Zakir Hussain orchestrates with an evolving and revolving cast of musicians .

Dance Review: Style Survey — “Kaleidoscope” at Boston Ballet

March 20, 2016
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I’d seen all of these works on the Boston Ballet’s program once or twice in the past. They all seemed to improve with these additional viewings.

Fuse Coming Attractions: March 20 through 29 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

March 20, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Dance Review: Paradise Lost’s Energetic “Replay”

March 19, 2016
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Paradise Lost’s Replay is nothing if not exuberant.

Theater Review: “The Launch Prize” — A Powerful Examination of Art, Competition, and Racism

March 19, 2016
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MJ Halberstandt’s script is at its strongest when his characters, and how they connect with each other, are the focus.

Theater Review: Samuel Beckett — A Memorable Voice in the Dark

March 18, 2016
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Lisa Dwan’s performance of these Beckett pieces in a totally darkened theater is powerful and, in the case of Not I, deliciously revelatory.

Book Review: Living Well is not the Same as Being Good—Jim Harrison’s “The Ancient Minstrel”

March 18, 2016
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Jim Harrison’s prose is gorgeous, illuminating. The simple language slides into your head and resonates there.

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