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Theater Review: “Bells Are Ringing” — Musical Magic from the Berkshire Theatre Group

July 12, 2015
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If you love classic musical comedy, this is a production you must see.

Film Review: Maine International Film Festival — Off and Running with “Eisenstein”

July 12, 2015
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Eisenstein in Guanajuato is another major achievement from the iconoclastic British director Peter Greenaway.

Visual Arts: Giant White Bunnies at the Lawn on D — Down the Pop Culture Rabbit Hole

July 11, 2015
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In recent years several serious artists, Amanda Parer among them, have created giant inflatable pieces with the aim of making cultural/political statements.

Book Review: “Napoleon On War” — Might Makes Right, At Least for A While

July 10, 2015
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Bruno Colson’s book is a wonder of research, and serves to shed light on the state of Napoleon’s mind.

Book Review: A Biography of T.S. Eliot — Before, During, and After “The Waste Land”

July 7, 2015
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In this excellent biography, Robert Crawford succeeds admirably in detailing T.S. Eliot’s early intellectual development.

Rock Album Review: “Coma Ecliptic” — A Prog-Rock Opera

July 6, 2015
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This troupe from North Carolina has managed to hit all the right prog-rock targets with music that has sweep, depth, and texture while avoiding pretension.

Book Review: “Adrift” in a Memorably Neo-Beat World

July 5, 2015
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The protagonist’s version of barroom existentialism works as an unofficial précis for the struggle to make it through another day of being human.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 5, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Dance Feature: Jacob’s Pillow Archive — Rebooted

July 4, 2015
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Jacob’s Pillow’s revamped archive is a sort of museum as well as a library. A catalogue of the holdings is in the works. .

Theater Appreciation: “Miracle of Miracles” — The Priscilla Beach Theatre Redux

July 3, 2015
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The venerable Priscilla Beach Theatre was in danger of crumbling away — but it has been fully restored and is swinging into a summertime season of musicals.

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