Robert Israel
Last Saturday, poet Philip Levine died at the age of 87 in Fresco, California. Here is a reprint of an Arts Fuse appreciation of the writer, originally posted in May of last year.
Read MoreAttempting to dig underneath our protective psychic skins to get at the festering Ids within, John Kuntz would like Necessary Monsters to mesh laughter and fright, comedy and horror.
Read MoreGalway Kinnell served as the Poet Laureate of Vermont and penned a number of poems, which often took the form of pastoral ramblings, that celebrated his appreciation of the rural life.
Read MoreThe play’s lead characters – representing polar opposites, cultural versus religious Judaism – ultimately exhaust one another, and us.
Read MorePride is poignant celebration of the power of the human element, a carefully layered tale of solidarity.
Read MoreThe more-than-satisfactory appeal of Traces is to see these gifted athletes perform time-honored circus skills – the attempt to make the performers look like televised rock stars falls flat.
Read MoreDirector Eric C. Engel and the Gloucester Stage Company cast gives Fences an insightful and nuanced production.
Read More4000 Miles is a showcase for dramatist Amy Herzog’s quirky sensibilities and canny insights into family dynamics.
Read MoreThe Tony accolades bestowed upon A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, will no doubt assure Darko Tresnjak’s future on Broadway.
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Arts Commentary: Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum Envisions the Future — Now
To call the American Visionary Art Museum quirky would be an understatement: therein lies its charm as well as one of the reason for its success, even in economic hard times.
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