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Coming Attractions: August 22 through September 6– What Will Light Your Fire

August 22, 2021
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Visual Arts Review: “Titian: Women, Myth & Power” — The Furious Force of Transcendent Artistry

August 22, 2021
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It’s hard to adequately describe what a momentous exhibition this is.

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Watch Closely: “Katla” — The Horror Beneath and Around Us

August 21, 2021
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A haunting vision of lost souls who emerge from the Icelandic ice, naked, hungry and seeking communion with those they left behind.

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Film Review: “Fire Music: A History of the Free Jazz Revolution” — Informative but Incomplete

August 19, 2021
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What’s on the screen rings true, but Fire Music falls short of being fair to history.

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Film Review: “Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time” — And Remember, Take Care of Yourself

August 19, 2021
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Evangelion is my personal Rosetta Stone, allowing me to decipher everything from psychoanalytic theory and gender relations to my very own understanding of trauma and the world in which I inhabit.

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Television Review: “The Chair” — Weeding the Groves of Academe

August 19, 2021
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The Chair asserts that professors have lives outside the university and they are demanding and draining.

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Jazz Album Review: “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund”

August 18, 2021
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There’s a pleasing variety in this collection, which serves up valuable music that might not have otherwise been heard.

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Short Fuse Podcast #43: What is Poetry For?

August 17, 2021
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks with poet and performer Kyle Ducayan, executive director of the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, about the purpose of poetry.

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Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (August Entry)

August 17, 2021
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Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s especially eclectic list includes The Allman Brothers Band, Roy Brown, Black Sabbath, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

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Theater Review: “Seared” — A Recipe for Comedy

August 16, 2021
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Theresa Rebeck’s foodie comedy Seared is more of an amiable appetizer than a substantial entree.

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