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Ferruccio Busoni’s century-old (or -young) Doktor Faust, inspired by Christopher Marlowe and other pre-Goethe sources, offers a fascinatingly hellish ride.
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Phyllis Ewen ponders humanity’s perilous relationship with the earth, expressing her concerns through her artwork.
Redemption awaits “When Fall Is Coming.”
Throughout these bold solo performances, pianist Chick Corea exudes confidence.
Two new picture books offer a refreshing use of not-so-typical endings.
It’s pretty interesting that we live in a moment in which our comic-book obsessed culture is creating a number of antagonists based on the premise of, “Hey, what if Superman were emotionally stunted and really evil?”
Annapurna Sriram’s “Fucktoys” is poised for cult greatness among queer cinephiles, filthy femmes, and those of us who find today’s movie landscape frighteningly sex averse.
Music Commentary: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — The More Things Change …
At the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival we tend to gravitate to the locals and other “regional acts” from around the world and hope, most of all, for those surprises — artists unlike any we’ve seen before, anywhere.
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