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Harvard Divinity School professor Kevin Madigan’s scholarly but always compelling exposition of the evolution of the church will spark introspection among practicing Christians.
Read MoreWhat I didn’t see opening night was passion. The characters, all living on the edge of respectability, are comfortable in their own world, but as individuals most of them don’t assert themselves.
Read MoreSometimes called the “Turkish Balzac” and, more often, the “Turkish Chekhov,” Sait Faik actually had a literary vision all his own.
Read MoreThe first in what is surely going to be Blue Heron’s memorable series of testaments to the neglected brilliance of composer Johannes Ockeghem.
Read MoreThe main takeaway from this first BSO album under new music director Andris Nelsons is the excellent, exciting Sibelius performance.
Read MoreThe fascinating exhibition Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol traces the history of 20th century art in textiles.
Read MoreOnce you have wrestled with Paul Celan’s poetry, you may find yourself with a changed and sharpened sensibility to image and language.
Read MoreIn dramatist Nicolas Billon’s enigmatic but involving Greenland, the audience is called on to actively reconstruct what occurred in the characters’ lives.
Read MoreCurtains? is not entirely satisfying, but I’ll give Michael M. Kaiser points for honesty, clarity, and for not dodging uncomfortable truths.
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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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