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Dance Review: “Gumshoes in Tap Shoes” — Sleuthing for a Voice

February 9, 2015
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Gumshoes in Tap Shoes, a dance noir with ’60s big-band music from the likes of Henry Mancini, is an ambitious project.

Film Review: “A Most Violent Year” — A Most Masterful Accomplishment

February 9, 2015
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A Most Violent Year is nothing if not intense.

Fuse Book Review: “Bomb’s Author Interviews” — Hipper Than Thou

February 8, 2015
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Bomb Magazine’s goal is not merely to comment on the arts, it is about making art.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

February 8, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, dance, author events, and theater for the coming week.

Book Review: “American Justice 2014” — A Sturdy Look at the Current Supreme Court

February 7, 2015
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The most important takeaway from American Justice 2014 is the potential danger, from Epps’s perspective, of the growing influence of Justice Alito.

Theater Review: “The Second Girl” — A Sensitive Portrait of the Irish Working Class

February 7, 2015
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The actors in the central roles are extremely fine, particularly Kathleen McElfresh’s beautifully nuanced performance as the anguished Bridget O’Sullivan.

Fuse Film Review: “Actress” — When Camera and Subject Are Part of the Act

February 6, 2015
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Brandy Burre is a trained actress who is artfully aware of the camera and its power: the director uses her skill as a performer to animate the film.

Fuse Film Review: 2015 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts — A Spotlight on Heroism

February 6, 2015
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These films demonstrate what’s often so great about documentaries: here’s where you find real courage and everyday heroism, and not in mythic, muscular, blockbusters.

Theater Review: “Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)” — A Memorable Homecoming

February 4, 2015
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May Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) fill the Loeb Drama Center to the brim and then some.

Visual Arts Review: An Indelible Sense of Vermont — The Photographs of Nathan Benn

February 4, 2015
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Nathan Benn’s gorgeous color photographs paint a complex vision of Vermont as a place of constancy and change.

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