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Fuse Book Review: “The Silkworm” — The Beasts Arrive in a Lather

August 19, 2014
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In this whodunit by Robert Galbraith — the pen name of J.K. Rowling, better known for her Harry Potter books — editors, literary agents and writers play the part of monsters on the loose.

Theater Review: New York’s Other Free Shakespeare in the Park — An Intimate “Winter’s Tale”

August 18, 2014
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Hudson Warehouse’s production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale is fast-paced, sad, and occasionally quite funny.

Fuse Concert Review: Monadnock Music’s Season Finale — The Stuff of Inspiration

August 18, 2014
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Things are going well with Monadnock Music: before Saturday’s concert kicked off, managing director Christopher Sink announced that the festival had cleared its financial debts as it heads into next year’s 50th anniversary season.

Film Review: “Abuse of Weakness” — Encounter With a Monster

August 18, 2014
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Writer-director Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness is a fascinating, nicely restrained look at what in retrospect was a parasitic relationship.

Music Review: An Exhilarating Performance of “Candide” at Tanglewood

August 17, 2014
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It occurred to me that, given the variety of the Metropolitan Opera’s current problems, maybe General Manager Peter Gelb should consider putting this best of all possible Candides on his menu.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 17, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

Visual Arts Review: Franz West — The Enduring Pleasures of Jaunty Anarchism

August 16, 2014
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At its best, the playful absurdity of Franz West’s work seduces the viewer.

Film Review: Jafar Panahi’s “Closed Curtain” — Another Valiant Film From Iran

August 15, 2014
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Under relaxed house arrest, Iranian director Jafar Panahi bravely concedes that, at times during his incarceration, he’s worn down, tempted to end it all.

Theater Review: “Finding Neverland” — A Lucrative Broadway Fantasy in Progress

August 15, 2014
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The $3 million American Repertory Theater version of Finding Neverland remains a work in progress, a “tryout” as it has been dubbed, and it feels just like that.

Dance Review: Hat Trick — Doug Elkins at Jacob’s Pillow

August 15, 2014
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Doug Elkins’ take on Othello is entirely of our era, when domestic abuse is finally a public discussion and a complex story of betrayal can be conveyed with pop culture efficiency.

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