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No pianist in his right mind is going to repeat this program. András Schiff had privileged us with a gift that only he could give.
Refreshingly, playwright Marianna Salzmann manages to be political without being didactic. Her characters live (rather than preach) through history, grappling with the transition from totalitarianism to democracy.
This is one fine neo-noir, expertly directed by Ridley Scott with a host of superlative star turns from Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Javier Barden, Penélope Cruz, and Brad Pitt.
Director Scott Edmiston’s carefully staged production generates sympathy chiefly because of some deft acting rather than the writing.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, and music that’s coming up this week.
Nina Schuyler’s uneven novel raises some interesting questions in the course of the protagonist’s quest, and there are many fascinating details about Japan and Noh plays and the power of silence.
Director Jon M. Chu enlisted songwriter/performer Todrick Hall and choreographers Jamal Sims and Christopher Scott to remix the in-flight safety lecture.
So is the book worth reading? Depends how interested you are in twentieth century cultural history, in music and creative genius, in marriage and sexuality.
The moral urgency and the humane distribution of Adelle Waldman’s authorial sympathy are evident everywhere in “The Love Affair of Nathaniel P.”
In a way, this collection of hip writing, a “literary mixtape,” is the ultimate embodiment of the vision of the Hipster-as-Curator.
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