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Arts Commentary: Constraint in Quarantine

May 7, 2020
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Our eyes may be quarantined, but our minds are not.

Visual Arts Feature: Artists Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis in Prisons

May 3, 2020
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Much of what artists and educators who enter prisons typically aim to do is help foster human connections with those on the inside.

Classical Music Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season Announcement

April 30, 2020
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If ever there was a season the BSO needed to put its right foot forward — balancing the core repertory with some strong steps outside of it — this is the one.

Performing Arts Series: Stories of Surviving COVID-19 — Double Edge Theatre

April 29, 2020
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“We believe the way to move through these times is 6 feet apart and ALL TOGETHER.”

Visual Arts Feature: A Walk in the City — Seeing Architectural Details and History in a Time of Covid-19

April 25, 2020
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Ironically, sheltering at home reminds us that walking through some neighborhoods in Boston is an aesthetically enriching experience.

Dance Commentary: Paul Taylor — Now You See It, Virtually

April 23, 2020
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I’ve always believed that dance has a literature, much like music or drama. Dance’s literature consists of both ideas (choreography) and the execution of ideas (performance).

Theater Commentary: When the Curtain Falls — Like an Axe

April 22, 2020
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Vibrant, independent theater in Boston and throughout New England will not be sustained if the demolition starts at the bottom and moves up.

Arts Commentary: The Late Annie Ross — An Appreciation

April 21, 2020
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Renowned singer and actress Annie Ross is urgently in need of financial assistance to pay for home care during this pandemic.

Arts Commentary: Two “Killer” Worldviews

April 20, 2020
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I’m suddenly startled by the almost simultaneous appearance of two killers, neither of them COVID-19, each seemingly unbeatable in its own way.

Arts Remembrance: Saxophonist Lee Konitz

April 19, 2020
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Lee Konitz was, with Sonny Rollins, one of the last of his great generation of jazz men still swinging hard.

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