Composer Steve Lampert wrote “Zigsaw” at the request of saxophonist Noah Preminger, whose group recorded it for one of 2019’s most provocative albums.
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Film Review: “Zombi Child” — Alluring Haitian-French Folk Horror
At times, Zombi Child successfully hovers between spooky documentary and an art house coming-of-age film.
Concert Review: Lucas Debargue and the Boston Philharmonic at Sanders Theatre
A pianist of real character and refinement – plus a huge career in Europe – Lucas Debargue was on hand to lend his musicianship to a relatively rare outing of Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto no. 2.
Coming Attractions: February 23 Through March 10– What Will Light Your Fire
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
Film Review: “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” — Rebellion Has an Expiration Date
Pauline Kael capitalized on counterculture snobbery, the pecking order of the oh-so enlightened.
Theater Review: “She the People” — Part Protest Rally and Part Catharsis
As my second wave feminist companion said as we left the theater, “That was hilarious. And I am SO ANGRY.”
Book Review: “These Fevered Days” — Exploring an Enigma
From the first page of Martha Ackmann’s new book on Emily Dickinson, you know you’re reading something entirely different.
Concert Review: Skylark Vocal Ensemble — Sublime Storytime
Storytelling is big business in concert halls these days, and as a yarn spinner Sarah Walker is in a class her own.
Film Review: “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” — A Harlequin Feminist Manifesto
The apocalyptic mayhem is glorious and certainly cathartic. Still, I have to ask: is this how women will rise up and take what’s ours? With violence?
Book Review: “Weather” — Despite All the Ruckus
There’s a funny, parabolic quality to the emotional weather in Weather — amidst all the unsettling harbingers, the sensation of being in end times, there is still love.