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Visual Arts Interview: Photographer Barry Schneier on his Exhibit “The Song Is Still Being Written: The Folk Music Portrait Project”

January 3, 2025
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When Barry Schneier felt it was time for his next photography project about musicians, he decided to get to know his subjects, not just shoot them.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

January 2, 2025
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This week’s poem: Sanjana Nair’s “Hole Shine Bright”

Film Review: “All We Imagine As Light” — A Gritty and Graceful Look at Life in Mumbai

January 2, 2025
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“All We Imagine As Light” is an absorbing celebration of female friendship.

January Short Fuses — Materia Critica

January 1, 2025
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Special Feature: Quotes for the New Year

January 1, 2025
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A collection of quotes that have stung or sustained me over the past 12 months.

Film Review: “Babygirl” — What Do Women Want?

December 30, 2024
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“Babygirl” comes off as a rather lascivious take-down of yet another older woman who has everything she wants except … sexual excitement.

Dance Review: “Diary of a Tap Dancer” — Say Their Names

December 29, 2024
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Is it possible to reclaim a marginalized legacy? And how do you step up to take a seat at the table when your history has been neglected and forgotten?

Dance Review: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at 50 — A Legacy of Dance, Humor, and Familiar Jokes

December 29, 2024
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After five decades of blending strong technique with playful satire, the Trocks continue to impress, but some of their once-fresh humor feels a bit played out.

Film Review: “Nightbitch”— Howling at the Patriarchy

December 28, 2024
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Perhaps director Marielle Heller decided that “Nightbitch”‘s unusual premise had to be balanced with a decorous storytelling trope.

DocTalk: 10 Best Documentaries of 2024

December 27, 2024
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It seems every year the quality of feature films, especially those from mainstream studios, is getting worse, while that of documentaries is getting better.

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