Featured

Classical Concert Review: Pianist Martin Helmchen  — Balancing Bach with Subtlety and Flair

December 7, 2022
Posted in , , ,

In his Celebrity Series debut, pianist Martin Helmchen performed a mostly vivid and colorful evening of Bach.

Short Fuse Podcast #58: Breath, Suspended

December 7, 2022
Posted in , ,

In this episode of the podcast, Elizabeth Howard talks to poets Diane Alters and Edward Hirsch about the ways we think about grief, publicly and privately.

Doc Talk: Two New Documentaries about Political Terror Hit Close to Home

December 7, 2022
Posted in , ,

Two powerful films about fending off violent threats, xenophobic and fascist.

Book Review: “Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison” — Blind Justice

December 6, 2022
Posted in , , ,

Daniel S. Medwed demonstrates just how astronomical the odds are against anyone who tries to question a guilty verdict, no matter how suspect the conviction.

Classical Album Review: Rued Langgaard’s Symphony No. 1

December 6, 2022
Posted in , , ,

For balance and virtuosity, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra plays Rued Langgaard’s “Klippepastoraler” for all it’s worth. That just doesn’t end up being very much.

Arts Commentary: Annie Ernaux, Abortion, and Me

December 6, 2022
Posted in , ,

What is literature if it doesn’t kick you in the ass every now and then and get you to act? Maybe that’s what the Nobel committee thought when it awarded Annie Ernaux this year’s Literature Prize.

Film Review: “Sr.” — Positive, Funny, and Insightful Senior Moments

December 5, 2022
Posted in , ,

An unconventional documentary explores the career of unconventional filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.

KEEP THE ARTS FUSE LIT! — Our Winter Appeal

December 5, 2022
Posted in

Please take this opportunity to sustain the future of the arts in this country by strengthening a magazine that is making a real difference.

Concert Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Orpheum Theater — Beginning a New Phase

December 4, 2022
Posted in , , , ,

This is a band as capable of being as spry and unpredictable in its 12th year as it was in its first.

Coming Attractions: December 4 through 20 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 4, 2022
Posted in , ,

As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives