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Television Review: Ken Burns’s “Benjamin Franklin” — Gauzy Soft-Core Patriotism

April 8, 2022
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Corporate anti-racism – Bank of America is a major sponsor for the documentary – causes Ken Burns to pull his punches.

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Concert Review: Pianist Jeremy Denk’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” — An Embarrassment of Riches

April 6, 2022
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I have heard many recordings of Bach’s work, but none had the vibrancy of what I heard in Jeremy Denk’s Sunday concert.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Two Books and a Play — Creating Architectural Literacy

April 6, 2022
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Given the current state of play, any attempts to enrich our knowledge of the built environment are valuable.

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Theater Review: “AntigonX” — Sophocles Newly Envisioned, Splendidly

April 6, 2022
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AntigonX shows how a theater company’s admirable dedication to innovation lifts new voices and ideas.

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Theater Interview: The Need to Make Theater in Ukraine Today

April 5, 2022
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We live on the stage of my theater now.

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Rock Album Review: Elvis Costello’s “The Boy Named If” — Sly and Mischievous As Ever

April 5, 2022
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For all his verbal ingenuity, rousing chord progressions, and cynical smartass wit, Elvis Costello’s always tucked a raw, beating heart beneath his jaunty shades and devil-may-care grin.

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Visual Arts Review: “Displaced: Raida Adon’s Strangeness” — The Remains of Home

April 4, 2022
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Raida Adon rejects political categories because they fail to capture the utter strangeness of lived experience.

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Dance Review: “The Just and the Blind” — Shackled, Humiliated, Scared

April 3, 2022
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The Just and the Blind sends a needed and powerful message — it is 2022, we need to wake up!

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Film Review: “You Won’t Be Alone” — Witchcraft, Forever

April 3, 2022
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This is no run-of-the-mill supernatural witch movie.

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Coming Attractions: April 3 Through 18 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 3, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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