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September Short Fuses – Materia Critica

September 7, 2021
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Theater Review: “Reparations” — A Message Well Delivered

September 7, 2021
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As the play ends, all four characters have a clear understanding of their marching orders. But will they — or we — act on them?

Classical Music Review: “Dreams of a New Day — Songs by Black Composers”

September 7, 2021
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The young baritone Will Liverman’s performances are full of spirit and a wide range of moods.

Book Review: “Chasing Me to My Grave” — An Indispensable Black Voice

September 6, 2021
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This was an artist who approached his singular craft with equal measures of exuberance and precision.

Film Review: “Candyman” – Stale Sweets

September 6, 2021
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Why bother giving big-budget Hollywood projects to up-and-coming Black filmmakers if they’re just going to be neutered and cut to shit before release?

Book Review: A Retrograde Shakespearean Shout-Out

September 6, 2021
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Shakespearean’s version of the Bard comes off as somewhat Monty Pythonesque — we are usually marching along with “Men Men Men.”

Book Review: Elizabeth Warren and Alexander S. Vindman — Gifted with a Moral Compass

September 5, 2021
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The idea of America is elusive and sometimes, like right now, in danger of disappearing. That is why I have found myself turning for comfort to two books that can give us some perspective as to how to move forward.

Coming Attractions: September 5 through 21– What Will Light Your Fire

September 5, 2021
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Concert Review: Dead and Company Still Alive and Kickin’

September 4, 2021
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This was a generous two-set show whose imaginative pacing spotlit exploratory jams and interesting reconstructions of classic Dead fare.

Theater Review: “Hurricane Diane” — A Whimper Rather than a Whirlwind

September 4, 2021
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Madeleine George’s uneven 90-minte one-act comedy/drama borrows heavily on Greek mythology to zip up the misadventures of a cluster of suburban women in New Jersey,

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