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Theater Review: “Every Brilliant Thing” — The Weight of the World

March 12, 2018
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Adrianne Krstansky, a marvelous actress, understandably exhibits signs of the strain of having to carry the entire production on her shoulders.

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Dance Review: Boston Ballet – Revisiting

March 12, 2018
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What a treat to see choreographers of different generations concentrating on ballet itself and asking the audience to appreciate what ballet can do.

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Theater Review: “Guards at the Taj” — The Price of Possibility

March 10, 2018
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Dramatist Rajiv Joseph probes the gentle sides of masculinity as well as the intertwined power of beauty and terror.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #18 — Max Bruch’s Symphony no. 3

March 10, 2018
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Max Bruch’s music is smart, strong, crafty, and, often, quite endearing.

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Visual Arts Review: Prince of Pieces — Rothko at the MFA

March 9, 2018
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There are no angels in Mark Rothko’s work: only the ascendancy of glorious color.

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Jazz Concert Review: Celebrating Bob Brookmeyer

March 9, 2018
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Bob Brookmeyer’s great contribution was to make it seem as though anything is possible — and permissible –in the big band context.

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Music Review: Bob Weir & Phil Lesh — Together, At Times

March 8, 2018
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On the occasions that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh performed as a legitimate duo the concert attained some of its more transcendent peaks.

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Film Review: “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” — Bold, Brainy, and Beautiful

March 8, 2018
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The documentary Bombshell illuminates Heddy Lamar’s enigmatic legacy with gentle scrutiny and justifiable awe.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #17 – Joan Tower’s “Chamber Dance”

March 8, 2018
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From a compositional standpoint, too, Chamber Dance is an example of Tower at her engaging best.

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Theater Review: Playing “The White Card”

March 7, 2018
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The White Card‘s examination of white philanthropy and racism stays well within the comfort zone.

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