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Visual Arts Commentary: “Portraits of Courage” — Critical Misfire

May 27, 2017
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Why do critics like the New Yorker‘s Peter Schjeldahl rush to absolve G.W. Bush?

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 27

May 27, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

Theater Review: “Fuente Ovejuna” — An Underwhelming Revival

May 26, 2017
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Lope de Vega’s classic story of how the powerless stood up to authority — and won –deserves better treatment than clumsy caricature.

Visual Arts Review: Matisse in the Studio — Objects Inspiring Art

May 26, 2017
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Matisse said his objects were his “working library,” sources to mine for formal qualities and their ability to evoke an emotional response.

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 26

May 26, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

Music Feature: Corin Ashley — A Spectacular Return

May 25, 2017
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The Malden resident’s new album is particularly impressive under the circumstances — he suffered a major stroke in January 2016.

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 25

May 25, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Dream of a Midsummer Night

May 24, 2017
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Mortals would be foolish to miss the ASP’s version of Shakespeare’s Dream.

Rethinking the Repertoire #12 – Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Violin Concerto

May 24, 2017
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich has an uncanny understanding of what instruments can do and how to showcase them best.

New York Theater Review: Storytime — “Venus” and “The Antipodes”

May 24, 2017
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Two plays from major American dramatists interrogate how we come up with the stories we tell about ourselves.

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