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Fuse Commentary: Letter from the Hinterland — Cheering on Children and the Arts

June 22, 2013
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What is perhaps most astonishing is that families of every economic stripe, even those for whom it is a great sacrifice, are seeing to it that their children experience these pleasures, despite the sad fact that schools all over the country are cutting back on arts programs.

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Theater Review: “Not What Happened” — Exploring History’s Vanishing Presence

June 21, 2013
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What Ain Gordon’s play demonstrates is that even when records are indecipherable and incomplete, we still have the right, and perhaps the responsibility, to imagine what happened.

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Film Review: “Journey to Italy” — A Compassionate Masterwork About Marriage

June 21, 2013
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Despite all the irritating behavior exhibited by both spouses in “Journey to Italy,” the film is ultimately a work of great compassion.

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Film Review: “The Iran Job” — Basketball and the Search for a Common Ground

June 20, 2013
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“The Iran Job” is an engrossing documentary that cannily integrates basketball and a look at Iranian street life in the months leading up to and including the Green Movement protests.

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Music Feature: Rolling With Ezekiel’s Wheels

June 20, 2013
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“We’re in this really great place now where the music [klezmer] can sound fairly traditional in style but at the same time we can do more in-depth arrangements.”

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Music CD Review: Kanye West’s “Yeezus”—Taking on the Mainstream

June 18, 2013
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Every aspect of “Yeezus” has been shaped to alienate Kanye West’s fanbase – from the lack of cover art to the undernourished track list of ten songs.

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Rock Concert Review: Viva The Rolling Stones at the TD Garden

June 18, 2013
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Well, maybe this isn’t the last time. Maybe this isn’t the last tour. Maybe they’ll be around for a few more years at least. And why the hell not? The Stones have still got it, and they’re almost worth the money.

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Opera Review: Boston Early Music Festival’s Brilliant “Almira”

June 17, 2013
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There is lots to praise (lavishly) in BEMF’s production of “Almira”: a large cast with no weak links, fabulous musicians, and inspired sets, costumes, and dancing.

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Fuse Opera Review: A Gripping Production of Rachmaninoff’s Unjustly Neglected “Aleko”

June 16, 2013
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Despite its drawbacks, “Aleko” is a remarkably satisfying opera and filled with much beautiful music.

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Film Review: Darkness Visible — Carlos Reygedas’s Spiritually Imposing “Post Tenebras Lux”

June 16, 2013
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Even with its audience-unfriendly head games and confusions, “Post Tenebras Lux” is an imposing spiritual work, and totally original.

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