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Fuse Dispatches: Lessons Drawn — William Kentridge’s “Six Drawing Lessons”

March 23, 2012
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After hearing just the first of William Kentridge’s six Norton Lectures, I have no doubt that this series of “Drawing Lessons” will be one of the most entertaining and enlightening artistic events of 2012.

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Concert Review: Lowell House Opera Presents “Snegurochka”

March 23, 2012
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Although there is room for improvement, the singers engage each other, as well as the orchestra, with vigor and skill, making for a satisfying “Snegurochka” in Russian.

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Concert Review: Nicholas Kitchen and Yeesun Kim at the Worcester Art Museum

March 22, 2012
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WAM’s Chamber Music Series is a model for what chamber music performance ought to be: excellent musicians performing in a small space with a rather informal air to the proceedings.

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Fuse Podcast: March Underground Music

March 20, 2012
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The first in a series of Fuse podcasts. This inaugural (and experimental) outing samples the best in underground music.

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Music Photos: The Dropkick Murphys Drive the Snakes out of Lowell

March 19, 2012
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The Dropkick Murphys shipped up to Lowell for their 2012 St. Patrick’s Day concert, and the Arts Fuse was there.

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Classical Concert Review: Cantata Singers Deliver the Goods, Passionately

March 19, 2012
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Section by section, Cantata Singers & Ensemble are as good as choral groups get, which in this town of dozens of choruses, says quite a lot.

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Dance Review: “Story/Time” — A Serving of Meta from Bill T. Jones

March 19, 2012
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Literally seating himself under a spotlight at the center of the stage, celebrated choreographer Bill T. Jones indulged in a celebrity interview with himself, sharing moving and mundane autobiographical anecdotes while his company danced in abstract arrangements around his desk for exactly 70 minutes.

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Theater Interview: “Deported/ a dream play” – A Tale of New England With Global Implications

March 18, 2012
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Many countries, including our own, still have not officially acknowledged that this genocide actually occurred and who was responsible. New England, and specifically the greater Boston area, has one of the largest Armenian populations in the nation.

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Film Review: Life Without Principle

March 16, 2012
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Director Johnnie To has a playfulness found in much Hong Kong cinema. He has found a different way to unfold a story, making clear how money and greed can inform everything, but with plenty of room for humor and for good fortune.

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Theater Review: “Next to Normal” Takes American Musicals Into the New Millennium

March 16, 2012
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This musical’s challenging, raw, and poignant storyline, along with the stunning work of the SpeakEasy Stage Company cast and designers create a can’t-be-missed, far from normal production.

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