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Book Interview: A New Take on Kafka — A Conversation with Peter Wortsman

October 9, 2016
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The standard view of Kafka reduces him to the patron saint of neurotics.

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Film Preview: Sasha Lane on the Heroic Honesty of “American Honey”

October 6, 2016
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“It was really hard to get to certain places and bring up memories and experiences and put that out there.”

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Theater Review: “A Gun Show” — A Percussive Meditation on Firearms

October 4, 2016
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This company of highly talented collaborators asks: “What is it about our collective psyche that fastens on so tightly to guns?”

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Preview/Interview: Jörg Widmann’s “Trauermarsch” — An Idea of Paradise

October 3, 2016
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To speak with Jörg Widmann is to encounter a mind furiously at work and aware of his craft as viewed through the lens of Western history.

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Theater Preview: Conor Lovett on Music and Samuel Beckett in “Here All Night”

September 29, 2016
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“If you’ll excuse me for being cheeky, it’s a collaboration between the players on stage and Beckett’s works.”

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Fuse Coming Attractions: October 2 through 11 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 25, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.

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Jazz Preview: The 2016 Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival

September 23, 2016
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This year’s theme, “Jazz: A Peace Supreme,” is a bit diffuse—and so is the roster of performers, headlined by drummer Billy Hart and vocalist Al Jarreau.

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Film Feature: Unraveling The JT Leroy Story — An Interview with Jeff Feuerzeig, director of “Author: The JT Leroy Story”

September 18, 2016
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Author: The JT Leroy Story is full of jaw-dropping revelations, multiple fictions, role playing, and complicated psychological gamesmanship.

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Stage Feature: TW Festival’s David Kaplan on Beyond Success — Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams

September 17, 2016
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Once Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams achieved success, they wanted to take on themes in their plays that challenged audiences.

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Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season Overview

September 14, 2016
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In the six years I’ve now been reviewing for the Fuse, I can honestly say that the 2016-17 season looks to be one of the liveliest in recent memory.

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