Review

Book Review: Alma Mahler — Sorceress of the Modern

May 21, 2026
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Judith Grohmann’s biography restores a complex cultural force too often reduced to muse and myth.

Dance Review: John Lam’s New Company Finds Its Footing

May 19, 2026
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Lam Dance Works pairs visiting virtuosity with emerging dancers, revealing both the promise and growing pains of a young Boston troupe.

Visual Arts Review: Rembrandt’s Jewish Amsterdam

May 19, 2026
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An MFA exhibition traces how Amsterdam’s Jewish community shaped the artist’s imagination, revealing a rich interplay of daily life, biblical narrative, and cultural exchange.

Television Review: “Song of the Samurai” — A Lush, Kinetic Take on Japan’s Shinsengumi

May 18, 2026
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HBO’s adaptation blends historical grit with balletic fight choreography, elevating the live-action anime genre.

Book Review: Poet Gregory Orr Looks Back Through the Static

May 18, 2026
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In this volume, Gregory Orr revisits a lifetime of poetic concerns with grace, though not always with urgency.

Classical Album Review: Edward MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2 & Orchestral Works

May 18, 2026
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A persuasive case for MacDowell’s orchestral voice, led by pianist Xiayin Wang and conductor John Wilson.

Book Review: “The Sound of Utopia” — Music in the Shadow of Power

May 16, 2026
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Michael Krielaars’ portrait of Soviet musicians reveals art shaped—and warped—by fear, ideology, and longing.

Film Review: The Man Behind the Curtain — A Wishy-Washy “Wizard of the Kremlin”

May 15, 2026
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A stylish but troubling portrait that soft-pedals power, propaganda, and Vladimir Putin.

Theater Review: A Barrio-Born Oedipus That Engages, but Rarely Devastates

May 15, 2026
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Set amid the rituals and turmoils of barrio life, this contemporary take on “Oedipus Rex” trades Sophoclean complexity for theatrical vitality.

Poetry Review: Devin Johnston’s “Bright Thorn” — Observation Without Illumination

May 15, 2026
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All too often, Devin Johnston’s poems remain at the level of reportage.

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