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Jazz Concert Review: Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition at the ICA

March 19, 2018
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Indo-Pak Coalition’s energized music and performance somehow manages to square the circle —  it is as engaging as it is songful and intelligent.

Dance Review: Kelley Donovan’s Tides of Thought

March 19, 2018
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Kelley Donovan believes every dancer should own her movement, not just perform it.

Film Review: “Loveless” — Loss of Love

March 19, 2018
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Just about every aspect of Loveless is executed perfectly.

Theater Commentary: “Skeleton Crew” — Not With the Union

March 18, 2018
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To my surprise, the auto union was written out of the picture from the start, as if dramatist Dominique Morisseau saw it as an embarrassment.

Rethinking the Repertoire #20 – Vasily Kalinnikov’s Symphony no. 1

March 17, 2018
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Kalinnikov’s First Symphony is one of those neglected works well worth beating a drum for.

Theater Review: “Skeleton Crew” — Working Under Pressure

March 17, 2018
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Skeleton Crew offers a redemptive look at a national tragedy — the financial crisis of 2008.

Film Review: “Midnighters” — A Long Night Indeed

March 16, 2018
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Mostly, indie horror seems constrained, not by lack of funds, but by lackluster creativity and a sort of sloppy artlessness.

Concert Review: Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony returns to Symphony Hall

March 16, 2018
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This symphony is the finest synthesis of Leonard Bernstein’s considerable theatrical instincts within a concert framework, idiosyncratic and singular.

Theater Review: “The Humans” — Americans in Limbo

March 16, 2018
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In The Humans, Stephen Karam suggests that America can be a heaven that, in a moment, might flip into hell.

Rethinking the Repertoire #19 — Charles Ives’ Orchestral Set no. 2

March 16, 2018
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Charles Ives continues to stand, after 140-plus years, as the ultimate American Composer.

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