Review

Fuse Concert Review: Andris Nelsons conducts Schuller, Mozart, and Strauss

April 16, 2015
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There was new music, of which Nelsons’s an uncommonly gifted interpreter; old music that mostly sounded lively; and a big, loud, late-Romantic warhorse that let him and the BSO show off.

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Dance Review: RUBBERBANDance Group — Plenty of Elasticity

April 15, 2015
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RUBBERBANDance shares some elements of the new-circus genre: a set of very specialized and spectacular physical skills, and the idea that although circusy movement can bombard the audience with thrills, it can also imply human relationships.

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Visual Arts: The Edward M. Kennedy Institute — A Minimalist Sculptural Memorial

April 15, 2015
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In an architectural sense, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute is too quiet a visual statement.

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Concert Review: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Symphony Hall

April 15, 2015
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Given that these two virtuoso pianists were in a jubilant, hometown mood, this was a concert that could hardly fail to please.

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Visual Arts Review: “Andy Warhol by the Book” — How to Read the King of Pop Art

April 14, 2015
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The strong connections between Andy Warhol’s early drawings and his later Pop-pieces become clear as you walk through the exhibition.

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Theater Review: Elie Wiesel’s “Choice” — A Tragic Parable About Loss

April 14, 2015
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Despite the well-intentioned efforts of the cast, Eli Wiesel’s words were lost in space.

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Fuse Album Review: Brian Wilson — The Ultimate Rock & Roll Survivor

April 13, 2015
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No Pier Pressure is Brian Wilson’s 11th solo album and it shows little diminution of his still-prodigious talents.

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Book Review: “Young Skins” – The Precariousness of Even a Timid Existence

April 13, 2015
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The events Colin Barrett renders in Young Skins have the texture of life, albeit the darker side, in that they puzzle and disturb and linger painfully.

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Film Review: In Defense of “Woman in Gold”

April 12, 2015
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Woman in Gold has novelty going for it — it is a film that depicts a woman’s passionate relationship to a piece of art.

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Dance Review: At Harvard Dance Center — Duet Variations

April 12, 2015
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Featuring seven short dances by stellar choreographers of contemporary dance, the Harvard Dance Center’s spring program promised some rare enlightenment.

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