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Classical CD Reviews: Dvorak Overtures (Pentatone) and “Dawn to Dust” (Reference Recordings)

April 20, 2016
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It’s no secret that 2016 has already been a strong year for albums featuring new and recent music: now things get even better.

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Theater Review: Theatre Nohgaku — Noh Plays With and Without an American Accent

April 19, 2016
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Zahdi Dates and Poppies demonstrates that the formal aspects of Noh can be adapted to contemporary American themes.

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Dance Review: Companhia Urbana de Dança — Hip, Hipper, Hippest

April 19, 2016
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Companhia de Dança of Rio de Janeiro applies a suggestion of narrative to the standard revue format..

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Film Review: Girls on Film — “Starless Dreams” and “Audrie & Daisy”

April 18, 2016
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Two new documentaries about teen girls offer much-needed doses of realism and illumination.

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CD Review: Weezer’s ‘Beach Album’ — A Pleasing Breeze of Power Pop

April 18, 2016
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This album is not a slavish imitation of an old sound but a fresh take on the kind of timeless, tuneful fun that pop music used to be all about.

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Visual Arts Feature: The Lower East Side Tenement Museum — History, with Contradictions

April 17, 2016
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The founders of the Tenement Museum would have been pleased to see visitors drawing parallels both with the immigration headlines in the news.

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Visual Arts Review: Cyberarts Presents the Beauty of BioArt

April 15, 2016
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Membrane: Biology and Art is a wonderfully conceived and curated show.

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Fuse Film Review: A Kibosh on “Krisha”

April 15, 2016
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Krisha feels as if it was pretty much made-up-on-the-spot, the narrative’s improvisations left in the hands of clueless amateurs.

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Film Review: “A Married Woman” — Beautifully Empty-headed

April 15, 2016
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I appreciate the effort to bring back this rarely seen early Godard. But there are reasons this movie hasn’t been previously revived.

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Theater Review: “Mr. Burns” at the Lyric Stage — Not so Electrifying

April 14, 2016
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Anne Washburn has a number of good ideas in this play, but the execution falls short.

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