Review
A series of new and recent recordings by Boston orchestras demonstrate that, in the right hands, symphonic music since 1945 remains alive and well, still powerful, fresh, and vibrant.
Read MoreContemporary dance has no useful definition; maybe we could think of it as an attitude, a constantly changing venture.
Read MoreI’ve never seen Kurt Elling when he wasn’t in fine voice, and this show was no exception.
Read MoreAt first, The Submission comes on as an agreeably edgy satire of the automatic embrace of identity politics and political correctness in the academy and popular culture.
Read MoreAlbatross is terrific — a powerful script, vital performance, and imaginative stage design.
Read MoreHow much longer can these seventy-somethings climb those stairs?
Read MoreTwo 20th century gems bracketed the evening, and all four works showed how the ballet idiom can serve and be served by classical music.
Read MoreMothers & Sons raises important questions about struggle, acceptance, and love, dramatizing battles that are still being waged.
Read MoreWhy did this version of Far from the Madding Crowd have to be so straight-laced and traditional, so bland and dull?
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