Month: December 2012

Concert Review: The Emerson String Quartet — A Note of Sadness

December 4, 2012
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The Emerson String Quartet gave its all – beauty, power, fire – in Johannes Brahms’s String Quartet in A minor, Opus 51, no. 2.

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Visual Arts Review: Indelible Chinese Shadows

December 3, 2012
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Cut out of translucent and colored ox or donkey hide (sorry, PETA), they are foot and a half tall, two-dimensional figures operated by rods set up behind a slightly canted screen.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Chesapeake” — A Fine Performance at the Service of Cheap Polemics

December 2, 2012
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The shallowness of Lee Blessing’s approach to this sad (if noisy) period in the history of our nation’s lack of support for the arts overlooks the victory won by the conservatives.

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Coming Attractions in Jazz: December 2012

December 1, 2012
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An Aardvark Christmas

With major clubs closing their doors for private parties, December can be a little thin for mainstream jazz. But if you like to walk on the wild side, this is your month.

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The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From the Experts

December 1, 2012
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Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem—the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

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Fuse Jazz Review: The Dean of Latin Jazz Comes to Boston

December 1, 2012
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Chucho Valdés moved almost seamlessly from African-Cuban rhythms and chants in Yoruba or Spanish to a hip modern jazz style. The latter, paradoxically, owes much to the brilliant runs and glissandi of Art Tatum, the bluesiness of Horace Silver, and the power of the left hand chords of McCoy Tyner.

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