Month: April 2013

Jazz Review: Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall

April 6, 2013
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The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra sought bravely to straddle the jazz and classical worlds with a little help from some star soloists.

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Fuse Theater Review: The Art of Escaping from Dread — Guillermo Calderón’s “Neva”

April 5, 2013
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Bianco Amato is a marvel as Anton Chekov’s widow, Olga Knipper, who can turn her fake emotions on a ruble.

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Visual Arts: Portraitist Anders Zorn — From Stardom to Seclusion

April 5, 2013
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The journey of Anders Zorn, from Swedish hamlet to the top echelon of society portraitists and back again, has a couple of messages for us. The first leg of the journey tells us that careerism is not a new phenomenon in the art world. The second tells us what it may be worth in the end.

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Film Review: A Venture into the Elemental — “Beyond the Hills”

April 5, 2013
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Beyond the Hills is not the horror film the trailer seems to advertise, but it is certainly horrific.

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Fuse Remembrance: A Tribute to Roger Ebert

April 4, 2013
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In the end, it is not the brilliance of his criticism or the strength of his prose for which we will remember Roger Ebert, but his humanity and his love—for film, for life, and, most of all, for people.

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Fuse News: Rdio Creates Vdio, An Online Video Service

April 4, 2013
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Yesterday the folks behind Rdio.com, the online music subscription service, started unveiling Vdio, an online video rental and sales service.

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Fuse News: Buy American? Non-American Bands in American Commercials

April 3, 2013
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It was while watching the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament that I stumbled upon an interesting trend: non-American rock music being used in American advertising campaigns.

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Classical Music Interview: Amelia LeClair of Cappella Clausura — Conductor and Detective

April 3, 2013
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“Once people hear this music they do indeed come back for it – it is pleasing on so many levels: it soars, it soothes, it excites, it transports.”

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Coming Attractions in Local Rock: April 2013

April 2, 2013
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It is April in New England and for local music that means one thing, it’s time to RUMBLE!.

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Fuse News: Leaving Little to Chance

April 1, 2013
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This week the Cunningham Dance Foundation released The Legacy Plan, a series of steps to document and preserve Merce Cunningham’s choreographies.

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