Month: February 2014
Filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar takes what could have been a true crime story and conducts his own inquiry about human suggestibility. You may not be convinced that Pamela Smart is innocent, but you’re likely to conclude that she did not receive a fair trial.
Read MorePianist Murray Perahia’s return this weekend, with Schumann’s A minor Concerto, seemed tailor-made on paper: he’s one of the world’s great chamber musicians and this concerto plays to all his strengths.
Read MoreNot surprisingly, nearly half of the band’s 20-song set Thursday night was made up of “AM” songs. Despite the quality of the quartet’s first four albums, nobody seemed to mind.
Read MoreMost everyone has heard the faux-scandalous name. What has not been heard enough is that Pussy Riot are the purest and most potent expression of the punk-rock ethos ever.
Read MorePianist Benjamin Hochman is a musician who’s interested in insightful programs that can be provocative, speak across centuries, and engage the mind as much as they delight it.
Read MoreAdding a female voice to an established funk/roots band can be tricky — but it took about half a song for Maggie Koerner to win over the crowd on Friday.
Read MoreI get why Compagnie Käfig’s Correria/Agwa has been booked onto stages in 15 countries and counting. But the troupe’s polished athleticism comes at the sacrifice of hip hop dance’s precious anarchy.
Read MoreBoth of these exhibitions challenge our very notions of time and identity and the social structures around us.
Read MoreDancer Wendy Whelan will not be appearing under the auspices of the Celebrity Series of Boston as planned.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, dance, film, and theater that’s coming up this week.
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