Month: September 2015

Dance Review: Choreographer Paul Taylor’s Extraordinary Domain — on Film

September 16, 2015
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A fascinating documentary in which you get both a Paul Taylor dance and the making of the dance.

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Music Review: Spain’s Rototom Sunsplash — Bad Politics and Good Music at Major Reggae Fest

September 15, 2015
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This year’s fiasco at Rototom Sunsplash proved that political energies can drive great art but have no place when it comes to programming and curation.

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Dance Feature: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre — Moving Like Brush Strokes

September 15, 2015
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“It was a dream of mine for many years to present the very best Asian dancers such as Cloud Gate for our audience and for dancers in the Pioneer Valley.”

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Theater Review: Arthur Miller’s “Broken Glass” – A Boston Premiere For An American Master

September 14, 2015
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The New Repertory Theatre is paying homage to Arthur Miller’s centennial with a superb staging of one of the dramatist’s later works, Broken Glass.

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Book Review: “Half an Inch of Water” — Nine Stories that Peer Memorably into Eternity

September 14, 2015
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One of the hardest things to do as a writer of contemporary fiction is to create characters who are good.

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Fuse Theater Review: “In Bed with Roy Cohn” — Turns out to be a Provocative Place to be

September 13, 2015
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is one high-energy spectacle: it is far more of a performance art piece than a ‘well made’ play.

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Music Feature: Jackie Greene Talks About Going “Back to Birth”

September 13, 2015
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Singer-songwriter Jackie Greene’s new tunes are comfortable without being lazy — this is a musician who flourishes in a more relaxed environment.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 13, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Film Review: The 2015 Montreal World Film Festival — Step By Step

September 12, 2015
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It’s always been fun, the best festival in North America to educate oneself with movies from foreign lands.

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Theater Review: “Laugh It Up, Stare it Down” — No Sex Please, We’re American

September 11, 2015
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From the opening moment of this show, suspension of disbelief flies out the window and never returns.

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