Month: February 2016

Visual Arts Review: Picasso at the MFA

February 19, 2016
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This exhibition at the MFA gives us as chance to walk about a delightful island in the wide sea of Picasso works.

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Fuse News: City Winery Signs Canal Street lease

February 18, 2016
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An October 2016 opening that could fill some of the gaps created by the shuttering of Johnny D’s next month.

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Poetry Review: “ask anyone” — Giving a Slant to Meaning

February 17, 2016
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Ruth Lepson’s method in these poems is to encourage us listen as carefully as she does.

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Fuse News: 2016 Grammys for Classical Music

February 16, 2016
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The big news was the well-deserved Grammy for best orchestral performance that the BSO and current music director Andris Nelsons won .

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Concert Review: The Bard in Boston, Part 3

February 16, 2016
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The BSO’s Shakespeare festival has proven to be the most satisfying extended endeavor yet of Andris Nelsons’ directorship.

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Music Review/Commentary: David Bowie’s “Blackstar” and Norbert Stein’s “Das Karussell” — When Words Rule Music

February 16, 2016
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Both David Bowie and Norbert Stein present distinctive and subtle approaches to the hybridizing of poetry and music.

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Theater Review: “Baltimore” — Talking Isn’t Enough

February 15, 2016
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There’s nothing wrong with preaching the value of empathy — but who would argue?

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Theater Review: “Tinker to Evers to Chance” — Too Many Pop-ups

February 15, 2016
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The play is at best a solid double off the Green Monster at Fenway, or more appropriate, a line drive into the ivy at venerable Wrigley Field.

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Film Review: “45 Years” — The Real Thing

February 15, 2016
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In a period of comic book action dribble, 45 Years shows the world that films can probe reality, with enormous beauty and depth.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: February 14 through 23— What Will Light Your Fire This Week

February 14, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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