Month: May 2016

Theater Review: “Freud’s Last Session” — Dramatically Repressed

May 9, 2016
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When it comes to dramatic debate, balanced parry and thrust are paramount.

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Fuse Dance Review: Four Flavors — “Mirrors” at Boston Ballet

May 9, 2016
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What interested me about Bitches Brew was the chance to discover how choreographer Karole Armitage re-rigs classical ballet steps.

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Fuse Concert Review: Radius Ensemble’s Season Finale

May 9, 2016
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The Rasas are but the latest in a series of remarkable scores John Harbison has been turning out over his eighth decade.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: May 8 through 17 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 8, 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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Book Review: Writer Delmore Schwartz — New Directions Gives His Volatile Brilliance its Due

May 7, 2016
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Once and For All asserts the value of Delmore Schwartz’s provocative and multifaceted literary legacy.

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Music Review: Singer/Songwriter John Hiatt — Making a Cranky Sort of Peace

May 7, 2016
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John Hiatt’s voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.

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Music Interview: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Turns 50

May 6, 2016
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Amazingly, the group’s 50th anniversary tour features three of the original members: lead singer/guitarist Jeff Hanna, string player John McEuen, and drummer Jimmie Fadden.

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Theater Review: “Legally Blind: The Helen Keller Musical” — Burlesque, Visually Impaired

May 6, 2016
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Legally Blind contains sufficient satiric sting because it takes aim at the current fashion for musicals in which handicapped souls are healed.

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Film Commentary: The IFFBoston — Documentaries Focusing on the Marginalized

May 6, 2016
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The IFFBoston’s commitment to films about marginalized communities is turning the festival into an essential cultural event.

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Music Review/Commentary: Anat Cohen’s Tentet & SFJAZZ Collective — Strength in Numbers

May 5, 2016
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Jazz groups of eight to eleven often make fascinating and unusual music, but they rarely survive.

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