Month: May 2017

Book Review: Polish Poet Czesław Miłosz — Master of the Telling Detail

May 13, 2017
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For a reader without the reference points of mid-twentieth century Lithuania and Poland, this deeply researched biography can be a slog.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 13

May 13, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #11 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Antar”

May 12, 2017
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s , Antar packs a world of chimeric colors, impellent drama, and memorable tunes into less than thirty minutes.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 12

May 12, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Music Feature: Shor’ty Billups — The Last Boston Soul Man

May 11, 2017
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A celebration of a man who is one of the only remaining Boston R&B and soul artists who recorded in the 1960s.

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Dance Review: A Ratmansky Evening at New York City Ballet

May 11, 2017
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Two works by one of the most-in-demand choreographers of our time received powerhouse performances from the New York City Ballet.

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Music Appreciation: The Sadies — Still Going Strong on “Northern Passages”

May 11, 2017
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The album Northern Passages has left me without any doubt that The Sadies are worthy of every iota of praise they have received.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 11

May 11, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Dance Review: Classical, Three Ways, at Boston Ballet

May 10, 2017
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All of three of these ballets adapted the classical vocabulary and demonstrated that constant evolution is what keeps classicism alive.

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Theater Review: New York Stage Round-up — “Indecent,” “Sweat,” and “Bandstand.”

May 10, 2017
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Sweat and Indecent serve as forceful reminders that art matters — as if proof was needed.

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