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Dance News: Preview of a Magnetic Dance

July 17, 2013
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On Friday, three experimental artists offer a sneak peek at their work together to date, with the addition to excepts from more finished pieces.

Theater Review: CSC’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” — A Cuddly Pair of Rats

July 16, 2013
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The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” is spunky and engaging — but the play is spun in one direction, away from its weird edginess.

Fuse News: The Fire Next Time — Quilting Memory

July 16, 2013
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Art helps keep the horrors in sight, so if you’re in the Berkshires July 16 through 27, it will be well worth the trip to visit the Lenox Public Library and stand witness to Robin Berson’s memorial quilt.

Music Review: Milo and “Cavalcade” — A Nerd Makes Superb Philosophical Hip Hop

July 16, 2013
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Milo is a young rapper who is not afraid to ruminate on the disconcerting resonances of solipsism or on the impenetrability of the writings of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

Concert/Film Review: “West Side Story” On the Big Screens at Tanglewood

July 15, 2013
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To my ears, the Boston Symphony Orchestra—supplemented by saxophones, guitar, and mandolin—sounded overblown and unbalanced, oddly tinny at times (perhaps because of the amplification), glorious at others.

Fuse Rock Review: Paul McCartney Plays the Soundtrack to the 20th Century at Fenway Park

July 15, 2013
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Before this turns into too much of a love fest, I should point out that Paul McCartney really needs to work on his between song banter.

Jazz Preview: Jazz Outside the Box—or Hiding in Plain View?

July 14, 2013
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Sometimes what you’re searching for is actually right in front of you.

Music Preview: Green River Festival 2013 — Americana and Roots Music Galore

July 14, 2013
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One of the best music festivals in New England is the annual “Green River Festival,” which takes place in Greenfield, Massachusetts—this year on July 20-21, 2013—along with its own hot air balloon festival.

Film Review: A Likable Coming-of-Age Story: “The Way, Way Back”

July 14, 2013
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Stuffed with familiar themes from coming-of-age classics like “The Summer of 42,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Way, Way Back” is a long stretch from its predecessors, but the film is salvaged by a terrific cast.

Theater Feature: From the Mouths of Female Despots — An Interview With Playwright Theresia Walser

July 13, 2013
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Dramatist Theresia Walser is careful to point out that these women did not merely benefit from the abuses of authoritarian power, but perpetrated many of them as well.

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