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Theater Impressions: Cirque du Soleil’s “Amaluna” — Diane Paulus Turns “The Tempest” Into a Circus

May 19, 2012
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A.R.T artistic director Diane Paulus, entrepreneur extraordinaire, seems to have plucked impulse for character and meandering plot from a watered (down) idea of The Tempest.

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Theater Review: “Ten Blocks on the Camino Real” — A Tennessee Williams Dreamscape

May 18, 2012
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Beau Jest Moving Theatre has returned to the early, one-act version of Williams’ script, and created a sometimes pleasant, sometimes nightmarish dreamscape.

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Dance Review: Mark Morris Redux

May 18, 2012
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Mark Morris, no longer dancing, joined his company for the curtain call. He’s beloved here, a part of the contemporary dance scene in Boston over the decades as a performer, a choreographer for the Boston Ballet, a teacher, and an inspiration to a number of local performers.

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Theater Review: The Hilarious Horror of “Little Shop of Horrors”

May 17, 2012
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This family’s twelve-year-old daughter found Little Shop of Horrors to be funny, silly, and wholly enjoyable, further cementing her desire to be onstage as much and as often as possible in the future.

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Book Interview: Damion Searls on “Amsterdam Stories”

May 17, 2012
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Written by a man who spent most of his life in a bourgeois harness, Amsterdam Stories focuses on the fleeting thrills of refusal, the chemical and philosphical rush that comes from floating free of responsibility.

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Book Review: Hey Look Me Over — “Just My Type”

May 16, 2012
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Simon Garfield’s tour of fonts, Just My Type, is a rollicking, sometimes snarky social history of the design decisions behind lettering from Gutenberg to the iPad.

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Concert Review: Stephen Hammer and Michelle Graveline at the Worcester Art Museum

May 16, 2012
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Mr. Hammer played Bach’s Sonata in G minor energetically and sensitively, drawing out composer’s long melodic phrases with appealing grace. Ms. Graveline made a strong accompanist, clearly articulating Bach’s contrapuntal textures.

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Fuse Classical Music Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Ends Its Season Brilliantly

May 15, 2012
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Chameleon Arts Ensemble’s programming, the brainchild of its director and flutist Deborah Boldin, aims to place pieces together that have interesting things in common musically and culturally.

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Film Review: “Sound of My Voice”

May 15, 2012
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Sound of My Voice has a lot twists and turns, much charm, and credible suspense. Have I yielded to the cult of Brit Marling? I was always a sucker for pretty face, and a good yarn.

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Dance Review: Boston Ballet Ends 48th Season on an Encouraging Note

May 14, 2012
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To his credit, Boston Ballet’s artistic director Mikko Nissinen is looking far and wide for ways to expand the company’s repertory.

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