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Book Review: “The Work of Art” — Capturing the Experience of Creativity

August 5, 2024
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Adam Moss’ book is an inspiring compendium of interviews and profiles of 43 creatives on how they make their work, using iconic examples to illuminate their process.

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Classical Album Reviews: Eric Coates Orchestral Works, Vol. 4, and Prokofiev Orchestral Works

August 5, 2024
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John Wilson and his players clearly have the measure of Eric Coates’ tuneful, often clever, style and deliver it to the hilt; Aziz Shokhakimov and the Strasbourgers, though still on a learning curve, have a bright future ahead of them.

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Coming Attractions: August 4 through 20 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 4, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Film Review: The Art of Adolescent Angst on Display in “Didi”

August 4, 2024
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Like Truffaut, Spielberg, Gerwig, and other renowned auteurs, director Sean Wang has made a deeply felt, funny film that cogently draws on his experiences as a volatile and angsty adolescent.

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Film Review: “Sing Sing” — The Truth of Performance, Behind Bars

August 3, 2024
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Compellingly, “Sing Sing” reinforces the belief that art, no matter where it takes place, has the power to heal, educate, and build community.

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Dance Review: Emma Cianchi and ArtGarageDanceCompany at Jacob’s Pillow — Bravissima!

August 3, 2024
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Homer’s use of ancient myth is used to show that women, like the sea, have been — and will continue to be — the ecological instigators of growth and transformation.

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Jazz Album Review: Ize Trio’s “The Global Suites” — Exuberantly and Deliberately International

August 2, 2024
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Made up of a Californian, a Palestinian, and a native of Cyprus, Ize Trio is about probing into the meaning of cultural differences as well as learning each other’s personal characteristics.

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Book Review: “Happy Apocalypse” — A License to Pollute for Profit

August 2, 2024
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This book argues that environmental and industrial regulations, in place since the early 19th century, weren’t devised to reign in environmental destruction or workplace dangers.

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Theater Review: “Ben Butler” — A Verbally Dexterous Comedy About Serious Business

August 1, 2024
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This production brings the Peterborough Players back in line with their own best traditions: entertaining, thoughtful, delightfully irreverent.

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August Short Fuses — Materia Critica

August 1, 2024
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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