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Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Woman of Science

March 25, 2019
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A revival of Anna Ziegler’s absorbing and enlightening study of the brilliant British biophysicist Dr. Rosalind Franklin.

Jazz Commentary: Jazz and the Single Trumpet Player

March 25, 2019
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Far more people would recognize Chet Baker’s name than Jack Sheldon’s — and that is unfortunate.

Book Review: “The Ash Family” — A Commune or a Cult?

March 24, 2019
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The Ash Family is a full-color illustration of how the modern world leaves people vulnerable to radical ideas.

Coming Attractions: March 24 through April 9 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 24, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Film Review: We are All “Us”

March 23, 2019
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Us is a comic-horror allegory about the revolution of the underclass.

Film Review: Signs of Hope for American Indies At SXSW

March 23, 2019
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I saw a handful of fiction films which were well directed, capably acted, and offered meaningful stories.

Book Review: “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” — A Kind of Apotheosis

March 22, 2019
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In more pedantic hands, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen could easily have been a tedious and frustrating read. Instead, despite the dense and ultimately inconclusive source material, the book is continuously fascinating.

Book Review: “Creating the Jazz Solo” — An Iconoclastic View

March 22, 2019
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Rarely does a book leave me questioning the ways in which I understood, or thought I understood, the construction of some of the most formative solos in jazz history.

Poetry Review: “Casting Deep Shade” — On Humanity and the Beech Tree

March 21, 2019
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C.D. Wright has woven a poetic text that mirrors the tangled intimacy between humans and the beech, in all of its violence, its confusion, and its beauty.

Theater Preview: Voices of Women Veterans on Northern Stage

March 21, 2019
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The women whose voices make up the play’s dialogue are Vermont or New Hampshire residents who have sought medical care at the local VA hospital.

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